Exam 14: Making a Difference With Social Psychology: Attaining a Sustainable Future

Aronson and his students used ________ to convince university students to turn off water while soaping up in a shower room.

Dr.Lovill conducted an experiment to test whether the investment or evolutionary models of romantic relationships are more accurate.Dr.Lovill is most likely conducting ________ research.

Predicting what will make a person happy in the future is one type of

The two reasons that your text states as to why helping others makes people feel happier are that helping others

Based on what the authors of your text report, what is something that people often strive for in the future that actually does NOT increase your happiness?

Three of the controllable aspects of a person's life that can influence their happiness discussed in your text are

Public safety officials want to increase the use of seat belts among drivers and have decided to show a television ad documenting the rising use of seat belts among drivers.This represents the use of ________ norms to change safety behaviors.

Kurt Lewin is quoted as saying, "There is nothing so practical as a good theory." This quote is best interpreted as meaning that

Overpopulation, global warming, and pollution are examples of actions that are beneficial for an individual but will be harmful if all people chose that course of action.

Recall that participants in a field experiment by Reno and his colleagues (1993) were more likely to properly dispose of a handbill left on their windshields when they saw a confederate pick up and dispose of a fast-food bag.Results of this experiment reveal the power of ________ to reduce littering behaviors.

During a drought, Lynne noticed that all of her neighbors had stopped watering their lawns, even though there were no laws against it.Lynne was following a ________ norm when she let her lawn turn brown, too.

Nancy is listening to the radio while she drives.At the same moment she hears a message from the "Keep America Beautiful" campaign, she notices a fast-food bag on the side of the road.The difference between what Nancy hears and sees reflects the difference between ________ norms and ________ norms.

Right after a massive fire that killed 10 people, the firefighters were instructed to attend a psychological intervention that lasted for several hours.During this time, they discussed their experiences and responses.This intervention is known as

Researchers introduced an intervention to reduce energy consumption in different units of Dutch factories.Which of the following aspects of their intervention had the greatest (positive) impact on energy use?

Complete the following analogy.Injunctive norms: descriptive norms :: __________.

You do not have the time or money to assess the recycling attitudes of residents in a neighborhood, and neither do you have the resources for a media campaign designed to change residents' attitudes toward recycling.Based on research conducted in Fairfax County, Virginia, what should you do to increase recycling in your community?

The authors of your text suggest that environmental circumstances such as ________ impact a person's level of happiness.

Dr.Lewis wants to determine which type of intervention is the most effective at increasing the number of carpoolers in the state.According to your text, what type of research design would best answer this question?

People's perceptions of how others actually do behave are called ________ norms.

________ norms address people's perceptions of what other people approve of whereas ________ norms address people's perceptions of what other people actually do.