Exam 15: Social Psychology

When group members believe that their effort will not significantly contribute to the group's overall performance,they are more likely to engage in _________________.

_______ puts people into categories with each category having its own set of characteristics.

The chameleon effect occurs when individuals

The collection of people that we perceive as "different" than us is known as the

In the Milgram experiment on obedience,the _______ was a confederate of the experimenter.

To conform is to yield to __________.

_____ is very quick,effortless,and automatic,whereas _____ is a more careful and effortful process.

Which of the following is an example of conformity?

Giving in to indirect pressure to change your behavior and thoughts is called

Males from the Southern United States are more likely than males from the Northern Untied States to respond to a perceived insult with aggression.It is believed that this occurs because Southern males are more likely to be raised in a(n)__________________ than Northern males.

What theory was advanced by Festinger?

Ginger's new college roommate tends to wink a lot at the end of sentences to indicate that she is joking.After living together for a few weeks,Ginger unconsciously begins to wink when she makes a joke.This is an example of

A child asks her parents to buy her a pony.While the parents refuse,they do agree to buy her a new bike when she asks a short time later.This is an example of the door-in-the-face technique.

Which of the following is true about intuitive and deliberate thought?

What percent of subjects in Milgram's experiment on obedience actually completed the shock series?

William is a police officer who is instructed by a superior officer to beat a subject in order to obtain a confession.According to research done on obedience,William is more likely to disobey this order if:

Individuals who do not consider themselves to be prejudiced,may still be affected in subtle ways by ______________ prejudice.

Cognitive dissonance is

Sequential persuasion techniques like the foot-in-the-door technique may work because they:

Which of the following is a negative,often aggressive behavior aimed at the target of prejudice?