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In all of Milgram's obedience experiments,participants were deceived about

A) the association of the research with a prestigious university.
B) Milgram's professional status as a research psychologist.
C) how much they would actually be paid for participating in the research.
D) the amount of shock the victim actually received.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Researchers have filmed two people interacting face-to-face with cameras located just behind each person.Showing each person a replay of their interaction filmed from the other person's perspective increased their tendency to attribute the other person's behavior to

A) dispositional influences.
B) situational influences.
C) personality traits.
D) role playing.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Marta is known for her sense of humor and joke telling.Even though her friends are down about their football team losing a game,as soon as Marta enters the room everyone begins to smile.This best illustrates

People who blame victims of cancer for their medical misfortune best illustrate

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Felippe,a 19-year-old university freshman,is very talkative,intelligent,assertive,and politically conservative.Research suggests that he would be most likely to develop a close friendship with

The tragic murder of Kitty Genovese outside her New York apartment stimulated social-psychology research on

The presence of many bystanders at the scene of an emergency increases the likelihood that any individual bystander will

In Major League Baseball games,the probability of batters being hit by a pitched ball increases with

Alexandra is well liked by her friends,most likely because she mimics their gestures and seems to match their moods.Researchers would suggest that this automatic mimicry is a component of

Experimental participants randomly assigned to play a video game involving bloody murders and groaning victims became ________ hostile and ________ likely to blast intense noise at a fellow student.

________ refers to the phenomenon in which the presence of other people makes it less likely that any individual will help someone in distress because the obligation to intervene is shared among all the onlookers.

In the television program Seinfeld,George tried to make himself more attractive to a woman he just met by leaving his keys at her house,showing up at her place of work,and shopping at a store she frequented.He believed that his frequent appearances would cause her to like him.George is attempting to use

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Monica sees Laurena,who is normally shy,give a speech in class with confidence.Monica therefore attributes Laurena's behavior to the course requirement.Monica's explanation for Laurena's behavior is an example of

The ill-fated decision of President John F.Kennedy and his advisors to invade Cuba best illustrates the dangers of

Which of the following is most clearly supported by research on social attraction?

Instead of providing arguments in favor of a political candidate,ads may build political support by associating pictures of the candidate with emotion-evoking music and images.This strategy best illustrates

Despite government warnings of a severe shortage of heating fuels,most citizens continue to turn up their home thermostats in the belief that their personal fuel consumption will have little effect on the country's total fuel reserves.This reaction best illustrates the dynamics of

Joie,age 19,is a Black female university sophomore.Research on how we categorize social information suggests that Joie is most likely to believe that most