PS2016 Social Psychology

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In social psychology, _______ is usually more powerful than ________ in determining behaviour. It may not feel like this, due to the _________.
environmental situations, personality, fundamental attribution error.
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what are the 4 goals of research in social psychology?
description, causal analysis, theory building, application
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what is the only way to determine causality?
the experimental method
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What does the acronym WEIRD in relation to population sampling refer to?
white, educated, industrialised, rich, democratic
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when the situation is ambiguous, there is a crisis, or when other people are experts, we are more likely to....
conform to informational social influence
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social impact theory describes important factors that influence...
conformity to normative social influence
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when is accuracy most important for conformity rates?
informational social influence
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what 3 factors are important for successful minority influence?
consistency, effective refutation, similarity to majority
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In Milgram's (1963) shock study, what percentage of people went all the way to 450v?
65%
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What kind of culture inspires more normative social influence?
Collectivist, e.g. Japan
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what kind of norms are more influential in promoting desirable behaviour?
injunctive norms
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The Burger (2009) replication of Milgram's infamous shock experiment found...
no significant difference in obedience rates then and now
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Wha is the mere presence theory of arousal in social facilitation/inhibition?
the mere presence of others leads to heightened arousal.
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What is the evaluation apprehension theory of arousal in social facilitation/inhibition?
the presence of others leads to the assumption that performance is being evaluated, and this causes heightened arousal.
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What is the distraction conflict theory of arousal in social facilitation/inhibition?
the presence of others is distracting, and this causes attention to be divided between task and audience.
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What is the challenged-threat theory of arousal in social facilitation/inhibition?
arousal is dependent on one's assessment of the situation, and whether it is a challenge or a threat.
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what conditions make it most likely for social compensation to occur, according to Williams & Karau (1991)?
when the task is important, and the ability of others is low
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Where is social loafing most prevalent?
among men, and in Western cultures
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According to Fielder's Contingency Theory of Leadership, when is task-oriented leadership most suitable
low and high control situations
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According to the study by Aronson, Willerman, & Floyd (1966), we are most attracted to those who are...
competent, but less than perfect
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according to ______, both under-benefitted and over-benefitted parties feel uneasy about the situation
equity theory
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a verbal type of intimacy is...
self-disclosure
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when people stay in a relationship because of finance/childcare/etc. this is called...
constraint commitment
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what you expect the outcome of your relationship to be in terms of costs/rewards is referred to as:
comparison level
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what are the four stages of breaking up, according to Duck (1982)?
intrapersonal, dyadic, social, intrapersonal
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'commitment strongly predicts the extent to which people avoid lash back, as does perspective taking and empathy' - true or false?
true
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do new technologies influence how we for close relationships?
moderately - basic determinants are constant but manifest themselves in different ways
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According to Darley & Latańe (1970), what is the 3rd stage in deciding whether or not to offer help to others?
taking responsibility
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the bigger the city,...
the less likely it is someone will offer help
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women are more likely than men to provide social support - true or false?
true
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Being in a good mood is more likely to produce helping behaviour, than being in a bad mood - true or false?
false, both result in increased helping behaviour (for different reasons)
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we help _____ when we empathise, we help _____ when there is something in it for us
in-group members, out-group members
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the fact that aggression levels change across time and culture supports the...
cultural argument of aggression
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the Bandura (1961) Bobo doll study supports...
social learning theory
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Cohen et al. (1991) has shown a _____ between stress score and likelihood of catching a cold
positive correlation
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the most common response to trauma is...
resilience
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those with a high sense of perceived control will also have a _____
internal locus of control, and better health outcomes
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hypocrisy is a more powerful tool for improving health habits in people with...
high self esteem
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do political attitudes predict voting behaviour?
generally, yes
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do young people tend to favour the same party as their parents, or do they tend to rebel?
same as their parents
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which model has has the most support for predicting the relationship between age and attitude change?
life-stages hypothesis
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what is the most common effect of negative political ads?
backlash effect + victim syndrome effect
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according to the mere exposure effect, perceived truthfulness of incorrect statements is _____ by repeated presentation
increased
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