Exam 12: Social Psychology

Your attitudes are most likely to influence specific behaviors when the attitudes are ________.

Which of the following represents the affective component of an attitude?

After a group of gang members learned that their friend had died in a seemingly random accident, several of the friends started blaming a rival gang for the death. Even though there was no evidence whatsoever that the death had been intentional, the more the gang members talked, the more passionate they became in their belief that an act of revenge was necessary. What concept from social psychology may contribute to an act of violent revenge in this case?

In Asch's research study on conformity, he found that students conformed to group behavior:

Alex is standing in line at Wal-Mart waiting to pay for his purchases. A man cuts in front of the line and drops his items on the counter. Alex says, "That man is incredibly rude." Alex just made a situational attribution.

What term refers to helping behavior that is performed voluntarily for the benefit of another person, with no anticipation of reward?

In the realm of person perception, the phenomenon called ________ is most closely associated with "first impressions."

The adage "Birds of a feather flock together" pertains most directly to the ________ factor in liking.

All of the following are Sternberg's components of love EXCEPT ________.

The classic Robber's Cave study showed that prejudice can be reduced by ________.

Prejudice is a(n) ________, whereas discrimination is a(n) ________.

The hormone associated with aggression seems to be ________.

Which of the following phenomena usually involves an excessively negative, overgeneralized assumption about a socially defined category of people?

Which statement BEST describes an important finding of Milgram's classic research?

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

A group of four friends, two men and two women, are out for an evening on the town. "I'd like to go to the bookstore and get coffee," one of the women says. "Nah, let's go over to that club and have drinks while we listen to the band," one of the men replies. What does Solomon Asch's research suggest will be the likely outcome?

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.

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:

Which type of love is defined as having only intimacy and commitment?

One effect of deindividuation that may contribute to mob violence is ________.