Exam 15: Social Psychology

According to the triangular theory of love, the three components of a relationship are _______, _______, and _______.

The behavior of the participants in Zimbardo's Stanford prison study can best be explained by the process of

When grand juries have decided not to indict a white police officer for shooting an African-American, protests have sometimes ended with riots or excessive use of force by police. How would social psychologists explain why otherwise mild-mannered people behave aggressively in these situations?

An applicant for a management position has big eyes and a youthful face. How will this affect the hiring committee's impression?

Kelly's friends have been waiting for her for more than thirty minutes. One says, "She's so absent-minded, she probably forgot we were going out." Another says, "She probably just got caught in traffic." These friends are

Riding in a car with his good friend Jay, Dennis watches as Jay hits a squirrel that is trying to cross the road. What will Dennis most likely think about Jay?

You notice a commotion in front of a neighbor's house and walk over to investigate. The police officer on the scene tells you that the situation is none of your business and orders you to move along. You obey the officer because you recognize her

Research has shown that there are gender differences in aggression. Which has been offered as an explanation for these differences?

Research on the effects of video game violence suggests that

You are a political party bigwig trying to decide whom to choose as a running mate. You decide the person most likely to be elected is

Choose the pair that produces the slowest reaction time for white college students on the Implicit Association Test (IAT).

If a teenage boy has just spent the afternoon playing violent video games, it is most likely that he would

Choose the pair that produces the fastest reaction time for white college students on the Implicit Association Test (IAT).

Two groups of people, college students and professional theater performers, were asked to memorize and recite lines from a play. They recited in two conditions: alone, and in front of an encouraging audience. Group 1 was more accurate when alone, while Group 2 was more accurate in front of an audience. College students were in Group _______, professional theater performers were in Group _______.

An experimenter created two ways to join a focus group about snack foods. People in one group filled out a brief questionnaire about their food preferences. Those in another filled out a long questionnaire with many embarrassing personal questions. How would each set of people feel about the focus group?

Before middle school students take a math test, they watch a video in which scientists explain that the structure of the male brain gives boys an advantage in numerical reasoning. This will result in _______ test scores for girls.

A first-time marathoner who was worried that she wouldn't finish intentionally over-trains in the days before the race. On race day, her muscles are sore before she even starts. Social psychologists would suggest she did this

In the Milgram shock experiments, participants would be most likely to obey orders if

Poverty is more likely to be viewed as a result of laziness by _______ and a result of situational influences by _______.

People who are overweight are often stereotyped as having no self-control. Define stereotype threat and design a study to test the impact of stereotype threat on overweight men.