Chapter 13 example #80449

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The foot in the door phenomenon refers to the tendency to
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Comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request
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Over generalized beliefs about a group of people that often underlie prejudicial emotions are called
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Stereotypes
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In Milgrams obedience experiments teachers were most likely to deliver high levels of shock when
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the "learner" was placed in a different room from the "teacher."
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Prejudice is a(n) ________; discrimination is a(n) ________.
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attitude; behavior
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Most people are likely to be surprised by the results of Milgrams initial obedience experiment because
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The teachers were more obedient than most people would have predicted
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Attribution theory suggests that we tend to attribute others behavior either to their
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Dispositions or their situations
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Philip zimbardo devised a simulated prison and randomly assigned college students to serve as a prisoners or guards, this experiment best illustrated the impact of
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Role playing on attitudes
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Attitudes are ________ that guide behavior
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Belief-based feelings
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Our desire to gain others approval and avoid their rejection most clearly contributes to the powerful influence of
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Social norms
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The discomfort we feel when two thoughts are inconsistent called
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Cognitive dissonance