​A well-known test used in psychological research plays on the distinction between automatic and controlled processing. The test requires people to look at the written names of several colors (“green,” “red,” “blue,” etc.)—names which are in all cases written in “non-matching” colors of ink (e.g., the word “green” might be written in red ink, while the word “red” might be written in yellow ink)—and to identify, as quickly as possible, the color in which each word is written. This test is known as the ____.

The so-called A-B problem refers to the fact that there is often a weak relationship between people’s ___.​

In a nutshell, the research on diversity in groups indicates that ____.​

In general, people do not like to suffer, work hard, or make sacrifices. If and when they do these things, they want to feel that their efforts were worthwhile. Thus, even when people’s efforts do not actually seem to have paid off, people will nonetheless try to convince themselves that they suffered for a good reason. This tendency is known as ____.​

​Most social psychologists define aggression as ____.

When people process persuasive messages using the central route (rather than the peripheral route), they expend ____ energy and, if they change their attitudes as a result of the message, are likely to end up with ____ attitude change.​

Research has shown children can identify good and bad categories, and especially the “bad”, very early in life. This highlights which psychological principle?​

​While social psychologists are interested in a wide variety of topics, three themes that have become increasingly important during the last 30 years are ____.

To avoid advertisement wear-out, one should use ____.​

As discussed in the text, gamblers use tricks to ____.​