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Research on physical attractiveness has shown that
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we tend to ascribe desirable personality characteristics to good-looking people. |
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John observed Gracie, an executive for a large accounting firm, behave in an aggressive and pushy manner with her subordinates. John now believes that most women executives are aggressive and pushy with their subordinates. John’s overestimation of the link between women executives and the social traits of “pushy” and “aggressive” is referred to as
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an illusory correlation. |
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Eric has joined a new fraternity. Based on the research conducted by Krebs and Denton, if the other fraternity members now consider Eric as part of their ingroup, they are MORE likely to
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view him in a generally positive light. |
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In making a causal attribution, we first tend to decide if an event was due to
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internal or external causes. |
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Skye scored 100% on her statistics midterm. According to Weiner’s attributional model, if Skye makes an internal-stable attribution for her success, she is MOST likely to say,
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"I have always been good at statistics; I guess I just have a natural ability in that area." |
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Which of the following could be an example of the fundamental attribution error?
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Sue explained Ralph's failure in terms of his incompetence and laziness. |
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You are likely to attribute your own failing grade on a test to ____; your roommate is more likely to attribute your failing grade to ____.
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an unfair test; your poor study habits |
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Nicole is a 30-year-old lawyer who holds very conservative views. She always votes the straight Republican ticket in every election. At a New Year’s Eve party, she meets Frank who is also a 30-year-old lawyer but who holds very liberal views. He tells Nicole that he would never think of voting for a Republican candidate. Based on the research, you should predict that Nicole will
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dislike Frank because he holds opposing attitudes. |
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Joe has been calling Jill each evening and talking with her every day at lunch, but now he is deeply despondent because she is out of town. Joe is in the throes of
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passionate love. |
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Adults who experience love relationships that are volatile, marked by jealousy, and reflect expectations of rejection exhibit
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anxious-ambivalent attachment. |
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According to evolutionary theorists, which of the following factors is likely to be the MOST important for a male seeking a prospective mate?
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physical attractiveness |
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The beliefs people have concerning the object of an attitude describes the ____ component of an attitude.
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cognitive |
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Implicit racism in white subjects is associated with all of the following in interracial interactions EXCEPT
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increased verbal aggression. |
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In general, messages that present ____ arguments are effective in persuasion because that style of argument tends to increase the credibility of the source.
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two-sided |
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If you are trying to persuade others to your point of view on AIDS research, you would be wise to
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give a two-sided argument, arouse fear, and offer a solution. |
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Which of the following individuals is noted for developing the theory of cognitive dissonance?
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Leon Festinger |
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In Festinger and Carlsmith’s classic study of cognitive dissonance, which group of subjects experienced both a high level of cognitive dissonance and exhibited more attitude change?
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Subjects who were offered $1 to "lie" and accepted the offer |
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According to the elaboration likelihood model of attitude change, when people ponder the content and logic of persuasive messages, it is referred to as the
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central route. |
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Asch’s “line study” clearly demonstrated that people ____ alter their behavior so that it conforms to the behavior of others. |
frequently |
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Maria is driving along her normal route to work when a police officer stops her and directs her to take a different route. She is not sure why she has to take the detour, but she does what the police officer tells her to do. The process that BEST explains Maria’s actions in this instance is
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obedience. |
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Research has revealed higher levels of conformity in
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collectivistic cultures than in individualistic cultures. |
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According to research conducted by Darley and Latane, a person who collapsed on the street would be LEAST likely to be helped if
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the number of witnesses is high. |
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The decrease in individual effort exerted by group members when working together on a task is known as
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social loafing. |
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The group polarization effect implies that
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when most of the group members initially favor a cautious decision, discussion will cause the group to adopt an even more cautious decision. |
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According to Janis, what is the major cause of groupthink?
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a strong group cohesion |
