Question 1

Why do we overemphasize dispositional causes and underemphasize situational causes when we explain the behaviour of other people?

Accepted Answer

A)  We always want to appear more internally driven than others. 
B)  We succumb to the false consensus effect. 
C)  We assume a consistency in other people's behaviour. 
D)  It allows us to shift blame to other people. 
A)  We always want to appear more internally driven than others. 
B)  We succumb to the false consensus effect. 
C)  We assume a consistency in other people's behaviour. 
D)  It allows us to shift blame to other people.

Question 2

Philip Zimbardo conducted a study in which people were

Accepted Answer

A)  ordered to administer electric shocks to another person. 
B)  divided into two groups, guards or prisoners. 
C)  asked to spin a fishing reel while others watched them do this. 
D)  asked if all three lines on the screen were the same or different. 
A)  ordered to administer electric shocks to another person. 
B)  divided into two groups, guards or prisoners. 
C)  asked to spin a fishing reel while others watched them do this. 
D)  asked if all three lines on the screen were the same or different.

Question 3

Your province's legislature wants to raise the age for getting a driver's permit to the age of 19 to decrease accidents, cut insurance costs, and save gasoline. Which group is most likely to have the strongest attitude against the passage of this law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insurance companies who like the high premiums that families with teens pay. 
B)  College students, because they remember how wonderful it was to get their license while in high school. 
C)  Teenagers who don't want to wait three more years to get their license. 
D)  Parents of young teenagers chauffeuring their adolescent offspring around. 
A)  Insurance companies who like the high premiums that families with teens pay. 
B)  College students, because they remember how wonderful it was to get their license while in high school. 
C)  Teenagers who don't want to wait three more years to get their license. 
D)  Parents of young teenagers chauffeuring their adolescent offspring around.

Question 4

What might your expectations be based on in a self-filling prophecy?

Accepted Answer

Your expectations may be based on a pers

Question 5

Which of the following is not a condition that promotes social loafing?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no monitoring of individual performance. 
B)  There is a possibility that group members' performance will be compared to some standard. 
C)  The group size is large. 
D)  Individual output will not be evaluated. 
A)  There is no monitoring of individual performance. 
B)  There is a possibility that group members' performance will be compared to some standard. 
C)  The group size is large. 
D)  Individual output will not be evaluated.

Question 6

Behaviour aimed at helping others that requires some self-sacrifice and is not performed for personal gain is called

Accepted Answer

A)  altruism. 
B)  diffusion of responsibility. 
C)  social responsibility. 
D)  the bystander effect. 
A)  altruism. 
B)  diffusion of responsibility. 
C)  social responsibility. 
D)  the bystander effect.

Question 7

"Males are strong, dominant, and make the best leaders." Such thinking best fits the category of

Accepted Answer

A)  discrimination. 
B)  prejudice. 
C)  stereotyping. 
D)  reverse discrimination. 
A)  discrimination. 
B)  prejudice. 
C)  stereotyping. 
D)  reverse discrimination.

Question 8

What is cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A)  an important component of obedience 
B)  awareness of inconsistencies in our attitudes 
C)  diffusion of responsibility 
D)  experiencing unpleasant sounds 
A)  an important component of obedience 
B)  awareness of inconsistencies in our attitudes 
C)  diffusion of responsibility 
D)  experiencing unpleasant sounds

Question 9

As the number of bystanders increases, the percentage of subjects who help ________ and the time it takes to offer help ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  decreases; increases 
B)  increases; increases 
C)  increases; decreases 
D)  decreases; decreases 
A)  decreases; increases 
B)  increases; increases 
C)  increases; decreases 
D)  decreases; decreases

Question 10

The influence of the presence of other people engaged in the same task that we are is called

Accepted Answer

A)  co-worker effect. 
B)  shadowing effect. 
C)  parallel influence effect. 
D)  co-action effect. 
A)  co-worker effect. 
B)  shadowing effect. 
C)  parallel influence effect. 
D)  co-action effect.

Question 11

Which of the following best describes cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A)  negative feelings produced when someone threatens you 
B)  feelings of discomfort caused by inconsistency between what you say and what you do 
C)  negative feelings produced when you must state your attitudes publicly 
D)  negative feelings produced when someone uses a fear appeal against your attitudes 
A)  negative feelings produced when someone threatens you 
B)  feelings of discomfort caused by inconsistency between what you say and what you do 
C)  negative feelings produced when you must state your attitudes publicly 
D)  negative feelings produced when someone uses a fear appeal against your attitudes

Question 12

The frustration-aggression hypothesis says that all violent behaviour results when aggression leads to frustration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to the realistic conflict theory, prejudice develops because

Accepted Answer

A)  human genes are programmed to compete with persons to whom we are not biologically related. 
B)  individuals model the prejudice exhibited by family members and friends. 
C)  realistic trait differences among ethnic groups are devalued rather than appreciated. 
D)  of competition over scarce resources. 
A)  human genes are programmed to compete with persons to whom we are not biologically related. 
B)  individuals model the prejudice exhibited by family members and friends. 
C)  realistic trait differences among ethnic groups are devalued rather than appreciated. 
D)  of competition over scarce resources.

Question 14

According to Berkowitz, people may become aggressive when they are

Accepted Answer

A)  in pain. 
B)  confronted by hostile people. 
C)  given high levels of testosterone. 
D)  uncertain of what to do in any given situation. 
A)  in pain. 
B)  confronted by hostile people. 
C)  given high levels of testosterone. 
D)  uncertain of what to do in any given situation.

