Social Psychology

The bystander effect refers to the tendency for an observer of an emergency to withhold aid if 

Prejudice is a(n) ________; discrimination is a(n) ________

Ksana insists her boyfriend's car accident resulted from his carelessness. This is anexample of

A teacher whose class did poorly and makes the fundamental attribution error:

When a politician attempts to persuade you by using celebrity endorsements they are using

When we explain others behavior as being due to internal dispositions or external situations

The tendency for people to exert less effort when they are working in a group setting:

In his study of obedience, Stanley Milgram found that the majority of subjects

A social trap is a situation in which

When a politician attempts to persuade you by using facts to support their views they are using

In the Stanford prison study the "guards" routinely

Sherif's study of conflict indicated that conflict between two groups of boys could be reduced

When people exert less effort when they are pooling their efforts toward a common goal:

When you lose your identity and relinquish normal restraints when you are part of a group :

Attribution theory was designed to account for

The belief that those who suffer deserve their fate is expressed in the

The discomfort we feel when two thoughts are inconsistent is called

Groupthink can be prevented by a leader who

The concluded factors used explain the behavior of the prison guards and prisoners

Increasing the number of people that are present during an emergency tends to

You pedal an exercise bike much faster when others happen to be working out on nearby equipment

After Sandy helped Jack move , Jack felt obligated to help Sandy when she moved. 

Many shoppers prefer certain products simply because they have a familiar brand name:

Altruism is best described as

Conformity increased under which of the following conditions in Asch's studies of conformity?

Group polarization refers to