Social Psychology

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Social Psychology
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Bart complied with his friends request to join
them in smashing decorative pumpkins early one
Halloween evening. Later that night he was
surprised by his own failure to resist their
pressures to throw eggs at passing police cars.
Barts experience best illustrates the

• A. bystander effect.
• B. foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
• C. fundamental attribution error.
• D. frustration-aggression principle.

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Dr. Bob wrote a very positive letter of
recommendation for a student despite his having
doubts about her competence. Which theory best
explains why he subsequently began to develop
more favorable attitudes about the students
abilities?

• A. Cognitive dissonance theory
• B. Social exchange theory
• C. Two-factor theory
• D. Scapegoat theory

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Since everyone in her dorm watched American Idol
and The Apprentice, Tyra decided she better do
the same. She didnt particularly like those
shows, but she wanted everyone to accept her.
This example best illustrates

• A. informational social influence.
• B. social facilitation.
• C. groupthink.
• D. normative social influence.

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In Stanley Milgrams experiements, obedience was
lowest when

• A. the person giving the orders was perceived
  to have legitimate authority.
• B. the victim was at a distance.
• C. other participants were seen disobeying the
  experimenter.
• D. the participants were women.

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Although Frieda is typically very reserved, as
part of a huge rock concert crowd she lost her
inhibitions and behaved in a very sexually
provocative way. Friedas unusual behavior is
best understood in terms of

• A. the bystander effect.
• B. social facilitation.
• C. deindividuation.
• D. the mere exposure effect.

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Justin and Shane believe their team is better
than the other teams in town. This illustrates

• A. social loafing.
• B. the in-group bias.
• C. the just-world phenomenon.
• D. scapegoat theory.

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After Mrs. Chanski and her children had helped
themselves to free samples of the cookies being
promoted in the grocery store, she felt obligated
to buy some, even though they seemed unreasonably
expensive. Her reaction best illustrates the
significance of

• A. social facilitation.
• B. the reciprocity norm.
• C. the bystander effect.
• D. the just-world phenomenon.

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Critical Thinking Questions
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Early in the day, you see a fellow student in the
cafeteria spill a whole tray of food as she trips
over something on the floor. You think to
yourself, Wow, she sure is clumsy! Later on in
the day, you also trip in the cafeteria and spill
your tray.
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You think to yourself, Wow, this floor is uneven
and dangerous, someone should fix it! This
illustrates the psychological concept called
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• A. foot-in-the-door.
• B. bystander apathy.
• C. fundamental attribution error.
• D. out-group bias.

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Which of the following is an example of social
facilitation?

• A. A funny movie seems even more amusing when
  you watch it with a group of friends.
• B. Solving difficult math problems is easier
  when you are in a quiet room with only one other
  person.
• C. People may be more likely to help if there
  is a large crowd watching.
• D. People are more likely to work much harder
  in a group than when they are alone.

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Conformity is when we adjust our thinking and
behavior to go along with a group standard. Which
of the following is NOT likely to influence
whether or not we conform?

• A. your level of intelligence
• B. the size of the group that you are with
• C. whether or not the group is observing you
• D. whether or not the group has status

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Linda, a third grade teacher, has been observing
that hostility is growing between some of the
children in her class. The best way for her to
decrease the conflict between the children would
be to

• A. have the children identify what they like
  most about each other.
• B. have the children cooperate to reach a
  shared goal.
• C. divide the children into teams and have them
  play against each other in sports.
• make the children look each other in the eyes,
  shake hands, and apologize.

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Social Psychology
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The Zimbardo study

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• What did we learn from the Zimbardo study?

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What did we learn from the Asch study
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What would be an example of the fundamental
attribution error?
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What is an example of the cognitive dissonance
theory?
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What did we learn from the Stanley Milgram study?
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What is an example of the scapegoat theory of
prejudice?
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How can social perception create reality?
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What is the bystander effect?

• What is the Kitty Genovese example?

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What is Sternbergs theory of love?
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Give an example of the social exchange theory