30 Questions
According to the text, what was the key factor that influenced participants' behavior in the group condition of the experiment?
The presence of unresponsive confederates
What was the consequence for participants who remained seated for 20 minutes in the experiment?
The experiment was ended by the researcher
Which type of culture emphasizes the importance of the group over the individual?
Collectivist culture
Why is conformity to societal norms and rules important for human survival?
To maintain order and prevent chaos
According to the text, what was the average departure time for participants when they were seated in a group setting?
Approximately thirteen minutes
What did the British researchers want to assess in their study?
Participants' response time in a risky situation
How did participants' response time differ when they were alone compared to when they were in a group?
Participants were faster to respond when alone
What was the effect of the presence of non-responsive confederates on participants' departure time?
The presence of non-responsive confederates increased departure time
According to Kelley's covariation model, which of the following factors is NOT considered when making internal or external attributions?
Situational factors
When interpreting the actions of others, which attributions are we more likely to make?
Dispositional/internal attributions
According to the text, why are we more likely to make dispositional attributions when someone is late for a date?
We have more situational and environmental information
According to the text, what is the purpose of Kelley's covariation model?
To determine the correct attribution of a person's behavior
According to the text, what is the self-serving bias?
Attributing successes to internal causes and failures to external causes
What is the false consensus effect?
Overestimating the extent to which others share our beliefs
What is confirmation bias?
Focusing on information that confirms our initial impression
What is the primacy effect in impression formation?
Giving more weight to information received first
Which type of society focuses on individual gains over the betterment of the group?
Individualistic societies
Which type of society prioritizes the benefit of the group over that of the individual?
Collectivist societies
Which of the following is an example of a collectivist society?
Japan
Which of the following is an example of an individualistic society?
United States
Which societies show variations in the amount of individualism and collectivism?
Both Eastern and Western societies
What did an analysis of 3141 US counties during the initial COVID-19 outbreak suggest about mask wearing?
Mask wearing was highly variable across the country
According to the text, why are people who are self-confident more likely to get positive attention from others?
Because they have a self-fulfilling prophecy
What is the self-fulfilling prophecy?
When a person acts in ways that bring about an expected result
Why do teachers quickly dispel students' negative statements and replace them with positive ones?
To boost students' self-confidence
What is social influence?
The process by which our thoughts and actions are shaped by the presence of others
According to the fundamental attribution error (FAE), how do we tend to explain the behavior of others?
We attribute their behavior to dispositional causes
What is the actor-observer bias?
Why do we tend to assign internal attributions to others when assessing their behavior?
We have limited information about their prior experiences and situational factors
What is the self-serving bias?
The tendency to credit our successes to internal/dispositional causes and our failures to external/situational causes
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