Question 1

Which of the following is an example of prejudice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Danielle was passed over for promotion because of her weight. 
B)  Olga's salary is $5000 less than that of her male counterpart. 
C)  Bill says he can't stand Arabs. 
D)  Justine was promoted because the firm needed one French-Canadian manager. 
A)  Danielle was passed over for promotion because of her weight. 
B)  Olga's salary is $5000 less than that of her male counterpart. 
C)  Bill says he can't stand Arabs. 
D)  Justine was promoted because the firm needed one French-Canadian manager.

Question 2

Cognitive dissonance can be reduced by altering earlier attitudes or behaviours, or creating explanations that remove the inconsistency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following refers to the technique for compliance that tells us that getting a person to sign a petition is the first step in getting the person to commit time or money for the passage of some legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Foot-in-the-door technique 
B)  oaks-grow-from-acorns technique 
C)  door-in-the-face technique 
D)  planting-the-seed technique 
A)  Foot-in-the-door technique 
B)  oaks-grow-from-acorns technique 
C)  door-in-the-face technique 
D)  planting-the-seed technique

Question 4

When we attribute our own or another's behaviour to some external factor rather than to an internal cause, we are making a

Accepted Answer

A)  dispositional attribution. 
B)  fundamental attribution error. 
C)  situational attribution. 
D)  false attribution. 
A)  dispositional attribution. 
B)  fundamental attribution error. 
C)  situational attribution. 
D)  false attribution.

Question 5

Social facilitation means that performance on a task always improves when people work with or are observed by others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The critical aspect of first impressions is that they

Accepted Answer

A)  are permanent. 
B)  are less influential than we thought. 
C)  disappear quickly. 
D)  act as filters for later information. 
A)  are permanent. 
B)  are less influential than we thought. 
C)  disappear quickly. 
D)  act as filters for later information.

Question 7

Social facilitation occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  we are involved in helping others with their tasks. 
B)  our behaviour is affected by the presence of others 
C)  people come to the assistance of someone in need. 
D)  we arrange for various members of our community to come together and dialogue. 
A)  we are involved in helping others with their tasks. 
B)  our behaviour is affected by the presence of others 
C)  people come to the assistance of someone in need. 
D)  we arrange for various members of our community to come together and dialogue.

Question 8

Define and discuss cognitive dissonance theory. Give an example of a situation in which you have experienced the unpleasant state of cognitive dissonance and how you tried to reduce the dissonance.

Accepted Answer

The answer should explain the

Question 9

In the summer of 2000 in Burnt Church, New Brunswick, a community entered a state of turmoil as First Nation and non-First Nation fishers (as well as the RCMP and government officials) wrestled with the issue of First Nations' right to fish according to treaty. Confrontations were hostile, even violent, and acts of vandalism from both sides were committed. One way to understand the animosity between the two sides is to apply the ideas of

Accepted Answer

A)  reverse discrimination. 
B)  scapegoating. 
C)  co-action effect. 
D)  us-versus-them thinking. 
A)  reverse discrimination. 
B)  scapegoating. 
C)  co-action effect. 
D)  us-versus-them thinking.

Question 10

People will contribute more, or work harder, in a group in which

Accepted Answer

A)  they do not know anyone else well. 
B)  their work is not judged. 
C)  the task being dealt with is easy and straightforward. 
D)  they are allowed to evaluate their own contribution. 
A)  they do not know anyone else well. 
B)  their work is not judged. 
C)  the task being dealt with is easy and straightforward. 
D)  they are allowed to evaluate their own contribution.

Question 11

According to research, similarities in personality, as well as in physical characteristics, play a role in marital choice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When others ________ us, we are more likely to ________ them.

Accepted Answer

A)  ignore; flatter 
B)  dislike; flatter 
C)  flatter; distrust 
D)  like; like 
A)  ignore; flatter 
B)  dislike; flatter 
C)  flatter; distrust 
D)  like; like

Question 13

Which of the following is a situational (external) attribution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uri had the accident because he is a poor driver. 
B)  Velma had the accident because she is careless. 
C)  Poppy had the accident because it was foggy. 
D)  Raymond had the accident because he has poor vision. 
A)  Uri had the accident because he is a poor driver. 
B)  Velma had the accident because she is careless. 
C)  Poppy had the accident because it was foggy. 
D)  Raymond had the accident because he has poor vision.

