Question 1

Which of the following statements about stereotypes and prejudice is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stereotypes can be expressed outwardly and very explicitly. 
B)  All stereotypes are of negative characteristics. 
C)  Stereotypes are often experienced implicitly. 
D)  Prejudice has become increasingly unpopular in the United States. 
A)  Stereotypes can be expressed outwardly and very explicitly. 
B)  All stereotypes are of negative characteristics. 
C)  Stereotypes are often experienced implicitly. 
D)  Prejudice has become increasingly unpopular in the United States.

Question 2

Which conclusion has been drawn concerning the research on testosterone and aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals who have high baseline levels of testosterone tend to be more aggressive than average. 
B)  Testosterone only increases in response to aggression. 
C)  Testosterone is not involved in aggression among females. 
D)  There is little psychologists can do to prevent aggression in high-testosterone individuals. 
A)  Individuals who have high baseline levels of testosterone tend to be more aggressive than average. 
B)  Testosterone only increases in response to aggression. 
C)  Testosterone is not involved in aggression among females. 
D)  There is little psychologists can do to prevent aggression in high-testosterone individuals.

Question 3

The fundamental attribution error is LEAST likely to be made by

Accepted Answer

A)  a Japanese doctor. 
B)  a barber in Philadelphia. 
C)  a stay at home mother in Canada. 
D)  the president of an American university. 
A)  a Japanese doctor. 
B)  a barber in Philadelphia. 
C)  a stay at home mother in Canada. 
D)  the president of an American university.

Question 4

When an individual's attitudes do not match up with his/her behaviors, ________ is likely to occur.

Accepted Answer

A)  compliance 
B)  discrimination 
C)  cognitive dissonance 
D)  prejudice 
A)  compliance 
B)  discrimination 
C)  cognitive dissonance 
D)  prejudice

Question 5

The Stanford Prison Study demonstrates how a person's _______________ affects behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  social role 
B)  values 
C)  beliefs 
D)  past experience 
A)  social role 
B)  values 
C)  beliefs 
D)  past experience

Question 6

Your friend asks you to borrow $50 from you. You tell him no. Then he asks for a mere $10, which you gladly give him. While you feel good to have helped him out, you may have just experienced the

Accepted Answer

A)  foot-in-the-mouth technique. 
B)  foot-in-the-door technique. 
C)  door-in-the-face technique. 
D)  door-in-the-foot technique. 
A)  foot-in-the-mouth technique. 
B)  foot-in-the-door technique. 
C)  door-in-the-face technique. 
D)  door-in-the-foot technique.

Question 7

Janis, an administrative assistant at a large firm, is trying to find reasons for her boss's hostile behavior. She is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  ignore her boss's dispositional attributions in favor of situational attributions. 
B)  leap to the attribution that her boss's behavior corresponds to work demands. 
C)  explore her boss's personality traits and the environmental constraints to derive an explanation. 
D)  overestimate her boss's personality traits and underestimate the influence of the situation. 
A)  ignore her boss's dispositional attributions in favor of situational attributions. 
B)  leap to the attribution that her boss's behavior corresponds to work demands. 
C)  explore her boss's personality traits and the environmental constraints to derive an explanation. 
D)  overestimate her boss's personality traits and underestimate the influence of the situation.

Question 8

Your textbook's authors use the term bias blind spot to refer to the fact that people

Accepted Answer

A)  often fail to notice stimuli that they are not paying attention to. 
B)  tend to be unaware of the social influences that bias our beliefs. 
C)  tend to judge the validity of their beliefs based on whether they can support them with visual evidence or not. 
D)  often blame their poor decisions on biased thinking. 
A)  often fail to notice stimuli that they are not paying attention to. 
B)  tend to be unaware of the social influences that bias our beliefs. 
C)  tend to judge the validity of their beliefs based on whether they can support them with visual evidence or not. 
D)  often blame their poor decisions on biased thinking.

