Exam 13: D: Social Psychology

Amos is the only survivor of a plane crash,and is stranded in the wilderness all alone.As the days pass without rescue,he begins to feel extremely lonely and isolated,and begins talking to himself,the trees,and the nearby animals.Which of the following theories best explains Amos's behaviour?

Which of the following statements is true?

High levels of which of the following personality traits has been associated with increased compliance in Milgram's paradigm?

Tamika met Samantha,who was new to the school.Tamika began to develop a friendship with Samantha and soon they became good friends.Then Tamika learned that Samantha had been a troublemaker at her old school.Tamika liked Samantha but now saw her as a troublemaker.Tamika finally resolved these conflicting emotions by deciding that Samantha should be admired for turning over a new leaf at her new school.This is can be explained by

_______________ is a contagious outbreak of irrational behaviour that is analogous to how the flu spreads among people.

________ is the claim that our attributions and behaviours are shaped by a belief that the world is fair and people always get what they deserve.

In which of the following situations is the person more likely to be helped?

An attitude

________ suggests that we start with a small request before asking for a bigger one.

The phenomenon where we are more likely to believe something we've heard many times is known as the

Which of the following people would be most likely to come to the aid of another?

Which of the following is an example of "groupthink"?

You are in the market for a new car.You go from dealer to dealer and find they all follow the same procedure: Every salesperson offers you a soda and asks you to take a test drive.Which psychological technique is behind the offer of the soda and the test drive?

Many people hang up on telemarketers,but others will listen politely to their pitches even if they are not interested in the product.Telemarketers know that anyone who agrees to listen to a pitch is more likely to buy the product,thanks to the

When we experience an unpleasant state of tension between two or more conflicting thoughts we are experiencing

The following are all examples of pseudoscience tactics except

Which of the following individuals is likely to help in an emergency situation?

Studies using fMRIs have found that our compassion or empathy towards others was demonstrated in increased activation of the ______________ when thinking about in-groups relative to out-groups.

Joey is a season ticket holder for the Saskatchewan Roughriders football team.He is such a fan that he sometimes travels to different cities to watch them play.He was recently in Edmonton to watch the Roughriders versus Eskimos game,and was wearing his Roughriders jersey to show his support.Although he attended the game by himself,he ended up talking to several other Saskatchewan fans in the audience near his seat,and they joked about how deluded the Eskimos fans were that they were going to win.In this example,Joey is engaging in _________________.

In which variation on Milgram's classic study of obedience did they find compliance to 450 volts fell to 0 percent?