Psy 3300 Week 4 Review

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A type of self-fulfilling prophecy whereby people’s social expectations lead them to behave in ways that cause others to confirm their expectations.

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behavioral confirmation

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Cognitive dissonance theory

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Cognitive dissonance theory explains the mental conflict that occurs when beliefs are contradicted by actions.

Answer explanation

People can act themselves into a way of thinking as easily as they can think themselves acting in a certain way.

For example: Hating your job, but rationalizing and only thinking about the good benefits like the pay and vacation time. After a while, you will start to believe you like working at your job even though you know you hate it.

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Although Ava was opposed to the war with Iraq, her attitude changed when she was required to report on the justifications for it at her job as a newspaper journalist. Which theory best explains the change in her attitude?

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Cognitive dissonance theory

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Which of the following did the Stanford Prison Experiment illustrate in regards to social psychology? team membership on social loafing, frustration on aggression, role-playing on attitudes, groupthink on social conflict

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role-playing on attitudes

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The Stanford Prison experiment demonstrated

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the power that situations can have in changing how people feel, think, and behave.

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The Stanford Prison Experiment showed the world that people will:

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Readily Conform to Social Roles

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Harper habitually underestimates the time she requires to complete her research paper that is due at the end of each semester. Her behavior is an example of

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the overconfidence phenomenon.

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Arjun is trying to decide whether to buy a lottery ticket. He remembers a story about someone who won a big jackpot last year and thinks he might have a good chance of winning too. This strategy of estimating the likelihood of an event based on how easily other instances come to mind is called the:

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Availability heuristic

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Ava assumes that most crimes involve violence because the news generally reports on rapes, robberies, and beatings. This is an example of the _____ heuristic.

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Availability heuristic

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During a game night, Ava noticed that whenever she was the one to roll the dice, she felt more confident about winning. This illustrates

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an illusion of control.