Psychology Unit 14

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The tendency to categorize their gender people on the basis of their gender is most likely to lead Jack to believe that

women all have the same attitudes about sex

The impact of the actions on our attitudes is best illustrated by the

foot in the door phenomenon

Kasana insists that her boyfriend's car accident resulted from his carelessness, her explanation for the accident provides an example of

a dispositional attribution

In the years following the introduction of school desegregation in the united states and the passage of the civil rights act of 1964, white americans expressed diminishing racial prejudice according to the text author, this best illustrated the impact of

actions on attitudes

Feelings often based on our beliefs that predisposed us to respond in particular ways to objects, people, and events are called

attitudes

Magazine computer ads seldom feature endorsement from Hollywood stars or great athletes, instead they offer detailed information for consumers to develop for positive opinions about the company's products. This advertising strategy best illustrates

central route persuasion

Joy age 19 is a black female high school junior, research on how we categorize social informations suggest that Joy is most likely to believe that most

chinese people tend to look alike

Feeling responsible for behavior that violates our conscience is most likely to contribute to

cognitive dissonance

On which of the following tasks would the presence of others be most likely to lead to improve performance

counting backwards from 10 to 1

Participants in the Milgram obedience studies were ordered to

deliver electric shocks to a learner for giving incorrect answers

Attribution theory was designed to account for

how people explain other's behavior

After hearing respected medical authorities lecture about the value of regular exercise. Raul who has rarely exercised begins to jog regularly. The change in his behavior best illustrates the impact of

informational social exercise

When the task of correctly identifying an individual in a slide of a 4 person line up was both difficult and important, participants in an experiment were especially likely to conform to others wrongs answers. This best illustrates the pact of

informational social influence

Observing yourself on a video tape is most likely to increase your tendency to attribute your behavior to

personality traits

A dispositional attribution is to ___ situational attribution and ____

personality traits- assigned roles

Ever since he lost his job because he was constantly late for his work, Richard has become hostile towards the government bureaucrats who are leading the world towards bankruptcy. This best illustrates

scapegoat theory

Following 9/11 some outraged people lashed out at innocent Arab Americans. Yhis venting of hostility can best be explained by terms of

scapegoat theory

Disparaging or belittling a disputed outgroup provides people with a heightened sense of their own

self worth

In explaining our own behavior or the behavior of those we know well, we often resort to

situational attributions

After they had first agreed to display a 3in "Be a safe driver sign", California home owners were highly likely to permit the installation of a very large and unattractive drive carefully sign in their front yard. This best illustrates

the foot in the door phenomenon

The tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and to over estimate the impact of personal disposition on another's behavior is called

the fundamental attribution error

Mr. Aganan thinks that most unemployed people are to blame for their own misfortune. His belief best illustrates a potential consequence

the just world phenomenon

Montel, a white university student is on an academic probation for poor grades. Ever since he received probation he became hostile towards racial minority to students and staff on campus

the scapegoat theory

In Milgram's obedience experiments, teachers were least likely to deliver the highest level of shock when

the teachers observers other participants and refused to obey the experimenters orders

We are most likely to ____ the diversity among members of ____

underestimate, outgroup


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