Exam 13: social Psychology

Miriam,a major in gender studies,was in an abusive relationship with Don.She experienced emotional discomfort because her beliefs about equal rights and respect in a relationship were contradicted every time she tolerated Don's abusive behaviour.Which of the following best describes the discomfort Miriam experienced?

Individuals tend to make dispositional attributions when they assume the role of a(n)___.

What percentage of Asch's participants conformed to group pressure during his classic experiment?

Who conducted the famous study of obedience?

Holly lost her homework,which was a rare occurrence.While speaking to her professor about the situation,another student in the class mentioned that he had lost his homework as well.Holly concluded that the other student had NOT really lost his homework-he was using the excuse because he had NOT done his homework at all.What attribution process is illustrated by this example?

In Backman's view,the development of love proceeds through four stages.They are

The actor-observer effect states that ___.

Dolores is stopped at a busy intersection and sees a homeless person holding a sign saying,'please help and spare some change'.She rolls down her window and hands all of her loose change to the man.What did Dolores manage to overcome in this example?

People from Western cultures are ___ likely to display social loafing.

How are the Stanford Prison and Milgram's obedience studies similar?

Describe the bogus pipeline technique and why it is used.

Christian has been practicing the Rubix cube for months and his best time to solve a randomly mixed cube is 7.23 seconds.One day he enters a competition and has to solve the cube in a competition against others,some of them world champions.Although Christian doesn't win the competition,he beats his best time by almost a second.Christian is experiencing

When faced with the behaviour of others,we see them as having rich,adaptive personalities.

Mpho dislikes doing group projects because there is always a member of the group that does NOT "pull his or her weight." What social behaviour is described in this example?

In the Robber's Cave experiment,which of the following best describes the outcome when the two groups of boys were required to work together toward a common goal?

According to your text,which of the following is likely to increase altruistic behaviour?

What famous study of social roles did Zimbardo conduct at Stanford University?

Davad is a lawyer and his partner,Patrick stays home to take care of their three children.Some people may think that Patrick may is violating ___ roles by NOT also working outside of the home.

The case of Kitty Genovese in New York City is an illustration of what effect?

In comparing men and women regarding aggression,women tend to engage in ___ aggression while men tend to engage in ___.