Question 1

A prejudice consists of a negative stereotype and a strong, unreasonable dislike of a group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

_______________ is the tendency for people on a team or a mission together to agree with each other and suppress dissension among their ranks.

Accepted Answer

A)  Groupthink 
B)  Diffusion of responsibility 
C)  Cognitive dissonance 
D)  Deindividuation 
A)  Groupthink 
B)  Diffusion of responsibility 
C)  Cognitive dissonance 
D)  Deindividuation

Question 3

Representative Jansen, a U.S. congresswoman, believes in the reproductive rights and welfare of women but voted to ban late-term abortions. Jansen feels very uneasy about the conflict between her beliefs and her behavior. She is most likely experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  the just-world hypothesis. 
B)  cognitive resolution. 
C)  cognitive dissonance. 
D)  the fundamental attribution error. 
A)  the just-world hypothesis. 
B)  cognitive resolution. 
C)  cognitive dissonance. 
D)  the fundamental attribution error.

Question 4

When Jenny's parents told her that they were moving to Alabama, she was horrified because she secretly thought that southerners were mostly poorly educated and racist. After experiencing the foods, traditions, and people in her new state, she was surprised to realize that southerners weren't all alike, and that many of her new friends were just like her. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the social distance effect. 
B)  the contact hypothesis. 
C)  subconscious isolationism. 
D)  stereotype bias. 
A)  the social distance effect. 
B)  the contact hypothesis. 
C)  subconscious isolationism. 
D)  stereotype bias.

Question 5

Dissent and altruism are a matter of personal conviction, but situational factors are involved also. Analyze four situational factors that are involved when a person decides to "rock the boat" and choose conscience over conformity.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include five of the f

Question 6

Eduardo is wearing a silly gorilla suit at a costume party. Although he is normally responsible and respectful, Eduardo joins in when the party starts getting wild. After the police break up the gathering, he apologetically tells them that he "forgot himself." What phenomenon does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  the just-world hypothesis 
B)  diffusion of responsibility 
C)  deindividuation 
D)  groupthink 
A)  the just-world hypothesis 
B)  diffusion of responsibility 
C)  deindividuation 
D)  groupthink

Question 7

Before Milgram's study of obedience began, psychiatrists predicted that one person in ten would administer the highest voltage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following increased the likelihood that participants would disobey in Milgram's obedience study?

Accepted Answer

A)  having only one teacher 
B)  having the experimenter in the room with the teacher 
C)  having two experimenters issuing the same commands 
D)  having the experimenter be an ordinary man 
A)  having only one teacher 
B)  having the experimenter in the room with the teacher 
C)  having two experimenters issuing the same commands 
D)  having the experimenter be an ordinary man

Question 9

According to research discussed in your textbook, prejudice is reduced when:

Accepted Answer

A)  groups are asked to pretend that they like each other. 
B)  an intellectual argument against prejudice is made. 
C)  members of different groups are made to cooperate with one another to achieve a goal. 
D)  a moral argument against prejudice is made. 
A)  groups are asked to pretend that they like each other. 
B)  an intellectual argument against prejudice is made. 
C)  members of different groups are made to cooperate with one another to achieve a goal. 
D)  a moral argument against prejudice is made.

Question 10

Before conducting his study of obedience, Stanley Milgram asked a number of psychiatrists, students, and other adults to predict how many people they thought would deliver shocks at the highest levels. What predictions did they make?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 11

Which of the following actions by the "learner" reduced the likelihood of being shocked by the "teacher" in Milgram's study?

Accepted Answer

A)  protesting noisily 
B)  screaming in pain 
C)  complaining of having a heart ailment 
D)  nothing he did made a difference 
A)  protesting noisily 
B)  screaming in pain 
C)  complaining of having a heart ailment 
D)  nothing he did made a difference

Question 12

In Milgram's obedience study, 15 percent of the subjects refused to administer any shocks to the "learner."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Milgram's study of obedience has been criticized on the basis of:

Accepted Answer

A)  its lack of random assignment. 
B)  the inability of any of its findings to be replicated. 
C)  the physical pain learners experienced from the electric shock. 
D)  the emotional distress and deception experienced by participants. 
A)  its lack of random assignment. 
B)  the inability of any of its findings to be replicated. 
C)  the physical pain learners experienced from the electric shock. 
D)  the emotional distress and deception experienced by participants.

Question 14

Garret has a tendency to take credit for his good actions, but he attributes his mistakes to factors beyond his control. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the fundamental attribution error. 
B)  the validity effect. 
C)  the just-world hypothesis. 
D)  the self-serving bias. 
A)  the fundamental attribution error. 
B)  the validity effect. 
C)  the just-world hypothesis. 
D)  the self-serving bias.

