Exam 11: Social Psychology

The World-Will-End-on-June-7 group got together on June 7 to pray as the world ended. The next day the world did not end. The leader of the group said, "Our prayers saved the world." What process was responsible for the attitude change?

A negative action against an individual based solely on his or her group membership is

George is normally loud and boisterous, but he uses a soft voice when speaking to a police officer. This change in voice occurs through

Subjects in Moriarity's theft studies were more likely to intervene if

The fact that Vincent has ________ may account for his marriage to Amy who has very little respect for him.

In Solomon Asch's study, which factor increased the rate of conformity?

Discuss the Asch effect and the factors that affect the conformity behaviors in his experiments.

John is better friends with Michelle, who sits one seat next to him, than Janie, who sits four seats away from him, even though both Michelle and Janie were strangers when their semester began. John's attraction highlights the influence of the

Your friend took a security guard position to help defray the costs of tuition. When you stopped by to visit him on the job you found he was acting differently. He was more serious and professional. Your friend was using ________ to guide his actions as a guard, which were likely learned from film or literature depictions of security guards.

Which statement is correct concerning cross-cultural research on the fundamental attribution error?

The ________ acts to maintain our self-esteem.

The Bennington College study involved students from conservative homes who attended a college with liberal faculty members. The students tended to

Increased contact between two warring groups has a tendency to

A state of tension that occurs when a person's attitudes do not match the person's actions is called

________ researched the attitudes of conservative students enrolled at a liberal women's college in the 1930s.

________ refers to the state of conflict someone experiences after making a decision that is contrary to prior beliefs, feelings, or values.

Which statement correctly characterizes one aspect of Stanley Milgram's study of obedience?

________ refers to a learned negative attitude toward a person based on that person's membership in a particular group.

Jada is a Republican, but she is currently working for a Democratic candidate. As a result of ________, Jada may shift her political views.

Which type of love is defined as having only intimacy and commitment?