Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major components of attitudes?

Social psychology differs from psychology in its focus on ______.

After agreeing to Nat's request to share her lecture notes from one class,Maria now agrees to Nat's request to share her notes from three classes.This example illustrates the ________technique.

A common strategy for gaining compliance used by car salespeople is the door-in-the-face technique.

After a group of gang members learned that their friend had died in a seemingly random accident,several of the friends started blaming a rival gang for the death.Even though there was no evidence whatsoever that the death had been intentional,the more the gang members talked,the more passionate they became in their belief that an act of revenge was necessary.What concept from social psychology may contribute to an act of violent revenge in this case?

Invulnerability,rationalization,and insularity are three characteristics of groupthink.

The purpose of Milgram's study on obedience was to find out how many people would obey an authority figure when directly ordered to violate their own ethical standards.

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

Analysis of the participants in Milgram's obedience study has indicated that which personality trait was highly related to the willingness to be obedient?

Which of the following statements supports the idea of social identity?

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?

What do social psychologists call the tendency to rely on internal characteristics for explanations of the behavior of others and to ignore the influence of the situation?

Which type of love is defined as commitment only?

Dave believes all college professors are irritable,impatient,and uninterested in whether students learn.His belief is an example of _______________.

The realistic conflict theory focuses on conflict ______.

Upon review of their participation in Milgram's obedience study,84% of the participants reported that they regretted having been involved,and that they felt that their discovery that they were,in fact,cruel people had lasting damage on their self-esteem.

Which of the following qualities would make members of a target audience easier to persuade?

Which part of the brain has been identified as being particularly active when people experience cognitive dissonance?

Which of the following brain structures has been identified as being particularly important in one's acting in a prosocial manner?

Which of the following is NOT one of the processes associated with social identity theory?