Social Psychology
Love
Altruism
Emotion
Random Stuff
100
Aaron hates to wear ties, but he decides to wear a tie to his sister’s wedding to avoid his family’s disapproval. Aaron’s behavior exemplifies the importance of ______.
What is normative social influence.
100
What are the major factors influencing attraction and friendship?
What are proximity, attraction, similarity, and reciprocity
100
The best explanation for the lack of action of bystanders during the Kitty Genovese murder is ______.
What is bystander effect (or diffusion of responsibility)
100
According to the ______ theory of emotion, physiological arousal and our emotional experience occur at the same time.
What is Cannon-Bard
100
Professional athletes perform better before an audience than when alone. This best illustrates:
What is social facilitation
200
In the morning, you look outside to see if you need an umbrella. This is an example of:
What is informational social influence.
200
After three months of riding the 8:30 bus to work, Marcela has actually started to feel affection for the gruff and scowling old bus driver. Marcela’s reaction best illustrates ______.
What is the mere exposure effect
200
The finding that we are less likely to help someone in need when we are in the presence of other people has been called ______.
What is diffusion of responsibility
200
“My heart started pounding, and then I felt scared!” This comment is an example of which of the following theories of emotion?
What is James-Lange
200
In the video clip of Candid Camera watched in class, people faced the back of the elevator due to:
What is conformity
300
The tension and discomfort we feel when two thoughts are inconsistent is called:
What is cognitive dissonance
300
Mark and Mayta have a fulfilling marital relationship because they readily confide their deepest hopes and fears to each other. This best illustrates the value of ______.
What is intimacy
300
According to social exchange theory, altruistic behavior is guided by ______:
What is calculations of costs and benefits
300
According to the nonverbal communication research, humans are best at detecting which facial expression?
What is anger
300
Asking your parents for $5000 and then asking for $20 best illustrates:
What is the door in the face phenomenon
400
Philip Zimbardo designed a fake prison and randomly assigned college students to serve as prisoners or guards. This experiment best illustrated the impact of:
What is role playing on behavior and attitudes
400
Ross and Rachel have been happily married for almost ten years. They are committed, but lack passion. What type of love do Ross and Rachel have?
What is companionate love
400
Psychologists describe shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation as _________:
What is superordinate goals
400
Schachter-Singer’s two-factor theory of emotion introduced what important component to our understanding of our experience of emotions?
What is cognitive label or cognitive interpretation
400
People’s preference for mirror-image photographs of themselves illustrates the impact of:
What is mere exposure effect
500
A high level of arousal tends to be associated with optimal performance ______.
What is on easy tasks
500
According to the lecture slides on online dating, men are more likely to use deception to emphasize _________
What is status (material stuff)
500
This explains why we tip waiters/waitresses (or why we help people we don't even know):
What is reciprocity norm
500
James was involved in a frightening car accident yesterday. When he stepped out of his car to talk with the other driver, he found that she was a beautiful young woman with a soft, sweet voice. James began to experience romantic feelings for the woman. In this scenario, James’s feelings of attraction demonstrate which of the following?
What is the spillover effect
500
The study of conflict in a Boy Scout camp indicted that conflict between two groups of boys could be reduced most effectively by ___________:
What is exposing the groups to tasks that required their joint cooperation