Exam 12: Social Psychology

A very cohesive group,insulated from outside opinion,with a respected leader must make a decision quickly.As they deliberate,this group should be especially aware of the phenomenon called:

Factors that determine the effect of a communicator include:

Informational influence is motivated by the desire to be ________.

Milgram's study on obedience has been criticized on the basis of _____________.

The ___________ technique may work because,compared to the large first request,the second request seems reasonable.

The most important situational variable in altruism is the _______.

What is the process of explaining why certain events occurred or why a particular person acted in a certain manner?

The ________ theory suggests that we often learn about ourselves by comparing our performance with that of other people.

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

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

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

The tendency for people to exaggerate the importance of their contributions in shaping events is termed ___________.

According to the text,the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba was a result of ___________.

According to research:

The technique used for studying conformity was developed by:

Guilt may play an important role in getting people to make a commitment using the __________ approach.

In the Milgram experiment on obedience,the _______ was a confederate of the experimenter.

The arousal and excitement that occurs in the presence of others aids in:

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

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