Psychology 101 Chapter 11 Test

Professional athletes perform better before an audience than when alone. This best illustrates

Which of the following is most clearly supported by research on social attraction?

Which theory most clearly suggest that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame when things go wrong

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

Aggressive behavior is most likely to be ________ by injections of testosterone and ________ by consumption of alcohol.

The ill-fated decision of President John F. Kennedy and his advisors to invade Cuba best illustrates the dangers of

Sherif planned to have the water supply "fail" in a camp so he could observe how social relationships are influenced by

The affectionate attachment that keeps a relationship going after passionate feelings cool is known as

When experimenters have sent thousands of applicant resumes in response to employment ads, those whose past activities included "Treasure, Gay, and Lesbian Alliance" received fewer replies than those whose past activities included "Treasurer, Gay and lesbian progressive and socialist alliance." this best illustrates

Violent pornography may encourage sexually aggressive behavior because it presents viewers with a harmful and misleading

When visiting the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp shortly after World War II, one german civilian was said to have remarked, "What terrible criminals these prisoners must have been to receive such treatment." This reaction is best explained in terms of

The social-responsibility norm refers to the expectation that people should

By enabling like-minded white supermacists to pool their ideas, internet social networking sites are likely to contribute to

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

adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard

In explaining the actions of people we do not know well, we often demonstrate

The discomfort we feel when two of our thoughts clash is called

aggression-replacement programs are most likely to advise parents to avoid

When female students were dressed in Ku Klux Klan-style hoods, they delivered twice as much electric shock to a victim. This finding is best explained in terms of

The bystander effect refers to the tendency for an observer of an emergency to be LESS likely to five aid if the