Exam 15: Social Psychology

Explain the four decision points that people must pass through before giving help, and describe two factors that discourage people from providing help and four factors that would encourage people to provide help.

According to the evolutionary theory, mating preferences for men and women developed in response to differing __________ challenges.

Research on persuasion suggests that attitude change is encouraged when the communicator is

Tomas regularly calls his fellow classmates names, teases and insults them both at school and on online social networking sites. Tomas' bullying would be described as

Discuss the following theories of aggression: (1) the instinctual view and why it is questioned; (2) the biological view, including biological factors that can influence one's aggressiveness,         and why these factors cannot be considered a direct cause of aggression; (3) the frustration-aggression hypothesis; (4) the effects of aversive stimuli and aggressive cues, including the weapons effect; and (5) the social learning theory,

Prosocial behaviors are actions that

A mixture of beliefs and emotions that predisposes a person to respond to other people, objects, or institutions in a positive or negative way is called a(n) __________.

Aggression can occur in the absence of frustration.

Describe the characteristics of the authoritarian personality, explain how child-rearing can lead to the development of this personality and how this personality can be measured, and discuss the use of the term dogmatism.

If Pattie enters a restaurant and is served a meal that she tastes and then salts it, we would be most likely to attribute her use of salt to an external cause.

The first step to becoming self-assertive is to convince yourself of three basic rights: You have the right to refuse, to request, and to right a wrong.

Because being self-assertive is somewhat self-serving, it can lead to one's pent-up anger exploding, which can damage relationships.

In cult conversion, the leader's personality is more important than the beliefs she or he preaches.

Before the Milgram experiment was conducted, a group of psychiatrists predicted that

Regarding human behavior, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Lorraine knows that automobiles add to air pollution, and she hates the smog. However, she enjoys the convenience of driving alone to work rather than carpooling or taking the bus. Her attitude did not lead to action most likely because of

Meaningful evaluations are based on comparing oneself with people who are

Defining an event as an "emergency" is a necessary prerequisite for

Which researchers conducted the landmark studies on bystander apathy and found that the more potential helpers present, the less likely people are to help?

Lynda and Jake are in high school and have been good friends for a couple of years, taking the same classes and "hanging out with the same group of friends." However, they have never dated since neither feels any "passion" for the other. They also know that their friendship may weaken next year since they will be attending colleges that are far apart, although they will try to keep in contact through the Internet. According to Robert Sternberg, which type of love do Lynda and Jake possess?