Chapter 14 Social Psych Review

Stereotypes are the negative __________________.

• beliefs

• attitudes

• behaviors

• dispositions

Discrimination refers to negative _________________.

• beliefs

• behaviors

• attitudes

• dispositions

Stanley Milgram focused his experiments on the theme of...

• conformity to the group.

• the nature of prosocial behavior.

• the influence of ascribed roles on behaviour.

• obedience to authority

Asch's experiments focused on the question of...

• how people act out ascribed roles.

• what influences people to carry out antisocial behaviours.

• obedience to an authority figure.

• conformity in a group setting.

Zimbardo's most famous experiment studied

• the power of roles and situations.

• conformity.

• obedience to authority.

• if people would help when in a group.

Going from a SMALL favor to a LARGE favor with another person is called?

• door-in-the-face

• foot-in-the-door

• reciprocity norm

• central route persuasion

Group polarization is the tendency for

• a group to become divided on an issue.

• a group's opinion to strengthen after talking with like-minded people.

• a group to become extreme in their viewpoints when challenged.

• agreeing with a group to keep everyone happy

Failure to take action because of the presence of others is an example of

• altruism.
• polarization.
• social loafing.
• the bystander effect.

The bystander effect increases with

• obedience of the crowd.
• the social facilitation of the crowd.
• the size of the crowd.
• the altruism of the crowd.

How many of the participants in the Milgram study gave the highest shock to the learners?

• about one-half
• about three-fourths
• about two-thirds
• about one-third