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:

Teri hypothesizes that people’s use of social media will predict their academic performance. What type of study should he conduct to test his hypothesis?

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 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?

Which of the following concepts both rely on people’s need/desire for consistency?

While driving to the store, Lidia notices another driver swerve over into her lane before quickly swerving back into their own lane. Angry, Lidia yells out “You lousy driver!” Lidia’s judgment of the other driver demonstrates the:

Eileen does not know much about transgender people. This lack of awareness makes it hard for her to understand the perspective of someone who is transgender. Subsequently, she is less likely to advocate for transgender rights. Her failure to help support people who are transgender can best be explained by the:

The fundamental attribution error tends to be predominantly observed within:

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?

People living in poverty are often perceived as responsible for their situation.  However, an individual living who is living in poverty is far more aware of the situational obstacles keeping him/her from getting out of poverty.  This differing understanding of the causes of poverty demonstrates the: