PSYC 1000 Ch.13 Review

Based on what you know about influence and conformity, who would be MOST influential in a debate about illegal immigration? -a media pundit -a professor of immigration law -an illegal immigrant -a legal immigrant

a professor of immigration law

Norman's statement that his professor gives him a bad grade because she doesn't like him is a(n): -attribution. -stereotype. -disposition. -bias.

attribution.

Norman's statement that his professor gives him a bad grade because she doesn't like him is a(n): -stereotype. -disposition. -bias. -attribution.

attribution.

Perceptual confirmation is the idea that: -observers will bring about what they expect to perceive by directly acting on a situation. -people are inherently social creatures with accurate perceptions. -conformity always influences behavior. -observers will see what they expect to see.

observers will see what they expect to see.

Ten-year-old John knows that his teachers think he is a troublemaker. Subsequently, John tries to create chaos in the classroom. What phenomenon may John be exhibiting? -phenomenological perspective -fundamental attribution error -self-fulfilling prophecy -stereotype threat

self-fulfilling prophecy

In a study where participants were given a dull task to do for either a small or large amount of money, _____ was/were _____ to lie and say that the task was fun. -the small-amount group; more likely -both groups; equally likely -the large-amount group; more likely -the small-amount group; less likely

the small-amount group; more likely

_____ occurs when people make a dispositional attribution for someone's behavior even when the person's behavior was caused by a situation. -Stereotyping -Consensual attribution -Correspondence bias -Dispositional heuristic

Correspondence bias

_____ suggests that people are more likely to behave in ways that are inconsistent with their own personal values when they are immersed in a group of people rather than focused on themselves. -Diffusion of responsibility -The cheater-detection hypothesis -Confirmation bias -Deindividuation

Deindividuation

How is testosterone related to aggression? -It directly causes aggressive behavior. -It makes people feel calm and less irritable. -It relaxes people so that their muscles are loose and ready to fight. -It makes people feel powerful and overconfident.

It makes people feel powerful and overconfident.

When men are selecting a long-term partner rather than someone for a short-term fling, does their sexual selectivity change? -Yes, they become less selective. -It depends on the man. -Yes, they become more selective. -No, there is no difference.

Yes, they become more selective.

When people are presented with individuals belonging to a group that they have negatively stereotyped but who do NOT conform to their stereotype, they usually: -acknowledge the new information and amend the original stereotype. -create new subtypes to acknowledge the new information but maintain the original stereotype. -create new subtypes to acknowledge the new information and amend the original stereotype to be less negative. -discredit the new information as a "fluke" and feel more confident about the original stereotype.

create new subtypes to acknowledge the new information but maintain the original stereotype.

The _____ is the tendency to ignore a person's situation and to focus on that person's disposition. -self-fulfilling prophecy -fundamental attribution error -actor-observer effect -diffusion of responsibility

fundamental attribution error

In personal ads, one study found that a man's _____ and a woman's _____ were the most important factor for determining how many responses they received. -job status; education -height; weight -education; height -weight; height

height; weight

The _____ is responsible for processing attitudes about people but not objects. -lateral geniculate nucleus -medial temporal cortex -lateral prefrontal cortex -medial prefrontal cortex

medial prefrontal cortex

When you are visiting another country with completely different cultural beliefs and societal guidelines than your own, it is often helpful to imitate the behavior of the people you see around you. What does this behavior best illustrate? -normative influence -social laws -the norm of reciprocity -confirmation bias

normative influence

According to _____ theory, people are more likely to stay in a relationship where the relative level of costs and benefits seem favorable. -norm of reciprocity -triarchic love -equity -social exchange

social exchange