Chapter 12
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 statement about groupthink is correct
Group members modify their opinions to match what they is the group consensus
_______ is the strengthing of an original group attitude after the discussion of views within a group
Group poloarization
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
What should be changed to make the following true. " Hostile aggression is motivated by achieving a goal and does not necessarily involve intent to pain
Hostile to instrumental
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
The ____ hypothesis is the ideology common in the United States that people get the outcomes they deserve
Just world
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.
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
Make this true. "Social exchange is people's desire to help others even if the costs outweigh the benefits
Social exchange to altruism
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
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
Kara gets an F on her social psychology exam. She goes home and gets into a argument with her roommate. Pee assumes she bullying instead of thinking she had a bad day. Lee is making a
Fundamental attribution error
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
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
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
What is the just world hypothesis
An idealogy common in the US that people get the outcomes they deserve
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
What is the major flaw in the Asch conformity study
Asch ignored the importance of several factors influencing conformity, including race, class, gender
What should be changed to make the statement true. " Asch conducted his prison experiment to demonstrate that social roles have a great deal of influence on individual behaviors
Ash to Zimbardo
A ____ is the evaluation of or feeling towards a person, idea, or object that are typically positive or negative
Attitude
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 interpersonal 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
Self serving bias
Leonard attributes earning a good grade in his psychology class to the fact that he is and exceptionally hard working studebt
Who was the social psychology professor at Yale who designed an obedience study in order to text the defense of " I was just following orders"
Milgram
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