more terms

Question 1

the decision making style of using the minimal amount of info to reach a good enough solution

Answer 1

satisficing

Question 2

Phenomenon explaining why a whisper can be heard in a quiet room but not a noisy one

Answer 2

weber’s law

Question 3

Aggressive thoughts result in aggressive behavior which in turn has the effect of causing others to have aggressive thoughts…this is eg of…

Answer 3

reciprocal determinism

Question 4

The best explanation for group members reluctance to give negative feedback to one another

Answer 4

the mum effect

Question 5

which racial group has the highest prevalence of alcohol abuse

Answer 5

whites

Question 6

3 of Meyer’s minority stress model proximal stressors for LGBT

Answer 6

expectations of rejection, concealment of sexual orientation, internalized homophobia

Question 7

__-the cohesiveness of a group would most likely improve the quality of decision making

Answer 7

decreasing

Question 8

The assumption that prejudice and discrimination are outgrowths of the drive to enhance one’s own self esteem is most consistent with which theory

Answer 8

social identity theory (believe one’s own group is attractive and belittle other groups)

Question 9

___tasks permit the addition of individual efforts so that the outcome is a combination of individual fforts

Answer 9

additive

Question 10

on ___tasks everyone must achieve a given goal in order for the task to be complete so task performance depends on the performance of the last competent group member

Answer 10

conjunctive

Question 11

on ____tasks, the group must choose one of many alternate ways to do the task. performance depends on the performance of the most competent group member, because if one person can complete the task, the tasks gets completed

Answer 11

disjunctive

Question 12

on ___tasks, the average performance of all group members represents the group’s product

Answer 12

compensatory

Question 13

What influence do minority members of a group have?

Answer 13

Minority views are more likely to have a delayed effect on the group provided that group members with minority views persist in their views.
Most effective when minority group is consstent and doesnt make small concesssions
more effective when met by disapproval and persist despite

Question 14

Yerkes dodson law

Answer 14

moderate level of arousal or anxiety is optimal for task performance, high and low levels of arousal can decrease performance.

Question 15

disjunctive task

Answer 15

the final product is the performance of the best member of the group

Question 16

conjunctive task

Answer 16

group’s accomplishment is limited by the least effective member’s performance

Question 17

additive task

Answer 17

group members separate performances are added to produce a combined effect

Question 18

number one cause of death among adolescents and young adults

Answer 18

motor vehicles (36%)
second-homicide (but leading with afr. amer)
third-suicide

Question 19

reactance

Answer 19

when people feel pressured by a message and increase their resistance to persuasion

Question 20

the best predictor of job choirce

Answer 20

vocational aspiration or interest

Question 21

matching hypothesis

Answer 21

people of about equal physical attractivness are likely to select one another

Question 22

propinquity

Answer 22

physical proximity, a major factor in attraction

Question 23

role of intelligence in leadership

Answer 23

intelligent people tend to make good leaders

Question 24

kinesics

Answer 24

body movements eg face expression

Question 25

proxemics

Answer 25

perception and use of personal space

Question 26

paralanguage

Answer 26

vocal cues

Question 27

What did G R Patterson propose about how delinquency develops

Answer 27

sequence-poor parenting, coercive behavior in family teaches child to conttrol others thru coercing,
academic failure and peer rejection
child becomes depressed and more likely involved in deviant ggroup

Question 28

normative conformity

Answer 28

people comply with majority’s standards because they want to be liked

Question 29

informational conformity

Answer 29

tendency for ppl to conform to the majority decision because they want to perceive reality correctly

Question 30

Schacter’s two factor theory of emotion

Answer 30

after perceiving an event, we initially have a physical or autonomic reaction then cognitively appraise the situation then experience an emotion

Question 31

James lange theory of emotion

Answer 31

first have a physiological reaction then interpret it then have emotional reaction