PSY Quiz 6

Which branch of psychology is most directly concerned with the study of how people think about, influence and relate to one another?

Attribution theory suggests that we tend to attribute others' behavior either to their

The fundamental attribution error refers to our tendency to underestimate the impact of ________ and to overestimate the impact of ________ in explaining the behavior of others.

The fundamental attribution error is illustrated in our tendency to underestimate the extent to which others' behavior in influenced by

Attitudes are ______ that guide behavior.

Whether a person exercises regularly is best predicted by his or her attitude about

The foot-in-the-door phenomenon refers to the tendency to

After they had first agreed to display a 3-inch "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 yards. This illustrates

Phillip Zimbardo devised a simulated prison and randomly assigned college students to serve as prisoners or guards. This experiment best illustrates the impact of

The discomfort we feel when two thoughts are inconsistent is called

Unconsciously mimicking those around us is known as

Adjusting one's behavior or thinking toward a group standard is called

Solomon Asch reported that individuals conformed to a group's judgement of the lengths of lines

Normative social influence results from people's desire to

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

Participants in the Milgram obedience studies were ordered to

Most people are likely to be surprised by the results of Milgram's initial obedience experiment because the

In 1942, German reserve police officers obeyed orders to kill some 1500 Jews in the village of Jozefow, Poland. This incident illustrated that people are most likely to be destructively obedient when

According to Milgram, the most fundamental lesson to be learned from his study of obedience is that

Social facilitation refers to the tendency to

The presence of others does not always lead to social facilitation because

Social loafing refers to the tendency for people to

Deindividuation refers to

Group polarization is most likely to occur in a group in which

By enabling like-minded White supremacists to pool their ideas, Internet social networking sites are likely to contribute to

Which of the following comments is most likely to be made in a group characterized by groupthink?

Prejudice is best defined as

Prejudice is most likely to develop as a way of justifying

An eagerness to believe that victims of a natural disaster are being punished by God for their sins is best explained in terms of

According to the text, aggression always involves

The frustration-aggression principle suggests that anger results when

Culturally modeled guides for how to act in various situation are called

The mere exposure effect refers to the fact that people

The two-factor theory of emotion has been used to explain

Three keys to an enduring companionate love include

Behaving with unselfish concern for the welfare of others is called

When 12-year old Jamilah saw an old man lying on the sidewalk, he prepared to offer help. But when he noticed several adults walk past the man, he concluded that the man did not need any help. His reaction most clearly illustrates one of the dynamics involved in the

The bystander effect refers to the tendency for an observer of an emergency to withhold aid if the

A social trap is a situation in which

Two conflicting groups who share the same negative views of one another demonstrate