Exam 8: Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

The members of Ike's fraternity think blindfolding the initiates and covering them with molasses is a great idea for pledging. Ike does not think this is a good idea, but he decides to keep quiet rather than offend his fraternity brothers and risk being ridiculed. This illustrates a symptom of:

Lucas is making his way across a busy campus between classes. He notices smoke coming from the side of the cafeteria but figures that someone already called the fire department. What phenomenon does this illustrate?

Deindividuation occurs when members of a group lose awareness of their own individuality.

Match these definitions with the terms they define. -the tendency of people to believe that a statement is true or valid simply because it has been repeated many times

How many of the subjects in the obedience study gave the highest level of shock?

When students were held as "prisoners," how did they respond during the first days of the experiment? Why did the researchers end the study at Day 6, instead of Day 14 as initially planned?

Erich Fromm has been quoted as saying, "Even the most sadistic and destructive man is human, as human as the saint." Your textbook describes two Hutu nuns, Sister Gertrude and Maria Kisito, who behaved in ways descriptive of Fromm's quote. Explain how.

Match these definitions with the terms they define. -in groups, the tendency of members to avoid taking action because they assume that others will

Jade has a tendency to take credit for her good actions and to rationalize her mistakes. This is called:

People might obey, when they really want to disobey, if they have a strong respect for authority.

Describe in detail the procedures used by researchers measuring prejudice through implicit measures rather than through attitude questionnaires.

Match these definitions with the terms they define. -the notion that many people need to believe that the world is fair and that justice is served, that bad people are punished and good people are rewarded

Which of the following is NOT a type of error that is commonly made in explaining the causes of our own or others' behaviour?

A belief about people, groups, ideas, or activities is called a/an:

A state of tension that occurs when a person simultaneously holds two cognitions that are psychologically inconsistent is called:

Which of the following is NOT an accurate finding regarding conditions that reduce prejudice?

According to the just-world hypothesis, attributions are affected by the need to believe that the world is fair, that justice prevails, and that good people are rewarded and bad guys are punished.

As members of an anonymous crowd, individuals:

Match these definitions with the terms they define. -An area in social psychology concerned with social influences on thought, memory, perception, and belief.

Adolf Eichmann supervised the death of millions of Jews during the Second World War. Shortly before his execution, Eichmann said, "I am the victim of a fallacy." What did he mean by this? What was the fallacy?