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Question 101

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Professor Lindsten emphasized that aggressive behavior often involves the interactive influence of personal frustration,exposure to aggressive models,and heightened levels of arousal.The professor's emphasis best illustrates

A) scapegoating theory.
B) the hindsight bias.
C) genetic influences.
D) a biopsychosocial approach.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Question 102

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Fritz Heider's attribution theory suggests that we attribute others' behavior to either their

A) heredity or their environment.
B) biological motives or their psychological motives.
C) thoughts or their emotions.
D) dispositions or their situations.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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Question 103

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Reversing the perspectives of actor and observer reduces ________ among observers.

Conformity to peer pressure may lead us to behave in ways that violate our own personal convictions.This best illustrates the impact of

Muzafer Sherif's work with 11-year-old boys at a summer camp demonstrated that

Students who were told that a young woman had been instructed to act in a very unfriendly way for the purposes of the experiment concluded that her behavior

A news commentator says,"The doctor deserved to become infected with the Ebola virus because he chose to help those infected people in Africa." This attitude illustrates

In the United States during the late 1980s,most Democrats wrongly believed that inflation had risen under Republican president Ronald Reagan.In 2010,most Republicans wrongly believed that taxes had increased under Democratic president Barack Obama.These incorrect beliefs best illustrate the impact of

To a social psychologist,a perceived incompatibility of goals is indicative of

When Armen first heard the hit song "Lose Yourself," he wasn't at all sure he liked it.The more often he heard it played,however,the more he enjoyed it.Armen's reaction illustrates

Nate is looking to purchase a new car.He was set to buy a Ford Escape,but after reading Consumer Reports,along with several positive customer reviews,he was convinced to buy a Subaru Forester,which was rated higher for fuel economy and safety.Nate's decision best illustrates the impact of

In the Milgram experiments,the level of obedience was highest when the "teacher" was ________ the experimenter and ________ the "learner."

Participants in Milgram's obedience experiments were informed that they were involved in a study of

Although we often cannot directly control all of our feelings,we can influence our feelings by changing our behavior,according to

Minimal levels of father care are associated with high levels of

Groupthink can be prevented by a leader who

We are NOT likely to make the fundamental attribution error if we observe someone

Research on gender prejudice and discrimination indicates that

In speed dating,people meet a succession of prospective partners,each for a short period of time.As a result,their choices for future contact become ________ superficial.If women at a speed-dating event stay seated while the men circulate,men wish for future contact with ________ of their speed dates than do women.

On the first day of class,Tamara's professor gives brief and abrupt answers to students' questions.Tamara thinks that her new professor is rude.This ________ will likely influence her to act negatively toward her professor.