Exam 13: Social Psychology

Three students are paid different amounts of money to give a speech in support of more difficult final exams, a position that is contrary to each of their attitudes. Sarah is paid $1, Lynn is paid $5, and Kelly $20. According to dissonance theory, which student is most likely to support difficult exams after giving the speech?

The so-called norm of reciprocity rule makes which of the following predictions?

The reciprocity principle can be turned to one's favor by using it in bargaining. In order to do this, one must __________.

A key characteristic of crowd behavior is deindividuation, in which __________.

Social loafing predicts that, when students are asked to clap and cheer as loudly as they can, either alone or in groups, __________.

Another prediction we can make about Ronald, with his authoritarian personality, is that __________.

Let's say you hear someone say, "All Christians hate gay people." According to research, that statement is most likely to be made by a non-Christian, in keeping with the __________.

Which of the following would illustrate the influence of self-fulfilling prophecy?

Pete and Karen have been together as a couple for many years. They share deep affection, have similar outlooks on life, mutually care for one another, and have developed strong mutual trust. This relationship best reflects __________.

At a wedding, Greg hears the nervous groom make a mistake in reciting his vows. Greg wants to laugh, but before doing so looks around to see if others are laughing. Greg is engaging in __________.

What are the causes of conformity?

The central route to persuasion __________.

Group polarization refers to __________.

The working group tasked with strategic planning for the XYZ corporation is highly cohesive, under pressure from the competition, and to avoid distractions has been isolated at a remote conference center for three days straight. Given these circumstances, it is most likely that this group will __________.

Some charities enclose small gifts for the recipient, such as return address labels, in their fundraising letters. This strategy seems to rely on the __________.

For the past several weeks Jared has been quite impatient and even cruel toward his administrative assistant. According to cognitive dissonance theory, Jared will likely begin to __________.

When teachers were informed that some children in their classes had been identified as "bloomers," the students were later found to have significantly improved their test scores over the following year. In fact, the students were randomly selected and had no greater intellectual abilities than their classmates. This study illustrates the phenomenon of __________.

In order to use the Implicit Associate Test to measure ageism, you would need to have subjects __________.

The reactions of Asch's research participants to their experience in his study suggest that __________.

If an infant were to be approached by an unknown person and did not know whether to advance or retreat, what would the infant likely do before making a decision?