The lessening of individual responsibility for a task when responsibility for the task is spread…   The lessening of individual responsibility for a task when responsibility for the task is spread across the members of a group. The tendency as an observer to overestimate internal dispositional influences and underestimate situational influences upon others’ behavior.

Which of the following situational factors in Milgram’s shock experiments led to the highest maximum   Which of the following situational factors in Milgram’s shock experiments led to the highest maximum obedience rate? a. experiment conducted in a rundown office building b. two co-teachers disobey experimenter c. experimenter not present d. teacher has to force […]

With the self-serving bias, we tend to make _________attributions for our failures and…   With the self-serving bias, we tend to make _________attributions for our failures and _________attributions for our successes. a. dispositional; dispositional b. dispositional; situational c. situational; dispositional d. situational; situational Bill likes country music; therefore, he thinks that most people like country […]

The bystander effect refers to the finding that an observer of an emergency is less likely to help..   The bystander effect refers to the finding that an observer of an emergency is less likely to help if the _______________. a. emergency takes place in a big city b. emergency is being observed by other […]

When our expectations of a person elicit behavior from that person that confirms our expectations,..   When our expectations of a person elicit behavior from that person that confirms our expectations, this is a case of ____________. a. self-serving bias b. actor-observer bias c. deindividuation d. self-fulfilling prophecy Explain why, although it is controversial, classifying […]