Question 15

Which of the following attitudes are the least reliable predictors of behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  attitudes that vitally affect our interests 
B)  attitudes that are readily accessible in memory 
C)  attitudes that are broad and general in scope 
D)  attitudes that are strongly held 
A)  attitudes that vitally affect our interests 
B)  attitudes that are readily accessible in memory 
C)  attitudes that are broad and general in scope 
D)  attitudes that are strongly held

Question 16

Mimi has just made a decision in which she accepted a job offer from Apex Company and rejected a similar offer from Cyro Company. She later discovered that the benefits at Cyro Company were better than at Apex and began to feel regret at having accepted the Apex job. How does she reduce the cognitive dissonance she may feel when she starts her new job?

Accepted Answer

A)  by developing a more favourable attitude toward apex company 
B)  by convincing herself that either job would have been an excellent choice 
C)  by developing a more favourable attitude toward Cyro Company 
D)  by developing a more negative attitude toward Apex Company 
A)  by developing a more favourable attitude toward apex company 
B)  by convincing herself that either job would have been an excellent choice 
C)  by developing a more favourable attitude toward Cyro Company 
D)  by developing a more negative attitude toward Apex Company

Question 17

If members of a group are disposed to make the group be more cohesive, then they are more likely to make decisions based on solidarity or uniformity rather than objectively evaluating solutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The self-serving bias is a tendency to

Accepted Answer

A)  interpret others' behaviour in positive, flattering terms. 
B)  give greater weight to others' motives than our own. 
C)  make internal attributions about others' behaviour. 
D)  attribute our successes to internal causes and our failures to external ones. 
A)  interpret others' behaviour in positive, flattering terms. 
B)  give greater weight to others' motives than our own. 
C)  make internal attributions about others' behaviour. 
D)  attribute our successes to internal causes and our failures to external ones.

Question 19

The frustration-aggression hypothesis suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  frustration that is objective, not emotional, produces aggression. 
B)  frustration does not produce aggression. 
C)  there is a negative correlation between frustration and aggression. 
D)  frustration produces aggression. 
A)  frustration that is objective, not emotional, produces aggression. 
B)  frustration does not produce aggression. 
C)  there is a negative correlation between frustration and aggression. 
D)  frustration produces aggression.

Question 20

Which of the following is a good example of the low-ball technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  A car salesman offers to sell you a car for a cheap price, but after reading the fine print, you see that there are many hidden fees and charges. 
B)  A prospective buyer offers a low price for your house, hoping that you will reach a favourable compromise price. 
C)  A door-to-door salesman asks you for a glass of water before proceeding with his sales pitch. 
D)  An antiques dealer offers you a very low price for your grandfather's watch, expecting that you will take the best offer given, regardless of its value. 
A)  A car salesman offers to sell you a car for a cheap price, but after reading the fine print, you see that there are many hidden fees and charges. 
B)  A prospective buyer offers a low price for your house, hoping that you will reach a favourable compromise price. 
C)  A door-to-door salesman asks you for a glass of water before proceeding with his sales pitch. 
D)  An antiques dealer offers you a very low price for your grandfather's watch, expecting that you will take the best offer given, regardless of its value.

Why do we overemphasize dispositional causes and underemphasize situational causes when we explain the behaviour of other people?

Philip Zimbardo conducted a study in which people were

Your province's legislature wants to raise the age for getting a driver's permit to the age of 19 to decrease accidents, cut insurance costs, and save gasoline. Which group is most likely to have the strongest attitude against the passage of this law?

What might your expectations be based on in a self-filling prophecy?

Which of the following is not a condition that promotes social loafing?

Behaviour aimed at helping others that requires some self-sacrifice and is not performed for personal gain is called

"Males are strong, dominant, and make the best leaders." Such thinking best fits the category of

What is cognitive dissonance?

As the number of bystanders increases, the percentage of subjects who help and the time it takes to offer help .

The influence of the presence of other people engaged in the same task that we are is called

Which of the following best describes cognitive dissonance?

The frustration-aggression hypothesis says that all violent behaviour results when aggression leads to frustration.

According to the realistic conflict theory, prejudice develops because

According to Berkowitz, people may become aggressive when they are

Which of the following attitudes are the least reliable predictors of behaviour?

If members of a group are disposed to make the group be more cohesive, then they are more likely to make decisions based on solidarity or uniformity rather than objectively evaluating solutions.

The self-serving bias is a tendency to

The frustration-aggression hypothesis suggests that

Which of the following is a good example of the low-ball technique?

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Why do we overemphasize dispositional causes and underemphasize situational causes when we explain the behaviour of other people?

Philip Zimbardo conducted a study in which people were

Your province's legislature wants to raise the age for getting a driver's permit to the age of 19 to decrease accidents, cut insurance costs, and save gasoline. Which group is most likely to have the strongest attitude against the passage of this law?

What might your expectations be based on in a self-filling prophecy?

Which of the following is not a condition that promotes social loafing?

Behaviour aimed at helping others that requires some self-sacrifice and is not performed for personal gain is called

"Males are strong, dominant, and make the best leaders." Such thinking best fits the category of

What is cognitive dissonance?

As the number of bystanders increases, the percentage of subjects who help ________ and the time it takes to offer help ________.

The influence of the presence of other people engaged in the same task that we are is called

Which of the following best describes cognitive dissonance?

The frustration-aggression hypothesis says that all violent behaviour results when aggression leads to frustration.

According to the realistic conflict theory, prejudice develops because

According to Berkowitz, people may become aggressive when they are

Which of the following attitudes are the least reliable predictors of behaviour?

If members of a group are disposed to make the group be more cohesive, then they are more likely to make decisions based on solidarity or uniformity rather than objectively evaluating solutions.

The self-serving bias is a tendency to

The frustration-aggression hypothesis suggests that

Which of the following is a good example of the low-ball technique?

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As the number of bystanders increases, the percentage of subjects who help and the time it takes to offer help .