Exam 13: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

"We" have all different types of personalities and lots of endearing little quirks, whereas "they" all think and act alike. This assumption would be an example of the cognitive schema called______________.

What is the relationship between expertise and persuasion?

Which of the following is the correct definition of cognitive dissonance?

In the Stanley Milgram obedience experiment, the teachers were given a "sample shock" of _______ volts.

According to Sternberg, consummate love requires only passion and intimacy.

Jill wants, though fears, a romantic relationship; accordingly, she probably has a(n) ________attachment style.

Social psychology differs from psychology in its focus on ______.

The "Jigsaw Classroom" refers to an experiment aimed at reducing prejudice by forcing people from different ethnic backgrounds to work on a jigsaw puzzle together.

In Darley and Latané's (1968) study involving an apparent emergency, ________ percent of participants decided to help a stranger who claimed to be choking within one minute when there were four other bystanders present.

Malik failed his biology final, but attributes his failure to a bad test; his friend Roger, who's in a different biology final, also failed his biology final. Malik automatically assumes that Roger failed his biology class because he is stupid. Malik's beliefs are most consistent with the________.

Ari structures her life so as to avoid closeness. What type of attachment style does she probably have?

________ social influence occurs when we conform because we want to be liked or thought of positively.

________ is (are) the set of behaviors that members in different positions in a group are expected to perform.

Why do we engage in the stereotyping of people?

If Professor Jameson is most interested in studying what you believe about an object or topic, then she is focusing on the ________ component of attitudes.

Judy, alone, sees a person who appears to be drowning in the ocean. She wants to help but questions whether her swimming ability will allow her to rescue the individual. It appears that Judy is stuck at the ________ step of Darley and Latané's (1970) model of bystander intervention.

Hannah asks Jin to babysit her daughter for five hours each on both Saturday and then Sunday. Once Jin declines, Hannah asks Jin to babysit for four hours on Saturday only and Jin agrees to do it. This example demonstrates the ________ technique.

How can a coach get his football team to perform better if he suspects they are exhibiting social loafing?

How does the jigsaw classroom operate?

Which communicator would likely be the most persuasive?