Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

You've always disliked a particular coworker,who strikes you as dishonest,but he is nice to you and does you favors,so you become friendly with him despite your misgivings.One day you learn that he stole personal items from your desk.You now decide to discontinue the friendshi

In a crowded mall parking lot,dozens of people hear a female voice yell,"He's killing me!" Yet no one calls the police.What is the reason for the lack of action,according to Darley and Latané?

Imagine 100 individuals are asked to take part in a replication of Milgram's famous study on obedience.How are these 100 people likely to respond?

Research has found a substantial difference in the tendency of men and women to show conformity,with women being far more likely to demonstrate conformity in all situations.

Giving in to pressure to change your behavior and thoughts to be like others is called obedience.

The study of the judgments people make as to whether someone else's behavior is due to something about that person or due to the person's situation is called ______.

The hormone associated with aggression seems to be ___________.

The Robber's Cave experiment showed that playing athletic games,such as football and baseball,reduces us-them hostility.

When opposites attract,it is said that they have __________ characteristics.

Stereotype threat is defined as anxiety related to the phenomenon known as _____.

Stereotypes assume that members of the same group must have distinct differences between them.

Attitude formation is the result of a number of influences.What they have in common is that they are all forms of ________________.

The social group viewed as the one with which a person identifies is called a(n)________.

During the NBA Finals,LeBron James misses a foul shot that would have given his team the lead with 10 seconds left in the game.Even though LeBron usually makes those shots during practice,he missed it at a crucial time.Why do you think this might have happened?

The "Jigsaw Classroom" refers to an experiment aimed at reducing prejudice by forcing people from different ethnic backgrounds to work on a jigsaw puzzle together.

Marco accepts a request to play the piano at his church's Sunday services,even though he is still learning how to play the piano.He plays a well-learned,simple piece.Happily,he performs very well in front of his congregation.Marco's behavior illustrates ________.

"We" have all different types of personalities and lots of endearing little quirks,whereas "they" all think and act alike.This assumption would be an example of the cognitive schema called ______________.

Hannah asks Jin to babysit her daughter for five hours each on both Saturday and then Sunday.Once Jin declines,Hannah asks Jin to babysit for four hours on Saturday only and Jin agrees to do it.This example demonstrates the ________ technique.

Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?

An example of ________ is the decision by NASA to launch the space shuttle Challenger despite widespread concerns about parts of the shuttle being unacceptable.