Question 1

Generalized impressions of groups of people based on the social category they occupy are known as __________.

Accepted Answer

stereotypes

Question 2

What brain structure(s) that is/are active during social cognition is larger in humans than in other animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prefrontal cortex 
B)  Hippocampus 
C)  Reticular system 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Prefrontal cortex 
B)  Hippocampus 
C)  Reticular system 
D)  All of the above A

Question 3

An ingroup is

Accepted Answer

A)  a popular or dominant group. 
B)  a group about whom we have positive attitudes. 
C)  a group of other people whom we identify as belonging together, and who are different from us. 
D)  a group that we believe shares our own characteristics. 
A)  a popular or dominant group. 
B)  a group about whom we have positive attitudes. 
C)  a group of other people whom we identify as belonging together, and who are different from us. 
D)  a group that we believe shares our own characteristics. D

Question 4

An attribution is

Accepted Answer

A)  a predisposition to respond to people and objects in particular ways. 
B)  a sense of tension we feel when our beliefs contradict our behavior. 
C)  a set of rules about how people are supposed to behave. 
D)  an attempt to explain the reason behind people's actions. 
A)  a predisposition to respond to people and objects in particular ways. 
B)  a sense of tension we feel when our beliefs contradict our behavior. 
C)  a set of rules about how people are supposed to behave. 
D)  an attempt to explain the reason behind people's actions.

Question 5

The failure of American naval leaders to recognize the threat from the Japanese military in the days leading up to Pearl Harbor would most likely have been the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  social facilitation. 
B)  group polarization. 
C)  social loafing. 
D)  groupthink. 
A)  social facilitation. 
B)  group polarization. 
C)  social loafing. 
D)  groupthink.

Question 6

Which of the following is likely to increase altruistic behavior, according to your text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pointing out the potential benefits of helping others. 
B)  Taking the perspective of the victim. 
C)  Practicing objectivity and emotional detachment when dealing with other people. 
D)  Offering people alternative ways to reduce their own distress or guilt. 
A)  Pointing out the potential benefits of helping others. 
B)  Taking the perspective of the victim. 
C)  Practicing objectivity and emotional detachment when dealing with other people. 
D)  Offering people alternative ways to reduce their own distress or guilt.

Question 7

Fran consciously believes that all races are equal and that discrimination is bad. However, when Fran is talking to racial minorities, she is less likely to make eye contact, and she makes more grammatical errors. Which of the following statements best describes Fran's experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fran has negative explicit racial attitudes. 
B)  Fran is dishonest and needs to have her attitudes tested through the bogus pipeline technique. 
C)  Fran is not entirely aware of her implicit racial attitudes. 
D)  Fran has strong explicit racial stereotypes. 
A)  Fran has negative explicit racial attitudes. 
B)  Fran is dishonest and needs to have her attitudes tested through the bogus pipeline technique. 
C)  Fran is not entirely aware of her implicit racial attitudes. 
D)  Fran has strong explicit racial stereotypes.

Question 8

During groupthink, members experience an illusion of invulnerability and inherent morality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Provide 2 explanations for the occurrence of social loafing.

Accepted Answer

Social loafing occurs when lar

Question 10

Social phobias are learned and there is no known genetic component in their development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why do we judge many of our behaviors situationally?

Accepted Answer

We have information

Question 12

The Implicit Association Test

Accepted Answer

A)  is used to make people believe that they are hooked up to a lie detector. 
B)  uses people's implicit attitudes to predict future behavior. 
C)  is used to reduce the social desirability effect. 
D)  uses a person's reaction times to help gauge his or her implicit attitudes. 
A)  is used to make people believe that they are hooked up to a lie detector. 
B)  uses people's implicit attitudes to predict future behavior. 
C)  is used to reduce the social desirability effect. 
D)  uses a person's reaction times to help gauge his or her implicit attitudes.

Question 13

Which of the following is a potential remedy for groupthink?

Accepted Answer

A)  Having a directive leader. 
B)  Having a "devil's advocate." 
C)  Having a "mindguard." 
D)  Limiting the availability of outside influences. 
A)  Having a directive leader. 
B)  Having a "devil's advocate." 
C)  Having a "mindguard." 
D)  Limiting the availability of outside influences.

Question 14

In Asch's line-judging experiment,

Accepted Answer

A)  participants were assigned to be either prisoners or guards in a mock prison experiment. 
B)  participants were bullied into going along with the group. 
C)  participants were presented with a series of lines and asked to pick the one that matched the target line. 
D)  participants were put in a dark room and asked to estimate how far a pinpoint of light moved. 
A)  participants were assigned to be either prisoners or guards in a mock prison experiment. 
B)  participants were bullied into going along with the group. 
C)  participants were presented with a series of lines and asked to pick the one that matched the target line. 
D)  participants were put in a dark room and asked to estimate how far a pinpoint of light moved.

Question 15

According to research by Darley and Latané, a person needing assistance is most likely to get help when in which situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  when a lot of other people are around. 
B)  when only one or two other people are around. 
C)  when other people are in a good mood. 
D)  when the victim asks for help. 
A)  when a lot of other people are around. 
B)  when only one or two other people are around. 
C)  when other people are in a good mood. 
D)  when the victim asks for help.

