Exam 12: C: Social Psychology

If a person sees a victim in dire need,but doesn't know how to help,that person will most likely:

Asch (1951)used __________ to study informational conformity.

Roles are similar to,but different from,norms because they also specify _____________.

The fact that you are most likely to marry someone who lives near you illustrates the _______ effect.

Following direct and explicit orders of a person in authority is called:

What theory was advanced by Festinger?

Each of the following is identified by the communication model of persuasion as a key element in changing people's behaviors EXCEPT __________.

_______ puts people into categories with each category having its own set of characteristics.

When Milgram tested the assumption that the subjects blindly obeyed instructions because they were in a "safe" university setting,he found that:

Rules that govern behavior and apply to all members of a group are called __________.

Society's main standard for judging abnormal behavior is __________.

An influential attribution theory was developed by ________.

A major reason why people won't help when there are many bystanders is because:

When the presence of others enhances one's performance of a task,we call this effect the _______ phenomenon.

Early studies showed that people and ants work _____ when in the presence of others than when alone.

The term ______ refers to the tendency to help others who are in need even when there is not likely to be a reward for helping.

What is the tendency to make internal attributions when we succeed and external attributions when we fail?

In general,the first information we receive about a person has greater influence than later information.This is called:

In Milgram's studies about _______ percent of his subjects administered the entire range of electric shocks.

What percent of subjects in Milgram's experiment on obedience actually completed the shock series?