Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

You observe someone from your psychology class at the grocery store get angry and yell at the cashier.Which of these attributions illustrates the fundamental attribution error?

Social loafing occurs when a member of a team slows down,letting others work harder.

Research has found support for Asch's findings in countries including Hong Kong,Japan,and Zimbabwe.In fact,in these locations the conformity effect was even higher than Asch reported.What might explain this increase in conformity?

If the president says,"Everything in the war is going as planned.Trust me,I am the president," he is using what form of the elaboration likelihood model?

Which of the following individuals is the most likely candidate to join a cult?

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was ____________________.

A group of four friends,two men and two women,are out for an evening on the town."I'd like to go to the bookstore and get coffee," one of the women says."Nah,lets go over to that club and have drinks while we listen to the band," one of the men replies.What does Solomon Asch's research suggest will be the likely outcome?

Judy is alone when she sees a person who appears to be drowning in the ocean.She wants to help,but questions whether her swimming ability will allow her to rescue the individual.It appears that Judy is stuck at the ________ step of Darley and Latané's (1970)model of bystander intervention.

How can a coach get his football team to perform better if he suspects they are exhibiting social loafing?

How does the jigsaw classroom operate?

Prejudice is to discrimination as ________.

Jaquan's parents have been talking to him about the negative aspects of drugs ever since he was a youngster.Now that he is a teenager,he knows that some of his friends smoke marijuana.At a party one night,a friend offers Jaquan a joint.Jaquan declines the offer,stating that he hates drugs.Even though he has never tried drugs to form his own opinion of them,which method of attitude formation has kept him from making a mistake?

Roberta is trying to decide whether to vote for a political candidate.Based on what she has read about him,she has concluded that he is not qualified for the position,but she agrees with his political positions.Also,she trusts him and likes his decisive personality.In fact,she likes him so much that she sent a small donation to his campaign.Her opinion that the candidate is not qualified represents the ______ component of her attitude toward him.

Which of the following individuals is most likely to make the fundamental attribution error?

The prime minister notices that her closest advisors never seem to disagree with her or with each other on a lot of important issues,such as arms control.She worries that she is not getting the pros and cons of different issues because her advisors are engaging in ______.

The classic Robber's Cave study showed that prejudice can be reduced by ________.

Luther operates a small nightclub that specializes in soul music and features up-and-coming African American singing groups.He actively discourages white couples from coming in and always gives them the worst seats if they insist on being admitted.Luther's behavior is BEST described as an example of ______.

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding research into the relationship between violent video games and aggression in children?

Which social psychology theory best explains the fact that the majority of the riots that took place following the trial of the police officers accused of beating Rodney King did not take place in white neighborhoods,but rather in the neighborhoods of Asian Americans and Asians who had recently immigrated to the United States?

There is currently a long history of fighting between the Israelis and Palestinians,and many attempts to resolve these conflicts have failed.According to the ____________ theory,the prejudice and discrimination that exists between the two groups will continue to rise as the conflict over limited land in Israel continues.