Exam 12: Social Psychology

If Professor Jameson is most interested in studying what you believe about an object or topic, then she is focusing on the ________ component of attitudes.

The theory that addresses the question of how people make judgments about the causes of behavior is ________ theory.

Upon review of their participation in Milgram's obedience study, 84% of the participants reported that they regretted having been involved. In addition, they felt their discovery that they were, in fact, cruel people had caused lasting damage to their self-esteem.

Many people hang up on telemarketers, but others will listen politely to their pitches even if they are not interested in the product. Telemarketers know that anyone who agrees to listen to a pitch is more likely to buy the product, thanks to the ________ phenomenon.

When the expectations of one person bring about the expected behavior in another person, the expectation has become a(n) ________.

What term do psychologists use for the phenomenon that occurs when people are less likely to aid a person in trouble if there are other people around who are also potential helpers?

Roberta is trying to decide whether to vote for a political candidate. Based on what she has read about him, she has concluded that he is not qualified for the position, but she agrees with his political positions. Also, she trusts him and likes his decisive personality. In fact, she likes him so much that she sent a small donation to his campaign. Her trust of the candidate represents the ________ component of her attitude toward him.

Which statement is more likely to be TRUE concerning attributions made by Americans versus Japanese people?

How are proximity to others and attraction correlated?

The most important situational variable in altruism is the ________.

All of the following are causes for groupthink EXCEPT ________.

Research supports the idea that we tend to be most attracted to people who are our opposites instead of people to whom we are very similar.

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.

Failure to critically evaluate ideas when concern is for reaching agreement is called ________.

To relieve dissonance, people will try to change ________, so that attitudes, beliefs, and behavior will once again support one another.

The hormone associated with aggression seems to be ________.

How are proximity to others and the establishment of friendships related?

After agreeing to Nat's request to share her lecture notes from one class, Maria now agrees to Nat's request to share her notes from three classes. This example illustrates the ________ technique.

The advice to "keep it simple, stupid" suggests that political and other messages should be simple so that the audience will understand the content without distractions. This is an example of which type of processing suggested by the elaboration likelihood model?

Scapegoats are usually the group of people with ________.