Social Psychology

Question 1

__________ Psychology is the study of the nature and causes of people’s thoughts and behavior in social situations

Answer 1

Social

Question 2

The study of the nature and causes of people’s thoughts and behavior in social situations is called:

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Social Psychology

Question 3

Social Psychology is the:

Answer 3

Study of the nature and causes of people’s thoughts and behavior in social situations

Question 4

Learned attitudes are:

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Conditioning or learning by observation

Question 5

________ _________ are Conditioning or learning by observation

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Learned attitudes

Question 6

Cognitive Appraisal
Is when we form an:

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opinion after appraisal and evaluation of situation

Question 7

When we form an opinion after appraisal and evaluation of a situation it is called:

Answer 7

Cognitive Appraisal

Question 8

In persuasive messaging the ____ appeal is more persuasive than facts

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Fear

Question 9

Repeated exposure to things and people enhances their _______

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appeal

Question 10

When attitudes and behavior are inconsistent, individuals are motivated to reduce that _____________

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inconsistency

Question 11

Cognitive Dissonance Theory is when:

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When attitudes and behavior are inconsistent, individuals are motivated to reduce that inconsistency

Question 12

Effort justification is the amount that you will be rewarded to

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Perform a task

Question 13

Prejudice is an:

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Attitude

Question 14

Prejudice on the Cognitive level is the expectation that members of target group

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will behave poorly

Question 15

Prejudice on the ____________ level is characterized by– avoidance, aggression and discrimination

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behavioral

Question 16

_____________ are fixed conventional attitudes that may be positive or negative

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Stereotypes

Question 17

Dissimilarity
Social conflict
Social learning
Information processing and
Social categorization are sources of

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Prejudice

Question 18

Males place more importance in attraction to:

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Physical appearance

Question 19

Females place more importance in attraction to:

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Professional Status

Question 20

The Attraction-Similarity Hypothesis is that:

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Our partners tend to be like us

Question 21

We are attracted to those who:

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Share our attitudes

Question 22

Triangular model of love is:

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Intimacy
Passion
Commitment

Question 23

Intimacy, Passion
and Commitment form the:

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Triangular model of love

Question 24

Consummate love is the combination of:

Answer 24

Intimacy, passion, and commitment

Question 25

First impressions are important due to _________effect.

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Primacy

Question 26

We can affect others impressions of us from our last encounter due to __________ effect

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Regency

Question 27

Situational attributions are based on:

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External factors

Question 28

Dispositional attributions are based on :

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Internal factors

Question 29

______________ attributions are based on internal factors

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Dispositional

Question 30

___________ attributions are based on external factors

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Situational

Question 31

Attribution Theory is

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Process by which one draws conclusions about the influences on another’s behavior

Question 32

The process by which one draws conclusions about the influences on others behaviors is:

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Attribution Theory

Question 33

The Fundamental Attribution error is to attribute too much of other’s behavior on:

Answer 33

dispositional

Question 34

The Actor observer effect is the opposite of Fundamental Attribution error. It is when the individual attributes too much of the cause of their negative actions to the ___________

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Situational

Question 35

Self Serving bias is the inclination to place the cause of positive events more on _________ factors.

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internal

Question 36

Conformity is when we change our behavior to adhere to ________ norms

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Social

Question 37

Social norms are widely accepted expectations concerning social _______________

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Behaviors

Question 38

Simon Asch discovered that most people will ________ even if they know they are wrong

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conform

Question 39

The factors that contribute to _____________ are: Desire to be liked by group members Low self-esteem Lack of familiarity with task Group size

Answer 39

Conformity

Question 40

Social Facilitation is when the ___________ of others increases _______________

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presence, performance

Question 41

Diffusion of responsibility is when the _________ of others impairs _____________

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presence, performance

Question 42

Groupthink is when:

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Unrealistic group decision making in which external realities are ignored

Question 43

Unrealistic group decision making in which external realities are ignored is called:

Answer 43

Groupthink

Question 44

When you lose your identity when in a group is called:

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Deindividuation

Question 45

Highly emotional crowds may induce ____ __________

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“mob behavior”

Question 46

Deindividuation is:

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Reduced self-awareness and lower concern of social evaluation

Question 47

Factors that influence decision to help in Altruism and the Bystander Effect are:

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Number of individuals present Believe an emergency exists Assume responsibility to act Know the people who need help

Question 48

What is The A-B Problem?

Answer 48

The discrepancy between our attitudes and how we behave