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Rhonda has just learned that her neighbor Patricia was involved in an
automobile crash at a nearby intersection. The tendency to make the
fundamental attribution error to conclude... ANS✔✔ "Patricia's recklessness
has finally gotten her into trouble"
A television commercial for a fast-food restaurant shows 3 women in bikinis
eating the restaurant's triple decker hamburger. This commercial best
illustrates... ANS✔✔ peripheral route persuasion
the gradually escalating levels of destructive obedience in Milgram
experiments best illustrates one of the potential dangers of... ANS✔✔ the
foot-in-the-door phenomenon
Social loafing is MOST likely to occur among... ANS✔✔ audience members
who are asked to applaud after a speaker is introduced
By providing prospective terrorists with electronic chat rooms for interfacing
online with others who share their attitudes, the internet most likely serves
as a medium for... ANS✔✔ group polarization
which of the following comments is most likely to be made by the leader of a
group characterized by groupthink
-"we have been united on matters in the past and I hope that will continue"
-"we need some outside experts to critique our decisions"
, -"it's important for each of us to think critically about this issue"
-"we should probably divide into subgroups and arrive at independet
decisions" ANS✔✔ "we have been united on matters in the past and I hope
that will continue"
Card players who attribute their wins to their own skill and their losses to bad
luck illustrate... ANS✔✔ Self-serving bias
In the United States during the late 1980's, 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... ANS✔✔ In-group Bias
One analysis revealed that pitchers were more likely to hit batters when the
previous batter had hit a home run. This best illustrates... ANS✔✔ The
frustration-aggression principle
After the participants in the Milgram obedience studies were informed of the
deception and the real intent of the study, virtually none of them regretted
taking part in the study. The lack of regret was most likely because of their
reduced... ANS✔✔ Cognitive dissonance
After they had first agreed to display a 3-inch "Be a Safe Driver" sign,
California homeowners were highly likely to permit the installation of a very
large and unattractive "Drive Carefully" sign in their front yards. This best
illustrates... ANS✔✔ The foot-in-the-door phenomenon
After Mrs. Chanski and her children had helped themselves to free samples
of the cookies being promoted in the grocery store, she felt obligated to buy
some, even though they seemed unreasonable expensive. Her reaction best
illustrates the significance of... ANS✔✔ The reciprocity norm
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