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In the famous study on conformity presented in the text , approximately what percentage of college students sided with the incorrect majority at least once ?
Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest relation
27. When people make dispositional attributions for their successes attributions for their failures , they are demonstrating of the
Hazing incidents in high school and college clubs are examples of attempts to enforce :
What played the biggest role ( s ) in explaining why people obeyed immoral commands in Milgram's study ?
In attribution theory , dispositional attributions are and situational attributions are
In Milgram's first study of obedience, the majority of "teachers" who were ordered to shock a "learner"A. initially complied but refused to deliver more than slight levels of shockB. complied fully and delivered the highest level of shockC. refused to deliver shocks to all participants who expressed doubt about the experimentD. complied until ordered to deliver intense levels of shockE. refused to deliver even slight levels of shock
The tendency to adjust one's behavior to actual or perceived social pressures is called
Discrimination represents which attitudinal component of prejudice ?
30. Of the following people with attitudes toward hybrid vehicles , which one best describes the behavioral component of attitudes ?
The argument that " everyone's doing it " may help explain why people obey immoral commands . This argument may be explained by the principle of
Unconsciously mimicking those around us is known asA. social loafingB. mirror-image perceptionsC. the chameleon effectD. social facilitationE. group polarization
Parents who discipline their children with beatings are often teaching aggression through the process ofA. cognitive dissonanceB. social facilitationC. attachment theoryD. modelingE. deindividuation
The tendency for people to reduce their efforts when working as part of a group is called
With regard to attitudes : cognitive component is to as affective component is to
The psychological perspective that emerged in the 1950s that stressed free will and self-actualization was the
31. Marcel protests in front of stores that sell animal furs . This reflects which component of his attitude toward animal furs ?
group of students discusses their grades on their first psychology exam Which student is making a dispositional attribution ?
In an experiment studying the effects of alcohol on memory , the group of participants not given alcohol is referred to as the
According to the text , one of the most common ways to reduce cognitive dissonance is to