Unit 14 Quiz: Social Psychology
While watching TV one night, Claire sees a toothpaste commercial that presents fasts about how using the toothpaste reduces cavities and whiten teeth. The advertises are clearly using what method to shape the attitude of viewers?
Central route of persuasion
Our tendency to unconsciously mimic those around us, such as yawning when we see other people yawn
Chameleon effect
Individuals who engage in behavior that goes against their fundamental principles and beliefs will most likely experience...
Cognitive dissonance
The idea that the explanation for prejudice lies in children observing and then modeling their parent's prejudicial behavior is most closely aligned with which major psychological perspective?
Behaviorism
When Lynn began attending a new high school, she bought a specific brand of tennis shoes because the most popular students tend to wear that same brand. Her behavior demonstrates...
Conformity
What best explains why normally law-abiding citizens can begin to act destructively when they are part of a crowd?
Deindividuation
Maddie is walking down the street and someone asks her to sign a petition to put clean-air legislation on the next ballot. She decided to sign the petition. Then this person asks whether she would like to give a donation to the associated environmental group. This technique is known as...
Foot-in-the-door
Within social psychology, which of the following terms in used to describe process by which important group decisions may b distorted because different viewpoints are not encouraged?
Groupthink
An eagerness to believe that victims of a natural disaster are being punished by God for their sins best illustrates what common social psychological phenomenon?
Just-world phenomenon
When Wes first heard the hit song "Shake It Off" he wasn't sure if he likes it all. However, the more often he heard it played on the radio, the more he enjoyed it. What explains his reaction?
Mere-exposure effect
In a study on group problem solving, researchers discover that individuals tended to exert less effort when working in a group than they did when they were working alone. These results best illustrate...
Social loafing
Which study in the field of social psychology was met with the greatest criticism about the ethical issues involved?
Stanley Milgram's studies on obedience
According the Muzafer Sherif's Contact Theory, what would be the most effective in reducing tension and increasing cooperation between two rival groups?
The introduction of a superordinate goal between two rival groups
What explanation clearly demonstrates an internal attribution for a student's failing exam?
The student was too lazy to study hard
In an emergency situation, an individual bystander is most likely to help an injured person under what circumstance?
When the bystander is the only other person present
Stereotype
a generalization about a social group
A basic assumption underlying the evolutionary approach to interpersonal attraction is that men seek potential mates who...
appear fetile
In social psychology, attribution theory explains...
how we explain the behavior of others as well as ourselves
When watching the Olympics, most people believe that athletes from their own country are the best. Often, fans are likely to believe that athletes from other countries cheat, but athletes from their own country do not. This is an example of...
in-group bias
Important predictors of interpersonal attraction:
mere-exposure, proximity, similarity, physical attractiveness
The results of Stanley Milgram's studies on obedience suggested that...
most people will obey perceived authority figures' instructions to harm others
In Philip Zimbardo's Stanford prison experimen, young men were assigned roles as either guards or prisoners. The results showed that...
situations can exert powerful effects on morality and identity
Amanda is a good tennis player whose performance seems to improve as the crowd watching her gets larger. Her change in performance is an example of...
social facilitation
In the experiments of Solomon Asch, the tendency of group members to conform was reduced most by...
the presence of a single dissenter
