Chapter 13: Social Psychology

Social psychology is best defined as the scientific study of

Individuals who experience panic and interpreted the 1963 broadcast of The War of the Worlds as genuine breaking news fell prey of the - and failed to consider alternative hypotheses for these events

The approximate number of people that each of us knows reasonably well is

According to research, humans have a biological need for interpersonal interactions. This is called the

Social rejection is associated with the activation in a region of the - that also becomes active during physical pain

Which statement is the best explanation of the fundamental attribution error?

What do social psychologists call the tendency to rely on internal characteristics for explanations of the behaviour of others and to ignore the influence of the situation?

Which of the following individuals is most likely to make a fundamental attribution error?

Which of the following scenarios does NOT demonstrate the fundamental attribution error?

An individual from which of the following cultures would be LEAST likely to engage in the fundamental attribution error?

Examples such as ufo sightings, cow mutilations by aliens, and crop circles demonstrate how - can lead to mass hysteria and collective delusions.

An examples of the power of - is urban legends, such as the myth that gang members drive around with their lights off and shoot people who flash their lights at them.

The tendency of people to alter their behaviour as a result of a group influence is called

If a researcher wants to conduct many different studies to determine the multiple influences on dependent variable, such as conformity, they would be conducting

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was

According to Asch and others, all of the following are social factors that influence conformity EXCEPT

Which of the following effects help to explain reports of UFOs due to tiny movements of your eye muscles that fool your brain into thinking that you perceive a moving object?

Is the tendency of people to engage in atypical behaviour when stripped of their usual identities

Group Polarization