Exam 10: Social Psychology

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.

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

Imagine 100 individuals are asked to take part in a replication of Milgram's famous study on obedience.How are these 100 people likely to respond?

According to Irving Janis,the Bay of Pigs fiasco occurred because of:

The "Robber's Cave" experiment showed the value of __________ in combating prejudice.

Research suggests that we are more easily influenced by an attractive speaker than by an unattractive speaker.

Social comparison occurs when __________.

According to Festinger,the feeling of discomfort that results from the realization that our beliefs and our behaviors are discrepant is called:

Which of the following examples describes the rule of attraction called reciprocity of liking?

In Asch's research study on conformity,he found that students conformed to group behavior:

Why do we engage in the stereotyping of people?

Patrick is very proud of his Irish heritage and thinks of himself as an Irish American.Patrick has a strong __________.

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 _________.

In order to reduce groupthink,which of the following strategies would be employed?

Sociology and social psychology are basically the same disciplines,since they mostly study identical things.

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 to his friend,"That man is incredibly rude." A social psychologist who is within earshot jots down a note so she can use the example in class.What does she write concerning Alex?

In March of 1964,Kitty Genovese was the victim of a brutal assault that led to her death in the entryway of her apartment complex.Police reports indicate that out of the 38 people who observed the attack happening,________ called 911 to request assistance until after the attack was over.

According to Darley and Latané,the main factor causing people to refrain from helping is not wanting to get involved.

What is the relationship between expertise and persuasion?

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