left-over questions from last night-- conformity/obedience/social influence
Aggression
What attracts us to others?
Kelly Exam 2 Review
Kreiss Exam 2 Review
100
Sherif (1936) used the __________ effect to study ______ formation and conformity.
autokinetic; norm
100
The theory that aggressive media decreases aggressive tendencies (or provides ________) is backed up by _______ evidence.
catharsis; little
100
The study of student housing at MIT demonstrated that ________ plays a large role in how we form friendships.
propinquity (physical proximity)
100
This process converts one form of energy into another
sensory transduction
100
90% of patients with anxiety are co-morbid with _______.
depression
200
_________, common in Western cultures (in contrast to _______), is characterized by an independent sense of identity, a focus on individual achievement, and a desire to standout from the group.
individualism; collectivism
200
Keating discuss three types of levels of analysis for aggression. List them and give examples.
BIOLOGICAL (ultimate/evolutionary explanations, genetic, proximate/environmental), COGNITIVE (self-justification, deindividuation, lack of empathy), and SITUATIONAL/ENVIRONMENTAL (authority, frustration, modeling)
200
The study of the city housing project demonstrated that many of our friendships are based on __________, but if we are to overcome this, we need ________.
similarity; propinquity
200
The relationship between induction and deduction demonstrates the _______ nature of science.
iterative
200
While receptor _________ mimic the effects of a neurotransmitter, receptor _______ block those effects.
agonists; antagonists
300
What replications of the Milgram study investigated the effect of having another person working with the participant? How did they affect conformity?
confederate “rebelled” = obedience decreased drastically; confederate give shocks to the end = obedience increased drastically
300
What is some background evidence that supports the idea that aggressive media increases aggressive behavior?
Bandura, exposure to violent TV in 6-11 year olds is more predictive of later violence than other factors, US military training
300
Explain the “If I do what you do, will you help?” experiment. What’s the point?
participants who were mimicked were more likely to be helpful/prosocial. A sense of “we-ness” or merged identity facilitates social relationships
300
Evidence from Murdock (1962) and Peterson & Peterson (they asked participants to listen to a list of words and then report as many as they could remember) on __________ effects demonstrate that memory is NOT a _________ phenomenon.
primacy/recency effects; unitary
300
Opiates can cause both decreased sensation and decreased perception, meaning they can affect both _______ neurons and _________ neurons.
Sensory and CNS
400
Which examples demonstrate that larger group size can inhibit bystander intervention? What processes might lessen responses to these emergencies?
smoke study; Kitty Genovese; race bias study (Kuntsman & Plant); diffusion of responsibility, social comparison, normative/informational influences
400
What were the methods and findings of the Carnagey/video game study?
main result: participants who watched the violent video game demonstrated less physiological arousal while watching scene of real violence = DESENSITIZED
400
What is the attractiveness halo effect, and how might it be a self-fulfilling prophecy?
Snyder et al.
400
N.C. had _______ amnesia, meaning that he could not form new long-term memories. However, N.C. was able to form ______ long-term memories; just not ________ long-term memories.
anterograde, procedural, and declarative
400
One type of treatment for anxiety are _____ receptor agonists. Two classes of these drugs are _______ and ______.
GABA: barbiturates & benzodiazepines
500
Milgram’s study on obedience used _________ when he told participants that the goal of the study was to learn about “the effects of punishment on learning”
deception
500
Was the Carnagey/video game study 1. Observational/experimental, 2. Field/lab, 3. Self-report/observation?
experimental, lab, both
500
What are the six main factors that influence whether we like/love someone?
exposure; consensus/social proof; acceptance; balance theory; rewarding; excitation transfer
500
Catherine moves to a new town in the Adirondacks; soon she learns that over the summer, two groups of hikers died while hiking Giant Mountain. She decides that hiking Giant Mountain must be very dangerous, and she decides never to go there. Catherine has used the _______ bias to conclude the mountain is dangerous, and the _______ bias will perpetuate this belief.
availability and confirmation biases
500
Using ____________ to measure 5-HIAA levels in humans, research has shown that low levels of ________ are associated with aggression. How is this related to impulsivity? Social status? Alcohol use? Social isolation?
spinal taps; serotonin; more impulsive, lower social status, greater alcohol use, more socially isolated
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