Question 1

involves people actively contemplating the psychological experiences of other people, whereas involves people sharing their experiences of being targets of discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) Perspective giving; perspective taking 
B) Perspective taking; perspective giving 
C) Perspective giving; modern racism 
D) Perspective taking; modern racism 
A) Perspective giving; perspective taking 
B) Perspective taking; perspective giving 
C) Perspective giving; modern racism 
D) Perspective taking; modern racism

Question 2

Cross-cultural comparisons of levels of violence support the conclusion that

Accepted Answer

A) humans have evolved to engage in certain kinds of violence. 
B) aggressive acts such as murder derive from basically adaptive behavior. 
C) southern men may behave more aggressively because of a belief system that prioritizes honor. 
D) genetic differences account for cross-cultural differences in aggression. 
A) humans have evolved to engage in certain kinds of violence. 
B) aggressive acts such as murder derive from basically adaptive behavior. 
C) southern men may behave more aggressively because of a belief system that prioritizes honor. 
D) genetic differences account for cross-cultural differences in aggression.

Question 3

Sam is passionately in love with Hailey.He cannot stop thinking about her and spends all his free time with her.His work is suffering, and his friends complain that he is obsessed with her.Sam and his friends might understand this situation better if they knew that passionate love

Accepted Answer

A) allows sensory signals to be responded to without higher cortical processing. 
B) inhibits decision-making activity in the prefrontal cortex. 
C) activates the dopamine reward system just like addictive drugs. 
D) creates a conditioned response that cannot be extinguished. 
A) allows sensory signals to be responded to without higher cortical processing. 
B) inhibits decision-making activity in the prefrontal cortex. 
C) activates the dopamine reward system just like addictive drugs. 
D) creates a conditioned response that cannot be extinguished.

Question 4

You are collecting donations for a children's cancer charity.When speaking to potential donors, you ask them a series of questions regarding the charity.Given what you know about attitude-behavior consistency, what information would be the LEAST useful in predicting whether they will donate?

Accepted Answer

A) whether they have read stories or seen commercials about your charity 
B) their specific attitude toward your charity 
C) how easy it is for them to retrieve their attitude from memory 
D) whether they have any direct experiences with childhood cancer 
A) whether they have read stories or seen commercials about your charity 
B) their specific attitude toward your charity 
C) how easy it is for them to retrieve their attitude from memory 
D) whether they have any direct experiences with childhood cancer

Question 5

Who is likely to respond more dominantly/aggressively to an insult?

Accepted Answer

A) Veronica, a northerner 
B) Matthew, a northerner 
C) Jennifer, a southerner 
D) Kyle, a southerner 
A) Veronica, a northerner 
B) Matthew, a northerner 
C) Jennifer, a southerner 
D) Kyle, a southerner

Question 6

Mrs.Smith wants to ensure that all of her students are working hard on their group projects.In order to decrease the possibility of social loafing, she should use what type of grading policy for their group projects?

Accepted Answer

A) Allow group members to provide feedback on each other's performances, then give the same grade to each member of a group. 
B) Allow group members to provide feedback on each other's performances, then give each student his or her own grade. 
C) Do not allow group members to provide feedback on each other's performances, then give the same grade to each member of a group. 
D) Do not allow group members to provide feedback on each other's performances, but give each student his or her own grade. 
A) Allow group members to provide feedback on each other's performances, then give the same grade to each member of a group. 
B) Allow group members to provide feedback on each other's performances, then give each student his or her own grade. 
C) Do not allow group members to provide feedback on each other's performances, then give the same grade to each member of a group. 
D) Do not allow group members to provide feedback on each other's performances, but give each student his or her own grade.

Question 7

Which of the following is a biological determinant of aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) dopamine 
B) pain 
C) the MAOA gene 
D) temperature 
A) dopamine 
B) pain 
C) the MAOA gene 
D) temperature

Question 8

Weiner's theory argues that in addition to being either personal or situational, attributions for behavior can vary on which dimensions?

Accepted Answer

A) stable/unstable 
B) positive/negative 
C) optimistic/pessimistic 
D) global/specific 
A) stable/unstable 
B) positive/negative 
C) optimistic/pessimistic 
D) global/specific

Question 9

Evolutionary theories of attraction predict age discrepancies in dating partners, because women generally are at their peak level of attractiveness when they are , whereas men are at their peak level of attractiveness when they are .

Accepted Answer

A) older; younger 
B) middle-aged; older 
C) younger; older 
D) older; middle-aged 
A) older; younger 
B) middle-aged; older 
C) younger; older 
D) older; middle-aged

Question 10

Darius works 2 hours a week as a tutor.He tells his boss that he cannot do more.Gradually, he agrees to add an extra hour here and there, until finally he is tutoring 12 hours a week.Darius has gotten into this situation through the compliance technique known as the

Accepted Answer

A) foot-in-the-door technique. 
B) reciprocity strategy. 
C) door-in-the-face technique. 
D) gradual acquiescence strategy. 
A) foot-in-the-door technique. 
B) reciprocity strategy. 
C) door-in-the-face technique. 
D) gradual acquiescence strategy.

Question 11

How would you rank the following social influence strategies in order of increasing degree of social pressure?

