Exam 10: Social Psychology

Which statement best describes an important finding of Milgram's classic research?

Your attitudes are most likely to influence specific behaviors when the attitudes are:

An attitude has four major components.

Attitude formation is the result of a number of influences.What they have in common is that they are all forms of ___________.

Which of the following statements supports the idea of social identity?

Giving in to indirect pressure to change your behavior and thoughts is called:

Which of the following is an example of groupthink?

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.

Hispanic students prefer to use ____________.

In general,the first information we receive about a person has greater influence than later information.This is called:

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 __________.

Because of the way that they lead to discrimination,stereotypes are always negative.

Which of the following conditions is NOT conducive to groupthink?

The issue of racial profiling has been a controversial topic in the United States for many years,and it was particularly widespread after the events of September 11,2001.When an individual engages in profiling and assumes that one person must possess certain qualities because of their race or ethnicity,(s)he is engaging in ____________.

The people with whom a person identifies most strongly are called the __________.

Asch (1951)used __________ to study informational conformity.

The fundamental attribution error is based on the:

Behavior that occurs when we change our actions or attitudes because of real or imagined group pressures is called _____________.

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 _______________________.

The hormone associated with aggression seems to be ___________.