social psychology

Which of the following is likely to make someone MORE likely to conform to the behavior of a group?

If the person has to share their responses publicly instead of privately

Which example best exemplifies homophily?

Latara and Vaughn are the same race and attend the same church. They met in their psychology class, a subject they both major in. They begin to date.

Suppose you hate reality shows, but you pretend to like them to fit in, feel good, & be accepted by your friends.

This is an example of normative social influence.

How we feel about various topics (for example, Jarious gets mad at people who use profanity) reflects the ________ component of an attitude.

affective

Billie is a(n) ________ because he believes people over age 65 should have their driver's license suspended, the elderly use up important social resources, and they occupy jobs that should belong to younger, more capable people.

ageist

Dallas watches Rhonda trip & spill her food. If Dallas concludes this happened because Rhonda is clumsy, she has made

an internal attribution

Which of the following people should be least likely to conform to a unanimous majority in a situation similar to that faced by the participants in Asch's study concerning line judgments?

andrew, who saw someone else dissent

Kyron is driving down the highway when the car in front of him gets a flat tire, swerves, and steers onto the side of the road. Kyron slams on his brakes, jumps out of his car, and runs to help the complete stranger even though he smells smoke coming from the car. Kyron's behaviors demonstrate ________.

bystander intervention

Which type of persuasion involves logic-driven arguments using data and facts to convince people of an argument's worthiness?

central route

________ holds that our behavior is determined by internal factors like personality or temperament.

dispositionism

Which type of persuasion involves encouraging a person to agree to a small favor or to buy a small item, only to later request a larger favor or purchase of a larger item?

foot-in-the-door

What is modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus?

groupthink

Sarah Master and her colleagues conducted research on the experience of pain while holding hands with different people or looking and pictures of people or objects. Of the following choices, they found that ________ was MOST beneficial in reducing pain.

holding hands of a loved one

Manuel thinks that if you want to get positive outcomes in life, all you need to do is work hard. His philosophy supports the ________.

just-world hypothesis

Who was the social psychology professor at Yale who designed an obedience study in order to test the defense of "I was just following orders" typically used by accused Nazis

milgram

Penny gets an acting job on Friday that she attributes to her good acting. She doesn't get the next acting job; therefore, she blames the casting director for not wanting to hire a woman. This is an example of ________.

self-serving bias

According to the frustration aggression theory, which of the following is likely to occur when Simon gets frustrated with his toilet training? Responses

simon bites his mother

Bethany's friendship with Raquel has always been one of mutual enjoyment, but recently, Raquel has been needing a lot of help with rides to various places. Bethany is thinking that maybe her relationship with Raquel is costing her more than what she is getting out of it. This is an example of the ________ theory.

social exchange

What was the main takeaway of the Stanford prison experiment?

social roles are powerful determinants of human behavior

What is a social role?

socially defined pattern of behavior that is expected of a person in a given setting or group

Jay heard that Ellen has a great sense of humor. Upon meeting her for the first time, Jay encourages Ellen to share jokes she has heard and to tell him about comedy films she has seen. Although Ellen does not see herself as especially funny, she obliges Jay, and he concludes that what he had heard about Ellen is true. Which of the following phenomenon is most closely reflected in exchange between Jay and Ellen?

the self-fulfilling prophecy

Because of the Fundamental Attribution Error, if you see a worker sleeping you would be MOST likely to conclude that

the worker is taking a break because he's unmotivated and lazy