Exam 12: Social Psychology

The theory of personality that seeks to explain how we decide,on the basis of samples of an individual's behavior,what the specific causes of that person's behavior are is known as ____________ theory.

The tendency for people to feel that responsibility for acting is shared,or diffused,among those present is known as the ______________ of responsibility.

List the basic steps of helping.

The conflict that occurs when a person holds two contradictory attitudes or thoughts is called ____________.

Persuasion is the process of changing attitudes,one of the central concepts of social psychology.

The conflict that occurs when a person holds two contradictory attitudes or thoughts is called ____________.

Behavior that occurs in response to direct social pressure is known as ___________.

Ethnocentrism,according to social identity theory,means that people use stereotypes to judge others.

The study of the relationship among psychological factors,the immune system,and the brain is known as __________________.

Helping behavior that is beneficial to others but clearly requires self-sacrifice is known as _______________.

Positive feelings for others such as liking or loving is called a(n)______________ or close relationship.

The efforts to control,reduce,or learn to tolerate the threats that lead to stress is known as ___________.

The Implicit Association Test (IAT)measures ____________,and permits a more accurate assessment of people's attitudes towards members of different groups.

Behavior directed toward individuals on the basis of their membership in a particular group is called _____________.

Oversimplifying the world is known as prejudice.

Behavior directed toward individuals on the basis of their membership in a particular group is called _____________.

____________ are evaluations of a particular person,behavior,belief or concept.

A tendency to over-attribute others' behavior to dispositional causes and the corresponding minimization of the importance of situational causes is known as ______________.

Perceived causes of behavior that are based on environmental factors are called _______________ of behavior.

The major traits considered in forming impressions of others are called __________.