Question 9

A relatively stable organization of beliefs, feelings, and behavior tendencies toward something or someone else is a(n) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  affect 
B)  cognition 
C)  archetype 
D)  attitude 
A)  affect 
B)  cognition 
C)  archetype 
D)  attitude

Question 10

Whenever a person has two contradictory cognitions at the same time, a state of _______ exists.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive congruence 
B)  nonreciprocity 
C)  cognitive dissonance 
D)  identity diffusion 
A)  cognitive congruence 
B)  nonreciprocity 
C)  cognitive dissonance 
D)  identity diffusion

Question 11

Which scenario is best explained by the frustration-aggression hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  You are stuck in heavy traffic and you start to threaten other motorists. 
B)  You threaten another person who is behaving inappropriately toward a family member. 
C)  You have excessively high levels of testosterone so you seek out aggressive situations. 
D)  All of these situations can be explained using the frustration-aggression hypothesis. 
A)  You are stuck in heavy traffic and you start to threaten other motorists. 
B)  You threaten another person who is behaving inappropriately toward a family member. 
C)  You have excessively high levels of testosterone so you seek out aggressive situations. 
D)  All of these situations can be explained using the frustration-aggression hypothesis.

Question 12

According to the self-serving bias concept, we tend to use ______________ attributions for ourselves when we do something well, and_______________ attributions when we fail or commit errors.

Accepted Answer

A)  external; internal 
B)  internal; external 
C)  dispositional; internal 
D)  external; situational 
A)  external; internal 
B)  internal; external 
C)  dispositional; internal 
D)  external; situational

Question 13

What did Milgram study?

Accepted Answer

A)  the authoritarian personality 
B)  bystander apathy 
C)  the effects of watching violence on television 
D)  obedience to authority 
A)  the authoritarian personality 
B)  bystander apathy 
C)  the effects of watching violence on television 
D)  obedience to authority

Question 14

Which of the following is the best example of the frustration-aggression hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  an honor killing 
B)  a boxing match 
C)  a gang initiation beating 
D)  road rage 
A)  an honor killing 
B)  a boxing match 
C)  a gang initiation beating 
D)  road rage

Question 15

When making a difficult decision, group members sometimes strive for agreement so as to avoid arguments, a phenomenon known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  social loafing 
B)  obedience 
C)  social facilitation 
D)  groupthink 
A)  social loafing 
B)  obedience 
C)  social facilitation 
D)  groupthink

Question 16

Giving in to indirect pressure to change your behavior and thoughts is called

Accepted Answer

A)  conformity. 
B)  compliance. 
C)  obedience. 
D)  persuasion. 
A)  conformity. 
B)  compliance. 
C)  obedience. 
D)  persuasion.

Question 17

Some behaviors, such as cursing and wearing revealing clothing are acceptable in some social contexts, but are considered unacceptable in other situations, such as in a business office. Which of the following explains why this is the case?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social norms only apply to social contexts with written guidelines for behavior, for example, the workplace. 
B)  Many social norms are specific to a social context. 
C)  Social norms vary from person to person and are not related to the social context. 
D)  Social norms only exist for major societal issues, such as theft and murder; there are no social norms for trivial behaviors such as cursing or appropriate dress. 
A)  Social norms only apply to social contexts with written guidelines for behavior, for example, the workplace. 
B)  Many social norms are specific to a social context. 
C)  Social norms vary from person to person and are not related to the social context. 
D)  Social norms only exist for major societal issues, such as theft and murder; there are no social norms for trivial behaviors such as cursing or appropriate dress.

Question 18

Social norms are specific sets of behaviors that are associated with a position within a group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

________ involves making a small request before asking for a bigger one.

Accepted Answer

A)  The foot-in-the-door technique 
B)  The door-in-the-face technique 
C)  The low-ball technique 
D)  The bait-and-switch technique 
A)  The foot-in-the-door technique 
B)  The door-in-the-face technique 
C)  The low-ball technique 
D)  The bait-and-switch technique

Question 20

When group members believe that their effort will not significantly contribute to the group's overall performance, they are more likely to engage in _________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When group members believe that their effort...

