Exam 16: A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Regarding solitude,which of the following statements is FALSE?

If you notice Maria smiles and greets both friends and strangers wherever she is on campus,you might attribute Maria's behavior to her upbeat,sunny disposition based on which aspect of her behavior?

Which of the following conducted a simulated prison experiment that showed dramatically how social settings influence our behavior,particularly the powerful effects of social roles?

While in the restroom,Deanna hears her friend Jenna throwing up and assumes that Jenna has food poisoning from something she ate at lunch,while a stranger in the restroom assumes that Jenna is bulimic.Regarding Jenna's behavior,

When roles are NOT under the individual's control,such as being an only child,these roles are considered to be __________ roles.

During a period of violence in Northern Ireland,attitudes toward the Irish were measured in a sample of English households.Later,wrongly addressed letters were sent to the same households with each letter having either an English name or an Irish name on it.The "Irish" letters were more often thrown away by people living in the households where

Major changes in personal behavior can occur when attitudes are held

Stevie has had three professors,each of whose last names began with the letter W.Each time,Stevie did not enjoy the class and made a poor grade.Therefore,he only selects classes in which the professors' names do not begin with W's.Stevie's negative attitude and avoidance of professors whose last names begin with W's are due to which of the six ways of acquiring an attitude?

We tend to attribute positive characteristics to our __________ group.

A reference group is

While informal friendships may or may not have this,organized groups,such as the army or an athletic team,do have a high degree of

Meaningful evaluations are based on comparing oneself with people who are

Dr.Amos is a sociologist who studies criminal behavior.He conducts a study looking at the causes of criminal behavior in urban neighborhoods.His conclusion is that most people are motivated to steal because of drug addictions and low self-esteem.Dr.Amos has attributed shoplifting to an

After vowing to walk each afternoon after work rather than watching TV,you do walk each afternoon for two weeks,but soon revert back to watching TV because of

We all belong to many overlapping social groups,and in each we occupy a position in which aspect of the group?

When a situation is threatening or unfamiliar,or when we are in doubt,we can look to other people to provide information to help us evaluate our reactions.This guide for our behavior is referred to as

The autokinetic effect was used by Muzafer Sherif in a study of

A mixture of belief and emotion that predisposes a person to respond to other people,objects,or institutions in a positive or negative way is called a(n)

Janie has a part-time job and her employer has just cut her hours.She finds comfort by thinking about one of her friends who just lost her job.This is an example of

Your actions are most likely to agree with one of your attitudes when