Psych Chapter 11

Which statement reflects the fundamental attribution error?

Eryn cheated on the exam because she's dishonest.

Blindfolded people were observed to clap louder when they thought they were clapping alone than when they thought they were clapping with others. This BEST illustrates:

social loafing.

Our attitudes about another person are MOST likely to influence the way we treat that person if our attitudes are:

stable.

Conformity is to obedience as _____ is to _____.

Asch; Milgram

Nadine has strong feelings about a website used to enroll in health insurance. These feelings stem in part from her political beliefs, and they may influence her voting behavior in subsequent elections. Nadine has a(n):

attitude

Feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in particular ways to objects, people, and events are called

attitudes.

Joanna disagrees with her classmates on an issue. During a class discussion of the issue, Joanna is MOST likely to conform to her classmates' opinion if she

believes the rest of the class is unanimous in their position

Attitudes are:

emotional, cognitive, and behavioral.

After giving in to her friends' request that she drink alcohol with them, 16-year-old Jessica found that she could not resist the pressure they exerted on her to try cocaine. Her experience BEST illustrates the

foot in the door

Once people have agreed to a small request, they have a tendency to comply with a larger request. This is known as the:

foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

The tragic decision to launch the space shuttle Challenger resulted in part from the minimal expression of dissenting views among NASA personnel and advisors. This BEST illustrates the dangers of

groupthink

In _____ cultures, people are more likely to commit the fundamental attribution error, while in _____ cultures, they are less likely to commit the fundamental attribution error

individualist; East Asian

In making wedding preparations, JaMarcus conforms to the expectations of his future bride's family in order to win their favor. His behavior illustrates the importance of _____ social influence.

normative

Dahlia is trying to make partner at one of the city's most prestigious law firms. It is generally understood that associates remain hard at work in the office until at least 7 or 8 each evening. This is an element of the firm's:

norms

After a light turns green, drivers take about 15 percent less time to travel the first 100 yards when another car is beside them at the intersection than when they are alone. This BEST illustrates:

social facilitation

Nate is lifting weights to build muscle for the upcoming football season. While in the gym lifting, a group of cheerleaders comes in to start practice. While the cheerleaders were watching, Nate was able to do 10 reps more than he has ever accomplished in the past. This BEST illustrates

social facilitation

When we perform better on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others, this is called:

social facilitation

In the original Milgram obedience experiment, participants delivered the maximum shock level _____ percent of the time.

65

Dr. Perez is conducting research about how people form impressions of others and how they interpret one another's behavior in a variety of situations. Dr. Perez is probably a(n) _____ psychologist.

Social

psychologists investigate how people think about, influence, and relate to one another.

Social

During a discussion, Dr. Mansfield argues that Asch's participants conformed to the confederates' responses because they wished to be correct about the lengths of the lines in the experiment. Dr. Roach counters that the participants conformed because they simply sought the confederates' approval. Dr. Mansfield is suggesting that Asch's conformity is an example of _____ social influence. Dr. Roach is suggesting instead that it reflects _____ social influence.

informational; normative

Tim's new roommate Jaxon leaves dirty laundry all over his room, and Tim assumes he must be a slob. Tim ignores the fact that Jaxon is currently studying for finals and working 30 hours per week. Tim is demonstrating:

the fundamental attribution error