PSYCH 2300 13.2 Social Influence

Tom is attending college in a city far away from home where he does not know anybody. According to the principle of proximity, Tom will be MOST likely to make friends with:

Bill, his roommate

_____ levels of the hormone _____ are related to delinquency, hard drug use, and aggressive-bullying responses to frustration.

High; testosterone

Bill was a very aggressive and violent youth. He often got into fistfights with the other boys and was even charged with assault when he was in his mid-twenties. Bill is now 65 years old, and it takes a lot to make him angry. Why is this the case?

His testosterone level has decreased.

The belief that an individual "must have done something" to be arrested by law enforcement officers BEST illustrates:

Just-world

When a police officer pulls over a car because the driver is an African-American male in an expensive car, the police officer has committed:

a microaggression

Dwayne has over $100,000 in credit card debt. He is able to have much of his credit card debt forgiven through a debt consolidation company. He does not realize that his debt forgiveness impacts the global economy because of:

a social trap

Discrimination is a negative _____, whereas prejudice is a negative _____.

behavior; attitude

A former professional football player is convicted of a violent crime against another person. An expert testifies in his defense that the player's crime stemmed from a degenerative brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is brought on by the repeated head injury experienced by many football players. With respect to the _____ model, CTE reflects a physiological influence on aggression.

biopsychosocial

People are less likely to give aid if an emergency occurs in the presence of many observers. This is known as the _____ effect.

bystander

Marsha and Luke have been married for over 50 years and have four children and eight grandchildren. Currently, they are MOST likely to be experiencing

companionate love

Although Regina receives slightly greater rewards from her marriage than her husband, both are satisfied with the relationship because they each benefit in proportion to what they put into it. This BEST illustrates the significance of:

equity

Studies have revealed diminished activity in the _____ in the brains of violent criminals.

frontal lobes

People may unconsciously harbor negative racial associations. This BEST illustrates the subtle nature of _____ prejudice.

implicit

Researchers using the Implicit Association Test have found that people who were more quick to associate good things with White names or faces also were the quickest to perceive anger and apparent threat in Black faces. Their findings demonstrate:

implicit prejudice

Which is NOT among the three key factors determining whether one will like another person?

intelligence

Members of each of the two major political parties view members of the other parties as immoral. This phenomenon BEST illustrates:

mirror-image perceptions

Compared with others, strikingly attractive people make a _____ favorable impression on potential employers, and they are _____ likely to perceive praise for their work as sincere.

more; less

Stella and Anthony are newlyweds. They are MOST likely experiencing:

passionate love

Sara and a colleague are having dinner together. While they wait on their order, a Muslim family enters the restaurant, and the woman is wearing a hijab. Sara's colleague leans closer to her and says, "I am not sure how she expects to eat with all of that junk covering her face." Her colleague is demonstrating:

prejudice

The MOST powerful indicator of whether people will become friends is:

proximity.

Which concept can be defined as a cluster of characteristics that are associated with all members of a specific social group even though they may not always reflect reality?

stereotype

Belief is to _____ as behavior is to _____.

stereotype; discrimination

The concept of a superordinate goal is BEST illustrated by:

the intent of management and labor to produce a fuel-efficient automobile that will outsell any car on the market.

A contestant on a popular dating show takes a blind date to an escape room. According to the _____ theory, the somewhat frightening setting for the date may well lead to a "love connection."

two-factor

A college professor believes that members of Generation Z are entitled, screen-obsessed devotees of shallow influencers, with few actual life skills. This belief is an example of:

a stereotype.

Aggression is related to increased activity in the _____ and decreased activity in the _____.

amygdala; frontal lobe

Supporters of each of the two major political parties claim the moral high ground and view supporters of the other party as Godless, corrupt, or uncaring. This example BEST illustrates:

an ingroup bias.