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true about Milgram's follow-up studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women were less likely than men to inflict shock to the 450 volt maximum. 
B)  When the experiment was moved a commercial location not connected to a university, fewer than 20% of participant cooperated to the 450 volt maximum. 
C)  When the teacher was required to place the learner's hand on a shock plate, 30% of participants still participated to the 450 volt maximum. 
D)  Even when a confederate posed as another participant and defied the experimenter, 20% of participants still participated to the 450 volt maximum. 
A)  Women were less likely than men to inflict shock to the 450 volt maximum. 
B)  When the experiment was moved a commercial location not connected to a university, fewer than 20% of participant cooperated to the 450 volt maximum. 
C)  When the teacher was required to place the learner's hand on a shock plate, 30% of participants still participated to the 450 volt maximum. 
D)  Even when a confederate posed as another participant and defied the experimenter, 20% of participants still participated to the 450 volt maximum.

Question 17

Which of the following is true about the Stanford Prison Experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The effect of social roles on behavior was not as strong as experimenters anticipated. 
B)  Role playing is less likely to produce maladaptive behavior than actual, legitimate roles. 
C)  Social roles can have extreme effects on behavior. 
D)  The experiment was stopped because it lacked realistic conditions. 
A)  The effect of social roles on behavior was not as strong as experimenters anticipated. 
B)  Role playing is less likely to produce maladaptive behavior than actual, legitimate roles. 
C)  Social roles can have extreme effects on behavior. 
D)  The experiment was stopped because it lacked realistic conditions.

Question 18

Cognitive dissonance theory was proposed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Bem 
B)  Milgram 
C)  Eagly and Chaiken 
D)  Festinger and Carlsmith 
A)  Bem 
B)  Milgram 
C)  Eagly and Chaiken 
D)  Festinger and Carlsmith

Question 19

Mark asked his roommate Will to clean his side of the room as a favor. When Will refused to do so, Mark made a more moderate request by asking Will to feed his pet dog over the weekend. What persuasion technique was used in this example?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mark asked his roommate Will to clean...

Question 20

Which of the following would be an example of an additive task?

Accepted Answer

A)  A debate team. 
B)  A group of hikers. 
C)  People canvassing door-to-door for a charity. 
D)  Employees at an advertising agency. 
A)  A debate team. 
B)  A group of hikers. 
C)  People canvassing door-to-door for a charity. 
D)  Employees at an advertising agency.

Generalized impressions of groups of people based on the social category they occupy are known as __________.

What brain structure(s) that is/are active during social cognition is larger in humans than in other animals?

An ingroup is

An attribution is

The failure of American naval leaders to recognize the threat from the Japanese military in the days leading up to Pearl Harbor would most likely have been the result of

Which of the following is likely to increase altruistic behavior, according to your text?

Fran consciously believes that all races are equal and that discrimination is bad. However, when Fran is talking to racial minorities, she is less likely to make eye contact, and she makes more grammatical errors. Which of the following statements best describes Fran's experience?

During groupthink, members experience an illusion of invulnerability and inherent morality.

Provide 2 explanations for the occurrence of social loafing.

Social phobias are learned and there is no known genetic component in their development.

Why do we judge many of our behaviors situationally?

The Implicit Association Test

Which of the following is a potential remedy for groupthink?

In Asch's line-judging experiment,

According to research by Darley and Latané, a person needing assistance is most likely to get help when in which situation?

Which of the following statements is true about Milgram's follow-up studies?

Which of the following is true about the Stanford Prison Experiment?

Cognitive dissonance theory was proposed by

Mark asked his roommate Will to clean his side of the room as a favor. When Will refused to do so, Mark made a more moderate request by asking Will to feed his pet dog over the weekend. What persuasion technique was used in this example?

Which of the following would be an example of an additive task?

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Exam 14: Social Psychology

Generalized impressions of groups of people based on the social category they occupy are known as __________.

What brain structure(s) that is/are active during social cognition is larger in humans than in other animals?

An ingroup is

An attribution is

The failure of American naval leaders to recognize the threat from the Japanese military in the days leading up to Pearl Harbor would most likely have been the result of

Which of the following is likely to increase altruistic behavior, according to your text?

Fran consciously believes that all races are equal and that discrimination is bad. However, when Fran is talking to racial minorities, she is less likely to make eye contact, and she makes more grammatical errors. Which of the following statements best describes Fran's experience?

During groupthink, members experience an illusion of invulnerability and inherent morality.

Provide 2 explanations for the occurrence of social loafing.

Social phobias are learned and there is no known genetic component in their development.

Why do we judge many of our behaviors situationally?

The Implicit Association Test

Which of the following is a potential remedy for groupthink?

In Asch's line-judging experiment,

According to research by Darley and Latané, a person needing assistance is most likely to get help when in which situation?

Which of the following statements is true about Milgram's follow-up studies?

Which of the following is true about the Stanford Prison Experiment?

Cognitive dissonance theory was proposed by

Mark asked his roommate Will to clean his side of the room as a favor. When Will refused to do so, Mark made a more moderate request by asking Will to feed his pet dog over the weekend. What persuasion technique was used in this example?

Which of the following would be an example of an additive task?

Psychology: Yesterday and Today

Psychology As a Science

Human Development

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Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

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Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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