Exam 13: Social Psychology

A month later, you receive another request, but this time for $10, along with numerous other charities to contribute to. While you feel good that you contributed, you may be experiencing the

The finding that we're more positively predisposed towards people, places, or things that resemble us is called ________.

Alan and his friends were playing a game of pool at the local pub. Jackie, a girl Alan likes, and her friends came over to talk. As Alan is an inexperienced pool player, his pool game suffered from Jackie's presence. Social psychologists would explain his poor performance as ________.

Co-workers in one office building noticed a foul odour outside and suspected it might be a terrorist attack using a biochemical weapon. Soon, a number of reporters covered the story and reports of foul odours were popping up everywhere. Despite the mayor and the sewer department stating that a line in the sewer had burst, workers were convinced of the possible attack. This phenomenon is better explained by ________.

The Bay of Pigs fiasco was the result of ________.

The overwhelming majority of United States prison guards during the Iraqi War did not engage in abuse, so the reasons for such abuse don't lie entirely in the ________, but in the ________ of the guards.

A group of chemists, who have been working together on a new diet pill for the last four years, meet to discuss their new drug. Over the years, they have all come to respect each other and have formed a close bond. Upon discussing the effectiveness and safety of the diet pill, many members of the group found themselves agreeing with most of the comments that were made. Somewhere along the way, no one seemed to pay much attention to the fact that some of the subjects in the clinical trials of that drug became ill. It seemed that because nobody wanted to disrespect anyone else, the topic of ill subjects was dropped. What psychological phenomenon occurred here?

When we attempt to explain the cause of someone's behaviour, we are using ________.

A(n)________ attribution is made when we blame an individual's behaviour on the situation; a(n)________ attribution is made when we blame the individual's behaviour on his or her personality or other personal characteristics.

While attitudes may predict behaviours, that doesn't mean that behaviours do not cause attitudes. In addition, one could argue that environmental stressors predict attitudes or behaviours. Which of the six principles of scientific thinking does this example describe?

What is the moral or take-home message of Solomon Asch's series of experiments in which participants were asked to judge the lengths of lines? People will go to great lengths

The phenomenon whereby we are more likely to believe something we've heard many times is known as the ________.

Devin holds the viewpoint that a female physician will not be as effective as a male physician because females are too emotional in nature. Devin's way of thinking about this situation can best be described as ________.

When she is not at the bar, Jayla preaches to everyone about the dangers of smoking. However, she does smoke an occasional cigarette when she is at the bar with her friends, although at those times she feels somewhat frustrated by her own smoking behaviour. Jayla is likely experiencing ________ when she smokes.

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

Group brainstorming is less effective than individual brainstorming because

The mere presence of others can enhance our performance in a phenomenon known as ________.

In the experiments conducted by Solomon Asch, what was the main task that subjects had to perform?

This form of aggression is prevalent in girls and involves spreading rumours, gossiping, and nonverbal putdowns.

________ is the study of how people influence others' behaviour, beliefs, and attitudes.