Social Psychology

the blame-the-victim dynamic.

If you believe that poverty causes high rates of crime, the high crime rates can be used to justify discrimination against those who live in poverty. This best illustrates

be perceived as more socially skilled

Svetlana, a 20-year-old student, is beautiful. Research suggests that she is likely to ________ than less attractive women.

groupthink.

The ill-fated decision of President John F. Kennedy and his advisors to invade Cuba best illustrates the dangers of

social identity.

The ingroup is the set of people with whom we share a common

arousal inhibits the correct performance of difficult tasks.

The presence of others does not always lead to social facilitation because

outgroup

The set of people perceived as different from "us" is called a(n)

ingroup bias.

Creating groups based on the outcome of a coin toss leads people to favor their own new group when dividing any rewards. This best illustrates

ingroup bias.

During a Girl Scout picnic, Lavinia was randomly selected to be on one baseball team and Carla on the opposing team. Before the game started, Lavinia and Carla were each convinced that her team was the better one. The girls' beliefs best illustrate

role-playing

Jorana was promoted to vice-president of a large corporation. She soon developed more pro-business political attitudes. This best illustrates the impact of ________ on attitudes.

aggression

Minimal levels of father care are associated with high levels of

proximity

People are most inclined to like those who are nearby. This most clearly illustrates the association between ________ and interpersonal attraction.

social inequalities.

Prejudice is most likely to develop as a way of justifying

a biopsychosocial approach.

Professor Lindsten emphasized that aggressive behavior often involves the interactive influence of personal frustration, exposure to aggressive models, and heightened levels of arousal. The professor's emphasis best illustrates

superordinate

Psychologists describe shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation as

conformity

Solomon Asch asked people to identify which of three comparison lines was identical to a standard line. His research was designed to study

similar

The distorted perceptions that enemies often have of each other are called mirror-image perceptions because they are

with more pressure than they had just experienced.

University College London volunteers were instructed to use a mechanical device to press on another volunteer's finger, after feeling pressure on their own finger. They typically responded to the pressure on their finger

Bill, his assigned roommate who is majoring in computer science.

Vince, an extraverted university freshman, has just moved into a dormitory. Vince is most likely to become friends with

developed more aggressive tendencies.

When a mild-mannered woman had an electrode implanted in her amygdala, she

implicit prejudice.

When presented with images of Black faces, viewers' facial muscles often show different responses than when presented with White faces. This provides an indication of

situational influences.

Compared with the explanations we give for the actions of strangers, our explanations for our own behavior are more likely to refer to

nonconformity

A culture that promotes individualism is most likely to encourage

the just-world phenomenon.

A readiness to assume that enslaved people deserve the cruel treatment they receive best illustrates