SocPsychFinal
Lorenz argues that aggression is common in most animal species because it
(is functional, helps protect territory, and ensures survival of the species) d. all of the above
Marion is a sprinter on her high school track team. According to social comparison theory, Marion is more likely to look to which of the following groups to access how fast a sprinter she is?
a) other female high school track athletes
In comparison to field experiments, laboratory experiments...
a) permit researchers greater control
The type of self-presentational strategy that describes acts motivated to establish competence is
a) self-promotion
Yulia stands in front of a mirror. She notices a red spot on the forehead of the image she sees in the mirror then brings her hand up on her own forehead and touches the red spot, trying to brush it off. Yulia is demonstrating
a) self-recognition
All of the following are goals of basic research except?
a) solving practical or real-world problems
The term self-concept refers to the
a) sum total of a person's beliefs concerning his or her own personal characteristics
The stronger the relationship between two variables..
a) the further from zero the correlation coefficient will be
Who of the following is likely to be lonely?
a. John, who is an adolescent
Karen and Rob are talking to a mutual friend who suddenly breaks down and asks if one of them can stay and talk about an important problem. Why if more likely to help?
a. Karen is more likely to help
Which of the following is true regarding gender differences in romantic relationships?
a. Males fall in love more easily and quicker
Marcia has two boyfriends, Davie and Mickey, both of whom she likes very much. She has decided that dating both of them is making her life too complicated and after careful deliberation has decided to stop seeing Davie and continue dating only Mickey. According to cognitive dissonance theory, which of the following should happen next?
a. Mickey will seem more attractive than ever, convincing Marcia that she made the right choice
Which of the following has been demonstrated in research?
a. People's attachment styles relate to the type of romantic relationships they have
Carol determines that if she helps her co-worker with a report that it will take time that she was planning on using on her own project. However she decides to offer her help because she believes her boss will be impressed and perhaps offer her a raise. Carol is using the __________ approach to helping behavior
a. Rewards and punishment
The primary difference between the research of Sherif (1939) and Asch (1951) is that
a. Sherif relied on an ambiguous task, whereas Asch used an unambiguous task
Two people are placed in a room and are provoked to behave aggressively toward one another. Which of the following is more likely to happen if there is a weapon in the room?
a. There is a greater likelihood that they will behave aggressively toward one another than if there was no weapon
LeBron is eating at a restaurant on a first date when his date spills spaghetti all over her lap. Which of the following conclusions would LeBron be most likely to draw id he commits the fundamental attribution error?
b) His date is a slob
Kira hates her calculus class. As a social psychologist, which of these tactics would you recommend to Kira to help improve her mood during class?
b) Kira should force herself to smile throughout class
Which of the following people us credited with conducting the first experiment and publishing the first research article in social psychology?
b) Norman Triplett
Carmella finds a correlation of +.47 between self-esteem and academic achievement. Which of the following is the most appropriate interpretation of this correlation?
c) As self-esteem decreases, grades decrease
Christine conducts cross-cultural research and Betty conducts multicultural research. Which of the following is probable true?
c) Christine is more likely to sample individuals from many different countries
Social psychologists tend to prefer which of the following research methods above all others?
c) Experimentation
Which of the following questions would a social psychologist be likely to ask you?
c) Is there a link between playing violent video games and engaging in aggressive behavior?
Cottrell et al (1968) found that dominant responses were no more frequent among people working in the presence of blindfolded others than among people working along. This finding is consistent with which theory of social facilitation?
c. the evaluation apprehension theory
The "ABCs of the self" refer to affect, behavior, and cognition. Which of the three concepts is most relevant to the idea of self-esteem?
a) Affect
Which of the following represents an interaction?
a) Bring complimented on one's appearance leads to an increase in self-esteem when people are in a social setting but decrease in self-esteem when in an academic setting
Imagine that you are grading the exams of two students, Michael and Fredo. They both get only half the questions correct. However, Michael gets most of his questions right on the first half of the test, whereas Fredo gets most of his questions right on the last half of the test. According to Asch's work on primacy effects in impression formation, you would be likely to conclude that
a) Michael is smarter than Fredo
Which of the following is true regarding social psychology and clinical psychology?
a) Researchers in both fields might conduct studies investigating outcomes such as anxiety or happiness
Which of the following questions would be of most interest to a social psychologist who studies behavioral genetics?
a) To what extent are attitudes inherited?
