Exam 17: Social Psychology

A relatively stable organization of beliefs,feelings,and behaviour tendencies toward something or someone else is a(n)__________.

What did Milgram study?

According to research:

Asch's studies showed that conformity to group pressure occurred about ______ of the time.

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

To conform is to yield to __________.

Failure to critically evaluate ideas when reaching agreement is called _________.

When a group exerts such strong pressure to conform that it prevents people from expressing critical ideas,the group is suffering from __________.

Which of the following statements about prejudice and discrimination is NOT true?

The theory of _______ attempts to explain what happens when people behave in ways that are contrary to their beliefs or attitudes.

Milgram's study on obedience has been criticized on the basis of _____________.

_______ is a response to pressure exerted by norms that are generally left unstated.

__________ puts people into categories,with each category having its own set of characteristics.

Which of the following is an example of obedience,as defined by social psychologists?

The theory that addresses the question of how people make judgments about the causes of behaviour is __________ theory.

Asch found that the likelihood of conformity increased with group size until _______ confederates were present.

Behaviour directed at helping others with no thought or expectation of personal gain is called _______ behaviour.

According to several research studies,conformity will be greatest among people who:

Asch (1951)used __________ to study informational conformity.

__________ found that normal people in normal times will often follow orders to hurt innocent people.