PSYCH 200 CH 14

attitude-discrepant behavior

Behavior inconsistent with an attitude that may have the effect of modifying an attitude is known as ___ ___.

prejudice

Discrimination refers to behavior that results from ___.

flawed decisons

A characteristic of groupthink, that contributes to ___ ___, the group's belief in its rightness.

passion

According to Robert Sternberg's triangular model of love, ____ is most crucial in short-term relationships.

praise

Agreement and ______ are more effective ways to encourage others to embrace one's views.

attitude

An _____ is an enduring mental representation of a person, place, or thing that typically evokes an emotional response and related behavior.

collectivist

Belonging to a ______ society increases the tendency to conform.

reinforced

From the behavioral perspective, strong agile organisms are likely to be ____ for aggressive behavior.

stress

In groupthink, external threats heighten of 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 ____ level, prejudice is linked to expectations that members of the target group will behave poorly, say, in the workplace, or engage in criminal.

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 norms.

discrimination

Prejudice is connected to avoidance, aggression, and ______.

consciousness and choice

Social-cognitive theorists believe ___ ___ play 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 determination 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 elaboration likelihood model describes the ways in which people respond to ________ messages.

empathy

The feeling of ___ encourages helping behavior and discourages aggression.

aggressive

The hypothalamus brain structure is associated with instinctive ______ reactions in nonhumans.

decreases

Valuing being right over being liked _____ the tendency to conform.

dispositional attributing

We are biased toward making ___ ___ when we explain other people's behavior.

central route

When ads focus on the quality of the product, they persuade people to change attitudes through ___ ___.

physical

____ appearance is a factor that contributes to attraction.

commitment

according to the triangular mode of love, ____ means deciding to enhance and maintain the relationship.

motive

cognitive psychologists believe, people decide whether they will lash out or not on the basis of their interpretation of the other person's ______.

propinquity

reason people tend to have partners from the same background is _____.