PSYCH 200 CH 14
attitude-discrepant behavior
Behavior inconsistent with an attitude that may have the effect of modifying an attitude is known as ___ ___.
prejudice
Discrimination refers to behavior that results from ___.
flawed decisons
A characteristic of groupthink, that contributes to ___ ___, the group's belief in its rightness.
passion
According to Robert Sternberg's triangular model of love, ____ is most crucial in short-term relationships.
praise
Agreement and ______ are more effective ways to encourage others to embrace one's views.
attitude
An _____ is an enduring mental representation of a person, place, or thing that typically evokes an emotional response and related behavior.
collectivist
Belonging to a ______ society increases the tendency to conform.
reinforced
From the behavioral perspective, strong agile organisms are likely to be ____ for aggressive behavior.
stress
In groupthink, external threats heighten of cohesiveness of the group and is a source of _____.
evaluation apprehension
In the context of group behavior ___ ___ is the concern that others are assessing one's behavior.
cognitive
On a ____ level, prejudice is linked to expectations that members of the target group will behave poorly, say, in the workplace, or engage in criminal.
fascination
Passion involves ____ for the loved one, sexual craving, and the desire for exclusiveness.
conform
People are said to _____ when they change their behavior to adhere to social norms.
discrimination
Prejudice is connected to avoidance, aggression, and ______.
consciousness and choice
Social-cognitive theorists believe ___ ___ play key roles in aggressive behavior among humans.
obedience to authority
Stanley Milgram undertook a series of classic experiments at Yale university in 1963 to study the factors that contribute to ___ ___.
dominate
Testosterone appears to affect the tendencies to _____ and control other people.
reciprocity
The attraction-similarity hypothesis theorizes that _____ is a powerful determination of attraction.
selective exposure
The deliberate seeking and attending to information that is consistent with one's attitude is known as ___ ___.
pressure
The discomfort faced by the participants in the Asch study was caused by the _____ to conform.
persuasive
The elaboration likelihood model describes the ways in which people respond to ________ messages.
empathy
The feeling of ___ encourages helping behavior and discourages aggression.
aggressive
The hypothalamus brain structure is associated with instinctive ______ reactions in nonhumans.
decreases
Valuing being right over being liked _____ the tendency to conform.
dispositional attributing
We are biased toward making ___ ___ when we explain other people's behavior.
central route
When ads focus on the quality of the product, they persuade people to change attitudes through ___ ___.
physical
____ appearance is a factor that contributes to attraction.
commitment
according to the triangular mode of love, ____ means deciding to enhance and maintain the relationship.
motive
cognitive psychologists believe, people decide whether they will lash out or not on the basis of their interpretation of the other person's ______.
propinquity
reason people tend to have partners from the same background is _____.