Exam 13: Social Psychology

Mary and her roommate are at the mall shopping for bathing suits for their upcoming spring break trip to the beach. Mary has an afternoon math test but feels she has plenty of time to find a bathing suit. By the time she leaves the mall for her exam, Mary has tried on a dozen different swim suits. Based on principles of social psychology, what can you predict about Mary's math test performance?

Rod and Deandra are intense supporters of their favorite football team, the Dallas Cowboys. Their self-esteem is strongly affected by the performance of the Cowboys. Which theory would best explain this effect?

Jia, a Chinese American, was mugged by a White American. All of the suspects in the police line-up are White so she finds it very difficult to identify the man who attacked her. According to research,

Sheila is late for class. She is LEAST likely to attribute her tardiness to

If you were to send Christmas cards to everyone in your address book and you received Christmas cards back from most of the recipients, your results would be consistent with the theory of

The bystander effect refers to the inability of witnesses to recall the circumstances of an accident or crime.

Which of the following theories explains why we like to think of our group as the in-group?

Discuss conformity in terms of informational social influence and normative social influence.

Samantha studied all night for her history exam and was feeling very confident. However, during the exam, the power went out in the classroom and the exam was rescheduled for a later date. Which dimension of attribution theory came into play?

June is usually a very quiet individual, but she recently discovered a different side of herself. She was at the Mardi Gras and found herself swept up in the festivities, doing the things that the other party revelers were doing. These were not behaviors that she would have ever considered doing on her own. Social psychologists would most likely attribute June's behavior to

Discuss the relationship between gender and altruism.

According to Allport, which of the following is NOT conducive to reducing prejudice during intergroup contact?

The idea of "do onto others as you would have them do onto you" best describes

Briefly describe a situation you have been in where the fundamental attribution error has been evident. What did this mean for you? What did this mean for others?

Egoism refers to helping another person because it directly or indirectly benefits the helper.

Social loafing is more likely to occur in larger groups rather than smaller groups.

In a study based on Tajfel's theory of social identity, Cathy is randomly assigned as a member of Group A and Sara is randomly assigned as a member of Group B. When asked to award money to other study participants, both Cathy and Tracey awarded money only to members of their own respective group. This behavior is predicted by Tajfel's theory and is an example of

The bystander effect occurs because

Sally is very intelligent and has a great personality. However, she sees herself as unattractive and as a result she is often depressed. Sally engages in

When Joey says something that is rude about another classmate and no one else around him says anything, Joey believes that they all feel the same way. This would be an example of the ________ effect.