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Animals that have successfully fought to get food or mates become increasingly ferocious.This best illustrates that aggression is influenced by

A) social scripts.
B) scapegoating.
C) frustration.
D) reinforcement.

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Question 242

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The fundamental attribution error is likely to lead observers to attribute a stranger's

A) lack of employment to a weak economy.
B) act of kindness to a compassionate personality.
C) criminal behavior to a poor education.
D) friendliness to social role requirements.

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Overgeneralized beliefs about a group of people that often underlie prejudicial emotions are called

Altruism is best described as

Following the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York,people across the country donated their time and money to assist the devastated community.This behavior best illustrates

After the participants in the Milgram obedience studies were informed of the deception and the real intent of the study,virtually none of them regretted taking part in the study.The lack of regret was most likely because of their reduced

In Milgram's obedience experiments,"teachers" were least likely to deliver the highest levels of shock when

Class members are asked to work cooperatively in groups on major course papers.Every member of a group is to receive exactly the same grade based on the quality of the group's paper.This situation is most likely to lead to

If the circumstances of poverty breed high rates of crime,the high crime rates can be used to justify discrimination against those who live in poverty.This best illustrates

Priming people with a flashed Black face rather than a flashed White face makes them more likely to misperceive a flashed tool as a gun.This best illustrates the subtle character of

Morris,who is White,was a witness to a crime committed by one White and one Black suspect.When asked by the police to pick them out of a lineup,Morris was unable to pick out the Black suspect.This illustrates

Following the consumption of alcohol,people are increasingly likely to respond to minor frustrations with violent outbursts.This best illustrates

Superordinate goals refer to

Solomon Asch reported that individuals conformed to a group's judgment of the lengths of lines

Individuals who are normally law-abiding may vandalize and loot when they become part of a mob.This change in behavior is best understood in terms of

When a man fell onto New York subway tracks,Thomas risked his own life to save the man.His action best illustrates

When a leader of a caged monkey colony became threatening,one small monkey learned to push the control button,which reduced this behavior by activating the

If researchers found that people take longer to identify words such as assertive and bold as "strong" when the words are associated with female faces rather than with male faces,this finding would illustrate

Before Sonya left for college,she told her friend Lacy that she thought sororities were filled with snobs and that she would never consider joining one.During Sonya's first week on campus,a sorority member invited her to a social function and encouraged her to pledge.After Sonya attended the party,she told Lacy,"Sororities do a lot of good things for the community.They're really service organizations." Sonya's change in attitude illustrates

A culture that promotes individualism is most likely to encourage