Psychology Unit 14
The tendency to categorize their gender people on the basis of their gender is most likely to lead Jack to believe that
women all have the same attitudes about sex
The impact of the actions on our attitudes is best illustrated by the
foot in the door phenomenon
Kasana insists that her boyfriend's car accident resulted from his carelessness, her explanation for the accident provides an example of
a dispositional attribution
In the years following the introduction of school desegregation in the united states and the passage of the civil rights act of 1964, white americans expressed diminishing racial prejudice according to the text author, this best illustrated the impact of
actions on attitudes
Feelings often based on our beliefs that predisposed us to respond in particular ways to objects, people, and events are called
attitudes
Magazine computer ads seldom feature endorsement from Hollywood stars or great athletes, instead they offer detailed information for consumers to develop for positive opinions about the company's products. This advertising strategy best illustrates
central route persuasion
Joy age 19 is a black female high school junior, research on how we categorize social informations suggest that Joy is most likely to believe that most
chinese people tend to look alike
Feeling responsible for behavior that violates our conscience is most likely to contribute to
cognitive dissonance
On which of the following tasks would the presence of others be most likely to lead to improve performance
counting backwards from 10 to 1
Participants in the Milgram obedience studies were ordered to
deliver electric shocks to a learner for giving incorrect answers
Attribution theory was designed to account for
how people explain other's behavior
After hearing respected medical authorities lecture about the value of regular exercise. Raul who has rarely exercised begins to jog regularly. The change in his behavior best illustrates the impact of
informational social exercise
When the task of correctly identifying an individual in a slide of a 4 person line up was both difficult and important, participants in an experiment were especially likely to conform to others wrongs answers. This best illustrates the pact of
informational social influence
Observing yourself on a video tape is most likely to increase your tendency to attribute your behavior to
personality traits
A dispositional attribution is to ___ situational attribution and ____
personality traits- assigned roles
Ever since he lost his job because he was constantly late for his work, Richard has become hostile towards the government bureaucrats who are leading the world towards bankruptcy. This best illustrates
scapegoat theory
Following 9/11 some outraged people lashed out at innocent Arab Americans. Yhis venting of hostility can best be explained by terms of
scapegoat theory
Disparaging or belittling a disputed outgroup provides people with a heightened sense of their own
self worth
In explaining our own behavior or the behavior of those we know well, we often resort to
situational attributions
After they had first agreed to display a 3in "Be a safe driver sign", California home owners were highly likely to permit the installation of a very large and unattractive drive carefully sign in their front yard. This best illustrates
the foot in the door phenomenon
The tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and to over estimate the impact of personal disposition on another's behavior is called
the fundamental attribution error
Mr. Aganan thinks that most unemployed people are to blame for their own misfortune. His belief best illustrates a potential consequence
the just world phenomenon
Montel, a white university student is on an academic probation for poor grades. Ever since he received probation he became hostile towards racial minority to students and staff on campus
the scapegoat theory
In Milgram's obedience experiments, teachers were least likely to deliver the highest level of shock when
the teachers observers other participants and refused to obey the experimenters orders
We are most likely to ____ the diversity among members of ____
underestimate, outgroup