People enhance their self-esteem in all of the following ways except
a) basking in reflected glory
The tendency to think that most victims of Hurricane Katrina were irresponsible for not evacuating their homes before the storm hit is most likely to result from which of the following tendencies?
a) belief in a just world
Which of the following is not discrimination?
a) believing that baby-faced men are harmless
Luke would like to know if there is a relationship between the number of psychology courses people take and other level of empathy. He surveys a randomly selected group of college students. Each student indicates the number of psychology courses he or she has taken and then completes an empathy scale. Luke's research is best described as a(n)..
a) correlational study
Probably the best means of reducing prejudice and discrimination is via
a) education
The actor-observer effect refers to the tendency to
a) explain other people's actions in dispositional terms while viewing personal behavior as situationally determined
Castilla wonders whether environmental factors influence how long juries take to select a foreperson. Mock jurors are brought into a room with either a rectangle table or a round table. The jurors are asked to select a foreperson before starting deliberation. Castilla records how long it takes each jury to select a foreperson. The shape of the table is the ..
a) independent variable
Groups to which self belongs are called _________, and groups to which the self does not belong are called _________.
a) ingroups; outgroups
One of the many advantages of correlational research is that..
a) it allows researchers to study variables that cannot be manipulated in the lab
The "self" is important in social psychology because
a) it is formed through social interaction and in turn affects our interactions with others
Alex is a high self-monitor and Derek is a low self-monitor. Derek is more likely than Alex to..
a) maintain consistency in behavior
Diffusion of responsibility can be reduces if
a. a bystander's training is relevant to the emergency at hand
All of the following accounts have been proposed to explain social facilitation except
a. a tendency for people to feel accountable in a group context
Attitude extremity in inversely related to
a. attitude complexity
Following group discussion, group decisions tend to _____________ the positions of the individuals comprising the group
a. be more extreme than
Sid is mildly attracted to Nancy. If his parents forbid him to see Nancy, Sid is likely to
a. become more attracted to Nancy
Every time that Sara's best friend sees a male with long hair, she smiles and acts happy. As a result, Sara developed a positive attitude about men with long hair. Sara's attitude was formed through
a. classical conditioning
Sam, Diane, and Frasier are members of a team competing in a test of general knowledge. Any team member can answer the moderator's questions. The team's task can be described as
a. disjunctive
On his way back from work, Orin nearly collided head on with another car, After swerving out of the way at the last minute, Orin could feel his heart racing and his hand shaking, A few minutes later he arrived home and just as he walked in received a phone call from a salesperson. Orin then became verbally abusive toward the salesperson. This outcome is mot consistent with the concept of
a. excitation transfer
As compared to conformity, compliance occurs
a. in response to a direct request
Research suggests that self-disclosure reciprocity is more important
a. in the early stages of a relationship
Joanie and Chachi have just started to attend church. Joanie pays attention to when the rest of the congregation sits and stands because she wants to be sure to stand and sit at the appropriate times. Chachi stand up and sits down when the rest of the congregation does because if he doesn't the elderly couple across the aisle scowls at him. Joanie has conformed because of __________ whereas Chachi has conformed because of ____________.
a. informational influence; normative influence
Both Freud and Lorenz argued that aggression is
a. instinctual behavior
Of the following, the frustration-aggression hypothesis would probably be least effective as an explanation for
a. instrumental aggression
Rex belittles Peyton's abilities in interviews with the media and spreads rumors about him in the hope that doing so will disrupt Peyton's fragile psyche and lead him to play poorly in the championship game. Rex's behavior illustrates
a. instrumental aggression
The defining characteristic of aggression is that the aggressor
a. intends to injure another living being
The findings that people often help similar others can be explained by the tendency to
a. more easily empathize with such individuals
Which of the following is most influential in the formation of our early attitudes?
