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__________ ___________ performed a famous experiment on obedience to authority in which he, the authority figure, convinced subjects to deliver progressively stronger “shocks” to another person when that person gave wrong answers to questions asked by the subject (no shocks were actually delivered). In this study, although many of the subjects protested at administering increasingly stronger shocks, most administered the shock after the authority figure insisted they do so.
A) Fredrick Herzberg B) Stanley Milgram C) Abraham Maslow D) Alfred Adler |
Stanley Milgram
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People tend to attribute good things that happen to people they don’t like to situational factors (such as luck) and bad things that happen to the person to dispositional factors (such as the person’s immaturity); this attribution is known as ___________.
A) Self Serving Bias B) Cognitive Dissonance C) Actor-Observer Difference. D) Groupthink |
Self Serving Bias
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The tendency of observers to attribute others’ behavior to dispositions (internal attributes) and their own behavior to situations (external attributes) is known as the __________.
A) Groupthink B) Self Serving Bias C) Actor-Observer Difference. D) Cognitive Dissonance |
Actor-Observer Difference.
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____________ is a phenomenon among group members in which people conform to what they perceive as the consensus of the group and therefore allow the group to make bad or irrational decisions.
A) Groupthink B) Actor-Observer Difference. C) Self Serving Bias D) Cognitive Dissonance |
Groupthink
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A phenomenon among group members is ___________ ________, which can occur when a group assumes a more extreme position than the position or attitude held by any individual group member.
A) Bystander Effect B) Cognitive Dissonance C) Social Exchange D) Group Polarization |
Cognitive Dissonance
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The ___________ theory recognizes that if you act in a way that is inconsistent with one of your attitudes, then the inconsistency leads to a state of tension.
A) Bystander Effect B) Cognitive Dissonance C) Stereotypes D) Self Serving |
Cognitive Dissonance
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The state of tension is known as ______________. Because you can’t undo your behavior, you work eliminate the dissonance by explaining the reasons for your behavior (using situational or dispositional attributions) or by changing your attitude toward the behavior.
A) Social Exchange B) Bystander Effect C) Dissonance D) Self Serving |
Dissonance
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The __________ states that as an individual goes through life, he or she works to maximize rewards and minimize costs or efforts. According to this theory, a person may be more likely to help someone else he believes that he will receive more than it will cost him.
A) Social Exchange Theory B) Cognitive Dissonance C) Self Serving D) Cognitive Dissonance |
Social Exchange Theory
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_____________ ________ is a phenomenon in which an increasing number of witnesses to an emergency decreases the likelihood that a person will intervene and help in the situation. As the number of witnesses to the emergency increases, diffusion in responsibility occurs and no one feels it is his or her place to intervene. A person is more likely to receive help when they are alone than when they are in a group.
A) Actor-Observer B) Self Serving C) Social Exchange D) Bystander Effect |
Bystander Effect
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The _____________ _________ is a type of attitude scale in which people are asked how much they like or dislike a statement or topic.
A) Bystander Effect B) Neutral Views C) Likert Scale D) Cognitive Component |
Likert Scale
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Attitudes are positive, negative, or neutral views of a person, event, or behavior that arise from personal judgments.The cognitive component of an attitude consists of how an individual thinks about the object of the attitude. In addition, the behavioral component of an attitude involves a tendency to act a certain way toward the object of an attitude. The affective component of an attitude refers to emotions that are sparked by the object of an attitude.
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___________ _________ involves intimacy and commitment.
A) Social Exchange B) Companionate Love C) Fatuous Love D) Likert Scale |
Companionate Love
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___________ ________is the result of passion and commitment.
A) Fatuous Love B) Likert Scale C) Companionate Love D) Social Exchange |
Fatuous Love
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___________ are fixed, but generally wrong, perceptions that all members of a certain group share common traits.
A) Attributions B) Prejudices C) Stereotypes D) Fatuous |
Stereotypes
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___________ are unjustified negative attitudes about people in a group. When prejudices manifest as behavior, discrimination occurs.
A) Stereotypes B) Attributions C) Fatuous D) Prejudices |
Prejudices
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____________ explains the causes for a person’s behavior or actions in terms of factors within the person such as intelligence or personality.
A) Stereotypes B) Attribution C) Prejudices D) Fatuous |
Attribution
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Attributions can affect our own behavior; for example, if a friend compliments your new shoes, you may attribute this compliment to her ability to appreciate your high fashion (a _____________ ____________) and then act kindly toward the person.
A) Personal Judgment B) Dispositional Attribution C) Individual Response D) Group think |
Dispositional Attribution
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If a compliment is precieved as an attempt from to pressure you into lending money (a ____________ __________), then you may simply walk away.
A) Situational Attribution B) Personal Judgment C) Group think D) Individual Response |
Situational Attribution
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The tendency of people to overuse internal/dispositional attributions is called the _____________ ____________ _______. For example, people would tend to blame an adolescent’s auto accident on his lack of driving experience than on the icy road conditions.
A) Personal Judgment B) Group think C) Fundamental Attribution Error D) Individual Response |
Fundamental Attribution Error
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