Studies Ch 5-7

Question 1

Eberhardt, Parrott, & Sprunger (2015)

Answer 1

1. demonstrates modern racism
2. Study about children misbehaving and assigning punishments

Question 2

Steele & Aronson (1995)

Answer 2

1. Demonstrates stereotype threat
2. Students took exact same verbal SAT test, one named “intelligence test” or “problem-solving task unrelated to ability

Question 3

Fein & Spencer (1997)

Answer 3

1. Demonstrates prejudice as self-image maintenance
2. Popular negative stereotype of the “Jewish American Princess”, given a test and positive or negative feedback.

Question 4

Morrongelio & Dawber (2000)

Answer 4

1. Demonstrates double standards
2. Parents watch videos of children engaging in risky behaviors on playground

Question 5

Muzafer Sherif – Robbers Park Experiment

Answer 5

1. Demonstrates in-group and out-group behaviors
2. Two separate groups of boys either “Rattlers” vs. “Eagles”

Question 6

Andrew Davidson & James Jaccard (1979)

Answer 6

1. Demonstrates prediction of behavior based on attitude
2. Use attitudes to predict whether women would use birth control pills within the next two years

Question 7

Ajzen & Fishbein (1977)

Answer 7

1. Demonstrates prediction of behavior based on attitude

Question 8

Richard Petty & Others (1981)

Answer 8

1. Demonstrates how audience interprets information
2. Audience responses to specific elements, like timing of policy implementation, amount of credibility, and involvement of audience

Question 9

Kelman & Hovland (1953)

Answer 9

1. Demonstrates sleeper effect & discounting cue hypothesis
2. Participants given two message from a high-credibility and low-credibility source

Question 10

Miller & Campbell (1959)

Answer 10

1. Demonstrates influence of primacy and recency effect
2. Participants instructed to read two cases and make a decision one week later

Question 11

Carlsmith & Festinger (1959)

Answer 11

1. Demonstrates justification related to discrepancies
2. Participants watch a movie, then placed into three groups. (1) lie for $1 (2) lie for $20 (3) no lie

Question 12

Muzafer Sherif (1936)

Answer 12

1. Demonstrates informational influence and private conformity
2. Participants placed in a dark room, estimate how far away a visible light is then placed into groups of 3

Question 13

Soloman Asch (1951)

Answer 13

1. Demonstrates normative social influence and public conformity
2. Participants were placed in a room with 5 confederates and were asked to match lines

Question 14

Burger (2009)

Answer 14

1. Demonstrates Obedience, an extension to Milgram’s study
2. Stopped at 150 mv and added defiant confederate

Question 15

Regan (1971)

Answer 15

1. Demonstrates Norm of Reciprocity
2. Two people waiting for a study, confederate gets something to drink, offers coke. Then sold raffle tickets

Question 16

Moscovici & Others (1969)

Answer 16

1. Demonstrates minority influence
2. Modified Asch’s design

Question 17

Piccoli et al (2020)

Answer 17

1. Demonstrates normative social influence
2. Surveyed over 3500 high school students in Italy about cyberbullying

Question 18

Cesario & Higgins (2008)

Answer 18

1. demonstrates regulatory fit

Question 19

Snyder & DeBono (1985)

Answer 19

1. Demonstrates self-monitoring
2. Surveyed participants to evaluate ads

Question 20

De Hoog & others (2007)

Answer 20

1. demonstrates fear tactic messaging
2. meta-analysis of 105 studies, determined messages do not need to be gruesome

Question 21

Edwards & Smith (1996)

Answer 21

1. Demonstrates message discrepancies
2. Measured attitudes on hot topic issues, read arguments either consistent or inconsistent with attitudes