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Social Psychology Test

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5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. Prejudice
  2. Stereotype
  3. Social Trap
  4. Central Route Persuasion
  5. Self-Disclosure
  1. a a situation in which the conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing their self-interest, become caught in mutually destructive behavior.
  2. b revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others.
  3. c an unjustifiable (and usually negative) attitude toward a group and its members. Prejudice generally involves stereotyped beliefs, negative feelings, and a predisposition to discriminatory action.
  4. d a generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people.
  5. e this occurs when interesting people focus on the arguments and respond with favorable thoughts. (more likely to influence behavior)

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. "Them"-those perceived as different or apart from our ingroup.
  2. the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request.
  3. Harber; White University Women grading essays were more likely to give Black writers lower grades.
  4. unselfish regard for the welfare of others
  5. any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy.

5 True/False Questions

  1. Other-Race Effectthe tendency to recall faces of one's own race more accurately than faces of other races. Also called the cross-race effect and the own-race bias.

          

  2. RoleGraduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-Reduction; a strategy designed to decrease international tensions.

          

  3. Attitudeunselfish regard for the welfare of others

          

  4. Fundamental Attribution Errorthe tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition.

          

  5. Bystander Effectthe tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present.