chapter 12 final

A social psychologist has been invited to give a community lecture on the importance of Milgram's research. He asks a social psychology class for suggested titles. Which of the following titles might they suggest as the most appropriate?

"Do Not Underestimate the Power of Perceived Authority"

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

Children who are different from others are more likely to be bullied.

A few minutes after class starts, your professor tells everybody to stand up, put their arms in the air, and eventually gets everybody to do the moves of the dance the "Hokey Pokey". Most students followed the professor's instructions. What factor resulted in student following such bizarre instructions?

The professor is an authority figure

Which of the following best exemplifies prosocial behavior?

Tyler visits his aunt once a week to bring her groceries.

The difference between a prosocial behavior and altruistic act is ____________?

an altruistic act has absolutely no benefit for the person who did it whereas a prosocial behavior may benefit the person who acted in this way

What is the just-world hypothesis?

an ideology common in the United States that people get the outcomes they deserve

The ________ is demonstrated by the attack on Kitty Genovese.

bystander effect

Which type of persuasion involves logic-driven arguments using data and facts to convince people of an argument's worthiness?

central route

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 ________.

cognitive dissonance

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 ________.

diffusion and responsibility

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 a non-White person wants assistance. This is an example of ________.

discrimination

While at dinner at your parents you tell them that your car is making strange noises and ask them if they would buy you a new one. They immediately say "No." After a few minutes you ask them, whether they would be able to help you pay for the repairs, and they willingly agree, not realizing that you, precocious as you are, have taken a social psychology class and just used the _____________ technique to get what you wanted.

door-in-the-face

An example of ________ is when a group of people unanimously decide on eating at The Chimes despite some members of the group really wanting Canes.

groupthink

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

having groups meet under equal terms and cooperate on a task

Which factor significantly decreased the likelihood of conformity in Solomon Asch's studies?

one confederate gave a correct response

Stephanie is a social psychologist investigating theories of prejudice. She is particularly interested in the development of prejudice that arises from competition over resources. What theory of prejudice is Stephanie most likely investigating?

realistic conflict theory

What is a social role?

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

The tendency for people observing someone else's actions to overestimate the influence of that person's internal characteristics on behavior and underestimate the influence of the situation is called __________.

the fundamental attribution error

In Zimbardo's prison study, male college students agreed to participate in a two-week experiment to discover what would happen when they took on the roles of prisoners and guards. After the prisoners staged a revolt, the researchers found that _______________.

the guards became more aggressive

Which of the following is true about the implicit associations test (IAT).

the test measures our nonconscious social attitudes and categorization