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:

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?

Walter witnesses someone in front of him trip while walking to class.  Walter assumes the person is clumsy, not considering that the sidewalk was uneven in that area.  Which of the following best explains Walter’s conclusion?

Social psychologists tend to take a more ___ perspective.

While playing baseball, you miss an easy pitch.  After the game, your friend who was watching starts to tease you, criticizing your ability to play baseball.  However, you retort that the sun was in your eyes.  This difference in attribution can best be explained by the:

In applying the different models of helping, which of the following ideas might encourage children to develop a desire to help others?

Ryan has been on his school’s swim team for several years; he practices in the pool on his own at least five times a week. He has noticed, however, that he tends to swim faster when he is racing against other swimmers, as compared to swimming by himself. This experience is known as:

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:

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?