Exam 13: Social Psychology

In general, we are more attracted to people who are the opposite of us.

Which of the following is an accurate description of egoism?

You see a student stumble and drop her books in the hall. According to the fundamental attribution error, how would you explain this student's behavior?

Ulanda finds herself attracted to Tim who is in the chess club with her. This is an example of

Chuck just met Elle, a new Harvard law school student. Although Elle is very intelligent, she looks more like a blonde beauty queen than a law school student. Chuck thinks that someone as beautiful as Elle is much less likely to do well in school. Chuck's views about beautiful blondes are an example of a(n)

Several members of the women's softball team have developed bulimia. This may be the result of

You are African American and your son, DeShawn, is in high school. DeShawn has been selected to take a national math test that could result in a college scholarship. Knowing Steele's research findings on stereotype threat, you hope that DeShawn is not asked to fill in any information regarding his race before he takes the exam. Why?

________ helps individuals to resist persuasion.

Which of the following proposes that relationships are likely to continue as long as there are not tempting alternative options?

Which of the following statements best reflects Dale Miller's position on altruism?

Studies of group interactions and decision making support which of the following statements?

Define and provide an example of persuasion using the central and the peripheral route.

While they are sitting eating their lunch, several of Sheldon's friends suggest that the new girl in class is very pretty. Sheldon does not think that she is pretty. He will probably

The fifth-grade teacher was surprised when her Japanese-American student, Hiroko, performed poorly in math. The teacher's reaction was due to

Professor Jenkins is interested in whether or not people respond differently to interview questions posed by a single person versus a group of interviewers. His area of expertise lies in ________ psychology.

A very attractive female walks by Henry and his friends. His friends begin to whistle at her, but Henry feels that the whistling is demeaning so he does nothing. Based on the false consensus effect, what will Henry's friends think about his attitude toward the female?

Greg is confident that although he did poorly on his first psychology exam, he will do much better on the next one. Greg is depicting which dimension of attribution theory?

The advertising committee for a politician is going door to door and asking people to put a big ugly election sign on their lawn. If people refuse, they ask them if they would consider putting a smaller sign on the lawn. The committee is using

The term "risky shift" is used to describe the tendency to

When compared with adolescents who do not play violent video games, adolescents who do play these games are