Social Psychology
1. Early in the day, you see a fellow student in the cafeteria spill a whole tray of food as she trips over something on the floor. You think to yourself, “Wow, she sure is clumsy!” Later on in the day, you also trip in the cafeteria and spill your tray. You think to yourself, “Wow, this floor is uneven and dangerous, someone should fix it!” This illustrates the psychological concept called: ______
2. Bart complied with his friends’ request to join them in smashing decorative pumpkins early one Halloween evening. Later that night he was surprised by his own failure to resist their pressures to throw eggs at passing police cars. Bart’s experience best illustrates the: ______.
3. When Charles put on his policeman’s uniform he appeared to act and speak with more authority. This would have been predicted based on the ______study.
4. Professor Stewart wrote a very positive letter of recommendation for a student despite his having doubts about her competence. Which theory best explains why he subsequently began to develop more favorable attitudes about the student’s abilities? ______
5. During jury duty Gary went along with the decision of all the others even when he thought they might be wrong. This would have been predicted based on the ______study.
6. In My Lai Viet Nam Jason, who was drafted into the Army from his job as a librarian, took part, along with the other soldiers in killing 500 people including women, children, and the elderly in the village. His behavior would have been predicted based on the ______study.
7. Ruth watches the news, and began to say, “All of America’s problems are caused by those immigrants!” This would be best explained by the ______.
8. When Janet’s Dad said she could not go to the concert, she began yelling at him, and kicked the dog on the way upstairs. This could best be explained by the ______.
9. Kimberly’s husband of thirty years had a stroke. Although their relationship was not as “hot” emotionally as it was at the start, she is still committed to taking care of him. This could best be described as ______.
10. A group of thirty mountaineers were resting on Mt. Adams and observed two other climbers trying to cross a steep ice field without an ice ax. No one in the group tried to help them. Everyone just watched to see what would happen. This behavior is best explained in terms of ______.
11. Barbara saw a lady at the end of a freeway off-ramp with a sign asking for money. The lady looked directly at her with her hand out. Barbara knew if she drive on that she would feel guilty, so to feel better and eliminate the guile, she gave her $2. This would be an example of ______.
12. Around Thanksgiving Laura received a letter from the Save Humanity Mission giving her a sheet of stickers with her address and asking for a donation. The mission was making use of the ______.