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Mr. Samuels is always posting notices about the progress of the project on the board outside his door. He wants to make sure his team knows where they are in the process and what more needs to be done. Mr. Samuels is most likely a __________ leader.
Melanie doesn't find it easy to trust other people and says that she doesn't "need anybody." In all likelihood, Melanie's __________ attachment style can be traced to a caregiver who __________.
Shelley was initially moderately in favor of a proposal to build a city bike path. At a meeting, she learns that not only will the path provide recreational opportunities and allow for some decrease in traffic, but that in towns with paths, the crime rate tends to go down and businesses along the path do better. She is now strongly in favor of the proposal. The theory that best explains her change of opinion is the __________ theory.
A high level of group cohesiveness would be LEAST beneficial to which of the following groups?
Ramona cares deeply about Raül, but does not feel any passion for him. Raül, on the other hand, has feelings of great longing accompanied by physical arousal whenever she's near. In this situation, Ramona is feeling __________ love for Raül, whereas Raül, is feeling __________ love for Ramona.
Attitudes are ________ that guide behavior.A. dispositional attributionsB. mirror-image perceptionsC. belief-based feelingsD. norms and rolesE. superordinate goals
A leadership style that is warm, helpful, kind, and concerned with the welfare of others is __________, while a leadership style that is assertive, controlling, independent, dominant, and self-confident is __________.
When people are asked to rate the attractiveness of faces, the faces that they MOST prefer __________.
In an experiment to determine if rewards will increase recycling efforts on campus , the dependent variable is
You are strongly attracted to Mario, and you very much want him to like you, too, but you're afraid that if you open your mouth, he won't like you. If you're too nervous to interact with Mario, you can take advantage of the mere exposure effect and __________.
Propinquity is MOST similar to which of the following?
How does the presence of observers affect a person's performance?A. It improves performance on easy tasks and hinders a person's performance on difficult tasksB. It improves performance on verbal tasks and hinders a person's performance on mathematical tasksC. It improves performance on poorly learned tasks and hinders a person's performance on well-learned tasksD. It improves performance on unenjoyable tasks and hinders a person's performance on enjoyable tasksE. It improves performance on physical tasks and hinders a person's performance on mental tasks
Which four factors influence how people behave within groups and how groups themselves function?
Members of the school board were tentatively considering a proposal to institute the wearing of uniforms in the elementary and middle school grades. After their last meeting, they are now strongly in favor of the proposal. This illustrates the phenomenon known as __________.
In the Stanford Prison Study, guards became increasingly aggressive and prisoners became increasingly submissive and withdrawn, all in under a week. Results of this (aborted) study suggest that
In studies on what people find attractive, the __________ of the face seems to be very important.
You are walking in a parking lot full of small puddles of water . A car drives through one near you and splashes you with water . You attribute the driver's behavior to his own carelessness and lack of civility . This is called_
Heika and Lucille were both passed over for a promotion at work . Heika is sure that the boss does not like him , but he believes that Lucille was passed over because she is really a poor worker . His attribution of the cause of the event can be explained in terms of
12. A group that experiences all experimental procedures with the exception of exposure to the independent variable is called
After three months of riding the 8:30 bus to work, Cindy has actually started to feel affection for the gruff and scowling old bus driver. Cindy's reaction best illustratesA. the fundamental attribution errorB. the mere exposure effectC. the bystander effectD. the social exchange theoryE. mirror-image perceptions