Social Psychology

If someone cuts Stevie off on her drive to work, she gets angry and has a hard time getting over it. This is an example of the______________ component of an attitude

Affective

Inferences that we make about the causes of our own and others' behavior are termed ________.

Attributions

Using cold, hard facts to sell a computer is an example of the _____________ to persuasion

Central route

Giselle understands the harmful effects of smoking, and yells at her parents for smoking, but smokes anyways. She feels some psychological discomfort from her hypocritical behavior. This discomfort is called

Cognitive dissonance

According to Batson's __________ model of pro social behavior, putting yourself in the shoes of someone else and thinking about how they feel will make you more likely to help

Empathy-alturism

Before registering for the next semester, Karen asks her friends about a professor she doesn't know. They all say the professor is a great teacher. Consequently, Karen assumes that this person is a great teacher and enrolls in the course. Which type of conformity is this?

Informational conformity

Fatuous love includes passion and commitment, but is lacking in

Intimacy

Recent economic problems combined with a refugee crisis has led many countries to blame refugees for taking jobs and inciting terrorist activities. In this example, refugees are victims of________________, as they are blamed because of frustration experienced within an in-group

Scapegoating

Lionel is visiting a new church for the first time. Because he has been to other churches, he understands the appropriate sequence of events that he should follow, also known as a _______________. He greets a few people around him before sitting quietly for the service

Script

Intrapersonal things focus on topics like emotions, attitudes that things that affect the____________, whereas interpersonal things examine topics like prejudice, discrimination, relationships, and _______________ behavior

Self; group

High unemployment, family background, recessions, and lack of educational opportunities are all__________factors of why people may be in poverty.

Situational

Those who examine external forces on behavior take the side of ________, while those who focus on internal factors take the side of ________.

Situationalism; dispositionism

__________is the view that our behavior and actions are determined by our immediate environment and surroundings

Situationism

Janica recently started hanging around 2 different guys: Michael and Devarious. She likes them both a lot and can't decide who she would rather date. She makes a list of pros and cons and attempts to decide which relationship would provide the most benefits. Her reasoning is in accordance with the

Social exchange theory

The behaviors by the prison guards in the Standford prison experiment coincided with expected______________; the guards gave orders and expected the prisoners to follow them

Social roles

The Stanford prison experiment mostly showed that

Social roles have an impact on behavior

A social role is defined as a

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

A group of operating room nurses were asked about their beliefs and best practices in the operating room. When a doctor ordered some things during a procedure, all of the nurses obeyed, even if that meant doing things they previously said they would not do. This behavior is supported by

Stanley Milgrams obediance studies

The influence that a group has on the judgment of an individual is called

The Asch Effect

Lissana was waiting in line at the grocery store for about twenty minutes. When she finally got to the cashier, Lissiana was angry that the cashier seemed to be so annoyed. Lissana wondered why the cashier worked there, believing that she was temperamental and had poor social skills and therefore, was in the wrong profession. Which bias does this best illustrate?

The fundamental attribution error

Inferences that we make about the causes of our own and others' behavior are termed

attributions

Ramona heard screams in the subway station, and fearlessly jumped onto the tracks to rescue a young boy who had fallen onto the tracks. Ramona's behavior is an example of ________.

bystander apathy

Ramona heard screams in the subway station, and fearlessly jumped onto the tracks to rescue a young boy who had fallen onto the tracks. Ramona's behavior is an example of ________.

bystander intervention

Using cold, hard facts to sell a computer is an example of the ________ to persuasion.

central route

Which type of persuasion may account for the fact that Jane is willing to drive her friend an hour to the airport after her friend first agreed to only drive her to the store?

foot-in-the-door

Joe Banks is running for mayor. First, he has a team walk through neighborhoods to handout buttons and small fliers. A week later, another team goes by to ask if people would be willing to put small signs in their yards. Two weeks after that, he goes through the neighborhood to ask for help on voting day. He is using methods of ________.

foot-in-the-door phenomenon

Matt lost his job two months ago when his company downsized its operations; despite his efforts, he has not yet found another job. One of his neighbors stated that Matt is just like most unemployed people -- irresponsible, unmotivated, and basically lazy. Matt's neighbor is demonstrating which concept?

