Exam 17: Social Psychology

Which of the following is NOT true?

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

Rules that govern behaviour and apply to all members of a group are called __________.

Research has indicated that when we set the stage for the self-fulfilling prophecy,we are __________ that behaviour.

Which of the following phenomena usually involves an excessively negative,overgeneralized assumption about a socially defined category of people?

Stereotypes can easily become the basis for ________.

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

Which of the following is a negative,often aggressive behaviour aimed at the target of prejudice?

Bill thinks that drug use is bad,but he has friends who use illicit drugs and he sometimes gets high himself.Socializing with drug users and using drugs himself illustrate which component of attitude?

Norms usually do NOT:

Research studying attitude change has focused on all of the following factors EXCEPT:

In Milgram's studies,about _____ percent of his subjects administered the entire range of electric shocks.

The media are a powerful influence on our attitudes because they are frequently _____________.

The person who conducted the most well-known research on obedience is _______.

Which of the following is an example of conformity?

Discrimination differs from prejudice in that it is:

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

Following the direct orders of someone in a position of higher authority is called:

Which of the following is NOT a positive outcome of the Milgram obedience study?

Whenever a person has two contradictory cognitions at the same time,a state of ___________ exists.