Exam 15: Social Psychology

According to research, the ability to do which of the following may be innate, as illustrated by infants becoming distressed by another infant's cries?

Describe three key factors in interpersonal attraction and state how each contributes to either the initiation or maintenance of a relationship.

Which form of behavior is intended to inflict physical or psychological harm on another individual?

Learning, implicit biases, mental shortcuts, limited resources, and displaced aggression are commonly cited sources of ________.

The processes we use to think about others and ourselves are called social ________.

An African American person who is given a job because he or she is best-suited to the job is an example of ________.

Which of the following occurs during the discussion process during groupthink?

Explanations that we provide for the causes of behaviors or events are referred to as ________.

The manner in which we develop and are affected by interpersonal connections with others is the area of social psychology called social ________.

Romantic love is usually based on ________.

Which of the following factors in Milgram's experiment decreased obedience?

According to the text, which of these allow social life to proceed with safety, order, and predictability?

According to the textbook, which of the following traits are associated with attractive individuals?

Define obedience, and describe how authority, responsibility, modeling, and graduations in requests, affected obedience in Milgram's study.

Define aggression, and describe five biological factors and three psychosocial factors that may contribute to its expression.

Veronica obeyed the orders of her highly regarded captain despite the fact that he was leading them into an illegal mission. What explanation of obedience does this example best demonstrate?

Liza gives Susan a ride to school, in the hopes that the favor will be reciprocated at a later date. What theory of prosocial behavior does this support?

When Jordan sees other people speeding when they drive on the highway, he assumes that they are inconsiderate drivers. When he speeds, however, he says, "it's an emergency and I really have to get there quickly." This is an example of the ________ bias.

According to the decision process model, which is the correct sequence of events for engaging in helping behavior?

Which group in the Milgram study was most likely to deliver 450 millivolts of shock to the learner?