Psychology Unit 3 – Flashcards

People's preference for mirror-image photographs of themselves illustrates the impact of

University College London volunteers used a mechanical device to press on another volunteer's finger, after feeling pressure on their own finger. They typically responded to the pressure on their finger

A terrorist mentality that becomes increasingly extreme among people who interact without outside moderating influences best illustrates

Social loafing refers to the tendency for people to

The longer Chinese people have resided in a Western country, the less they exhibit

Compared with their nonplaying counterparts, young adolescents who play a lot of violent video games have been found to

During deliberations on a rape case, some of the jurors commented that the victim had a history of going out to various bars and had been dressed too provocatively. Looking like that, they believed, she asked to be assaulted. The jurors' comments are best explained in terms of the

Prejudice is most likely to develop as a way of justifying

Minimal levels of father care are associated with high levels of

People tend to perceive the members of an outgroup as ________ each other and the members of an ingroup as ________ each other.

Kentaro hates to wear ties but wears one to his sister's wedding to avoid his family's disapproval. Kentaro's behavior exemplifies the importance of

Natasha and Dimitri have a fulfilling marital relationship because they readily confide their deepest hopes and fears to each other. This best illustrates the value of

Social norms are best described as

Several Asian countries have experienced a shortfall in ________ births. In addition, a ________ of the children in Chinese orphanages are girls.

Behaving with unselfish concern for the welfare of others is called Group of answer choices

Compared with randomly paired people, friends are more likely to share the same attitudes and beliefs. This best illustrates the association between ________ and attraction.

Professor Szumski conducts research designed to identify persuasion strategies that promote lasting changes in attitudes. Professor Szumski is most likely a ________ psychologist.

Nora, Ko, Ian, and May each think that Ms. Akey may be a slightly better teacher than Mr. Schwenke. After discussing why each of them believes this to be so, they all conclude that Ms. Akey is definitely a much better teacher than Mr. Schwenke. This episode provides an example of

Prejudice is a mixture of all of the following EXCEPT

Observing yourself on a video replay is most likely to increase your tendency to attribute your behavior to