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

According to your text, the residents of Miami are already being affected by which environmental problem?

Littering has become an increasingly serious problem on your campus.As a member of a student government committee, what recommendations would you make to reduce littering? Make sure to mention the role of norms.

According to the authors of your text, happiness is determined in part by

Amanda and Sybil are getting ready to go out, so they are comparing what they are wearing.Amanda says that she's wearing slacks even though the invitation says the dress requirement is "Cocktail dresses for ladies." Sybil decides she will wear slacks too.Sybil is conforming to the ________ norm.

People's specific plans about where, when, and how they will fulfill a goal represents _______.

Cialdini and his colleagues (1990) argue that in general, ________ norms are more effective than ________ norms in reducing litter.

Based on what the text reports, one way to reduce drivers' use of gasoline by monitoring may be to

Recall that Kurt Lewin (1947) asserted that the best way to ensure large, widespread social change is to remove small barriers.How has this idea been used to encourage recycling?

To determine the effectiveness of CISD in reducing the incident of anxiety disorders, what could you do to see if it was effective?

Descriptive norms work the best to reduce litter when

Researchers wanted to increase workers recycling of plastic cups.Which of the following groups was most likely to actually recycle?

Recall that researchers conducted a field experiment in Fairfax County, Virginia, where recycling efforts were instituted.These researchers found that positive attitudes best predicted recycling when residents

Research has demonstrated that experiences, more than possessions, bring us happiness.Why?

A team of researchers is asked to determine the effectiveness of a psychological intervention on the reduction of school violence.What is the best method the researchers could use to test whether the intervention worked?

Evidence presented by your text suggests that using Critical Incident Stress Debriefing is not the best way to prevent the onset of later anxiety disorders.Why is this the case?

According to your text, what is the biggest reason why Critical Incident Stress Debriefing was used, even without research evidence that it was effective?

Recycling, although good for all of us, can be an inconvenient and effortful activity for individuals.In this sense, recycling represents a kind of

Your text discusses the psychological intervention CISD.The Critical Incident Stress Debriefing is supposed to

Based on information in your text, what is the relationship between income and happiness?

Graham, Koo, and Wilson (2011) asked students to track the number of miles they avoided driving on a Web site.Those who were keeping track drove less