Social Influence
Morality and Aggression
Prejudice
Attraction and Relationships
Group Processes
100
The fact that many college students major in psychology is a _________ norm whereas being told that college students should major in psychology is a ___________ norm.

descriptive; injunctive

100

The Bobo doll studies demonstrate that aggression can be ________

learned/modeled

100
One of the most popular measures of bias is the IAT. What does the IAT stand for?

Implicit association test

100

Alex feels dissatisfied in her relationship because she feels she is benefitting more than her partner is. This is best explained by what theory?

Equity theory

100

Figure skater Nathan Chen is trying to land a quad axel, an extremely challenging skill for him. According to social facilitation theory, would having an audience watching help or harm him?

Harm

200

______ cultures are those with strong norms and harsher punishments for deviant behavior.

Tight

200
True or false? Punching a pillow is likely to reduce aggression.

False

200

Thinking about the three components of attitudes... prejudice is to ______ as discrimination is to ________.

affect (emotions/feelings); behaviors

200

Facial features that are more __________ tend to be perceived as more physically attractive.

symmetrical; "average"

200

True or false? An effective way to encourage cooperation between groups is to have individual ambassadors negotiate.

True

300

Joey really wants Sabrina Carpenter concert tickets for Christmas. Rather than ask his parents for tickets up front, he asks for something much more expensive -- tickets to Paris. Joey is using what persuasion tactic?

Door-in-your-face

300

The side-effect effect suggests that ________ side effects are believed to be more intentional than _______ side effects.

harmful; helpful
300

Many citizens fear that immigrants will threaten the cultural traditions and social values of their community. This type of perceived threat is known as ____________. 

Symbolic threat

300

According to the triangular theory of love, romantic love is a combination of what types of love?

Passion + intimacy

300

Social loafing happens when _____________ cannot be evaluated

individual performance/effort

400

Households that were originally energy-efficient ended up *increasing* their energy usage after they were told that other households used more energy than them. This effect is known as:

Boomerang effect

400

Jess believes stealing food is okay if it's for the sake of feeding a starving family. Her perspective demonstrates a ________ approach to morality.

Utilitarian

400

Intergroup contact theory suggests that mere contact is not enough to reduce conflict between groups. Name one of the necessary conditions for successful intergroup contact.

shared goal, cooperation, equal status, sanctioned by authority

400

The suffocation model of marriage relies on what theory of human needs?

Maslow's hierarchy of needs

400

A hiring committee is discussing the qualifications of a job candidate. Each member knows some unique info and some shared info about the candidate. As a group, they are more likely to focus on the information that is ___________.

Shared

500

The infamous Milgram shock studies demonstrate the power of ____________ social influence.

Informational

500

According to the ______________ we are more likely to inflict pain on a highly moral person than on a morally neutral person. This is because the highly moral person is seen as having less __________.

dyadic theory of morality; moral patiency

500

What are the necessary conditions for two groups to exhibit ingroup favoritism/outgroup discrimination?

Nothing!

500
Name one myth from the popular "love languages" theory that has been debunked by psychological science.

1) each person has one preferred love language

2) there are 5 love languages

3) couples are more satisfied when partners have "matching" love languages

500

According to the contingency theory of leadership, ________ leaders are effective when the work that needs to be done is extremely structured or extremely unstructured. ________ leaders are effective in moderate-control situations. 

Task oriented; relationship-oriented

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