Exam 13: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

Alex is standing in line at Wal-Mart waiting to pay for his purchases. A man cuts in front of the line and drops his items on the counter. Alex says, "That man is incredibly rude." Alex just made a situational attribution.

Prejudice is to discrimination as ________.

Briefly state the relationship between task difficulty and conformity.

Recategorization reduces prejudice by shifting the categories of "us" and "them."

Which of the following statements is true regarding the protocol of Milgram's initial study?

When George Bush said, "Everything in Iraq is going as planned. Trust me, I am the president," he was using what form of the elaboration likelihood model?

In Milgram's initial study of obedience, ________ percent of subjects delivered the highest level shock.

Why are norms important in a group?

Which type of love is defined as passion only?

The study of the judgments people make as to whether someone else's behavior is due to something about that person or due to the person's situation is called ______.

Collectivist cultures seem to be more conducive to conformity than individualistic cultures.

The jigsaw method has proven to be a very effective means of reducing prejudice and encouraging cooperation particularly in the context of ________.

The advice to "keep it simple stupid" suggests that political and other messages should be simple so that the audience will understand the content without distractions. This is an example of which type of processing suggested by the elaboration likelihood model?

________ is a change in behavior brought about through a direct request rather than by social norms.

Of the following, a ________ would probably not be viewed as a "compliance professional."

As women come to have more economic power, they tend to ________.

Social cognition considers the way we think about others.

What term do psychologists use for the phenomenon that occurs when people are less likely to aid a person in trouble if there are other people around who are also potential helpers?

______ is a change of behavior in response to a direct request.

Persuasion is defined as ________.