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In a controlled experiment, Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) informed grade school teachers that some of their students (called “bloomers”) would show great academic improvement in the upcoming year. In reality, the “bloomers” were chosen randomly by the researchers, and were no smarter than any of the other students. Which of the following best describes the results of this study? At the end of the year,

People are especially likely to conform due to informational social influence

People are more likely to pay attention to characteristics of the communicator, rather than to the contents of the message, when

________ posits that increased prejudice and discrimination result from limited resources and consequent intergroup conflict.

Process loss can best be defined as

Who is more likely to use the central route to persuasion when attending to a communication about health insurance reform?

Sheila is considered to be very attractive by both men and women. Which of the following features is she most likely to have?

Describe the method and results of the study “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not…” What was the procedure of the study? What was/were the independent variable(s)? What was/were the dependent variable(s)? Did the researchers replicate the reciprocity effect? What was the take-home point from this article?  

Based on results of Darley’ s and Batson’ s (1973) “Good Samaritan” experiment, who is MOST likely to help an elderly women who has slipped on the ice?

Under what conditions is normative social influence most likely? Under what conditions is informational social influence most likely? How were normative social influence and informational social influence operating in Milgram’s study? How is cognitive dissonance related to Milgram’s results?