a. parents
Walster et al (1966) randomly matched students for a dance. The strongest predictor of couples who continues to see each other was
a. physical attractiveness
One of the most important prerequisites for the development of attraction between two people is
a. proximity
According to Zajonc's Drive Theory, social facilitation
a. results from the physical immediacy of others
While outside enjoying the sunshine, Claudia happily gives directions to a lost tourist. Claudia's willingness to help a stranger is most likely due to
a. the good mood effect
Research on attractiveness and helping indicates that
a. we are more likely to help attractive people than unattractive people
One of the people who has the greatest impact on the developing field of social psychology was not a psychologist. Who was this person?
c) Adolf Hitler
George is leaving his job at Vandalay industries, a latex manufacturer. According to correspondent inference theory, in which of the following scenarios would you learn the most about George?
b) The company is expanding as a result of record breaking profits, and compensation for employees in the sales department where George worked has increased 30% this year
Vernell is being interviewed for a job. Though it isn't really true, the interviewer suspects that Vernell is incompetent. Because the interviewer doesn't expect much from Vernell, he sits far away from her during the interview, interrupts frequently, and seems distracted when she speaks. The interviewers final impression is that Vernell is, as he suspected, incompetent. this impression is most likely the result of
b) a self-fulfilling prophecy
Relative to experimental studies, the primary disadvantage of correlational studies is that
b) cause and effect cannot be determined with them
A researcher wanted to see if being drunk raises or lowers a person's self-esteem. In one condition, he gives participants three glasses of punch spiked with alcohol and in the other he gives participants three glasses of plain punch. After participants finish their punch, he has them complete the Rosenberg (1965) self-esteem scale. In this study, self-esteem is the _________ and the Rosenberg questionnaire is the __________.
b) conceptual dependent variable; operational dependent variable
Correspondent inference theory focuses on whether or not a perceiver can make a(n) _______ attribution for a particular behavior, whereas Kelley's theory of casual attribution also considers the possibility of a(n) ________ attribution
b) external; internal
Which of the following is a central part of the definition of social psychology?
b) it assumes that thoughts and behaviors are influenced by other people
Modern racism can be distinguished from what has been termed "old-fashioned" racism in that modern racism is
b) less obvious than "old-fashioned" racism
Everyone you know seems to love the TV show The Apprentice. You're a huge fan of reality TV as well, as you never miss an episode of The Amazing Race, American Idol, or Project Runway. But every time you watch The Apprentice you have the same reaction: you hate it with a passion. According to Kelley's theory of casual attribution, your dislike of this show would be
b) low in consensus, high in distinctiveness, and high in consistency
Social psychological research is a necessary endeavor because our commonsense intuitions..
b) often contradict each other
The belief that "they're all the same" best epitomizes which of the following concepts?
b) outgroup homogeneity effect
Liston believes that psychology professors are absentminded. Given the research on illusory correlations, he is likely to
b) overestimate how often his psychology professor forgets to bring materials to class
While traveling around the world, Sven shows people pictures of men and women from his hometown who are smiling and frowning, and he asks these people to infer what emotions the individuals in the pictures are experiencing. According to the research on perceptions of primary emotions, Sven should find that
b) perception of the emotions are relatively consistent across most cultures
When decreases in one variable are accompanied by decreases in another variable, the variables are described as
b) positively correlated
Positive or negative feelings directed at others strictly because of their membership in a particular social category is called
b) prejudice
The ABCs of social psychology are affect, behavior, and cognition. Put the three major concepts of Chapter 5 in this ABC order by considering whether they correspond to affect, behavior, or cognition
b) prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping
In explaining the behavior of members of a group that they are prejudiced against, people tend to make
b) situational attributions for positive behaviors, but personal attributions for negative behaviors
Colin and Erin are waiting to meet with their caterer so that they can discuss the menu for their wedding. The caterer is 30 minutes late and still hasn't arrived. Colin suggests that the caterer is probably delayed because of traffic, Erin suggests that the caterer is probably disorganized and unreliable. Colin is making a(n) _________ attribution, whereas Erin is making a(n) _________ attribution.
