Psych. Ch. 12

cognitive dissonance

Don knows that drinking too much liquor is a costly habit that is bad for his health, but he continues to drink large amounts of liquor. He also thinks he is a smart person that makes good choices. Don feels some psychological discomfort from this contradiction, which is also called ________.

Yale Attitude Change

If a person says that actors make effective spokespeople for potato chips because they are above average in attractiveness, which approach is that person using to explain attitude change?

instrumental aggression

Nicole wants a cookie. Heather has a cookie. Nicole pushes Heather and takes her cookie. Nicole doesn't intend to hurt Heather, Nicole just wants the cookie. This is an example of ________.

diffusion of responsibility

Suppose you are walking down a street. A woman has fallen down, but because there are so many people around it does not occur to you that you should help. You just assume someone else is about to help her and keep walking. This is an example of ________.

normative

Suppose you hate reality shows, but you pretend to like them in order to fit in, feel good, and be accepted by your friends, who all love reality television. This is an example of ________ social influence.

Asch

The ________ effect focuses on the influence of the group majority on an individual's judgment.

emotions and attitudes, the self, and social cognition

The field of social psychology studies topics at the intrapersonal level. These topics include ________.

modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the Group consensus

What is groupthink?

person's knowledge about the sequence of events in a specific setting

When it comes to social psychology, a script is a ________.

Latara and Vaughn are the same race and attend the same church. They met in their psychology class, a subject they both major in. They begin to date

Which example best exemplifies homophily?