Exam 8: Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

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

Following orders is referred to as _______ by social psychologists.

Giving in to indirect pressure to change your behavior and thoughts is called

Prejudice differs from discrimination in that it is:

Even though she thought it was silly,Emily wore pink and green ribbons in her hair as her friends did.This is an example of:

According to research,prejudice is reduced when people must:

In the famous Milgram experiment on obedience,who received a shock?

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

Which of the following conditions is NOT conducive to group think?

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

What percent of subjects in Milgram's experiment on obedience actually completed the shock series?

The tendency to overestimate the number of people who hold the same opinions as we do is called _____________.

In which of the following situations would a person most likely feel deindividuated?

Discrimination differs from prejudice in that it is:

Experiments showing the effects of group pressure on conformity were conducted by _______.

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

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

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

The fundamental attribution error refers to:

According to research,the larger the group,the: