Exam 12: Social Psychology

Social psychology differs from psychology in its focus on:

Why is Jane laughing? The comedy club was full of people waiting for Bill,the comic of the evening.Many people were drinking alcohol.Jane does not drink.She laughs a lot though.No matter what happens Jane always laughs.When Bill the comic started his act,no one laughed but Jane.According to the fundamental attribution error,to what would we attribute Jane's laughing?

Scapegoats are usually the group of people with the:

Physical attractiveness is most involved in which of the following aspects of persuasion?

How can a coach get his football team to perform better if he suspects they are exhibiting social loafing?

Kerry's positive attitude toward China,even though she has never been there,seems to be related to the fact that her mother is Chinese and talks about China all the time with Kerry.Which method of attitude formation is involved in this example?

A social psychologist has been invited to give a community lecture on the importance of Milgram's research.He asks a social psychology class for suggested titles.Which of the following titles might they suggest as the most appropriate?

A response,either positive or negative,toward a certain person,idea,or object is called:

Which of the following is NOT one of the processes associated with social identity theory?

Giving in to indirect pressure to change your behaviour and/or thoughts is called:

Collectivist cultures seem to be more conducive to conformity than individualistic cultures.

Which of the following has been shown to be true concerning the "teachers" in Milgram's experiment?

Which statement is more likely to be true concerning attributions made by Americans versus Chinese people?

The most likely predictor of the development of prejudice and discrimination between two groups is the degree of __________ between the groups.

One form of the norm of reciprocity is when the merchant offers more than the consumer asks for.This is called the ___________ technique.

The hormone associated with aggression seems to be:

Asch found that the likelihood of conformity increased with group size until ______ confederates were present.

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

John has practiced his difficult trumpet solo over and over before his performance.He has played it perfectly in his practice room.However,when he performs in public he makes mistakes due to his anxiety.John is a victim of:

A dealer persuades a customer to buy a new car by reducing the price to well below that of his competitors.Once the customer has agreed to buy the car,the terms of the sale are shifted by lowering the value of the trade-in and requiring the purchase of expensive extra equipment.Now the car costs well above the current market rate.This is an example of the ______ procedure.