Psychology Ch. 13 example #34619

The theory of social comparison was proposed by _____.

Research in psychology suggests that many attractive people possess a number of positive characteristics. One explanation for this is that expectations cause individuals to act in ways that serve to make their expectations about attractive people come true. This is known as the _____.

Which of the following conclusions was drawn from the Stanford prison experiment conducted by Zimbardo?

_____ means coming up with a rationale for the amount of work a person puts into getting something, typically by increasing the value associated with things that are difficult to attain.

Which of the following statements is true of stereotype threat?

According to Gordon Allport, intergroup contact is NOT likely to reduce prejudice when group members _____.

_____ are people's opinions and beliefs about other people, objects, and ideas, and how they feel about the world.

Which of the following is true of agreeableness in the context of prosocial behavior?

In the context of persuasion strategies, the door-in-the-face technique involves:

Which of the following is the best way to decrease social loafing?

According to studies done in the area of self-objectification, which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following is the least likely reason that people develop prejudice?

In order to improve interactions among students from different ethnic backgrounds, a teacher would be best advised to use:

In the context of group decision making, which of the following is a symptom of groupthink?

Which of the following behaviors is an example of aggression?

Affectionate love is also called _____ love.

_____ is an unjustified negative or harmful action toward a member of a group simply because the person belongs to that group.

The process by which individuals come to understand the causes of others' behavior and form an impression of them as individuals is called _____.

According to research in the area of health and social psychology, who among the following is likely to have the earliest death?

One explanation for the effects of deindividuation in groups is that groups:

_____ is the personality trait most strongly associated with prosocial behaviors.

In the context of prosocial behaviors, which of the following is an accurate description of egoism?

According to research on aggressive behavior, which of the following personality factors is mostly associated with aggression?

_____ refers to the impaired group decision making that occurs when making the right decision is less important than maintaining group harmony.

_____ is an unjustified negative attitude toward an individual based on the individual's membership in a particular group.

John Dollard's frustration-aggression hypothesis states that:

Which of the following is proposed by the self-perception theory?

Which of the following is true of majority and minority influence in a group?

According to the _____ theory, the success of a relationship is a function of how a person feels about the equity in his or her relationship.

In the context of social influence, Solomon Asch's experiment demonstrates _____.

In the context of intergroup relations, which of the following theories best explains why individuals like to think of their group as an in-group?

Risky shift and group polarization are aspects of _____.

Which of the following statements about attraction between people is true?

The solidification and further strengthening of an individual's position as a consequence of a group discussion or interaction is known as:

In the context of persuasion, attempts at persuasion may be more difficult when: