social psych mcq review

Most professionals in the U.S. rate themselves better than their peers; what explains this?

What were the results of the Stanford prison experiment?

These are defined as rules that regulate human life and behavior

giving an obviously wrong answer to a question because you don't want to go against the group:

The peripheral route to persuasion

if you do bad on the AP exam because you had a bad night of sleep and are sick:

A football player is seen trying to injure the other team. That player is then hurt. You celebrate this because of...

Why might people from a collectivist culture be less likely to seek help for mental illness?

Your stable thoughts, feelings and behaviors:

You go to your first fishing club meeting. You are unfamiliar with the norms so you just do what everyone else does

if you do bad on the AP exam because you don't care about it:

You ask your parents if you can go over to a friends house and they say yes. Then you ask if you can stay overnight

Which type of cultures is conformity likely to be higher?

When is a bystander likely to help an injured person?

You think that a sports figure is attractive. Because of that you also think they must be smart and kind

What aspect of behavior was the Milgram shock experiment investigating

as the number of people in a group goes up, your amount of effort goes down

What did Asch's line study investigate?

you think a coworker doesn't like you so you avoid them, they then think you don't like them and avoid you

agreeing to a small favor in the hopes of accepting a larger one in the future

What explains why strangers are helping save homes in California's wild fires despite risking their lives?

According to the Just-World Hypothesis:

If a person cuts you off and drives slowly in the left lane so you are convinced they are an inconsiderate moron

What aspect of behavior was the Stanford Prison experiment investigating

In an experiment, one group all wore masks and ended up behaving more violently. What could explain this?

Incorrect attribution of behavior to personal qualities but not situational qualities:

Your friend studies hard for the ACT and gets a great score & you don't. You didn't have time to study like they did.

When members of a group become more extreme in their opinion after discussing:

asking for a very large request in the hopes that a smaller one is accepted:

peripheral route to persuasion

This explains how a stranger would risk their life to save you:

What % of people finished the Milgram study to the end?

The Robber's Cave experiment illustrated the effect of ____________ on conflicting groups.

negative thoughts, stereotypes, and a strong dislike or hate of a group

Tending to all think alike and suppress disagreement for the sake of harmony in the group:

a summary impression of a group, believing all members of a group are the same:

You believe the way Americans do things is superior to the way Brits do. This is an example of

taking credit for your good actions and rationalizing your failures: 

Central Route to Persuasion

You are not interested in dating anyone in college but have many classes with the same people and end up dating one

The theory underlying how we explain both our own behavior and others via dispositional or situational characteristics.

people in a group avoid acting on someone's behalf because they assume others will act

When your actions and beliefs are not in line

You do better in a game because there is a large crowd