Exam 12: Social Psychology

A response, either positive or negative, toward a certain person, idea, object, or situation is called ________.

What historical event prompted Jane Elliott to begin the blue eye-brown eye project with her students?

The most important factor in attraction is ________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four categories of factors that can influence the effectiveness of attempts to change people's attitudes?

Social categorization occurs without conscious awareness.

Which of the following is NOT a positive outcome of the Milgram obedience study?

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

What is the primacy effect, as it relates to impression formation, more commonly known as?

The factor most likely to determine whether groupthink becomes a problem for a group is group _______.

A group of Ray's friends have been waiting for Ray for an hour. One says, "He never remembers anything." Another says, "He's probably caught in rush hour traffic." What are these friends doing that might be of interest to a social psychologist?

Which of the following examples describes the rule of attraction called reciprocity of liking?

When others act, our attention is focused on ________. When we act, our attention is focused on ________.

Which of the following descriptions BEST defines implicit personality theory?

Some have suggested that the results of Milgram's obedience study may have been due to the ________ effect.

Which of the following statements about prejudice and discrimination is NOT true?

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!" If you looked up, would you be conforming?

Learned, relatively enduring feelings about objects, events, or issues are called ________.

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

Realistic conflict theory suggests that prejudice arises from ________.

Which of the following statements about persuasion is CORRECT?