According to the textbook, research on terror management theory indicates that close relationships, whether romantic or platonic, help to reduce:

Antonio is a student at STC and is really angry at his social psychology professor for the grade he received on his exam. Antonio goes home and yells at his partner for being a bit late coming home. This is an example of:

Fritz Heider filmed a clip of a large triangle and a small triangle moving around, and out of a larger square that had an opening. When the researchers asked people what was going on in the clip, what were the findings?

Simone wants to help a struggling student, but on the other hand she is reluctant because she knows it will take time out of her busy schedule. What theory explains why she did NOT help?

Sally has been studying for her final exam in social psychology. Her roommate quizzes her and asks the term for the idea that natural selection led to greater tendencies to help close relatives over helping those with whom we have little genetic relation. This concept is called:

Albert considers himself to be quite open-minded, but he still believes that the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Albert considers the only way to keep people safe is to try and protect order, cohesion, and tradition. Albert is high in:

Research studies on factors that influence prosocial behaviors indicate that guilt:

Studies like Bandura’s bobo doll experiment demonstrate the importance of observational learning. For example, watching someone behave aggressively increases the salience of aggression-related concepts. This demonstrates the power of:

Alvin is meeting another student for the first time to work on a class project. Instantly, when Alvin meets this student, he vaguely reminds him of his good friend MarK. Alvin immediately gets the feeling that he is going to get along well with this new student. What process has just occurred?

Playboy magazine and Victoria Secret have been criticized in the past for specifically focusing on the cultural value placed on women’s appearance. These examples would BEST represent ___________.