b) situational; dispositional
Marcia is unsure about whether Jan is her best friend. She thinks about how many times she has listened to Jan complain about her boyfriend, helped Jan study for difficult exams, and brought soup to Jan when she was sick. Marcia realizes that she speaks to Jan almost every night. After thinking about all this, Marcia concludes that Jan must be her best friend. This conclusion is based on a process described by
b) social comparison theory
External validity refers to the degree to which
b) there can be reasonable confidence that the same results would be obtained for other people and in other situations
The belief that physically attractive individuals also possess desirable personality characteristics is called the
b) what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype
Physical appearance is extremely important to Adriana. When she enters a beauty contest, she beats all but one of the other contestants and finishes in second place. However, the one contestant that beats her is her neighbor and best friend, Lisa. Research by Tesser suggests that Adriana
b) will denigrate Lisa's appearance
Popular wisdom is often contradictory, as with the following two sayings: 1) "opposites attract" and 2) "birds of a feather flock together". Research on the relationship between similarity and liking suggests that
b. #2 is more accurate; people tend to be more attracted to those who are similar to themselves
What percentage of the participants in Milgram's study of destructive obedience demonstrated complete obedience to the experimenter?
b. 65%
Many researchers maintain that there is a positive relationship between exposure to violent media and real-life aggressive behavior. The claim that exposure to violence actually causes an increase in aggression would be best supported by which of the following?
b. A study in which the participants who are randomly assigned to play violent video games later administer greater levels of electric shock to a confederate then participants who are assigned to play neutral games
Which of the following has not been offered as an explanation for the bystander effect?
b. An individual's level of moral reasoning
Which of the following concerning the use of facial electromyography (EMG) to assess attitudes is true?
b. Facial EMG can detect muscular changed not observable to the naked eye
Louie runs a clinic that helps individuals to quit smoking and he would like to use fear to motivate his clients. Which of the following strategies would be most effective?
b. First scare clients by showing them gory lung-cancer operations. Then outline the specific steps they can follow to stop smoking
Jerry, a devout Mets fan stops to help a stranded motorist wearing a Mets jersey, but passes by the stranded motorist in the Yankees jersey. Which of the following could account for Jerry's behavior?
b. Jerry felt more empathy for the Mets fan than the Yankees fan
Which of the following conditions is not specified in the sequence of attitude change as necessary for attitude change to occur?
b. Message recipients must elaborate the message
Which of the following would most likely be described as collective rather than a group?
b. Passengers on a plane
Which of the following is not a characteristic of romantic love?
b. Raised in a culture that believes in and teaches the concept of romantic love
Which of the following is consistent with the mere exposure effect?
