An important lesson recent social psychology teaches is that we are as likely not only to __________________ ourselves into a way of acting but also to ___________ our way into a way of ______________.

Few findings have been more consistent than those that show that ____ people are helpful people.

The process by which a message induces change in beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors.

All things being equal, information presented first usually has the most influence.

The _________________bias is the tendency to exaggerate one’s ability to have foreseen how something turned out after learning the outcome.

Action taken by another individual that tends to trigger aggression in the recipient of that action is ________.

When faced with potentially dangerous situations where strangers need help,

Mary’s husband reminds her to get to bed early when she is not feeling well, encourages her to exercise, encourages her to see her doctor for regular checkups, and tells her he loves her every day. This is an example of how the ___________ works to keep Mary healthy.

The just-world phenomenon may lead us to believe that an unemployed person is

Whenever your friend Ted surfs online, he writes terribly harsh letters to strangers using a bogus email address. Ted’s behavior can likely be attributed to the role of _______ in deindividuation.