A external b normative c peer induced d social

a. external
b. normative
c. peer-induced
d. social influence
Kitty Genovese

In 1964, a woman by the name of __________ was raped and murdered, allegedly in front of 38
witnesses, none of whom assisted her or called for help.
reference
A(n) __________ group consists of those people to whom a person feels affiliated.
a. reference
b. affiliation
c. influencing
d. comparison
Stanley Milgram
The obedience experiment that demonstrated the dangers of obedience was conducted in the
1960s by psychologist __________.
a. phillip zimbardo
b. Solomon asch
c. Stanley milgram
Compliance
________ is a change in a person's behavior that occurs in response to a direct request.
a. conformity
b. obedience
c. compliance
d. influence
dissonance
Social psychologist Leon Festinger coined the term cognitive __________ to refer to a
disconnect between a person's internal attitudes and his or her external behavior.
a. disproportionality
b. discontinuity
c. inattentiveness
d. dissonance
attitude
A(n) __________ is an evaluative belief or opinion about a person, object, or idea.
a. bias
b. stereotype
c. prejudice
d. attitude
deindividuation
Being part of a group can make us feel less restrained, which causes us to relinquish personal
responsibility and give ourselves over to the group experience. This is the phenomenon of
__________.
a. groupthink
b. undifferentiation
c. deindividuation
d. conformity
group think
NOTE SURE ON THIS ONEThe process of __________ occurs when the social pressure that
exists within a group of people overwhelms individual choice, and actually serves the purpose of
actively muting the individual voices of the group members.
a. group polarization

b. groupthink
c. the sleeper effect
d. the perseverance effect
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Discrimination
____ refers to negative behavior toward a group of people and its member
just
The __________-world phenomenon occurs when people convince themselves that they are
doing well because they are good people, while those who are suffering are just getting what they
deserve.
a. equivocal
b. fair
c. just
d. implicit
aggression
__________ refers to behavior intended to harm others.
prosocial
Behavior that is carried out with the goal of helping others is called __________ behavior.
a. cooperative
b. altruistic
c. prosocial
d. reciprocal
Altruism
__________ is prosocial behavior that is carried out without concern for one's own safety or self-
interest.
a. altruism
b. cooperation
c. self sacrifice
d. kindness
Behavioral
__________ medicine is an interdisciplinary approach to medical treatment that integrates
behavioral, medical, and social knowledge to increase life expectancy and enhance quality of
life.
a. biopsychosocial
b. psychiatric
c. eclectic
d. behavioral
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Health
_________ psychology is the psychologically based aspect of behavioral medicine.
a. health
b. preventative
c. proactive
d. mind body
Stressor

A __________ is a stimulus - an event, a person, an object, a situation - that we perceive as
threatening and/or challenging.