Which of the following statements about stereotypes and prejudice is false?

Which conclusion has been drawn concerning the research on testosterone and aggression?

The fundamental attribution error is LEAST likely to be made by

When an individual's attitudes do not match up with his/her behaviors, ________ is likely to occur.

The Stanford Prison Study demonstrates how a person's _______________ affects behavior.

Your friend asks you to borrow $50 from you. You tell him no. Then he asks for a mere $10, which you gladly give him. While you feel good to have helped him out, you may have just experienced the

Janis, an administrative assistant at a large firm, is trying to find reasons for her boss's hostile behavior. She is likely to

Your textbook's authors use the term bias blind spot to refer to the fact that people

A relatively stable organization of beliefs, feelings, and behavior tendencies toward something or someone else is a(n) __________.

Whenever a person has two contradictory cognitions at the same time, a state of _______ exists.

Which scenario is best explained by the frustration-aggression hypothesis?

According to the self-serving bias concept, we tend to use attributions for ourselves when we do something well, and_ attributions when we fail or commit errors.

What did Milgram study?

Which of the following is the best example of the frustration-aggression hypothesis?

When making a difficult decision, group members sometimes strive for agreement so as to avoid arguments, a phenomenon known as _____.

Giving in to indirect pressure to change your behavior and thoughts is called

Some behaviors, such as cursing and wearing revealing clothing are acceptable in some social contexts, but are considered unacceptable in other situations, such as in a business office. Which of the following explains why this is the case?

Social norms are specific sets of behaviors that are associated with a position within a group.

________ involves making a small request before asking for a bigger one.

When group members believe that their effort will not significantly contribute to the group's overall performance, they are more likely to engage in _________________.

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Which of the following statements about stereotypes and prejudice is false?

Which conclusion has been drawn concerning the research on testosterone and aggression?

The fundamental attribution error is LEAST likely to be made by

When an individual's attitudes do not match up with his/her behaviors, ________ is likely to occur.

The Stanford Prison Study demonstrates how a person's _______________ affects behavior.

Your friend asks you to borrow $50 from you. You tell him no. Then he asks for a mere $10, which you gladly give him. While you feel good to have helped him out, you may have just experienced the

Janis, an administrative assistant at a large firm, is trying to find reasons for her boss's hostile behavior. She is likely to

Your textbook's authors use the term bias blind spot to refer to the fact that people

A relatively stable organization of beliefs, feelings, and behavior tendencies toward something or someone else is a(n) __________.

Whenever a person has two contradictory cognitions at the same time, a state of _______ exists.

Which scenario is best explained by the frustration-aggression hypothesis?

According to the self-serving bias concept, we tend to use ______________ attributions for ourselves when we do something well, and_______________ attributions when we fail or commit errors.

What did Milgram study?

Which of the following is the best example of the frustration-aggression hypothesis?

When making a difficult decision, group members sometimes strive for agreement so as to avoid arguments, a phenomenon known as _____.

Giving in to indirect pressure to change your behavior and thoughts is called

Some behaviors, such as cursing and wearing revealing clothing are acceptable in some social contexts, but are considered unacceptable in other situations, such as in a business office. Which of the following explains why this is the case?

Social norms are specific sets of behaviors that are associated with a position within a group.

________ involves making a small request before asking for a bigger one.

When group members believe that their effort will not significantly contribute to the group's overall performance, they are more likely to engage in _________________.

Introducing Psychological Science

Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thought and Language

Intelligence, Aptitude, and Cognitive Abilities

Life Span Development

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Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Health, Stress and Coping

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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According to the self-serving bias concept, we tend to use attributions for ourselves when we do something well, and_ attributions when we fail or commit errors.