b. The more we see someone, the greater the attraction
Sara plans to use a self report measure in which people indicate their agreement or disagreement with a list of statements. She is using
b. a Likert scale
In experiments, male participants who view violent erotic material
b. are more accepting of interpersonal violence against women
Sears (1953) showed that children who are physically punished for aggressive behavior
b. become more aggressive, especially outside of the home
An unpleasant psychological state often aroused when people hold two conflicting cognitions is called
b. cognitive dissonance
Everyone in the fast-food restaurant seemed to be leaving their left overs on the table as opposed to throwing them away on their way to the door, so Jeff left his tray on the table as well. This is best described as an example of
b. conformity
A psychoanalyst believes that her patient's aggressive patters of behavior are probably due to an unconscious impulse toward self-destruction. The psychoanalyst's thinking is most consistent with the concept of
b. death instinct
The bystander effect refers to the tendency for
b. greater number of bystanders to reduce the probability that a victim will receive help
Though women are more likely than men to aggress in an intimate relationship, men's aggression in such relationships differs in that it typically
b. has more severe consequences
The conformity seem in Sherif's (1936) study was most likely the result of
b. informal influence
Deindividation refers to the
b. loss of individuality and reduction of constraints against the deviant behavior
The findings of the classic Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) experiment indicates that
b. participants in the $1 condition experience insufficient justification for lying, and therefore are more likely to exhibit attitude change
All of the following are considered the basic components of intimate relationships except
b. reproductive compatibility
LaPiere's (1934) study of attitudes was important in empirically demonstrating that
b. self-reported attitudes are not always predictive of behavior
Mr. Belding notices that his students seem to put more effort into their individual assignments that into their group projects. This is most likely the result of
b. social loafing
One reason that people often react negatively to receiving help us
b. that it obligates them to the helper
The belief that physically attractive individuals also possess desirable personality characteristics called the
b. what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype
Buster runs an experiment in which she find that participants placed in a good mood by a happy film clip are more likely to help a fellow participant than participants who see a sad film clip. Gob Suggests that perhaps this difference simple results from the fact that the participants in the happy film clip condition were more helpful people to begin with. What methodological aspect of a successful experiment can Buster point to in order to refute this criticism?
c) Random assignment
Which of the following concerning research questions in social psychology is false?
c) Social psychologists cam only develop research questions by reading about prior research in the field
Which of the following is an example of a negative correlation?
c) The more alcohol you consume, the lower your GPA tends to be
Which of the following is not an influential factor in today's social psychology?
c) The split between "red" and "blue" states in the US
Which of the following is not one of the three assumption of all theories of attribution?
c) They assume we observe a person on more than one occasion
Social psychology is all of the following except
c) a compilation of anecdotal observations and case studies
You are asked what percentage of psychology majors at your school are female. If you answer this question by thinking of how many female psychology majors come to mind quickly, you are relying on the
c) availability heuristic
The finding that moderately positive traits can dilute the impact of extremely positive traits on impressions is most consistent with the
c) averaging model of impression
Social categorization is advantageous because it
c) frees up cognitive recourses
The Jets and the Sharks are two groups of local youths who regularly -- and belligerently -- compete against each other. The Robbers Cave experiment would suggest that one way of healing the rift between these groups is to
c) have them work together on a goal that requires cooperative efforts
According to Kelley's covariation principle
c) people infer that something is the cause of a behavior if it is present when the behavior occurs and absent when it does not occur
Carlos is nervous about giving a class presentation because he doesn't think he can communicate very well with everyone watching him. If Carlos attempts to deal with his anxiety by self-handicapping, he will most likely
c) stay out all night partying the night before the presentation
One explanation for the primacy effect is that
c) the meaning of information obtained later is often altered to fit with earlier impressions
The best solution to the problem of experimenter expectancy effect is
c) use of a double blind experimental design
In a particular situation, Arlene exhibits public conformity, whereas Ron exhibits private conformity. Given this information, which of the following is most likely to be accurate?
c. Arlene conformed only when others were present, whereas Ron conformed regardless of whether others were present
Which of the following concerning conformity, compliance, and obedience is true?
c. Conformity, compliance, and obedience are differ with respect to the degree of social influence exerted on the individual
The _______________________ combines the learning and cognitive approaches to attitude formation
c. Elaboration-Likelihood Method
Renaldo is driving out of a beautiful national park that is having some financial trouble. There is a box for donations by the park exit. Which of the following would most likely encourage Renaldo to leave a domination?
c. If he observed the person in the car in front of him leave a donation
Bill buys the same brand of laundry detergent that he has seen his mom use for years and doesn't consider any other brand. Bill is using the ________ approach to attitude formation regarding laundry detergent.
c. Learning or peripheral
Which of the following statements regarding Asch's (1951) line similarity study is false?
