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Social Review

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8 October 2022
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Anna thinks that Bill is rude to her because she had to seat him in a noisy, crowded area of the restaurant. Anna takes a ________ view of Bill.
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situationist
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What is modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus?
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groupthink
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3. Who conducted the Stanford prison experiment?
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Zimbardo
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Who was the social psychology professor at Yale who designed an obedience study in order to test the defense of "I was just following orders" typically used by accused Nazis?
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Milgram
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What is groupthink?
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modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus
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Which statement about social psychology is most accurate?
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C. People's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by social situations
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7. Which of the following strategies would effectively prevent groupthink from occurring?
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C. seeking outside opinions on group decisions
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When it comes to relationships, we expect to share thoughts, feelings, and ideas in a mutual exchange called ________.
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reciprocity
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9. Which of the following best defines the Asch effect?
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C. influence of the group majority on an individual's judgment
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0. The ________ effect focuses on the influence of the group majority on an individual's judgment
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Asch
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People view the Environmental Protection Agency as competent and believe they know correct information regarding what individuals should do to protect the environment, so they possess ________ social influence when it comes to enforcing a group norm of recycling.
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informational
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Penny gets an acting job on Friday that she attributes to her good acting. She doesn't get the next acting job; therefore, she blames the casting director for not wanting to hire a woman. This is an example of ________.
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C. self-serving bias
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Which of the following is an example of actor-observer bias?
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Akbar believes he is unable to stop gambling because his friends all gamble and are a bad influence, yet Tim is unable to stop gambling because he is addicted to gambling.
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What is a social role?
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socially defined pattern of behavior that is expected of a person in a given setting or group
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Which of the following is the best example of the foot-in-the-door technique of persuasion?
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getting your parents to agree to cut their smoking down by a few cigarettes, then asking them to quit altogether
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What is the difference between situationism and dispositionism ?
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Situationism= the idea that behavior is caused by external factors such as the environment or situation Dispositionism = the ideas that behavior is caused by internal such as personality
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What is the Asch effect?
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The extent to which participants conform even when the situation is unambiguous.