Exam 13: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?

Suppose a gathering of business leaders decides to make a decision (which ultimately destroys their company) simply because they wanted to agree with each other and didn't subject their ideas to critical analysis. What does this scenario illustrate?

Attitudes always predict behavior.

A dealer persuades a customer to buy a new car by reducing the price to well below that of his competitors. Once the customer has agreed to buy the car, the terms of the sale are shifted by lowering the value of the trade-in and requiring the purchase of expensive extra equipment. Now the car costs well above the current market rate. This is an example of the ______ technique.

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was ____________________.

What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

What term refers to helping behavior that is performed voluntarily for the benefit of another person, with no anticipation of reward?

Upon hearing Milgram's description of his initial obedience study, a group of psychiatrists believed what percentage of the population would go to the maximum shock level?

State the three dimensions of Sternberg's triangular model of love.

In a crowded mall parking lot, dozens of people hear a female voice yell, "He's killing me!" Yet no one calls the police. What is the reason for the lack of action, according to Darley and Latané?

Marco accepts a request to play the piano at his church's Sunday services even though he is still learning how to play the piano. He plays a well-learned, simple piece. Happily, he performs very well in front of his congregation. Marco's behavior illustrates ________.

Overall, what percentage of participants' total responses conformed with the obviously wrong majority in Asch's famous study?

Carl tries to justify cheating on his taxes by saying "The government can always print more money." Carl's statement is most consistent with the dissonance reduction technique of________.

An attitude has four main components.

The study of obedience took on a renewed importance in the wake of ________.

Conformity stemming from a desire to be correct tends to occur when a situation is ________.

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

The Robber's Cave experiment showed that _____________.

Which of the following is an example of an external attribution?

A social psychologist has been invited to give a community lecture on the importance of Milgram's research. He asks a social psychology class for suggested titles. Which of the following titles might they suggest as the most appropriate?