Exam 12: Social Psychology

Invulnerability, rationalization, and insularity are three characteristics of groupthink.

The basis of the realistic conflict theory is that arguments that occur over genuine problems lead to more violence than arguments that occur over petty or irrelevant issues.

Which factor significantly decreased the likelihood of conformity in Solomon Asch's studies?

Normative social pressure is based on:

Jewell and Amie became friends while taking an evening class at the local community college. Jewell was later horrified to find out that Amie was actually a teacher at the college. Subsequently, Jewell stopped talking with Amie, thus ending their friendship. What theory of prejudice and discrimination might this be an example of?

________ is a change of behavior in response to an explicit request.

In which of the following situations is a person the LEAST likely to do nothing:

Stereotypes assume that members of the same group must have distinct differences between them.

Behavior that is initiated or changed in response to a request, as opposed to a command or direct order, is an example of ________.

Prejudice is about ________, while discrimination is about ________.

Upon arriving at college and meeting your roommate, you sigh mightily as you listen to his endless droning on about how wonderful his girlfriend back home is. "I miss her so much and can't wait to see her during Thanksgiving break," he comments. Knowing a bit about social psychology and the rules of interpersonal attraction, what are you most likely to think to yourself?

What does the research say about the concept of opposites attract?

"Look, Officer, I didn't see the stop sign back there because the sun was in my eyes." The police officer responds, "You were not paying attention." How would a social psychologist describe this situation?

Which one of the following activities will NOT reduce cognitive dissonance?

Bryon likes to spend time in a Facebook group devoted to a specific hobby. He looks for ways to irritate other members, posting inflammatory comments and "trolling" the group. He does so because he knows that nobody will ever really identify him, since he uses a fake name online. The fact that he can reduce a sense of personal responsibility by hiding his identity is what social psychologists call ________.

The tendency of people to comply with a second, lesser request after refusing a larger one is called the ________ technique.

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

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

Informational influence is motivated by the desire to be ________.

Car salespersons are notorious for using the ________ technique, which involves changing terms after an agreement has been made.