c. The results demonstrated that conformity is only likely in situations where the correct response is ambigious
All of the following are true of physically attractive individuals except
c. They have higher self-esteem
Groups tend to outperform individuals on
c. additive tasks, but not disjunctive tasks
Stimuli associates with a source of frustration or aggressive behavior in general is the definition of
c. aggression cues
Professor Adams records the number of times that students eat in the school cafeteria in an effort to determine how they feel about the food service. She is using ___________ method of attitude measurement
c. an indirect
Asuni hears her neighbor's burglar alarm go off in the middle of the night, but she doesn't call the police because she assumes that one of the other neighbors will do so. Asuni's failure to call the police is a result of
c. diffusion of responsibility
Rita has a strong desire to establish and maintain social contacts with others. Rita has
c. high need for affiliation
Persons who have _________ levels of moral reasoning are _______ likely to help those in need
c. high; more
Compared to passionate love, companionate love is
c. more likely to remain constant over time
Conchita has good relationships with her boyfriend and with her parents. She is also able to form caring and supportive friendships. Conchita probably has a(n)
c. secure attachment style
Martha who is very conservative regularly reads Conservative Monthly and refuses to listen to or read any source that has liberal views. Martha is engaging in
c. selective exposure
Kuo's 1939 study of domestic cats demonstrated
c. that while aggression may be partially biological, learning is also involved
As he was about to enter the mall, Evan was approached by someone and asked to wear a small green ribbon on his shirt to show his support for the "Save the Squirrels" campaign. Evan wasn't quite sure that squirrels were actually endangered but he agreed to wear the ribbon. A week later Evan was approached again and asked to contribute $10 to help save the squirrels. Though he would rather spend his money somewhere else Evan agreed. Evan has been a victim of
c. the foot-in-the-door technique
Which of the following does not affect the magnitude of cognitive dissonance?
c. the irrelevance of cognitions
Which of the following is not one of the fundamental principles of social psychology established by Kurt Lewin?
d) Behavior should be conceptualized as an interaction of cognition and motivation
Which of the following is supported by research on deception?
d) People are more accurate at detecting deception if they focus on body movements and voice quality rather than facial expressions
Which of the following is not a testable hypothesis?
d) Refusing to help someone in need is morally wrong
Which of the following branches of psychology is most interested in "the power of the situation"?
d) Social Psychology
To examine the relationship between economic conditions and violence, Gunter compares the murder rates for countries with different median incomes, Gunter's research best characterizes what field of study?
d) Sociology
Experiments require all of the following except
d) a laboratory environment
Samantha thinks that all social psychology professors are intelligent, attractive, and fabulously good dancers. This is an example of
d) a stereotype
Dr. Mack reacts slower and less aggressively when treating chest pains in Sam who is 76, than when treating the same symptoms in Ray who is 54, Dr. Mack is demonstrating
d) ageism
All of the following are considered "primary" emotions except
d) anxiety
After her favorite professional football team wins the Super Bowl, Casey proudly wears the team's jersey for an entire week. Casey is engaging in
d) basking in reflected glory
When ________ is low, it is difficult for the perceiver to attribute behavior to either the person or the stimulus; instead, the best that can be said is that behavior was caused by transient circumstances.
d) consistency
The disclosure made to participants after research procedures are completed, in which the researcher explains the purpose of the research, is called
d) debriefing
Michigan and Ohio State are rival universities. Students at the two schools only interact when the athletic teams they play for compete each other. Sherif's Robbers Cave experiment suggests that the students will
d) develop negative views of one another and behave in a hostile manner
Jessica and Nick are behavioral researchers. Jessica believes that her sons have been aggressive since birth because she and her husband have inborn aggressive tendencies. Nick however believes that their sons are aggressive because throughout history it has been adaptive for men to be aggressive so that they can protect their territory and possessions. Nick's beliefs reflect the influence of _________ whereas Jessica's beliefs reflect __________.
