Social Psychology

What is the core belief of individuals with high Social Dominance Orientation (SDO)?

Which occupation is more likely to be chosen by individuals high in Social Dominance Orientation?

According to research, individuals with high SDO are typically characterized by a strong belief in:

How do dominant groups generally score on the Social Dominance Orientation scale?

Which political inclination is associated with being more likely to have a high Social Dominance Orientation?

What does Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) predict in terms of group superiority?

In the context of Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA), what does high in-group loyalty entail?

What is the primary focus of Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) as described in the text?

How does the combination of high SDO and high RWA affect an individual's behavior?

What do extreme scores on Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) predict in terms of biases against outgroups?

What is the main difference between conformity and obedience?

What was the main finding of the Asch conformity experiment conducted at Swarthmore College?

What factor was found to help people resist conformity in the Asch experiment?

Which of the following factors was found to increase conformity in replications of the Asch experiment?

What is the key difference between conformity and obedience as described in the text?

What term is used to describe the process when individuals conform because they are uncertain and look to others for guidance?

In which type of culture is there typically more conformity, as mentioned in the text?

What reason for conformity is highlighted in the text as placing a higher value on group goals over individual preferences?

What influences students to binge drink based on their perception of others' drinking behavior?

In what type of countries do people typically conform significantly less when they believe others will not hear their responses?

According to the passage, what helped convince the author of the value of the Implicit Association Test (IAT)?

According to the passage, what is a characteristic of individuals with a social dominance orientation?

According to the passage, what is a characteristic of right-wing authoritarians?

According to the passage, what is a characteristic of prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination in the 20th century?

According to the passage, what was the author's initial attitude toward the Implicit Association Test (IAT)?

How do schemas and heuristics differ in terms of complexity?

What aspect does the representativeness heuristic focus on when judging the likelihood of an object belonging to a category?

How do decisions based on representational heuristics usually overlook?

What factor is crucial to consider when determining if someone is an English professor based on the text's example?

What aspect of an individual's appearance and activity at a restaurant might lead to a representational heuristic judgment about their profession?

According to the passage, what is the purpose of recognizing that we naturally stereotype and overestimate salient events?

What does the passage suggest about the influence of our motivations, moods, and desires on social judgment?

According to the passage, what is a potential limitation of relying on social heuristics and schemas?

What does the passage imply about our tendency to make quick decisions about the social world?

According to the passage, what is a potential consequence of motivated skepticism?

What is the primary difference between stereotypes and prejudice as described in the text?

What is the primary purpose of stereotypes according to the text?

Which of the following statements about stereotypes is true?

What is the primary reason why people use stereotypes, according to the text?

Which of the following statements about stereotypes is true?

According to the passage, which of the following is a key characteristic of how individuals use cognitive shortcuts to navigate the social world?

What is the primary reason the passage suggests that social psychology likely started a bit later than the founding of modern psychology in 1879?

According to the passage, which of the following is a key characteristic of stereotyping and prejudice in the 20th century?

What is a key difference between conformity and obedience as described in the text?

According to the passage, what is a key characteristic of individuals with a high Social Dominance Orientation (SDO)?

What is the primary function of schemas in social cognition?

Which of the following is an example of the fundamental attribution error?

Which of the following is an example of a heuristic in social cognition?

What is the primary reason for the persistence of stereotypes and prejudices in social cognition?

According to the passage, what is a key process in adapting to new experiences in social cognition?

What phenomenon refers to the tendency to underestimate how long it will take to complete a task, as described in the text?

Which term is used to describe the ability of perceivers to make accurate inferences about others' emotional states based on limited information?

In social cognition, what concept involves individuals making judgments based on the ease with which information comes to mind?

What term describes the process by which individuals predict their future emotions based on current events or decisions?

What is a common consequence of underestimating the time needed to complete tasks?

What does the 'durability bias' refer to, according to the text?

What does the 'impact bias' refer to, according to the text?

What is a key challenge in measuring implicit (not plainly expressed) attitudes?

What is the main reason the text suggests students might undertake ambitious behaviors, even if it leads to all-nighters?

What is the primary reason the text suggests that people sometimes hold biases they are not fully aware of?

According to the passage, which of the following is a key process in how individuals adapt to new experiences in social cognition?

According to Jean Piaget's theory, what is the primary function of schemas in social cognition?

Which of the following is an example of the availability heuristic in social cognition, as described in the passage?

What is the primary reason the passage suggests that priming can influence our social judgments and decisions?

What concept is exemplified by the idea that helping one's relatives is encoded in our DNA for evolutionary purposes?

Which evolutionary psychology principle suggests that humans are helpful in ways that promote the passing on of their DNA to future generations?

What aspect of our evolutionary past does the text suggest may influence our likelihood to help those closest to us, such as blood-related relatives?

Which psychological model proposes that individuals may help others due to a selfless and altruistic motive, even if it does not provide direct benefits?

In the context of evolutionary forces influencing human behavior, which factor relates to the idea of helping others based on the expectation of receiving help in return?

What are the two major characteristics related to prosocial personality and behavior according to Louis Penner's research?

What is a key factor that influences whether an individual is likely to be helpful in the future?

What psychological factor is associated with individuals who have a heightened sense of moral obligation to be helpful?

How does Louis Penner's prosocial personality orientation differ from focusing on a single trait?

Which theory suggests that individuals may be motivated to help others out of genuine concern rather than for personal gain?

According to the passage, what is the key factor that distinguishes altruistic helping from egoistic helping?

Which of the following best describes the primary difference between altruistically motivated helpers and egoistically motivated helpers, according to the passage?

According to the empathy-altruism model, what is the primary motivation for altruistic helping behavior?

Which of the following statements best describes the concept of pluralistic ignorance in relation to altruistic helping behavior?

Which of the following factors is likely to influence an individual's prosocial personality orientation, according to the passage?