Question 15

A cultural cause of prejudice is that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  helps people bond to their own ethnic group. 
B)  encourages acculturation. 
C)  increases disobedience. 
D)  replaces official forms of discrimination. 
A)  helps people bond to their own ethnic group. 
B)  encourages acculturation. 
C)  increases disobedience. 
D)  replaces official forms of discrimination.

Question 16

Who conducted an experiment on conformity in which people were asked to judge the length of lines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Solomon Asch 
B)  Stanley Milgram 
C)  Philip Zimbardo 
D)  Muzafer Sherif 
A)  Solomon Asch 
B)  Stanley Milgram 
C)  Philip Zimbardo 
D)  Muzafer Sherif

Question 17

Explicit laws and implicit cultural conventions are both examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  norms. 
B)  roles. 
C)  routines. 
D)  stereotypes. 
A)  norms. 
B)  roles. 
C)  routines. 
D)  stereotypes.

A prejudice consists of a negative stereotype and a strong, unreasonable dislike of a group.

_______________ is the tendency for people on a team or a mission together to agree with each other and suppress dissension among their ranks.

Representative Jansen, a U.S. congresswoman, believes in the reproductive rights and welfare of women but voted to ban late-term abortions. Jansen feels very uneasy about the conflict between her beliefs and her behavior. She is most likely experiencing:

Dissent and altruism are a matter of personal conviction, but situational factors are involved also. Analyze four situational factors that are involved when a person decides to "rock the boat" and choose conscience over conformity.

Eduardo is wearing a silly gorilla suit at a costume party. Although he is normally responsible and respectful, Eduardo joins in when the party starts getting wild. After the police break up the gathering, he apologetically tells them that he "forgot himself." What phenomenon does this illustrate?

Before Milgram's study of obedience began, psychiatrists predicted that one person in ten would administer the highest voltage.

Which of the following increased the likelihood that participants would disobey in Milgram's obedience study?

According to research discussed in your textbook, prejudice is reduced when:

Before conducting his study of obedience, Stanley Milgram asked a number of psychiatrists, students, and other adults to predict how many people they thought would deliver shocks at the highest levels. What predictions did they make?

Which of the following actions by the "learner" reduced the likelihood of being shocked by the "teacher" in Milgram's study?

In Milgram's obedience study, 15 percent of the subjects refused to administer any shocks to the "learner."

Milgram's study of obedience has been criticized on the basis of:

Garret has a tendency to take credit for his good actions, but he attributes his mistakes to factors beyond his control. This is an example of:

A cultural cause of prejudice is that it:

Who conducted an experiment on conformity in which people were asked to judge the length of lines?

Explicit laws and implicit cultural conventions are both examples of:

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A prejudice consists of a negative stereotype and a strong, unreasonable dislike of a group.

_______________ is the tendency for people on a team or a mission together to agree with each other and suppress dissension among their ranks.

Representative Jansen, a U.S. congresswoman, believes in the reproductive rights and welfare of women but voted to ban late-term abortions. Jansen feels very uneasy about the conflict between her beliefs and her behavior. She is most likely experiencing:

Dissent and altruism are a matter of personal conviction, but situational factors are involved also. Analyze four situational factors that are involved when a person decides to "rock the boat" and choose conscience over conformity.

Eduardo is wearing a silly gorilla suit at a costume party. Although he is normally responsible and respectful, Eduardo joins in when the party starts getting wild. After the police break up the gathering, he apologetically tells them that he "forgot himself." What phenomenon does this illustrate?

Before Milgram's study of obedience began, psychiatrists predicted that one person in ten would administer the highest voltage.

Which of the following increased the likelihood that participants would disobey in Milgram's obedience study?

According to research discussed in your textbook, prejudice is reduced when:

Before conducting his study of obedience, Stanley Milgram asked a number of psychiatrists, students, and other adults to predict how many people they thought would deliver shocks at the highest levels. What predictions did they make?

Which of the following actions by the "learner" reduced the likelihood of being shocked by the "teacher" in Milgram's study?

In Milgram's obedience study, 15 percent of the subjects refused to administer any shocks to the "learner."

Milgram's study of obedience has been criticized on the basis of:

Garret has a tendency to take credit for his good actions, but he attributes his mistakes to factors beyond his control. This is an example of:

A cultural cause of prejudice is that it:

Who conducted an experiment on conformity in which people were asked to judge the length of lines?

Explicit laws and implicit cultural conventions are both examples of:

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain and Nervous System

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Filters