Exam 13: Social Behavior

Sharon has only met three musicians who have had full beards,and she has also met three musicians who were clean-shaven.Still,she believes that MOST musicians have beards.Sharon's belief reflects

The effect that occurs when a group discussion strengthens a group's dominant point of view and produces a shift toward a more extreme decision is known as

Although Maxine has never actually met anybody who is Russian,she is convinced that all Russians are sneaky individuals who can't be trusted.The social identity perspective would predict that

Kirstie's boss asks for input about ways the company can improve its current advertising campaign.However,every time an employee offers a suggestion that differs from the plan that the boss has sketched out,the suggestion is ignored completely.In this case,it is likely that the group that is supposed to improve the company's advertising will experience the effects of

Harper is 35 years old,and he has just enrolled in his first university course.On the first day of class he looks over the individuals in the room and sits next to another male student who appears to be in his early 30s.In this case,Harper has likely classified the other student

How often one thinks about an attitude and how quickly it comes to mind refers to the ____________________ of an attitude.

John observed Gracie,an executive for a large accounting firm,behave in an aggressive and pushy manner with her subordinates.John now believes that most women executives are aggressive and pushy with their subordinates.John's overestimation of the link between women executives and the social traits of "pushy" and "aggressive" is referred to as

Cognitive dissonance refers to the state one is in when

Ralph watches as a customer with at least 40 items lines up at his express checkout line.He decides the customer must be a real "idiot" to miss the sign that indicates Ralph's checkout line is an express line with a limit of 10 items.Ralph's attribution for the cause of the customer's behavior is consistent with

When Darren's classmate earns a "D" on an essay for their history class,Darren figures the classmate is unmotivated and should have spent more time working on the paper and less time socializing.The classmate is disappointed with her grade,but she knows she didn't have much time to work on the essay because she had to work double-shifts the entire week before the paper was due.The different attributions for the low grade on the essay illustrate

Which of the following characteristics is MOST likely to enhance the credibility of the source of a persuasive message?

Alphonse failed his geology midterm.According to Weiner's attributional model,if Alphonse makes an external-unstable attribution for his failure,he is MOST likely to say

In Milgram's research on obedience,what did the experimenter do to the teacher when the teacher questioned whether the experiment should continue?

Individuals' productivity typically ____ in larger groups,partly due to ____.

Cross-cultural studies on gender differences in mate preferences find that females place a higher priority on

Edith is making a class presentation in which she is trying to convince the other students that a proposed change in the requirements for an Education degree will be beneficial in the long run.Based on the research into factors which influence persuasion,Edith will be MOST persuasive if she

Which of the following could be an example of the fundamental attribution error?

Groups seeking donations routinely send address labels and other small gifts with their pleas.This approach illustrates which of the following social influence techniques?

Which of the following psychologists is known for conducting classic research on conformity?

According to evolutionary theorists,which of the following factors is likely to be the MOST important for a female seeking a prospective mate?