Exam 10: Social Psychology

The fundamental attribution error tells us that when we see Victor spill his water in a restaurant, we are most likely to conclude that it is because

Social psychology is the area in psychology that focuses on

Behaviour that benefits others is defined as

Scapegoating is a type of

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the primacy effect?

According to research discussed in the text concerning mate selection in 33 countries, men are more concerned than women in their potential mate's

Define and discuss cognitive dissonance theory. Give an example of a situation in which you have experienced the unpleasant state of cognitive dissonance and how you tried to reduce the dissonance.

Social stereotypes result in views about people that

"Males are strong, dominant, and make the best leaders." Such thinking best fits the category of

Which of the following is an example of reverse discrimination?

Stanley Milgram's study of obedience demonstrated that people will obey authority to an unreasonable extreme, even hurting someone.

The fundamental attribution error refers to our tendency to

Geraldo, who has four years of experience as a chef's assistant, applies for a job as a cook at a restaurant that has just advertised a position. The manager offers him a job as a dishwasher. The manager's attitude about the place for people of Hispanic descent in his restaurant is an example of

Any effect on performance, whether positive or negative, that can be attributed to the presence of others is defined as

The Robber's Cave experiment indicates that if we want to stop prejudice and discrimination, we should do which of the following things?

When you must write a letter requesting a charitable donation, it is more likely that the request will be granted if you end the letter with

Research suggests that in the presence of others, performance improves on tasks that people do easily, but suffers on difficult tasks.

Physical attractiveness has the greatest impact on judgments of

In the summer of 2000, in Burnt Church a community entered a state of turmoil as Native and non-Native fishers and the RCMP and Fisheries officials wrestled with the issues around the rights of Natives to fish according to treaty. Confrontations were hostile, even violent, and acts of vandalism from both sides were committed. One way to understand the animosity between the two sides is to apply the ideas of

You are a subject in an experiment identical to the original Milgram studies of obedience. If you behaved like most of Milgram's subjects, which of the following would decrease your level of obedience to the experimenter's commands?