Researchers have found that members of some Native American tribes tend to                eye contact when interaction with the elderly because making eye contact conveys                    .

Gamiel and Aliyah go out to eat, and Gamiel does not leave a tip for the waiter. If Aliyah explains Gamiel’s behavior by saying that he is frugal, she is making a                attribution. If Aliyah explains his behavior by saying the service was terrible, she is making a               attribution.

It is not uncommon for us to hold stereotypes toward people. The main advantage of forming a stereotype is that it                . The main disadvantage is that it                is a mental shortcut; can be changed easily

Before taking an exam, Dion, who is a student athlete, overhears someone saying that student athletes always do poorly when it comes to academics because their sports commitments leave them no time to study. His anxiety increases and his confidence drops. This is an example of:

ingroup bias

Selena thinks that all computer programmers are antisocial and boring. Even before meeting Mark, a computer programmer, Selena decides that she will not like him. Selena’s beliefs are              , and not liking Mark is                .

discrimination; prejudice

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On the advice of social psychologists, a technology company decides to pay an unreasonable amount of money to a well-liked celebrity  to promote a new product. The company is taking the                 route of persuasion and using                conditioning to make potential customers develop a positive attitude about the product.

Observations on how attitudes about African Americans would affect people’s willingness to vote for Barack Obama in 2008 revealed that people who reported low levels of prejudice but whose scores on the Implicit Association Test (IAT) indicated negative attitudes about Black people were               likely to vote for Obama because               attitudes were better predictors of behavior than               attitudes.

more; implicit; explicit

Casey eats a lot of junk food. She knows the negative consequences of her diet, but she rationalizes her behavior by saying junk food helps her deal with her anxiety. Casey is using this explanation because she is uncomfortable with the inconsistency between her behavior and her beliefs. Which of the following principles explains Casey’s explanation the best?

If someone wants to create an attitude that will last a long time, he or she should use the                route of persuasion. If someone wants to create an attitude that will last only a short time, he or she should use the               route of persuasion.

implicit; explicit

After an earthquake in one city, people were caught up in the overwhelming situation and stopped paying attention to their personal standards. As a result, mobs of people looted and damaged stores and homes. This behavior is most likely the result of:

Elena is working on a team project for her computer science class. Although the entire team is responsible for the project, some people do not feel personally responsible for contributing to it. Because of this, some team members do not complete their assigned tasks. This is most likely due to: