Exam 13: D: Social Psychology

Imagine that you are travelling in a foreign country and a local person you meet there asks you "What are Canadians like?" If you respond,"Canadians are polite,loyal,and really friendly," this description relies on _____________ about Canadians.

Luther operates a small nightclub that specializes in soul music and features up-and-coming black 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 behaviour is best described as an example of

What is the moral or take-home message of Solomon Asch's series of experiments in which participants were asked to judge the lengths of lines? People will go to great lengths

With respect to pseudoscience marketing techniques to falsely enhance persuasion,_______ capitalizes on the idea that Western scientists cannot fully capture the mystical side of us all.

The highest level of aggression would be found in

Which of the following is the correct definition of cognitive dissonance?

The tendency of people to comply with a second,lesser request after refusing a larger one is called the ______ technique.

Which heuristic makes us more likely to believe something we've heard many times?

Which of the following groups of people exhibit high levels of prejudice against a wide variety of out-groups?

A community member reports seeing a spaceship the night before crop circles were discovered in a local farmer's field.Suddenly,multiple members of the community are reporting that they have seen spaceships in other areas of the county.They are convinced that aliens are making the crop circles.This is an example of

Emilio saw a wonderful all-in-one kitchen appliance for sale on TV.The appliance would allow him to get rid of six small appliances and leave more room in his kitchen.Emilio called the number and agreed to purchase the product.He then found out that the price only covered the product base and he would have to purchase each appliance add-on individually.When he did this the product cost significantly more than he originally thought.This is known as the

With respect to pseudoscience marketing techniques to falsely enhance persuasion,_______ capitalizes on the notion that what is natural is good.

When Sam went looking for a new car,he met a beautiful saleswoman who described the beauty of the car and the flashiness,and how good Sam would look driving it instead of the poor gas mileage,the exorbitant price,and poor road performance.Sam made a snap decision to buy the car from the persuasive saleswoman.Sam was using which alternative pathway in making a decision?

According to Asch and others,which of the following is a social factor that influences conformity?

Interpreting a situation as an emergency is to ________________ as offering assistance in an emergency is to _______________.

Which of the following provides a "real-world" example of the power of social influence and deindividuation?

Joy is participating in an experiment where she is shown words (such as "knife" or "smile")and images (such as black or white faces).She is told to press the right or left keys on a computer when certain words or images appear,and her response time is recorded.What test is Joy taking?

A person asks you if you would volunteer to counsel delinquent youths at a detention centre for two years.When you refuse,she asks you if you could supervise these youths during a trip to the zoo.She is using the ______ technique.

________ theory proposes that we acquire our attitudes by observing our behaviours.

In which variation on Milgram's classic study of obedience did they find compliance to 450 volts reached over 90 percent?