Chapter 12

Tom believes he is unable to stop gambling because his friends all gamble and re bad unfluence

Actor observer bias

Billie is an ____ because he believes people over age of 65 should have their drivers license suspending, due to using up resources and occupy jobs

Ageist

Peripheral route example

Anti smoking advertisements that rely on celebrity spokespeople advocating for reduction in cigarette use

Which of the following is the best example of central route persuassijn

Antismoking advertisers that use charts and graphs to show how many people die from smoking related causes

The ____ effect focuses on the influence of the majority on an individual's judgment

Asch

Hebert is a juror number 4 in a mirder trial. He believes the accused is guilty but when the bote is clear he is the only one who thinks thi way so he votes not guilty

Asch effect

An ______ is the evaluation of or feeling towards a person, idea, or object that are typically positive or negative

Attitude

Behavior is a product of both the situation and the person. Which of the following is an example of a situation that might influence behavior

Being in a crowd of bystanders when you witness someone fainting

The ______ is demonstrated by the attack on a kitty Genovese

Bystanders effect

Which type of persuasion involves logic driven arguments using data and facts to convince people of arguments worthiness

Central route

Which of the following makes it more likely that a children will be bullied

Children who are different from others

Rhona and jermore share each other's thoughts and feelings and are prepared to support each other, but they do not feel physical attraction

Companionate

The milligram experiment required participantion of an_____ to play the part of the person being shocked because the experiment would be invalid

Confederate

Fantasia believes that people with blue eyes are somehow creative than other people

Confirmation bias

Don knows that drinking to much liquor is costly but continues to do it

Congnitive dissonce

Ashely and Mikhail share their intimate thoughts and emotions, are physically attracted to eachother and agree to support eachother. Their love is

Consummate

Which statement about Sternberg's triangular theory of love is incorrect

Different aspects of love are hierarchical. For example companionate love is much better and longer lasting

Mona works at a bank. When luis, a Colombian man, arrives to drop off his paycheck she pretends to be busy and directs him to another teller. She does this whenever nonwhite person wants assistance

Discrimination

____holds that out behavior is determined by internal factors

Dispositionism

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

Emotions and attitudes, the self, and social cognition

Mark and Rosa commit to support eachother but they have no real physical passion and do not share their thoughts and feelings. Their love is called

Empty

Roger and Joan have passion in their relationship and they agree they will support eachother but don't want to share thoughts

Fatuous

Which type of persuasion involves encouraging a person to agree to a small favor or to buy a small item, only to layer request a large favor

Foot in the door

Foot in the door technique

Getting your parents to agree to cut down their smoking to a few cigarettes a day the asking them to quit

Social psychology is a field that studies both interpersonal and interpersonal behavior. Which of the following is an example of interpersonal behavior

Group processes

What is modification of the opinions of members of a group to slight with what they believe is the group consensus

Groupthink

Based on the discussion in your text, which of the following stratigies would effectively reduce prejudice between groups

Having groups meet under equal terms and cooperate on a task

_____ refers to prejudice and discrimination against individuals based solely on their same sex orientation

Homophobia

Jasmine belongs to the chess club. She prefers to associate with other members of the chess clubs while avoiding those who are not in the group

In group

What is the main pong of the textbook discussion of Milgrams obedience study

Individuals will obey authority to the point of potentially causing serious harm to another person

Which of the following best defines the Asch effect

Influence of the group majority on individual judgement

People view Enviormental protection agency as competent and believe they know correct information regarding what individuals should do to protect the environment so they posses

Informational

Which type of social influence involves conformity to s group norm promoted by the belief that the group is competent and had the correct information

Informational

Nicole wants a cookie. Heather has a cookie. Nicole pushes heather to get the cookie without intentions of hurting her

Instrumental aggression

Which example best examplifies homophily

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.

Self serving bias

Leonard attributes earning a good grade in his psychology class to the fact that he is and exceptionally hard working studebt

What is a major problem with the original Milgram study

Milgram lord to his respondents making his study borderline unethical

What is groupthink

Modification of the opinions of members of s group to align with what they believe is the group consensus

Suppose you hate reality tv but pretend to love them in order to fit it m

Normative

Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding social exchange theory

People are dissatisfied if their social exchanges create more costs than benefits unless the relationship is an example of consummate

What is the main point of quizmaster study

People who will overlook obvious situational influences on behavior

Which statement about social psychology is most accurate

People's thoughts feelings and behaviors are influenced by social situations

Which type of persuasion involves an indirect route that relies on association of peripheral cues to associate positivity with a message

Peripheral route

When it comes to social psychology, a script is a

Persons knowledge about the sequence of events in a specific setting

Heather and mike share the household chores equally. Take turns cooking and driving their son to daycare, both work and take responsibility. This is

Reciprocity

Dianne and bruce share their intimate thoughts and emotions and are physically attracted to each other, but their love does not containe expectations beyond that. This is called

Romantic

In California undocumented migrants are often blamed for high unemployment in the states

Scapegoating

Which of the following strategies would effectively prevent groupthinking from occurinh

Seeking outside opinions on group decison

Following an outcome...... are those attributions that enable us to see ourselves in favorable light

Self serving bias

Penny eggs and acting job

Self serving bias

Fake thinks that women shouldn't work outside the home and vows never to hire women at his bank. Dales attitude and Anne course of action are

Sexist

According to the frustration aggression theory, which of the following is likely to occur when Simon gets frustrated with his toilet training

Simon bites his mother

Anna thinks that bill is rude to her because she has to seat him in a noisy, crowded area of the restaurant. Anna takes a ____ view of bill

Situationist

David attempts to minimize the costs of his relationship with Daniel while maximizing benefits. He enjoys Daniels company, but he tries to avoid helping him move. This is an example of

Social exchange

Travis is part of a group playing tug of war. He knows that his team is stronger, so he doesn't try as hard as he could. Travis is engaged

Social loafing

Who was Stanley Milgram

Social psychology professor at Yale who wanted to test the defense of " i was just following orders" typically used by accused Nazis

What is the main point of the Stanford prison experiment

Social roles are powerful determinants of human behavior

What is a social role

Socially defined pattern of behavior that is expected of a person in a given setting or group

Fatima generalized that all mean are irresponsible players, cheaters, and liars. When it comes to men, Fatima many be applying______negative beliefs

Stereotyoes

Which of the following strategies would effectively reduce racisim

Teaching children to think independently and challenges social norms that promote racism

Which of the following is an example of the self fulfilling prophecy

Telling someone with dyslexia she cananky learn to read, leading her to be illiterate

Janeka does poorly on her psychology final, so she picks on her mother ability to cook. A frustration aggression theorist might explain this but focusing kn

The way janekas frustration with her exam led her to be aggressive toward her mother

Which statement about Sternbergs triangular theory of love is most accurate

There are three components of love; intamacy , passion, and commitment

Which of the following best examplifies pro social behavior

Tyler visits his aunt once a week to bring her groceries

If a person says that actors make effective spokespeople for potato chips because they are above average in attractiveness, which approach is this

Yale attitude change

Who conducted the Stanford prison experiment

Zimbardo

What was the major flaw in the Stanford prison experiment

Zimbardo did not us a control group

Suppose your walking down a street. A women has fallen down but because there are so many people around it does not occur to you taht you should help. You just assume someone else will

diffusion of responsibility

When it comes to relationships we expect to share thoughts feelings, and ideas in a mutual exchange called

reciprocity