Social Psyc Final Questions

Elliot is initially neutral toward his coworker, Sarah. Overtime, across frequent interactions with Sarah, it is likely

drow to like her

Autokinetic effect was able to study and describe

emergence of group norms

in our classroom demonstration of rumor transmission, is someone telling the joke changes cup of tea to cup of coffee then they are engaging in

assimilation

Bem's self-perception theory we infer our _______ from our _________.

attitudes; behavior

The role of natural selection processes in the development of social behavior is a concern in

evolutionary psychology

Where cultures and helping is concerned research suggests that

individuals help outgroup members more collectivists help ingroup members more

Which of the following situations in which dissonance theory makes predictions frequently not confirmed?

people avoiding information that will create dissonance

Research concerning private and public self-consciousness show that people who are

privately self-conscious are very aware of their inner states and feelings

Which of the following does not appear to be associated with low self-esteem?

the ability to effectively resist peer pressure

Helping behavior can be adaptive from an evolutionary standpoint only if *****

the helper's gene survive in those who helped

According to Kelley's research on attributional conflict in couples the best solution to an attributional argument with your spouse or lover is

Correct answer: share feelings, not attributions

What about social roles theory, gender stereotypes are the result of

Correct answer: unequal gender based division of labor

Research demonstrates that exposure to weak versions of a persuasive argument tends to increase later resistance to that argument. This is consistent with

The Inoculation Hypothesis

Allport and Postman's classic applied research on rumor was aimed at solving problems during

WW2

According to the two step model of fundamental attribution error, people make an

auto first step of making a personal attribution and then an effortful second step of considering situational factors

people in negative moods are less likely to help if they

become self-focused

Latane's (81) Social Impact Theory depicts _________ as strong form of social influence in which there are several sources, but just one target

conformity

according to the original theory of Latane and Darley's model of bystander intervention, the epileptic seizure experiment illustrates the negative effects of

diffusion of responsibility

Anthony is talking to his friend about his ex-girlfriend who broke up with him because she is cold-hearted. what kind of attribution is Anthony making?

dispositional attribution

Which of the following questions would a social psychologist be most likely to study? ****

do groups lead to higher or lower productivity?

Jamie wants an extra day to write a paper for class. Jamie first asks for a one week extension and the professor refuses. Jamie then asks for a one day extension and the professor agrees. This is an example of

door in the face

Jamie wants an extra day to write a paper for class. Jamie first asks for a one week extension and the professor refuses. Jamie then asks for a one day extension and the professor accepts. This is referred to as

door-in-the-face

Schnacter and singer found that subjects are most likely to report having the same feelings as a euphoric or angry confederate waiting with them in the _____ condition

epinephrine-uninformed

in order to achieve high internal validity, social psychologists conduct

experiments without confounds

A hypothesis is a(n)

explicit testable prediction about the conditions under which an event will occur

Which of the following concerns the use of fear appeals does NOT describe findings in this complex area research

fear appears are generally less effective than messages that do not provoke fear

According to your instructor, __________ is the relationship in which self-disclosure

friends and lovers; immediate reciprocity decreases

Social psychology differs from personality by looking at how ______ lead to ______ behaviors.

given situation, the same or typical

which of the following does not contribute to a good mood effect?

good mood encourage a careful analysis of rewards and costs

Modern models of the relationship between attitudes and behavior like Azjen's theory of planned behavior claim that specific attitudes

help to predict our intentions to behave

research on the empathy-altruism model has demonstrated that individuals _________ in empathic concern offer help ______.

high; regardless of the ease of escape from a situation

All of the following result from social categorization except ****

increased tendency to notice behaviors inconsistent with group stereotype

Which of the following paradigms for dissonance theory research examine attitude behavior inconsistencies ***

insufficient justification

realistic conflict theory proposes that

intergroup hostility arises from competition among groups for scarce but valued resources

the timing effect refers to a person whose intimate disclosure comes

later in an interaction

Among your group of friends, Chandler is the only one that is always late for your weekly game of poker. This makes Chandler

low in consensus, high in consistency, and low in distinctiveness

Which of the following manipulations reduced the level of obedience in the Milgram Shock Generator experiment?

lowering the prestige of the institute where the experiment was conducted. having the experimenter in a different location, having the learner in the same room as the teacher

which of the following manipulations reduced the level of obedience in the Milgram Shock Experiments?

lowering the prestige of the institution where the experiment was conducted, having experimenter in different location, having learner be in the same room as the teacher

Compared to high self-monitors, low self-monitors are more likely to

maintain consistency in behavior

A form of prejudice that surfaces in subtle ways when it is safe, socially acceptable and easy to rationalize is called

modern racism

in communal (as opposed to exchange) relationships

obligations are constant and do not come and go

social psychology research is a necessary endeavor because our common sense intuitions

often contradict each other and explain any outcome

Cooper and Fazio conditions of dissonance

people most freely choose to engage in attitude-discrepant behavior, people must experience physiological arousal as a result of their behavior, people must attribute their arousal to attitude-discrepant behavior

Jones and Davis correspondent inference theory maintains that observers make stronger dispositional attribution when the behavior of the person they're observing

personality signals out the observer for help or harm

what is the term used when everyone pretends to be calm and then uses the calmness of the other group

pluralistic ignorance

Jones and Davis submariner-astronaut demonstrated how the _____ rule ______ operates in observer attributions

rational, social desirability/ expectedness

Which of the following does the original theory predict as cognitive response to the dissonance

reducing the importance of cognitions, adding a consonant cognition, changing a cognition

the wheel of science is about the way scientists move back and forth between ________ and ________

research and theories

Your instructor claims that ______ measures are best for the _________ component of the ABC model of attitude.

self-report; cognitive

similarity leads to attraction for all the following reasons except

similarity is the same thin as physical attraction

Zajonc's theory claims that social facilitation energizes the dominant response which is the one that is

simple; complex, but well learned

theories tend to be evaluated in terms of all the following criteria

simplicity, comprehensiveness, generation of research; not international fame

All of the following are primary goals of basic research except

solving major social problems

Carlos is nervous about giving a class presentation because he doesn't think he can communicate very well with everyone watching him. If carlos attempts to deal with his anxiety by self-handicapping, he will most likely

stay out partying the night before the presentation

If an investigator intends to predict behavior with attitudes Azjen's theory of planned behavior claims ****

the situation should not be one with strong external pressures or norms present

Which of the following was not a reason that lab exp were criticized in the social psychology in the 60's and 70's

the topics being studied were irrelevant to current social problems

The pluralism evident in contemporary social psychology is reflected by

the use of multi-method investigations

______ is the means (method or approach) through which social psychologists gain the end (goal) _________.

theory, understanding or explanation

Social comparison theory, the two-factor theory, theory of emotion and self-perception their all work especially well when people are _______ about aspects about themselves.

uncertain

with respect to the impact of group size on conformity, Asch surprisingly found *****

very little increase in conformity by increasing the confederates beyond three or four

according to the evolutionary perspective, women prefer

wealthy men because wealth is the criterion they use to estimate their best chances for reproductivity success