Exam 13: Social Psychology

After a couple of cars were broken into, neighbours began to believe that there was a crime spree occurring in their neighbourhood. In fact, many were reporting minor dings and scratches on their cars to the police, claiming that criminals had tried to break in and steal their cars. The police believed that the original crimes were isolated incidents carried out by teenagers as nothing was stolen. Which of the six principles of scientific thinking does this example best fit?

What is the basic underlying reason why we tend to make attributional mistakes?

A group of engineers was assigned the task of creating a more useful dashboard for cars. All of the members, except for one, put forth quite a bit of effort. The individual who chose not to work very diligently knew that the other members of the group would pick up his slack. In the end, their hard work paid off. The group's new dashboard was named "design of the month" by the company. With that honour came a monetary bonus. Which of the following can be used to describe the one individual who seemed not to put forth any effort at all, but still reaped the rewards of everyone else's hard work?

The shortcut that helps a person to make typically accurate snap decisions is called a(n)________.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

When driving down the highway, Caesar could not help but notice the young-looking teenager who seemed to be driving in a reckless manner. He immediately assumed that he was one of those defiant, careless, and irresponsible teens who really did not deserve a license. Caesar just made a(n)________.

The following are all examples of pseudoscience tactics EXCEPT

There are two alternative pathways to persuading others. One leads us to respond to persuasive arguments on the basis of snap judgements. This is known as the ________.

________ is an emphasis on group unanimity at the expense of critical thinking.

Audrey has been offered a free, four-day cruise for two just for filling out an online survey. As she and her husband board the cruise liner and leave the shore, all those on board are told that the cruise activities and meals are not included. Audrey was on the receiving end of the ________.

When their friend Vincent was walking down the hall after a pleasant conversation, Neil and Michaela watched as he suddenly tripped and fell to the floor, scattering his schoolbooks all over the hallway. They ran over to him, helped him pick up his books, and commented, "I didn't know that the floor was so slippery in this part of the hall!" Neil and Michaela have made a(n)________ attribution to explain why Vincent fell over.

________ is a phenomenon whereby the more people that are present at an emergency, the less each person feels responsible for the negative consequences of not helping.

Raoul wanted a new mobile phone. One of the companies was offering free mobile phones with the purchase of a two-year contract. Along with the offer came free text messaging for a month. Raoul purchased the contract. After the month, he liked the text package so much that he kept it at a rather hefty price. This is an example of the ________.

As he was just learning how to play tennis, Dave did worse when in the presence of others in a phenomenon known as ________.

The Stanford prison study ended ________ days early.

Drawing negative conclusions about a person, group of people, or situation prior to evaluating the evidence is known as ________.

A trait that assesses the extent to which people's behaviours reflect their true feelings and attitudes is called ________.

People with high levels of ________ religiosity, who view religion as a means to an end, tend to have high levels of prejudice.

You get in a lift. Everyone is facing to the right. You turn and also face to the right. This is an example of ________.

According to ________ theory, we evaluate our beliefs, abilities, and reactions by comparing them to those of others.