Exam 13: Social Psychology

Like everyone else in his neighborhood, Devin is terrified of the Doberman that lives across the street.In this example, there is:

Kara has an unfavorable attitude toward her landlord.Every time she sees him in the hallway, she starts to get angry and her blood pressure starts to rise.These emotional responses form part of:

According to the elaboration likelihood model if persuasion occurs through the central route, attitude change is:

Calvin notices that every time he eats out, he chooses a Mexican restaurant over a restaurant that serves burgers and fries.Consequently, Calvin decides he must really like Mexican food.Calvin's attitude can best be explained using:

Rory is forming an attribution regarding Amy.Rory is:

Explain what is meant by a self-serving bias.Provide an appropriate example that illustrates this type of attributional bias.

Attributions are:

Reluctance to come to the aid of a person in need when other people are present is called:

Aubrey has an unfavorable attitude toward smoking because he has seen a number of advertisements where his favorite athlete has spoken out against smoking.In this case, Aubrey's attitude appears to have developed as a result of:

The inference processes people use to assign causes and effects to behavior are called:

Wendy was at the lake when she heard a child in distress.While the other swimmers stood on the beach, Wendy swam out to help the child.In this case, Wendy's actions are the opposite of what would be expected based on:

According to the elaboration likelihood model persuasion through which route tends to lead to attitude change that is more stable and longer lasting?

Which of the following is the most powerful determinant of a first impression?

A woman openly says he dislikes people who are homosexual, so when her son's gay friend comes over to play video games she always goes somewhere else.The woman is exhibiting:

Don is trying to determine whether all two-year olds react fearfully whenever a dog is barking.Which type of information is Don using?

When Jack was painting houses on his own, he was able to paint an average of three large rooms per day.Recently he joined up with two friends, and they paint as a team.Now Jack finds he usually only gets two rooms painted per day.The process that would best explain why Jack accomplishes less working as part of a group than on his own is:

Which of the following is one of the components of an attitude?

Georgia just met a woman who is like a twin sister.She likes the same things Georgia likes, she looks a little like Georgia, and she often starts to say the same thing as Georgia.Based on the research on interpersonal relationships, Georgia will probably:

Reggie listens carefully to the content of an infomercial for some new exercise equipment; Judson focuses on the fact that two of his favorite athletes are endorsing the equipment.After the infomercial has ended, both Reggie and Judson think the exercise equipment is worth purchasing.According to the elaboration likelihood model:

People in most Western cultures are taught to adopt: