Exam 10: Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

In the Stanford prison study,why did the researchers end the study at Day 6,instead of Day 14 as initially planned?

A state of tension that occurs when a person simultaneously holds two cognitions that are psychologically inconsistent is called

C.P.Snow said that "more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of _______________ than in the name of rebellion."

_______________ generally have the greatest conversational distance compared to other cultures;that is,they stand further apart when they converse.

Changing one's behavior in response to real or perceived social pressures is referred to as _______ by social psychologists.

For her dissertation,Heather asks a random sample of people whether their tendency to "do the right thing" is average,below average,or above average.To her surprise,she found that 93% said that they were above average! This illustrates

Angela is a participant in a replication of a famous psychology experiment.Along with seven other students seated in a room,she is shown a 10-inch test line,and then everyone takes turns identifying the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines.The experimenter is interested in studying

While at work,Nora is a pilot who flies commercial airlines.At home she is a mother,wife,daughter,and sister.These are several of Nora's

Representative Jansen,a U.S.congresswoman,believes in the reproductive rights and welfare of women but voted to ban late-term abortions.Jansen feels very uneasy about the conflict between her beliefs and her behavior.She is most likely experiencing

How are twin studies used to estimate the heritability of attitudes?

The Stanford prison study demonstrates how a person's _______________ affects behavior.

Distinguish between a social norm and a social role.

At Nicholas's high school,a rumor was spread that the principal was having an affair with one of the teachers.While Nicholas didn't believe the rumor at first,the more he heard the rumor repeated,the more he accepted it as a fact.This is an example of

What did Milgram study?

The fundamental attribution error would be predicted to be especially prevalent in

When a person is a committed follower in a cult that relies upon coercive persuasion,the group is likely to

Solomon Asch set up an experiment in which eight people were shown a 10-inch line and then had to choose the line that matched it in length from a choice of three other lines.Through this experiment,Asch was studying

The belief that one's own ethnic group,nation,or religion is superior to all others is called self-serving bias.

The basic asymmetry in social perception is further widened by which of the following psychological processes that make you feel good about yourself even when you shouldn't?

Attribution theory examines