Exam 13: Social Behavior

Denying a person equal social treatment based on his or her group membership defines

When an observer is biased in favor of making internal attributions in explaining others' behavior,the observer is making

Kevin is the human resource manager for a large company.He actually has a favorable attitude toward the handicapped in general.However,he hasn't hired anyone who has a visible disability because his boss told him not to consider applicants who are handicapped.In this case,Kevin

William always does what his friends want to do because he is afraid of being criticized if he does not conform.William appears to be conforming because of

Classical conditioning could account for the formation of the ____________________ component of an attitude.

Yielding to real or imagined social pressure defines which of the following terms?

Research suggests that changes in technology have

How could you explain the matching hypothesis in terms of operant conditioning?

Whenever Scott sees Diana he can feel his heart start to pound with excitement.Even though Scott and Diana have only dated a few times,Scott often becomes jealous when Diana talks to other men.He also finds he can't get her out of his mind when they are apart.According to Hatfield and Berscheid,Scott is experiencing

A father suggests that his son's low marks in school are due to the child's laziness.The father has made

A small public relations firm has four employees who are all opposed to the death penalty (anti-death penalty).Which employee would be MOST likely to change his attitude concerning the death penalty?

The studies by Asch and by Milgram indicate that both conformity to group pressure and obedience to commands are reduced by

The tendency to attribute other people's behavior to internal factors and our own behavior to situational influences is known as

Lewis has agreed to proofread a long legal brief that Trudy has written,even though he doesn't really like Trudy.Lewis knows that he will not receive any additional pay for his extra work,and he thinks that proofreading is one of the most boring jobs there is.However,after the legal brief is finished,Lewis decides that proofreading isn't such a bad job after all; he feels that at times he actually enjoyed the exacting work.The change in attitude that Lewis has experienced can BEST be explained using

You are likely to attribute your own failing grade on a test to ____; your roommate is more likely to attribute your failing grade to ____.

Briefly describe the physical and psychological factors that contribute to attraction in our culture.

Although physical attractiveness strongly influences interpersonal attraction,many individuals of average and below average attractiveness are involved in long-term relationships.This apparent paradox is BEST explained by the

According to the elaboration likelihood model,TV advertisements for Tylenol that use an attractive famous actor who portrays a doctor in a television series to promote their product are using

Virginia has a favorable attitude toward aerobics and working out.Just the thought of her daily workout is enough to make Virginia feel good,and she finds that when she is at the gym she feels much more relaxed and much less stressed.These emotional responses form part of the ______________ component of Virginia's attitude toward working out.

An actor tends to attribute the cause of his behaviors differently than observers,in large part,because an actor has