Exam 12: Social Psychology

Which of the following statements is NOT a reason that stereotypes tend to be maintained?

Research suggests that one of the most important components to making a romantic relationship work is to:

When the U.S.military was integrated,many people expected it to be a disaster.In fact,integration of the military was hugely successful.In terms of social psychology,a major reason for this success was most likely that black soldiers and white soldiers:

Expected standards of conduct that influence behaviors are referred to as:

Aggression may be influenced by all of the following EXCEPT:

Larry comes to college absolutely believing that it is wrong to ever drink alcohol.After a while,he starts to drink moderately at parties.What would dissonance theory suggest that Larry will do and why?

Passionate love is characterized by:

Christi will be starting college in the fall.She is filling out the questionnaire that will be used to match roommates.To maximize the probability that she and her roommate will become friends,Christi ought to:

If Dirk fails his calculus exam,he might make a self-serving attribution and decide that his failure was due to:

If people are randomly assigned to Groups A and B,given what you have learned about minimal group paradigms,you could predict that the members of each group will:

The foot-in-the-door compliance technique,in which people start by asking for a small request that is followed by a larger request,works through the principle of:

Imagine that you are asked to set up your best friend,Tina,on a blind date.Assuming you are using evolutionary theories of attraction,which potential partner would you pick for her?

In Asch's conformity study,what percentage of participants went along with an obviously incorrect response at least once?

The tendency for people to overemphasize personality and underestimate the situation when making attributions about others is referred to as:

If you find yourself in a situation where you need help,what can you do to overcome bystander apathy?

Mr.Ahkbar is the principal of a military school that has had only male students.This fall,for the first time,girls are being admitted.The boys are very hostile to this decision,and Mr.Ahkbar is worried that there will be trouble.What would you advise Mr.Ahkbar to do to decrease hostility and better integrate the female students into the school?

In persuasive messages,the ________ refers to who delivers the message,whereas the ________ refers to what the message is saying.

Human beings have evolved as social animals who live in groups,in part because:

According to the good gene hypothesis,symmetrical faces are believed to be more desirable because symmetry has been shown to be related to:

Cassie is joining a yoga studio because new memberships are quite inexpensive.When the director explains the plan to her,Cassie discovers that there are added costs,such as for workshops and mats.Though Cassie would not have gone to sign up if she had known the final price,she has become committed to the idea and does join the studio.The yoga studio has effectively used ________ to sell Cassie a membership.