Exam 12: Social Psychology

People want admirable personality characteristics in their _____ and physical attractiveness in their _____.

One example of a prosocial behavior is:

Sam is passionately in love with Hailey.He cannot stop thinking about her and spends all his free time with her.His work is suffering,and his friends complain that he is obsessed with her.Sam and his friends might understand this situation better if they knew that passionate love:

When everyone in her class stated that they liked to dance,Jill reported liking it too,even though she dislikes it.This incident is an example of:

A smaller percentage of Americans vote in elections than do citizens of other democracies.Psychological research on attitudes and on behavior would suggest that the best way to increase voting in this country might be to:

_____ attitudes influence feelings and behavior on an unconscious level.

When Sinead meets Perry,she really likes him.When he tells her that he is on the university basketball team,she decides that he must not have many intellectual or academic interests.Sinead's views are based on:

Yolanda is interviewing for a job as an engineer.She is doing very well until the interviewer,a man,asks her if she believes that a woman can handle the responsibilities of being an engineer.After that,she stumbles over answers and becomes distracted.Yolanda is showing the effects of:

In Milgram's obedience studies,about _____ of the participants administered the maximum shock,and _____ of them tried to quit the study.

When Van goes to college,he resolves to be a good student even though being on the college football team will absorb a lot of his time and is important to him.When he thinks about what has happened at the end of his day,he usually winds up thinking about football.He has to make an effort to shift his thoughts to what happened in his classes.You could predict that Van will find it much easier to fulfill his football obligations than his academic obligations,because of:

The looting that sometimes occurs after a disaster is an example of:

Dao has been studying all day for her organic chemistry final.On the way home,she stops at the mall and buys a great dress on impulse.When Dao tells her husband,he is annoyed,but he decides that she was just reacting to the stress of the exam.Dao's husband was making a _____,a response that suggests they are a(n)_____ couple.

Gamiel takes Aliyah out to dinner for the first time.She is very surprised when he does not leave a tip for the waiter.If Aliyah decides that Gamiel did not leave a tip because he is stingy,she is making a _____ attribution.If Aliyah decides that Gamiel did not leave a tip because the service was terrible,she is making a _____ attribution.

Tyronne really disliked the latest hit song when he first heard it.He would grimace every time it was played on the radio.After hearing the song many times,he is surprised to realize that he has come to like it.Tyronne is experiencing:

Human beings have evolved as social animals who live in groups.As a consequence,we have also evolved mechanisms to:

In _____,the presence of others may lead to increased arousal and enhanced performance.

When public schools were desegregated,people thought that simply having black kids and white kids attend school together would reduce stereotypes and prejudice.Given what you know about the Sherif studies on groups and prejudice,why did this approach not work?

Leo and Jenny had a major argument.That night,he gives her a lovely necklace to apologize.Jenny thinks that he gave her the necklace not to make her happy,but to make himself feel better.Jenny is making a _____ attribution.

Jed has been working so hard that he forgot Abby's birthday.Though Abby is disappointed,she is not hurt.She decides that he forgot her birthday because he is so dedicated to his work,not because he does not care about her.Abby is engaged in _____,by making a _____ attribution.

Guilia is a second-grade teacher.In her class this year,she has a young boy from another country.When she tries to make eye contact with him,he always looks away.What would be the most reasonable thing for Guilia to conclude from this?