Exam 10: Social Psychology

The two types of conformity that differ in terms of whether group members adopt new beliefs are ____.

When making attributions as the actor, our focus tends to be on ____.

Which condition is least likely to foster strong attitude-behavior consistency?

Robert is a gifted musician who practices hard and loves to perform for others. In fact, he finds that he often performs even better when he has an audience. Robert's performance benefits from ____.

If the average person saw a man picking up trash on the side of the road, what type of attribution would they most likely make for his behavior?

When Milgram surveyed psychology students and behavioral science professionals prior to his study, he found that most believed about ____ of Milgram's subjects would go all the way to 450 volts.

Describe cognitive dissonance theory and how it explains attitude change.

Which statement would be most likely to create a state of cognitive dissonance, as defined by social psychologists?

The foot-in-the-door strategy may work because ____.

Making an attribution of another person and not knowing that person's perspective on the situation would most likely lead to ____.

Contrary to prejudice, discrimination necessarily involves ____.