Exam 13: The Connected Mind Social Psychology

Lucia has always been what some researchers call a cooperator;that is,someone who gives freely of her time,her money,and so forth,usually irrespective of the behavior of others.Cooperators,though small in number in society,are very important because most people are ____.

The just-world belief is illustrated in which of the following scenarios?

Rules for behavior in social settings,which are usually unwritten or unspoken,are called ____.

People are likely to use faces to form impressions.According to research (Rule et al. ,2010),our abilities to shape accurate first impressions based on facial features ____.

Human twin and adoption studies imply that aggressive tendencies in human beings are ____.

The assumption that good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people is called a(n)____.

Agreeing to a request from a person with no perceived authority is called ____.

During the economic downturn,Alejandro's neighbor,a successful accountant,lost his job and had to sell his house.Alejandro decided that this neighbor "must have really messed up at his workplace." This is an example of ____.

There is a natural tendency to comply in response to perceiving a social tie with another person due to powerful norms of ____.

Amy was always very close to her Aunt March.During her aunt's final stage of illness,she helped her as much as she could.Their relationship could best be described as ____.

Which speaker is likely to be viewed as the most credible?

Which of the following is a quality of groups where groupthink may take place?

Why might being a cooperator provide a survival advantage?

Jamie coaches a team of 10-year-old girls in softball.When they lost to their archrivals by a score of 7-2,the girls complained that the umpire was not fair and that they would have won if they had played on their home field.This is an example of ____.

What does the term mere exposure effect mean?

Grace is serving on a jury for the first time.She entered the jury room with a dollar amount in mind for damages but,following deliberations,she finds that the vast majority of the jury members are committed to the idea of a much higher dollar amount.Grace agreed to a significantly higher number.This is an example of ____.

Tom and Rita have been married for many years.They enjoy traveling to places in which they can explore the landscape by hiking,climbing,and canoeing.What factor best explains why this activity has helped maintain their relationship over time?

Jeron is 6 years old.His parents have always yelled at him when angry but they have never hit him.They do,however,yell at and slap each other.Based on Albert Bandura's and other studies,what is Jeron likely to learn?

Individual,gender,cultural,and task variables interact to produce social loafing.Who has the greatest potential for social loafing?

What did Milgram conclude in applying his research results to the Holocaust?