Question 1

__________ is a deliberate attempt to influence the attitudes and/or the behavior of another person.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive dissonance 
B)  Argument 
C)  Persuasion 
D)  Coercion 
A)  Cognitive dissonance 
B)  Argument 
C)  Persuasion 
D)  Coercion

Question 2

In a crowded mall parking lot, dozens of people hear a female voice yell, "He's killing me!" Yet no one calls the police. What is the reason for the lack of action, according to Darley and Latané?

Accepted Answer

A)  People are too busy to respond. 
B)  Most people "do not want to become involved." 
C)  The fight-or-flight response is not activated when others are in danger. 
D)  Diffusion of responsibility is the reason most people do not respond. 
A)  People are too busy to respond. 
B)  Most people "do not want to become involved." 
C)  The fight-or-flight response is not activated when others are in danger. 
D)  Diffusion of responsibility is the reason most people do not respond.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A)  You are a lousy cook but you keep trying different recipes. 
B)  You believe that reality TV is for morons but are addicted to American Idol and watch every episode. 
C)  You dislike doing exercise but do it anyway to improve your health. 
D)  You are polite and civil to people you dislike. 
A)  You are a lousy cook but you keep trying different recipes. 
B)  You believe that reality TV is for morons but are addicted to American Idol and watch every episode. 
C)  You dislike doing exercise but do it anyway to improve your health. 
D)  You are polite and civil to people you dislike.

Question 4

A common strategy for gaining compliance used by car salespeople is the door-in-the-face technique.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was __________

Accepted Answer

A)  selecting paint colors. 
B)  judging line sizes. 
C)  rating new fashions. 
D)  taste-testing new candies. 
A)  selecting paint colors. 
B)  judging line sizes. 
C)  rating new fashions. 
D)  taste-testing new candies.

Question 6

If you fail this exam, and you believe it is the professor's fault for not adequately preparing you, your belief might be an example of __________

Accepted Answer

A)  a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B)  a situational attribution. 
C)  a dispositional attribution. 
D)  an internal attribution. 
A)  a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B)  a situational attribution. 
C)  a dispositional attribution. 
D)  an internal attribution.

Question 7

Solomon Asch studied __________ by having several confederates lie about the length of a line to subjects.

Accepted Answer

A)  attitudes 
B)  compliance 
C)  conformity 
D)  groupthink 
A)  attitudes 
B)  compliance 
C)  conformity 
D)  groupthink

Question 8

If prejudice were based solely on the realistic conflict theory, then the most effective means for reducing it would be to __________

Accepted Answer

A)  provide ample resources and job opportunities for all. 
B)  educate all races in the social customs of those they view as enemies. 
C)  integrate schools and neighborhoods to prevent racial segregation. 
D)  help all races to understand the discrimination and prejudice that each has had to endure. 
A)  provide ample resources and job opportunities for all. 
B)  educate all races in the social customs of those they view as enemies. 
C)  integrate schools and neighborhoods to prevent racial segregation. 
D)  help all races to understand the discrimination and prejudice that each has had to endure.

Question 9

Asch's studies showed that overall conformity to group pressure occurred about __________ of the time.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-fifth 
B)  one-third 
C)  one-half 
D)  three-fourth 
A)  one-fifth 
B)  one-third 
C)  one-half 
D)  three-fourth

Question 10

Compared to earlier findings on social facilitation, what do recent findings show about what happens to people's performance in the presence of others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Performance improves in people with high achievement motivation. 
B)  Performance improves on easy tasks but suffers on difficult tasks. 
C)  Performance decreases on both easy and difficult tasks when being observed by someone of the opposite sex. 
D)  Performance on interesting tasks increases, but performance on boring tasks decreases. 
A)  Performance improves in people with high achievement motivation. 
B)  Performance improves on easy tasks but suffers on difficult tasks. 
C)  Performance decreases on both easy and difficult tasks when being observed by someone of the opposite sex. 
D)  Performance on interesting tasks increases, but performance on boring tasks decreases.

Question 11

When members of a group give priority to the cohesiveness of the group over the facts of a situation, they are engaging in what social psychologists call __________

Accepted Answer

A)  groupthink. 
B)  mass thought. 
C)  consumerism. 
D)  solidarity think. 
A)  groupthink. 
B)  mass thought. 
C)  consumerism. 
D)  solidarity think.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements of persuasion?

Accepted Answer

A)  the behavior 
B)  the source 
C)  the medium 
D)  the message 
A)  the behavior 
B)  the source 
C)  the medium 
D)  the message

Question 13

Giving in to pressure to change your behavior and thoughts to be like others is called obedience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The realistic conflict theory focuses on conflict __________

Accepted Answer

A)  within an in-group. 
B)  between two groups. 
C)  within an out-group. 
D)  between two members of an in-group. 
A)  within an in-group. 
B)  between two groups. 
C)  within an out-group. 
D)  between two members of an in-group.

