Deidre recently met an international student from Israel. Pr…

Deidre recently met an international student from Israel. Prior to this introduction, Deidre had never known anyone from outside of the United States. After hanging out with this student for a few weeks, Deidre’s attitudes towards people from IsraelĀ became more positive. Her increasingly positive attitudes arising from regular interaction with this student can best be explained by:

As a newly hired attorney at a large firm, Tyler feels press…

As a newly hired attorney at a large firm, Tyler feels pressure to remain quiet, even when he disagrees with his more experienced colleagues. Because Tyler – along with other younger attorneys – never speaks up, an illusion of unanimity occurs, which can impair overall group decision-making through a process known as:

Professor Deeds teaches math and believes that women are inh…

Professor Deeds teaches math and believes that women are inherently bad at the subject matter. When women in his class reach out for assistance, he invests minimal effort in helping them. Not surprisingly, his female students tend to do poorly. Rather than assuming the women’s performance is attributed to their ability level, which might better explain the women’s grades?

After Prof. Farris publicly calls out William for texting du…

After Prof. Farris publicly calls out William for texting during a lecture, William is angry. When it comes time to complete course evaluations, William feels comfortable writing several hurtful personal attacks against his professor, knowing that his remarks are anonymous. However, William would never say these things to his professor’s face. Which of the following aspects of social psychology best explains his aggression against his professor via the course evaluations?