Exam 16: Social Psychology

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

This is NOT an example of altruism.

People will attack an alternate target group rather than the real source of their frustration when the source is either bigger and retaliatory, or ambiguous or unknown. This is the _____ explanation for prejudice.

A set of beliefs about the characteristics of people in a group that is generalized to all group members is called a _____.

Cross-cultural research suggests that cognitive dissonance may be a result of placing a high value on _____.

Prejudice is _____; discrimination is _____.

Define what a role is, then describe Zimbardo's classic prison study, the behavior of both guards and prisoners, and what was learned from the study.

Prejudice is an attitude, and its cognitive component is called _____.

With regard to Ina's attitude toward her homeland of Greece, which of the following illustrates the affective component?

Mr. Bundy believes that women make poor shoe salespersons, but hires a woman to sell his shoes anyway. Based on this information, which of the following is TRUE regarding Mr. Bundy?

In the classic Asch study of conformity, _____ of the subjects conformed and agreed with obviously incorrect choices made by other group members.

Regarding attitudes toward birth control, belief that birth control is important reflects the ______component of attitude.

The mere exposure effect increases liking because _____.

The critical factor in deindividuation is _____.

A learned predisposition to respond cognitively, affectively, and behaviorally to a particular object is known as _____.

Repeated exposure to a negative stimulus will _____.

A sharing of common interests, values, and beliefs that contributes to long-term attraction is called _____.

Cross-cultural research on physical attractiveness has found all EXCEPT one of the following.

When a natural disaster strikes, members of a community who previously distrusted or fought with each other often work together to deal with the aftermath. Once the emergency is over, there is usually a decrease in prejudice as a result of _____.

Actions that are designed to help others with no obvious benefit to the helper are collectively known as ___________.