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1. When group discussions change individuals’ judgments, it is known as:
2. Solomon Asch is most famous for his research on:
3. In a situation in which an individual is having a seizure on the street, helping could be inhibited by which of the following concepts?
4. Evidence suggests that individuals tend to be attracted to others who are:
5. When we perform well on a task we typically attribute our success to our internal characteristics. Th is is known as:
6. Th rough his experiments, Solomon Asch was able to demonstrate that:
7. A person who agrees to a small request initially is more likely to comply with a larger demand later. Th is describes which phenomenon?
8. The Lapierre experiment proved that:
9. Which of the following examples best illustrates a way to avoid groupthink from occurring?
10. After Jean was told by one of her professors that she would never succeed in law school, she stopped reading and completing her assignments. Eventually Jean did drop out of law school. Th is is an example of:
11. Which of the following was a factor in determining the degree of obedience in Milgram’s series of experiments?
12. Of the following examples, which would be the best example of selfserving bias?
13. The Stanford Prison experiment was a prime example of which of the following concepts?
14. David has always opposed the death penalty, believing it is not the place of the government to take the life of another person. After his best friend was murdered, David wanted nothing more than to see the murderer get the justice he or she deserved. Because the murder occurred in the state of Texas, this would mean justice would be served with the death penalty. The dissonance theory would state that:
15. In Milgram’s experiment, subjects who gave large shocks rationalized that they were not personally responsible for their actions. Th is raises questions about our willingness to commit inhumane acts as a result of:
16. The tendency to attribute our own behavior to situational causes and the behavior of others to personal causes is an example of:
17. Which of the following scenarios is an example of deindividuation?
18. In the presence of the largest crowd she has ever seen, Heather gives her fi nest piano performance. Th is is an example of:
19. The tendency to “blame the victim” in a rape case is an example of which of the following terms?
20. According to the theory of cognitive dissonance, attitudes are changed because:
21. One reason why many groups have some form of initiation rites and rituals is to have:
22. According to the diff usion of responsibility theory, the biggest factor in predicting whether or not a bystander will help someone in need is:
23. "John F. Kennedy’s Bay of Pigs failure was caused in large part by:"
24. Damion rewrote his paper at the suggestion of his professor, even though he did not agree with the suggestions. Th is is an example of:
25. When making the “attribution error,” we tend to overestimate the importance of when judging the behaviors of others.