Exam 13: Social Psychology

Studies have shown that when we first look at someone who is physically attractive, we assume that he or she is more intelligent, better adjusted, and more socially aware than someone with average looks.

According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, the motivational component that underlies arousal and sexual attraction is:

Erin and Berkeley are extremely attracted to each other physically, and they confide in each other and share their feelings.However, they have not yet made a long lasting commitment to continuing their current relationship with each other.According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, Erin and Berkeley share:

People tend to make external attributions for behavior when the behavior is:

Distinguish between prejudice and discrimination.Identify some techniques that may be useful in overcoming prejudice.

Feeling anonymous, less self-conscious, possibly depersonalized, and being willing to do things you normally wouldn't do are characteristic of:

The two routes to persuasion proposed by the elaboration likelihood model are the:

In the covariation model of attribution, which type of information indicates whether other people show similar reactions when they are exposed to the same event?

When Grant practices his saxophone on his own, he is able to get the fingering right, and he plays all the notes perfectly.However, when he plays as part of the orchestra, he finds he often makes mistakes in fingering.The impairment in Grant's performance when he is playing with others in the orchestra is consistent with the concept of:

People tend to make internal attributions for behavior when the behavior is:

Describe Milgram's obedience experiments.Discuss the factors that can influence people's willingness to comply with commands from authority figures.

When Candy is driving on her own, she usually drives the speed limit.However, when she gets on a freeway with lots of other drivers around she tends to drive faster.The increase in Candy's driving speed when other drivers are present is consistent with the concept of:

Group polarization occurs when:

Another name for the fundamental attribution error is the:

Devin, Jeremiah, Meg, and Casey all watched as the building across the street burned to the ground.They kept waiting for the fire trucks to show up, even though none of them had called 911.In this case, the fact that none of the four friends phoned to report the fire illustrates the phenomenon of:

Sternberg suggested that:

An emotional attachment characterized by feelings of trust and warmth is called:

Judy tells you that she failed her last math exam because she had to work late the night before the exam and she didn't get a chance to study.However, she is convinced the reason her roommate failed the same math exam is because her roommate is not good at math.Judy's attributions for the math exam failures are consistent with:

A(n) ____________________ occurs when individuals attribute the cause of a person's behavior to an internal personality trait or disposition.

When the quarterback threw a game-winning pass, he attributed his success to his great skill.When he threw a disastrous interception, he attributed his failure to a gust of wind.This pattern represents: