Social

Question 1

Making dispositional attributions to an entire group of people

Answer 1

Ultimate attribution error

Question 2

According to Lewin’s Field Theory, the focus when studying human behavior should be on what?

Answer 2

The immediate present

Question 3

When there is a large different in opinion between a communicator and the audience - what factor will impact the audience’s opinion?

Answer 3

Whether the communicator is perceived as credible

Question 4

Loss aversion

Answer 4

Basing decisions more heavily on fear of loss than hope of gain

Question 5

What term refers to the tendency for people to not do their share when they are participating in a large group and they feel their contribution will not be noticed?

Answer 5

Social loafing

Question 6

To best reduce the likelihood that a persuasive message will change a person’s mind, the person should be provided with which of the following before hearing a persuasive message?

Answer 6

A weak argument against his current position

Question 7

To avoid the effects of social loafing, a supervisor could do what?

Answer 7

Make sure each employee’s job is challenging