Exam 8: Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

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

Which of the following conditions is conducive to creating a group think effect?

What is the tendency to make internal attributions when we succeed and external attributions when we fail?

The tendency to give too much emphasis to personal factors when accounting for other people's actions is called _______.

Deindividualation is:

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

Group think can be avoided by:

Milgram is known for his research in:

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

If a person sees a victim in dire need,but doesn't know how to help,that person will most likely:

Losing personal identity while assuming the identity of the group is known as:

The cognitive process of deciding who or what caused an event is:

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

Even though Jane thought it was wrong to take from others,she didn't want to be rejected by her peers,so she began shoplifting along with them.Jane probably experienced _______ when she stole.

When Milgram tested the assumption that the subjects blindly obeyed instructions because they were in a "safe" university setting,he found that:

When others act,our attention is focused on __________.When we act,our attention is focused on ___________.

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

The fundamental attribution error is based on the:

The notion that "mental patients are dangerous" is an example of a(n):

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