Question 15

It is 1951, and you are required to participate in a perception experiment. You join seven others seated in a room. You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines. The experimenter, Solomon Asch, is studying __________

Accepted Answer

A)  bystander apathy. 
B)  social loafing. 
C)  groupthink. 
D)  conformity. 
A)  bystander apathy. 
B)  social loafing. 
C)  groupthink. 
D)  conformity.

Question 16

Caitlin's social studies teacher gave her class a group project. Caitlin, along with two classmates, has to make a poster and give a report to the class. Caitlin is frustrated because she is a good student and the other two students will make her do most of the work on the project. Caitlin's classmates making her do most of the work is an example of __________

Accepted Answer

A)  compliance. 
B)  social loafing. 
C)  groupthink. 
D)  social facilitation. 
A)  compliance. 
B)  social loafing. 
C)  groupthink. 
D)  social facilitation.

Question 17

Give two ways in which prejudice can be stopped.

Accepted Answer

Prejudice, which is an unjustified or in

Question 18

After Susie agreed to baby sit for her next-door-neighbors, they informed her that their three nephews would be there also. This is an example of the __________

Accepted Answer

A)  that's-not-all technique. 
B)  door-in-the-face technique. 
C)  foot-in-the-door technique. 
D)  low-ball technique. 
A)  that's-not-all technique. 
B)  door-in-the-face technique. 
C)  foot-in-the-door technique. 
D)  low-ball technique.

Question 19

Kwan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today, but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker. If he decides to continue exercising, what concept might explain his actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  social loafing 
B)  social idleness 
C)  social facilitation 
D)  social productivity 
A)  social loafing 
B)  social idleness 
C)  social facilitation 
D)  social productivity

Question 20

The obedience study conducted by Stanley Milgram has become world famous. More than 1,000 people at several American universities went through replications of the study. In addition, researchers in other countries, such as Spain and the Netherlands, have used Milgram's procedures. Explain in detail the procedures that Milgram used in his study and then discuss his results. What conclusions did Milgram reach? How have critics reacted to his research?

Accepted Answer

Stanley Milgram's obedience study was a

__________ is a deliberate attempt to influence the attitudes and/or the behavior of another person.

In a crowded mall parking lot, dozens of people hear a female voice yell, "He's killing me!" Yet no one calls the police. What is the reason for the lack of action, according to Darley and Latané?

Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?

A common strategy for gaining compliance used by car salespeople is the door-in-the-face technique.

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was __________

If you fail this exam, and you believe it is the professor's fault for not adequately preparing you, your belief might be an example of __________

Solomon Asch studied __________ by having several confederates lie about the length of a line to subjects.

If prejudice were based solely on the realistic conflict theory, then the most effective means for reducing it would be to __________

Asch's studies showed that overall conformity to group pressure occurred about __________ of the time.

Compared to earlier findings on social facilitation, what do recent findings show about what happens to people's performance in the presence of others?

When members of a group give priority to the cohesiveness of the group over the facts of a situation, they are engaging in what social psychologists call __________

Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements of persuasion?

Giving in to pressure to change your behavior and thoughts to be like others is called obedience.

The realistic conflict theory focuses on conflict __________

It is 1951, and you are required to participate in a perception experiment. You join seven others seated in a room. You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines. The experimenter, Solomon Asch, is studying __________

Give two ways in which prejudice can be stopped.

After Susie agreed to baby sit for her next-door-neighbors, they informed her that their three nephews would be there also. This is an example of the __________

Kwan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today, but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker. If he decides to continue exercising, what concept might explain his actions?

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Exam 16: Social Psychology

__________ is a deliberate attempt to influence the attitudes and/or the behavior of another person.

In a crowded mall parking lot, dozens of people hear a female voice yell, "He's killing me!" Yet no one calls the police. What is the reason for the lack of action, according to Darley and Latané?

Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?

A common strategy for gaining compliance used by car salespeople is the door-in-the-face technique.

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was __________

If you fail this exam, and you believe it is the professor's fault for not adequately preparing you, your belief might be an example of __________

Solomon Asch studied __________ by having several confederates lie about the length of a line to subjects.

If prejudice were based solely on the realistic conflict theory, then the most effective means for reducing it would be to __________

Asch's studies showed that overall conformity to group pressure occurred about __________ of the time.

Compared to earlier findings on social facilitation, what do recent findings show about what happens to people's performance in the presence of others?

When members of a group give priority to the cohesiveness of the group over the facts of a situation, they are engaging in what social psychologists call __________

Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements of persuasion?

Giving in to pressure to change your behavior and thoughts to be like others is called obedience.

The realistic conflict theory focuses on conflict __________

It is 1951, and you are required to participate in a perception experiment. You join seven others seated in a room. You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines. The experimenter, Solomon Asch, is studying __________

Give two ways in which prejudice can be stopped.

After Susie agreed to baby sit for her next-door-neighbors, they informed her that their three nephews would be there also. This is an example of the __________

Kwan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today, but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker. If he decides to continue exercising, what concept might explain his actions?

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

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Adolescence and Adulthood

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Health and Stress

Personality Theory and Assessment

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Therapies

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