Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

Herbie and Irene have been married for almost 55 years.Through it all they have remained committed to each other and have been as close as two people can be.Over the years,the passion has waned but they still stayed together.Sternberg would call this type of love ________________.

What was the grade level of the students with whom Jane Elliott performed her famous blue eye-brown eye demonstration?

Kerry's positive attitude toward China,even though she has never been there,seems to be related to the fact that her mother is Chinese and talks about China with her all the time.Which method of attitude formation is involved in this example?

In Darley and Latané's (1970)five-step model of bystander intervention,help will be offered if the answer is "yes" to ________ of the five steps.

Increased contact between two warring groups has a tendency to ________.

Which term refers to a set of characteristics believed to be shared by all members of a particular group?

Social comparison occurs when _______________.

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

When we make situational attributions,we are identifying the cause of an action as something _____.

"Jeremy,can you possibly give me a ride to the airport this Sunday?" your friend Ben asks.Not thinking that this is a big deal,you agree to do this favor for Ben."Oh,that's great! Thanks so much.And by the way,I forgot that the plane leaves at 8:30 a.m. ,so I'll have to be at the airport by 6:30 a.m.Pick me up at 6:00.See you then," Ben adds.You are still likely to do the favor for Ben because you have just been a victim of the _____________ technique.

Following their classic study,Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)reported that those who got $1 for a boring task said it was more interesting than those who got $20.

"I adore the girl next door." This phrase refers to what rule of attraction?

Your best friend has been acting rather cool toward you lately.As you try to figure out why,you are engaging in the process called ________________.

On the 72^nd hole of the U.S.Open golf tournament,Phil Mickelson misses a one-foot putt that would have won the championshi

A car crash woke John from his afternoon na

Research suggests that we are more easily influenced by an attractive speaker than by an unattractive speaker.

Vince has always believed children deserve the best prenatal care available.During a class discussion,he hears the first of several speakers express very negative attitudes toward spending tax money on prenatal care for the poor.When it is his turn to speak,he voices an opinion more in keeping with the previous speakers.Vince's behavior is an example of _______________________.

While watching Jeopardy!,your roommate says,"Alex Trebek knows all the answers.He must be a genius." You tell your roommate she probably would not have said that if she had attended class the day the instructor discussed the topic of ______.

Asch's studies showed that overall conformity to group pressure occurred about ______ of the time.

All of the following are causes for groupthink EXCEPT ____________.