d) evolutionary psychology; behavioral genetics
Professor Gross uses esoteric terms, makes fun of students questions and comments, and refuses to explain complicated material. Professor Gross is using the __________ tactic of self-presentation.
d) intimidation
Schachter's two-factor theory of emotion proposes that emotional experience
d) is based on physiological arousal and a cognitive label for that arousal
Behavior that communicates a person's feelings without words is called
d) nonverbal behavior
Astrid has developed a 12-item questionnaire to help her identify individuals who tend to be skeptical of authority figures across different situations. Astrid is most likely a ________ psychologist
d) personality
Some border-town residents dislike illegal immigrants because they fear that the immigrants will take jobs away from them. These feelings can best be explained by
d) realistic conflict theory
The affective component of attribution is
d) the emotional feeling, positive or negative, that person has regarding an attitude object
Latasha joined a campus group called "Young Republicans". Which of these outcomes is most consistent with the persuasive-arguments explanation for group polarization?
d. After exposure to ideas she has not thought of before, Latasha comes to possess even more conservative beliefs
Which of the following best exemplifies automatic influence?
d. After one student in class yawns, several others soon begin to yawn as well
Mara needs to borrow James's pen and is pondering how to ask him. She considers three options - asking for the pen outright without any reason, telling him that she needs the pen "to write something", or telling him that she needs it "to sign a letter". Which of the following is true?
d. James is more likely to comply with the outright request than the "letter" plea
Research on the link between media violence and aggression has demonstrated that
d. all forms of media violence appear to increase aggressive behavior
Keith is a member of a jury trying to decide whether the accused us guilty of the heinous murder for which she has been charged. All of the members of the jury wish to convict except Keith who believes she is innocent. Keith will have the best chance at having the others seriously consider his position if he
d. appears confident in his view that she is innocent
Because communicator trustworthiness is important, people tend to be readily impressed by speakers who
d. argue against their own interests
Sherif (1936) asked groups of participants to estimate the distance moved by a point of light. He found that
d. as the study progressed, the participants estimates began to converge with each other
All of the following have been demonstrated in research on physical attractiveness except
d. attractive employees earn approximately the same salaries as unattractive employees
Jacqueline an attitude researcher is interested in how people feel about sexual fetishes. She would be well-advised to use a
d. bogus pipeline because it is not as susceptible to social desirability effects
Herman and Flora have been married for 40 years. They still have a strong relationship and say they are each other's best friends. Their relationship seems to be an example of
d. companionate love
Measuring attitudes by assessing physiological arousal to identify the _________ but not the __________ of the attitude
d. intensity; direction
Mark refuses to give money to a beggar because he believes the beggar is lazy and refuses to work for a living. Mark is
d. making a dispositional attribution for the beggar's need
In order to convince people to buy lunch from their restaurant in the food court, employees at the Chinese restaurant gave out free samples of chicken teriyaki to everyone who walked by. The restaurant employees are hoping to take advantage of the
d. norm of reciprocity
An attitude is stronger and therefore more predictive of behavior when it is
d. personally relevant
Fred, who is president of his fraternity, wears his Greek letters to class daily because he believes that's what fraternity presidents do. Fred's choice of apparel is most likely due to
d. role expectations
Vladimir a basketball novice makes about 60 percent of his free throws when practicing alone. However when playing with his friends he only makes about 30 percent of his free throws. This decrease is most likely the result of
d. social facilitation
The ways in which people are affected by the real or imagines presence of others is called
d. social influence
Mary was routinely hit by her mother when she was a child and now she routinely hit her own children. This is most consistent with the _________ theory of aggression
d. social learning
Groupthink emerges when
d. the need for agreement takes priority over the desire to obtain correct information
Someone who argues that the preference for a physically attractive partner is simply a function of wanting to have healthy offspring probably endorses
d. the theories of evolutionary psychology
Research suggests that negative moods tend to enhance helping
d. when helping is thought to improve a negative mood
