Exam 13: B: Social Psychology

Aleta is looking at a stack of applications for the open position she has at her bakery.She called all of the applicants acting as if she was asking an important question about their application.Really,however,she wanted to know who had an accent so she could put those applications in the "no" pile.Aleta just engaged in

What did Milgram study?

When an individual,who is part of a larger group,puts forth less effort than other group members,________ occurs.

William is a police officer who is instructed by a superior officer to beat a subject in order to obtain a confession.According to research done on obedience,William is more likely to disobey this order if

A group member is more likely to engage in social loafing if he or she believes that

The ________ technique involves asking for an unreasonably large request before asking for the small request you are hoping to have granted.

A belief about the characteristics of members of a group that are applied generally to most members of the group is known as a(n)

What term do psychologists use for the phenomenon that occurs when people are less likely to aid a person in trouble if there are other people around who are also potential helpers?

Representative Jansen,a U.S.congresswoman,believes in the reproductive rights and welfare of women but voted to ban late-term abortions.Jansen feels very uneasy about the conflict between her beliefs and her behaviour.She is most likely experiencing

Our impressions of people form

Before Stanley Milgram conducted his study on obedience,he asked a number of psychiatrists and psychologists how many people would go all the way to the highest voltage under the instructions of the authority.Milgram found that

When Milgram and his team set up several variations of his original study,they found that people were more likely to disobey when

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

At a crowded park,Kayla sees an old man clutching his heart and stumbling.If Kayla assumes that someone else will help the old man,she is experiencing the phenomenon known as

Doni enters an elevator and stands in it facing the back instead of turning around to face the elevator door.Doni is violating

Wilhelm doesn't follow sports,but he agrees to go to a football game with a friend.Because he is unfamiliar with the rules,Wilhelm watches the other spectators around him carefully to see when they clap,stand,cheer,and boo and then copies their behaviour.Which strategy is Wilhelm using?

You and your group have had four weeks to complete a group project for your economics class.You are now four days away from the due date,and you and one other group member have been putting in all of the time and effort.The other two members come occasionally to group meetings and do the minimal work required.This unfortunate situation is known as

An environmental activitist has to choose a campaign.Which approach will work best?

When we experience an unpleasant state of tension between two or more conflicting thoughts,we are experiencing