Exam 17: A: Social Psychology

Consider the hypothesis that people who live in some cultures may be more susceptible to the fundamental attribution error than people who live in other cultures.If this hypothesis is true,what should one expect?

Researchers have searched for a relationship between personality and aggression.What have they discovered?

When people say "no" to a large request,they will often say "yes" to a smaller request.

Why is the belief that the "other" is included in one's "self" important in the context of love?

When a prediction is made about some future behaviour or event,it may modify behavioural interactions so as to produce what is expected.This is known as a(n)__________ .

In our attempts to understand what causes behaviour,the tendency to explain behaviour by making situational attributions is so strong that it is called the fundamental attribution error.

The tendency for people to adopt the behaviours and opinions of other group members is called __________.

In the classic social psychology experiment known as the Stanford Prison Experiment,how was group selection determined?

The study of altruism concerns the prosocial behaviours a person carries out without consideration for his or her own safety or interests.

According to the concept of diffusion of responsibility,if you find yourself in need of help in an emergency,you are more likely to receive help if many bystanders are present.

Someone's expectations about another person may actually influence the second person to behave in ways that confirm the original hypothesis.

In general,what has research on love indicated?

Stanley Milgram's classic research on obedience demonstrated quite conclusively that blind obedience is more a product of dispositional personality characteristics than it is of the situational forces with which one is faced.

Many individuals think that a particular woman is physically attractive.Based on this information only,what other beliefs about the woman will these individuals most likely possess?

A social psychologist is designing a study of altruism.What would be the most likely dependent variable?

A girl likes a boy.If this girl and boy are similar to most people,it can be predicted that the boy has the same feelings for the girl.What is the most likely basis for this prediction?

According to Kelley,what are the three dimensions of information that individuals use to assess covariation when making attributions?

A student thinks that it is wrong to cheat on tests,but she copied some answers from the person sitting next to her during the chemistry exam and now feels very guilty.According to dissonance theory,how is she likely to respond?

It is possible that you may not be consciously aware of some of the attitudes you hold.

Although normally a passive person,a man became involved in a fistfight with a careless driver who almost caused his car to crash.Which type of aggression is being characterized?