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Which of the following is the correct definition of cognitive dissonance? a state of tension that occurs when a person's behavior does not correspond to his or her attitude Stereotype threat involves anxiety and self-consciousness that negatively affect performance and is related to the phenomenon known as a(n) __________. self-fulfilling prophecy The "World-Will-End-on-October-10" group got together on October 10 to pray as the world ended. The next day, the world had not ended. The leader of the group said, "Our prayers saved the world." What process was responsible for the attitude change? cognitive dissonance Russ, a White student who grew up in Connecticut, is about to enter the University of Southern California on an athletic scholarship. He is aware that many of his teammates will be African American and assumes that they will dislike him and ostracize him. Russ's attitude is BEST described as an example of prejudice What is the relationship between expertise and persuasion? Greater expertise leads to greater persuasion. When members of a group give priority to the cohesiveness of the group over the facts of a situation, they are engaging in what social psychologists call __________. groupthink You observe someone from your psychology class at the coffee shop get angry and yell at the barista. Which of these attributions illustrates the fundamental attribution error? The student is a mean, angry person. Which type of love is defined as having only intimacy and commitment? companionate love A bank loan officer thinks people who speak with an accent are lazy; consequently, he refuses to grant them loans. The loan officer's belief is an example of __________. His refusal to grant them loans is an example of __________. prejudice; discrimination Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance? I believe smoking is bad for my health; I love to smoke. The hormone associated with aggression seems to be __________. testosterone

Which of the following statements is an example of a situational attribution? "I did a good job because the task was easy." If the president says, "Everything in the war is going as planned. Trust me, I am the president," he is using what form of the elaboration likelihood model? peripheral-route processing When opposites attract, it is said that they have __________ characteristics. complementary An example of __________ is the decision by NASA to launch the space shuttle Challenger despite the knowledge by a few that a part on the shuttle was known to be unacceptable. Groupthink What do social psychologists call the tendency to rely on internal characteristics for explanations of the behavior of others and to ignore the influence of the situation? fundamental attribution error Behavior that is initiated or changed in response to a request, as opposed to a command or direct order, is an example of __________. compliance Lee wants to reduce groupthink among her team members. Which of the following should she avoid? finding holes in all arguments that go against the group's desires Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance? Pink shirts are considered feminine. Bruce Willis wears pink shirts. What actual event could have been predicted based on the results of Zimbardo's classic prisoner study at Stanford University? the events at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq Naïve subjects in the Stanley Milgram experiment were given the opportunity to administer shocks to helpless victims. What was the maximum voltage that could be administered in one shock? 450 volts A dealer persuades a customer to buy a new car by reducing the price to well below that of his competitors. Once the customer has agreed to buy the car, the terms of the sale are shifted by lowering the value of the trade-in and requiring the purchase of expensive extra equipment. Now the car costs well above the current market rate. This is an example of the __________ technique. low ball

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