fundamental attribution error

According to a study done by Sarah Master and her colleagues, which was most helpful in reducing pain?

holding hands of a loved one

The tendency for people to form social networks, like friendships and relationships, with others who are similar to them is known as

homophily

Before registering for the next semester, Karen asks her friends about a professor she doesn't know. They all say the professor is a great teacher. Consequently, Karen assumes that this person is a great teacher and enrolls in the course. Which type of conformity is this?

informational conformity

The ________ is the belief that people get the outcomes they deserve.

just-word hypothesis

Jarred Younger's research showed that

looking at images of a romantic partner or holding hands with a romantic partner

Jarred Younger's research showed that

looking at images of a romantic partner or holding hands with a romantic partner was helpful in reducing pain

Companionate love consists of intimacy and commitment, but may be lacking in ________.

passion

Ageism is ________ and discrimination toward individuals based solely on their age.

prejudice

The saying, "I scratch your back, you scratch mine." best fits with the concept of

reciprocity

Recent economic problems combined with a refugee crisis has led many countries to blame refugees for taking jobs and inciting terrorist activities. In this example, refugees are victims of ________, as they are blamed because of frustration experienced within an in-group.

scapegoating

If Dana's management team wants to avoid falling prey to groupthink, they should

seek outside opinions on group decsions

Jamal is placed in the remedial reading class at school and labels himself as a bad reader, thereby causing him to read less and not improve his reading. This is an example of the

self fulfilling prophecy

High unemployment, family background, recessions, and lack of educational opportunities are all ________ factors of why people may be in poverty.

situational

________ is the view that our behavior and actions are determined by our immediate environment and surroundings.

situationism

Perhaps the most surprising result from Milgram's study was that

so many of the "teachers" continued to provide because they were told to do so

Perhaps the most surprising result from Milgram's study was that

so many of the teachers continued to provide shocks because they were told to do so

Wendy is a good runner. In her last half marathon, her speed improved at every mile marker, where people were there to cheer her on. Her improved performance can be explained by

social facilitation

Professor Wilcox has students work in groups, but also requires that each group member submit a paper detailing what exactly they did for the project. He does this to prevent

social loafing

The behaviors by the prison guards in the Stanford prison experiment coincided with expected ________; the guards gave orders and expected the prisoners to follow them.

social roles

Believing that old people think slowly is an example of ________, but refusing to hire a person because they are advanced in age is an example of ________.

stereotype, discrimination

Sam sees a woman stumbling and clumsily tripping over her feet on her way to her car. She looks like she is either drunk or ill in some way. Sam wants to help, but has groceries in his hand and sees other people who are closer to her car and will probably step up to help. This failure to act is called

the diffusion of responsibility

The peripheral route to persuasion

typically results in less permanent behavior changes

Which of the following situations is an example of instrumental aggression?

John really wants his toy back from Evan, so he pushes him out of the way

The ____________ is the belief that people get the outcomes they deserve

Just-word hypothesis

Jamela has a localized surgery approaching, and her friend tells her about some research conducted by Sarah Master and her colleagues that may help reduce her pain levels during the procedure. Her friend recommends that for the most helpful, pain-reducing effect, Jamela should

Look at a picture of her boyfriend during the procedure

According to frustration-aggression theory, what would you expect to happen after Mikayla bombs her performance at the piano recital?

Mekayla kicks her cat

______________designed the obedience study to test if subjects would give "learners" electric shocks when they missed test questions

Milgram

What is groupthink?

Modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus

Sam, a 17-year-old high school student, has just moved to a new city and enrolled in a new school. At his old school, there were strong social norms against teenagers smoking cigarettes. At his new school, several of his friends regularly smoke and say that "it's no big deal." As a result, Sam begins smoking also. Which type of conformity is this?

Normative conformity

Which of the following statements is correct regarding social exchange theory?

People are motivated to maximize the benefits of social exchanges, or relationships, and minimize the cost benefits

Celebrity endorsements of produces utilize the _____________ to persuasion

Peripheral route

The process of changing our attitude toward something based on some kind of communication is called

Persuasion

Ageism is____________ and discrimination toward individuals based solely on their age

Prejudice

Zoe believes that homeless people deserve to be homeless because she thinks they don't work hard enough. Her belief is an example of the

actor observer bias