Exam 25: Social Psychology

The idea of cognitive dissonance explains how we:

The way in which we perceive someone can influence:

Those faces that we might consider the most attractive are those that:

You've asked yourself many times why you do the things you do.Each time you conclude that you are "just that type of person." Therefore,you tend to make ____ attributions about your own behavior.

One program to curb aggression in children focuses on:

A woman's schema about Italians is that they are very emotional and irrational.She travels to Rome and meets many pleasant,calm,and rational locals.When she returns,it is likely that her memory of the Italians' general behavior will be:

Your songwriter friend has written a song on deindividuation.Now you have to give it a title.What is the best title?

A foreign exchange student had never been to a dorm party.His friends ask him to watch a movie that portrays typical college partying.His friends are helping him develop a(n)____schema.

Which of the following statements is most reflective of the social cognitive model of aggression?

What does deindividuation provide an individual in a crowd?

Will works for a large corporation as an employment interviewer.He visits colleges and universities interviewing job candidates.He says that he can tell if a candidate is the right person by just looking at the person.A social psychologist would call this:

Someone speaks up during a Social Problems class and says,"I really think that abortion is a form of murder." Which one of the three components was demonstrated by this student?

A liberal group is discussing a possible tax increase to fund Medicare.When the group has finished their discussion,their views are even more liberal than they were when the group started.This is an example of:

You see a friend walking towards you.You say "Hi." He doesn't even acknowledge you are there."What a jerk!" You have made a(n)____attribution.

Conserving time and effort through the use of cognitive shortcuts is essential to the:

You have gone to the local gym to exercise for about a week.You notice that everyone is wearing light-colored socks.Tomorrow,you go the store to buy a pair of light-colored socks and wear them to the gym.You think you look pretty neat.You have just experienced:

Media portrayals of sexual behavior reinforce the idea that:

A man who lives in your town is very wealthy,but does not show it.In fact,he drives an old Chevy pick-up and wears worn clothes.Visitors to town,who do not know about his wealth,are often rude and inconsiderate to him.This best illustrates:

Captain Janeway orders her crew to stand at attention during a military parade,and they do so.The crew's behavior is an example of:

Tim says to his friend Juan,"Your grandfather is pretty fun.I never thought old people could be that much fun." Tim's comment is an illustration of: