Exam 13: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

Roberta is trying to decide whether or not to vote for a political candidate. Based on what she has read about him, she has concluded that he is not qualified for the position, but she agrees with his political positions. Also, she trusts him and likes his decisive personality. In fact, she likes him so much that she sent a small donation to his campaign. Her sending a donation to the campaign represents the ______ component of her attitude toward him.

Ralph, a white student who grew up in Maine, is about to enter the University of Southern California on an athletic scholarship. He is aware that many of his teammates will be black and assumes that they will dislike him and ostracize him. Ralph's attitude is best described as an example of______.

The two broad areas of focus in social psychology pertain to ________ and ________.

After agreeing to Nat's request to share her lecture notes from one class, Maria now agrees to Nat's request to share her notes from three classes. This example illustrates the ________technique.

State and briefly define three common attributional biases.

Which term refers to a set of characteristics believed to be shared by all members of a particular group?

________ attachment is most common in American love relationships.

An example of a research question that has been answered by social cognitive neuroscience is __________.

Central route is to peripheral route as ________.

While watching Jeopardy, your roommate says, "Alex Trebek knows all the answers. He must be a genius." You tell your roommate she probably would not have said that if she had attended class the day the instructor discussed the topic of ______.

Car salespersons are notorious for using the ________ technique, which involves changing terms after an agreement has been made.

What do we call judgments about people, issues, or objects?

Stereotypes assume that members of the same group must have distinct differences between them.

In Asch's famous conformity study, participants were asked to perform a task related to ________.

Vince has always believed children deserve the best prenatal care available. During a class discussion, he hears the first of several speakers express very negative attitudes toward spending tax money on prenatal care for the poor. When it is his turn to speak, he voices an opinion more in keeping with the previous speakers. Vince's behavior is an example of _______________________.

One factor at the level of the group that explains why individuals may remain in a cult is ________.

People who exert less effort on a task when working in a group than they do when working individually are engaging in ___________.

Prosocial behavior includes ________.

We tend to _________ attractive people more than we do less attractive people.

Luther operates a small nightclub that specializes in soul music and features up-and-coming African American singing groups. He actively discourages white couples from coming in and always gives them the worst seats if they insist on being admitted. Luther's behavior is BEST described as an example of ______.