Exam 13: The Connected Mind Social Psychology

Consider the prisoner's dilemma (Poundstone,1992).In which of the following pairings would the participants likely cooperate the least?

Who is most likely to use the central route to respond to persuasive messages?

Which of the following is a defensive attribution?

In Sternberg's model,the closeness or bonding we experience with another person is referred to as ____.

In research using surveillance camera footage of public places,researchers observed actual fighting behavior and found that third parties ____.

What level of support do brain imaging studies provide for cognitive dissonance?

In the tit-for-tat strategy,your first move is to ____.

Aggression is the ____.

In which of the following situations is Molly more likely to comply with the request of Valeria,whom she is meeting for the first time?

Mrs.Martin,a physics teacher,is also the advisor to the high-school chess team.She sees that a new student,Mariah,has beaten their top player,David.She wonders whether David let Mariah win because she is so attractive.This is an example of maintaining a stereotype through ____.

Which of the following examples does not fit an evolutionary model to account for altruistic behavior?

Figure 13.7 in your text ("American Perceptions of Out-Groups")graphically illustrates the perception of various groups according to a)their level of warmth,and b)their level of competence.Which of the following groups rates the lowest in both?

Vanessa's father was an auto mechanic.She spent countless hours as a child by her dad's side,learning the ins and outs of his trade.There is no doubt that Vanessa is very competent in this field;however,she has applied to over 50 auto repair shops in her town and has not received one interview.Which of the following terms describes the most likely reason for this?

Which of the following statements is true of using the peripheral route of persuasion?

Alexis is generally a reasonable person-unless she becomes very drunk.Then,she is quick to grow angry with her husband,accuses him unfairly of infidelity,and has on occasion tried to hit him.What role does alcohol play in these instances?

What causes us to view a person's behavior as the result of his or her disposition,even when the behavior can be completely explained by the situation in which it occurs?

Melania has always wanted to go to college at MIT.She applied but was not accepted to MIT;however,she was accepted at Michigan Tech.At first,she was crushed,but then she started telling all her teachers and friends that "Michigan Tech is a far more interesting school." Her statement reflects an attempt to reduce ____.

Which of the following is likely to be most effective in reducing prejudice among two groups?

Cross-cultural data show that homicide rates are often high in cultures that ____.

Why was the Stanford Prison Study (Haney,Banks,& Zimbardo,1973)stopped well ahead of schedule?