Blog

Raquel knows that, if she cooperates initially, the person on the opposing side is more likely to cooperate in return. She continues her strategy by matching the moves of her opponent, which is a strategy known as:

Leroy takes part in a laboratory study through the Sona system. During this study, Leroy is told that he is competing with another person, and he must make either competitive or cooperative decisions that might help or hurt him or the other person using a payoff matrix. Because of this matrix, we can assume that the experiment in which Leroy is taking part is using the:

The _______________ is the part of the brain that is responsible for controlling aggressive impulses. It is involved in higher level cognition, which we call executive functioning.

The ___________ is the part of the brain that is responsible for regulating our perceptions of, and reactions to, aggression and fear. It is connected to the sympathetic nervous system.

Bill is a person with depression. He tends to have a negative attribution style, which means that he explains negative events by referring to _________, ________, and ______ qualities.

When it comes to helping, men are more likely to engage in help that requires __________, while women are more likely to engage in help that requires ____________.

Jennifer is the new employee at her job, and she’s usually pretty quiet at work. Her coworker, Daisy, believes Jennifer is rude and standoffish, and that she’s probably a pretty mean person; however, when Daisy is quiet at work, Daisy believes that it’s only because she is tired. Daisy is making a personal attribution toward Jennifer, while making situational attributions for herself. This is because of the:

Obedience differs from conformity because:

Jacque is participating in a peaceful protest. However, external interference from other groups (like counter-protestors) can make these protests out of hand. Jacque ends up getting lost in the crowd and fighting for no real reason. Jacque is experiencing:

When a small group of individuals are able to change the opinions or behaviors of a larger group, __________ is taking place.