Psychology Exam queries and
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We tend to make an external attribution about our own behavior (e.g., a bag in the aisle made me
trip); whereas, we tend to attribute the behavior of others to internal factors (e.g., clumsiness), this
is known as the _____-_____ _______. - ANS✅✅actor-observer bias
The ________ _________ is an attitude that consists of emotional feelings associated with an
attitude object - ANS✅✅affective component
Subjects in a study gave an obviously wrong answer when five people (set-up by the experimenter)
previously gave the wrong answer, these were _______ studies. - ANS✅✅Asch's studies
An _________ is an evaluation of a person, object, issue, or situation involving three components:
affective, behavioral, cognitive. - ANS✅✅attitude
The branch of social psychology that infers causes of people's behavior is known as the __________
theory. - ANS✅✅attribution theory
The process that a perceiver uses to understand the causes of behavior and events are known as
_________. - ANS✅✅attributions
An attitude that consists of the tendencies to act a certain way in response to an attitude object is
known as the _______ component. - ANS✅✅behavioral component
________ in _________ includes the fundamental attribution error, self-serving bias, actor-observer
bias, defensive attribution. - ANS✅✅biases in attribution
The idea that when other people are present, it is less likely that any one person will offer to help a
stranger in distress than when no one else is present, this is known as the ________ ___________. -
ANS✅✅bystander effect
__________ is the desire and resolve to maintain a relationship despite problems and disadvantages
that may arise. - ANS✅✅committment
, More practical type of love that emphasizes caring, trust, and tolerance of a partner's flaws, this is
known as ___________ love. - ANS✅✅companionent love
___________ involves giving in to pressure from others to behave a certain way but not changing
one's own beliefs - ANS✅✅compliance
Involves giving in to real or imagined pressure from others, usually peer pressure, this is known as
_________. - ANS✅✅conformity
The degree to which other people would behave similarly to a given situation. High _________
occurs when other people would exhibit the same behavior - ANS✅✅consensus
The tendency of an individual's behavior in a given situation to remain stable over time is known as
________. High count of same behavior at different times - ANS✅✅consistancy
___________ involves giving in to pressure from others to behave a certain way and changing one's
own beliefs - ANS✅✅conversion
The ___________ model includes consistency, consensus, and distinctiveness are the three basic
judgments determining attributions (internal or external) - ANS✅✅convariation model
When making an attribution about victims, observers blame victims for their ill fortune in order to
preserve an internal feeling of security about the world, this is known as the __________ attribution.
- ANS✅✅defensive attribution
__________ involves behaving differently, usually negatively, toward a group. -
ANS✅✅discrimination
People want consistency among their attitudes and change attitudes to reduce tension created by
inconsistency, this is known as the __________ theory. - ANS✅✅dissonance theory
How unique an individual's behavior is to a specific situation is known as _________. -
ANS✅✅distinctiveness
In the __________ _________ model there are two routes to persuasion: central route (used when
we think carefully about the actual contents of a message); and peripheral route (involves non-
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We tend to make an external attribution about our own behavior (e.g., a bag in the aisle made me
trip); whereas, we tend to attribute the behavior of others to internal factors (e.g., clumsiness), this
is known as the _____-_____ _______. - ANS✅✅actor-observer bias
The ________ _________ is an attitude that consists of emotional feelings associated with an
attitude object - ANS✅✅affective component
Subjects in a study gave an obviously wrong answer when five people (set-up by the experimenter)
previously gave the wrong answer, these were _______ studies. - ANS✅✅Asch's studies
An _________ is an evaluation of a person, object, issue, or situation involving three components:
affective, behavioral, cognitive. - ANS✅✅attitude
The branch of social psychology that infers causes of people's behavior is known as the __________
theory. - ANS✅✅attribution theory
The process that a perceiver uses to understand the causes of behavior and events are known as
_________. - ANS✅✅attributions
An attitude that consists of the tendencies to act a certain way in response to an attitude object is
known as the _______ component. - ANS✅✅behavioral component
________ in _________ includes the fundamental attribution error, self-serving bias, actor-observer
bias, defensive attribution. - ANS✅✅biases in attribution
The idea that when other people are present, it is less likely that any one person will offer to help a
stranger in distress than when no one else is present, this is known as the ________ ___________. -
ANS✅✅bystander effect
__________ is the desire and resolve to maintain a relationship despite problems and disadvantages
that may arise. - ANS✅✅committment
, More practical type of love that emphasizes caring, trust, and tolerance of a partner's flaws, this is
known as ___________ love. - ANS✅✅companionent love
___________ involves giving in to pressure from others to behave a certain way but not changing
one's own beliefs - ANS✅✅compliance
Involves giving in to real or imagined pressure from others, usually peer pressure, this is known as
_________. - ANS✅✅conformity
The degree to which other people would behave similarly to a given situation. High _________
occurs when other people would exhibit the same behavior - ANS✅✅consensus
The tendency of an individual's behavior in a given situation to remain stable over time is known as
________. High count of same behavior at different times - ANS✅✅consistancy
___________ involves giving in to pressure from others to behave a certain way and changing one's
own beliefs - ANS✅✅conversion
The ___________ model includes consistency, consensus, and distinctiveness are the three basic
judgments determining attributions (internal or external) - ANS✅✅convariation model
When making an attribution about victims, observers blame victims for their ill fortune in order to
preserve an internal feeling of security about the world, this is known as the __________ attribution.
- ANS✅✅defensive attribution
__________ involves behaving differently, usually negatively, toward a group. -
ANS✅✅discrimination
People want consistency among their attitudes and change attitudes to reduce tension created by
inconsistency, this is known as the __________ theory. - ANS✅✅dissonance theory
How unique an individual's behavior is to a specific situation is known as _________. -
ANS✅✅distinctiveness
In the __________ _________ model there are two routes to persuasion: central route (used when
we think carefully about the actual contents of a message); and peripheral route (involves non-
