Gen. Psychology Connect Quiz 11 - Schultz

Which of the following statements best defines conformity?

A change in a person's behavior to coincide more closely with a group standard.

_____ means helping another person for personal gain, such as to feel good, or avoid guilt.

Egoism

Which of the following conclusions was drawn from the Stanford prison experiment conducted by Zimbardo?

People are more likely to be evil when personal responsibility is removed.

_____ refers to the processes by which we use social stimuli to form impressions of others.

Person perception

_____ involves strong components of sexuality and infatuation, and is often predominant in the early part of a love relationship._____ involves strong components of sexuality and infatuation, and is often predominant in the early part of a love relationship.

Romantic love

_____ is the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to other people.

Social psychology

Which theory of attraction suggests that long-term relationships are likely to continue when both partners are committed and put a lot into the relationship and when there are few attractive tempting alternatives around?

The Investment Model.

When individuals desire to have another person near and have a deep, caring affection for the person, they are displaying

affectionate love.

In the context of social influence, Solomon Asch's experiment demonstrates

conformity

According to social exchange theory, the most important predictor of relationship success is

equity.

A classic series of experiments by Stanley Milgram demonstrated the profound effect of

obedience.

Despite evidence to the contrary, Denise thinks she is smarter than most of the people in her class. Denise's unfounded attitude about herself is an example of a(n)

positive illusion.

The mere exposure effect provides one possible explanation for why _____ increases attraction.

proximity

Parents warn a new babysitter that their son, Dennis, is very aggressive and mischievous. As a result of this initial expectation, the babysitter starts calling Dennis "Dennis the Menace," and he behaves in ways that elicit aggressive and mischievous behaviors from Dennis. This example best demonstrates the phenomenon called

self-fulfilling prophecy.

Melissa and John have been happily married for 30 years because they have ensured that they have no opportunities to fight. Both of them have jobs so they contribute proportionately to the household income, and they equally share all other responsibilities. Melissa and John's happy marriage can best be explained by the

social exchange theory.

A _____ is a generalization about a group's characteristics that does not consider any variations from one individual to another.

stereotype

The hormone that is typically implicated in aggressive behavior is

testosterone.

From the perspective of the investment model of close relationships, long-term relationships are most likely to continue when

there are few tempting alternatives for the partners.

Cognitive dissonance theory states that in order to reduce dissonance, individuals

try to align their attitudes and behavior.

The bystander effect is most likely to occur

when someone is witnessing an emergency and there are several other people present.