Exam 13: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

Research supports the idea that we tend to be most attracted to people who are our opposites instead of people to whom we are very similar.

Experiments showing the effects of group pressure on conformity were conducted by ______.

A social group of people viewed as competitors, enemies, or different and unworthy of respect is an example of a(n) ______.

You observe a person at the grocery store get angry and yell at the cashier. Which of these attributions illustrates the fundamental attribution error?

What do social psychologists call the tendency to rely on internal characteristics for explanations of the behavior of others and to ignore the influence of the situation?

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

An individual who exerts less effort when working on a group task if individual contributions will not be evaluated is engaging in what is called _____.

An example of ________ is the decision by NASA to launch the space shuttle Challenger despite widespread concerns about its booster rockets.

Which of the following is one of Sternberg's components of love?

There is currently a long history of fighting between the Israelis and Palestinians, and many attempts to resolve these conflicts have failed. According to the ____________ theory, the prejudice and discrimination that exists between the two groups will continue to rise as the conflict over limited land in Israel continues.

The tendency of people to comply with a second, larger request after complying with a small request is called the ______ technique.

Which of the following statements about persuasion is correct?

What is the term for an improvement in performance caused by the perception that others are watching?

Which compliance principle is the foot-in-the-door technique most closely related to?

Which factor significantly decreased the likelihood of conformity in Solomon Asch's studies?

Which aspect of culture tends to decrease rates of conformity?

After a group of gang members learned that their friend had died in a seemingly random accident, several of the friends started blaming a rival gang for the death. Even though there was no evidence whatsoever that the death had been intentional, the more the friends talked, the more passionate they became in their belief that an act of revenge was necessary. What concept from social psychology may contribute to an act of violent revenge in this case?

Luis picks up a pack of cigarettes and reads, "Cigarette smoking is harmful to your health." Which one of the following statements leads one to believe Luis is actually having cognitive dissonance?

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!" If you looked up, would you be conforming?

Because Carrie is pressed for time, she's likely to rely on the peripheral route to process incoming information.