Social Psychology Questions

When all responsibility is ceded to the authority, people enter what Milgram called the _________ state: They see themselves as merely the agent of the authority figure.

Physically distancing oneself is a way to suppress other norms that are _________ with obedience.

_______  processes help maintain obedience once it occurs.

People often respond to attempts to limit their choice with _________, a desire to restore threatened freedom of action.

The key to the prevention or cure of destructive obedience lies in creating ____________.

_______  and norms typically work together to influence behavior.

When attitudes and norms disagree, their impact on behavior, whether direct or indirect, depends on their relative __________.

While people are watching, performing easy, highly practiced tasks well while doing worse at difficult or new tasks is called social _________.

When others are in a position to judge us, this produces evaluation __________.

Primary groups demand more social interdependence, while secondary groups demand more _________ interdependence.

During the ________ phase, the group cooperates to solve problems, make decisions, and generate output in a climate of open communication and healthy disagreement.

Many groups take their time getting to know each other and making plans, only to find that time has passed without much progress. This was dubbed the ________ crisis by Connie Gersick (1989).

In ________ tasks, potential performance of a group is as good as the best performance of one of its members.

Social loafing is the _________ of effort by people working in a group compared to when they work alone.

Social _________ is the act of working harder to make up for weaknesses or lack of ability of other members.

Lack of ________ is most often the cause of error in settings like flight cockpits and operating rooms.

The set of values, beliefs, understandings, and norms shared by members of an organization is called the __________ culture.

________  can be defined as a process in which one or more group members are allowed to influence and motivate other members to achieve group goals.

_________-related leaders focus on decision-making and task performance, while relationship-oriented leaders focus on enhancing cohesion and liking among group members.

Contingency theories of leadership state that to maximize leadership effectiveness, the leader’s style should match the type of leadership demanded by the situation, a system called "_________".

The expectation that males make good leaders may serve as a self-fulfilling ________, explaining why the majority of the leaders of the world are male.

Women are slightly ________ leaders in business, educational, and government organizations.

__________ or transformational leaders inspire extreme devotion and emotional identification in their followers, causing such leaders to have profound effects on their followers.

Which of these statements regarding physical attractiveness is not true?

Which statement about similarity and attraction is NOT true?

Most self-help groups start each meeting with some rituals that are meant to strengthen the social support network of the members. This is an example of the motivational principle of:

You talk to Frank and Peter about your grief after the death of your dog. Frank tells about a similar incidence in his life; Peter reacts with compassion and empathy, but doesn't return a self-disclosure. Who will you like best?

Partners in a communal relationship differ from partners in an exchange relationship in the sense that they:

Which of the following is not a frequently named reason to break up?

How is a close relationship defined?

Which of these factors, according to Berscheid et al. (1989), best predict the length of a relationship?

Which of the following statements about the difference between rewards in close and casual relationships is true?

Men and women place different emphasis on the rewards that relationships offer; Women prefer _________, while men prefer _________.

Which of the statements below is true? I: Women seem to benefit from receiving social support more than men do. II: Social support still has benefits, even if it is provided so subtly that recipients don't realize they are receiving it.

Which of the following is not a step in the process that builds intimacy?

According to a study by Rusbult (1983), what is the best predictor of loyalty to a relationship?

There are several factors that directly influence the commitment to a relationship. Which of the factors below is not one of these?

What is meant by attachment style?

What component of love is involved the most in passionate/romantic love?

Men tend to be sexually dissatisfied when sexual activity _________, whereas women are dissatisfied when sexual activity _________.