PSY 101 Exam 3 Chapter 11

Linda is attempting to summarize the relationship between empathy and altruism for a paper she is writing for her psychology class. A good statement to summarize this relationship would be:

"Empathy is a major component of altruism."

If Slade is exhibiting the self-serving bias, which would be his explanation for a poor grade on a test?

"The professor doesn't know how to teach the material."

Luna lives in Houston and wants to visit New Orleans during Mardi Gras. She asks her dad to buy her an expensive plane ticket so that she can visit a friend in Seattle and he refuses. Luna then asks for an inexpensive bus ticket to visit a different friend in New Orleans, and he agrees. Luna capitalized on:

the door-in-the face technique.

Alexa and Dennis shared may of the same thoughts, feelings, and responses to children, aging parents, and finances. Alexa and Dennis had shared:

attitudes

Holding hostile or negative attitudes toward an individual or a group is called:

prejudice

Nancy is swiping through her Tinder dating app, looking for fellow students at her university. By doing this, Nancy is prioritizing the factor of interpersonal attraction known as:

proximity.

DeWayne is a police officer. When he is off the job, he is known as an easygoing, fun-loving person who enjoys life. When he is on the job, he is very stern, serious, and no-nonsense. DeWayne's professional behavior is an example of a social:

role

Despite her parents' poverty, Dusty earned a PhD at a prestigious university. Dusty credits her educational success to hardiness and resilience and blames her inability to manage money on the culture of poverty in which she was raised. Dusty reflects an attributional bias known as the:

self-serving bias.

Carole decides that the good feelings and joy of giving back to the community outweigh the cost of giving up her free time over the weekend, so she decides to volunteer at the Special Olympics. This example illustrates the _____ explanation of helping.

social exchange

It is thought that Julius, a skilled runner, performed better when others were watching. This is an example of:

social facilitation.

Individual behavior is the focus of:

social psychology.

In Asch's study on conformity, what percentage of the subjects conformed at least once, even when they knew their answer to be incorrect?

76%

_____ occurs when people perform better on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others.

Social facilitation

Children and parents frequently have the same attitudes about social issues. This is primarily because of:

life experiences.