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Marta recently met a student who identified as gender fluid. Without realizing it, Marta experienced an automatic negative reaction towards the individual. Marta’s prejudice reaction is best described as:

Informational social influence is most similar to which type of learning?

Amelia failed a test and said it was because the questions were “tricky”; Oscar passed the same test and said it was because he studied hard. Which of the following statements is true?

The fundamental attribution error tends to be predominantly observed within:

John hypothesizes that people’s inclination to watch violent movies will predict their interest in violent video games. What type of study should he conduct to test his hypothesis?

Social psychologists tend to take a more ___ perspective.

Most people are aware that you should wash your hands after using the bathroom and you should cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough. These actions demonstrate awareness of:

When shopping for clothes, Annie tends to consider what her friends will think is cool, because she wants to fit in with them. Annie’s conformity is largely driven by:

During a group project, Mike learns that he’s been partnered with a student who has been diagnosed with ADHD. Mike is convinced that the other student’s ADHD means he is lazy and incapable of doing well in school. Consequently, Mike takes over the project and excludes his partner. When asked to evaluate the other student’s performance, Mike criticized his partner for not doing enough. Rather than assuming his partner’s lack of contributions was caused by his disorder, which might better explain the outcome?

After earning a low exam grade, Williams is unwilling to consider that he did poorly because he did not study enough. Instead, he blames his professor and consequently, decides to complain to the department chair, claiming that his professor failed to provide enough clarification regarding course content.  Which of the following aspects of social psychology best explains William’s aggression against his professor?