Chapter 14 Psych 200
Flawed decisions
A characteristic of groupthink, that contributes to __________________________ the groups belief in its rightness
Praise
Agreement and ________ are more effective ways to encourage others to embrace one's views
Empathy
The feeling of ______________ encourages helping behavior and discourages aggression
Central route
When ads focus on the quality of the product, the persuade people to change attitudes through ________________
Attitude
A(n) ___________ is an enduring mental representation of a person, place, or thing that typically evokes an emotional response and related behavior
Passion
According to Robert Sterbergs triangular model of love, ____________ is most crucial in short-term relationships
Commitment
According to the triangular mode of love, ______________ means deciding to enchanted and maintain the relationship
attitude descrepant behavior
Behavior inconsistent with an attitude that may have the effect of modifying an attitude is known as __________________________________
Collectivist
Belonging to a ______________ society increases the tendency to conform
Motives
Cognitive psychologist believe people decide whether they will lash out or not on the basis of their interpretation of the other persons _________________
Prejudce
Discrimination refers to behavior that results from ___________
Reinforced
From the behavioral perspective, strong, agile organisms are likely to be _________________ for aggressive behavior
Stress
In groupthink, external threats heighten the cohesiveness of the group and is a source of __________
evaluation apprehension
In the context of group behavior, ______________________________ is the concern that others are assessing one's behavior
Cognitive
On a(n) _____________ level, prejudice is linked to expectations that members of the target group will behave poorly, as, in the workplace, or engage in criminal behavior or terrorism
Fascination
Passion involves ____________ for the loved one, sexual craving, and the desire for exclusiveness
Conform
People are said to _____________ when they change their behavior to adhere to social norma
Discrimination
Prejudice is connected to avoidance, aggression, and _________________
propinquity
Reason people tend to have the same background is __________________
Consciousness & choice
Social - cognitive theorist believe _______________________________ okay key roles In aggressive behavior among humans
Obedience to authority
Stanley Milgram undertook a series of classic experiments at Yale University in 1963 to study the factors that contribute to _________________________
Dominate
Testosterone appears to affect the tendencies to __________ and control other people
Reciprocity
The attraction-similarity hypothesis theorizes that ______________ is a powerful determinant Of attraction
Selective exposure
The deliberate seeking and attending to information that is consistent with one's attitude is known as _______________________
Pressure
The discomfort faced by the participants in the Asch study was caused by the ________________ to conform
Persuasive
The elboration likelihood model descrives the ways in which people respond to____________ messages
Aggressive
The hypothalamus brain structure is associated with instinctive ______________ reactions in nonhumans
Decreases
Valuing behind right over being liked ____________ the tendency to conform
dispositional attribution
We are biased toward making __________________________ when we explain others people's behavior
Physical
______________ appearance is a factor that contributes to attraction
