Exam 10: Social Psychology

For the last year, Sabina has seen the same man every day, as he lives on the same floor of her apartment building and they often take the same subway to work. Lately, she finds herself attracted to him. What is most likely to explain Sabina's attraction?

Cognitive dissonance is most associated with ____.

Gerard has been institutionalized since childhood for aggressive behavior, a condition that has been correlated with ____ levels of the neurotransmitter ____.

Another name for the fundamental attribution error is ____.

When others are around, people are likely to experience ______ when completing complex tasks and ______ when completing simple tasks.

The study of attribution is most closely associated with ____.

If you were a student during Jane Elliot's famous demonstration on prejudice with her third-grade students in the 1970s, you would have ____.

Whose attitudes most likely stem from classical conditioning?

According to cognitive dissonance theory, which individual should experience the greatest cognitive dissonance?

Tad is neither handsome nor unattractive. All other things being equal, who is he most likely to end up marrying?

Shara is a European American who supports equal rights and fairness for individuals regardless of their race. However, Shara is uncomfortable around African Americans. When a European American visits Shara's church, she normally walks over right after the service and welcomes them, but she doesn't do this for an African American visitor. Shara's behavior illustrates ____.

Infomercials that offer not only the product they are selling but also additional products at no additional cost are using the ____ technique.

Which situation best demonstrates a request for compliance?

In Burger's replication of Milgram's obedience study, disobedience ____.

A survey of more than 300 U.S. college students determined that ____ of male students and _____ of female students had thought about killing someone.

Carlene dislikes working in groups because in her opinion, there is always going to be someone who is content to sit back and let others do the work. Specifically, she dislikes ____.

Which individual is likely to feel the greatest dissonance?

A culture that emphasizes group behavior and group success over individual success would be described as ____.

The research on hormones and aggression has shown that testosterone ____.

Informational conformity is to ____, as normative conformity is to ____.