Exam 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Stanley Milgram conducted the groundbreaking "line-length" studies of conformity.

When people's attitudes clash with their behavior, they experience a state of psychological tension called:

Low levels of the neurotransmitter _____ appear to contribute to aggression.

One in five couples who meet online form lasting relationships.

Identify and describe three of the factors that contribute to one's attraction to another person.

Nadine has consistent thoughts and feelings about a Web site used to enroll in health insurance. Nadine has a(n):

Participants in Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments were initially told that they were involved in a study of:

The focus of social psychology is on the individual.

Approximately _____ of the participants in Milgram's experiment were willing to deliver the maximum shock level to the participant.

The reduction in personal identity and erosion of the sense of personal responsibility when one is part of a group is known as:

Through the social psychological phenomenon of ______, "preaching to the choir" should increase the choir's belief in the sermon.

The three dimensions of love in Sternberg's model are proximity, similarity, and attractiveness.

In recent years, about 1 in _____ couples has met online.

On Halloween, a group of normally law-abiding teenagers wearing masks and costumes committed acts of vandalism. This atypical behavior is probably caused by:

______ is to _____ as Asch is to Milgram.

The kin selection explanation of helping MOST closely reflects the _____ perspective in psychology.

Holding hostile or negative attitudes toward an individual or a group is called:

Subsequent investigators have generally failed to replicate Milgram's study results.

According to the textbook, the likelihood that one will help another person may be _____ to the happiness of one's mood.

The love we feel for family members and close friends is termed _____ love.