Question 14

A strategy to gain compliance by making a very attractive initial offer to get a person to agree to an action and then making the terms less favourable is the

Accepted Answer

A)  door-in-the-face technique. 
B)  obedience technique. 
C)  low-ball technique. 
D)  foot-in-the-door technique. 
A)  door-in-the-face technique. 
B)  obedience technique. 
C)  low-ball technique. 
D)  foot-in-the-door technique.

Question 15

Similarity in needs and in personality seems to be related to

Accepted Answer

A)  both marital choice and marital success. 
B)  marital success. 
C)  neither marital choice nor marital success. 
D)  marital choice. 
A)  both marital choice and marital success. 
B)  marital success. 
C)  neither marital choice nor marital success. 
D)  marital choice.

Question 16

In his now-classic experiment, Solomon Asch found that, as expected, few people conformed to the judgments of others, even when under pressure to conform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The term altruism is usually reserved for behaviour aimed at helping others that requires some self-sacrifice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What kinds of aversive events and unpleasant emotions have been related to aggression?

Accepted Answer

Aggression has been associated

Question 19

A source of communication is most persuasive when the source is credible, attractive, and likable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Our overall impression or judgment of another person is influenced more by the first information we receive about the person than by information that comes later. This phenomenon is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  person-perception effect. 
B)  naive-subject effect. 
C)  primacy effect. 
D)  first-person effect. 
A)  person-perception effect. 
B)  naive-subject effect. 
C)  primacy effect. 
D)  first-person effect.

Which of the following is an example of prejudice?

Cognitive dissonance can be reduced by altering earlier attitudes or behaviours, or creating explanations that remove the inconsistency.

Which of the following refers to the technique for compliance that tells us that getting a person to sign a petition is the first step in getting the person to commit time or money for the passage of some legislation?

When we attribute our own or another's behaviour to some external factor rather than to an internal cause, we are making a

Social facilitation means that performance on a task always improves when people work with or are observed by others.

The critical aspect of first impressions is that they

Social facilitation occurs when

Define and discuss cognitive dissonance theory. Give an example of a situation in which you have experienced the unpleasant state of cognitive dissonance and how you tried to reduce the dissonance.

People will contribute more, or work harder, in a group in which

According to research, similarities in personality, as well as in physical characteristics, play a role in marital choice.

When others us, we are more likely to them.

Which of the following is a situational (external) attribution?

A strategy to gain compliance by making a very attractive initial offer to get a person to agree to an action and then making the terms less favourable is the

Similarity in needs and in personality seems to be related to

In his now-classic experiment, Solomon Asch found that, as expected, few people conformed to the judgments of others, even when under pressure to conform.

The term altruism is usually reserved for behaviour aimed at helping others that requires some self-sacrifice.

What kinds of aversive events and unpleasant emotions have been related to aggression?

A source of communication is most persuasive when the source is credible, attractive, and likable.

Our overall impression or judgment of another person is influenced more by the first information we receive about the person than by information that comes later. This phenomenon is called the

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Exam 10: Social Psychology

Which of the following is an example of prejudice?

Cognitive dissonance can be reduced by altering earlier attitudes or behaviours, or creating explanations that remove the inconsistency.

Which of the following refers to the technique for compliance that tells us that getting a person to sign a petition is the first step in getting the person to commit time or money for the passage of some legislation?

When we attribute our own or another's behaviour to some external factor rather than to an internal cause, we are making a

Social facilitation means that performance on a task always improves when people work with or are observed by others.

The critical aspect of first impressions is that they

Social facilitation occurs when

Define and discuss cognitive dissonance theory. Give an example of a situation in which you have experienced the unpleasant state of cognitive dissonance and how you tried to reduce the dissonance.

People will contribute more, or work harder, in a group in which

According to research, similarities in personality, as well as in physical characteristics, play a role in marital choice.

When others ________ us, we are more likely to ________ them.

Which of the following is a situational (external) attribution?

A strategy to gain compliance by making a very attractive initial offer to get a person to agree to an action and then making the terms less favourable is the

Similarity in needs and in personality seems to be related to

In his now-classic experiment, Solomon Asch found that, as expected, few people conformed to the judgments of others, even when under pressure to conform.

The term altruism is usually reserved for behaviour aimed at helping others that requires some self-sacrifice.

What kinds of aversive events and unpleasant emotions have been related to aggression?

A source of communication is most persuasive when the source is credible, attractive, and likable.

Our overall impression or judgment of another person is influenced more by the first information we receive about the person than by information that comes later. This phenomenon is called the

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Motivation and Emotion

Personality, Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Filters

When others us, we are more likely to them.