Accepted Answer

A) conformity, compliance, obedience 
B) conformity, obedience, compliance 
C) compliance, conformity, obedience 
D) compliance, obedience, conformity 
A) conformity, compliance, obedience 
B) conformity, obedience, compliance 
C) compliance, conformity, obedience 
D) compliance, obedience, conformity

Question 12

Jagannath's best friend, Roger, really does not like Jagannath's new girlfriend, Malati.One way that Jagannath might change Roger's attitude is to

Accepted Answer

A) talk to Roger about how great Malati is whenever the opportunity arises. 
B) create lots of situations for Roger to see Malati to increase familiarity. 
C) give Roger a large incentive for spending time with Malati. 
D) tell Roger that he needs to learn to like Malati for them to remain friends. 
A) talk to Roger about how great Malati is whenever the opportunity arises. 
B) create lots of situations for Roger to see Malati to increase familiarity. 
C) give Roger a large incentive for spending time with Malati. 
D) tell Roger that he needs to learn to like Malati for them to remain friends.

Question 13

According to your textbook, which of the following is a strategy for maintaining a happy, romantic relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) doing spontaneous things for your partner 
B) focusing only on preexisting mutual interests 
C) ignoring conflict that arises 
D) validating your partner's feelings and beliefs instead of expressing your own feelings and beliefs 
A) doing spontaneous things for your partner 
B) focusing only on preexisting mutual interests 
C) ignoring conflict that arises 
D) validating your partner's feelings and beliefs instead of expressing your own feelings and beliefs

Question 14

The tendency for people to overemphasize personality and underestimate the situation when making attributions about others is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) actor/observer discrepancy. 
B) stereotyping. 
C) fundamental attribution error. 
D) discrimination. 
A) actor/observer discrepancy. 
B) stereotyping. 
C) fundamental attribution error. 
D) discrimination.

Question 15

Different brain regions are activated when we consider ingroup versus outgroup members.For instance, the is activated when we engage in ingroup bias, but is less active when we consider members of outgroups.

Accepted Answer

A) medial prefrontal cortex 
B) amygdala 
C) nucleus accumbens 
D) insula 
A) medial prefrontal cortex 
B) amygdala 
C) nucleus accumbens 
D) insula

Question 16

Relationships tend to form between individuals that regularly come into contact with each other.This demonstrates the role of in relationship formation.

Accepted Answer

A) work experience 
B) the amount of money one has 
C) proximity 
D) physical attractiveness 
A) work experience 
B) the amount of money one has 
C) proximity 
D) physical attractiveness

Question 17

Studies on the "culture of honor" showed that men raised in the South, as compared to men raised in the North, responded to verbally aggressive behavior by

Accepted Answer

A) acting in a more aggressive or dominant manner. 
B) acting in a less dominant manner. 
C) refusing to participate in the study. 
D) exhibiting excessive politeness. 
A) acting in a more aggressive or dominant manner. 
B) acting in a less dominant manner. 
C) refusing to participate in the study. 
D) exhibiting excessive politeness.

Question 18

Saqui is deciding between two men to date.Each man has a different set of attractive qualities.After deciding which man to date, Saqui finds that she no longer likes the other man she was considering and that his qualities that she once found attractive are much less attractive now.This situation is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A) the mere-exposure effect. 
B) attributional bias. 
C) postdecisional dissonance. 
D) emergence of an implicit attitude. 
A) the mere-exposure effect. 
B) attributional bias. 
C) postdecisional dissonance. 
D) emergence of an implicit attitude.

Question 19

The assault on Kitty Genovese was influential in promoting research on

Accepted Answer

A) helping behaviors. 
B) social facilitation. 
C) obedience. 
D) persuasion. 
A) helping behaviors. 
B) social facilitation. 
C) obedience. 
D) persuasion.

Question 20

According to Zajonc, the presence of other people affects performance because it arousal, which .

Accepted Answer

A) decreases; weakens responding 
B) increases; causes selection of the adaptive response 
C) decreases; promotes seeking further stimulation 
D) increases; leads to the dominant response 
A) decreases; weakens responding 
B) increases; causes selection of the adaptive response 
C) decreases; promotes seeking further stimulation 
D) increases; leads to the dominant response

involves people actively contemplating the psychological experiences of other people, whereas involves people sharing their experiences of being targets of discrimination.

Cross-cultural comparisons of levels of violence support the conclusion that

Sam is passionately in love with Hailey.He cannot stop thinking about her and spends all his free time with her.His work is suffering, and his friends complain that he is obsessed with her.Sam and his friends might understand this situation better if they knew that passionate love

You are collecting donations for a children's cancer charity.When speaking to potential donors, you ask them a series of questions regarding the charity.Given what you know about attitude-behavior consistency, what information would be the LEAST useful in predicting whether they will donate?

Who is likely to respond more dominantly/aggressively to an insult?

Mrs.Smith wants to ensure that all of her students are working hard on their group projects.In order to decrease the possibility of social loafing, she should use what type of grading policy for their group projects?

Which of the following is a biological determinant of aggression?

Weiner's theory argues that in addition to being either personal or situational, attributions for behavior can vary on which dimensions?

Evolutionary theories of attraction predict age discrepancies in dating partners, because women generally are at their peak level of attractiveness when they are , whereas men are at their peak level of attractiveness when they are .

Darius works 2 hours a week as a tutor.He tells his boss that he cannot do more.Gradually, he agrees to add an extra hour here and there, until finally he is tutoring 12 hours a week.Darius has gotten into this situation through the compliance technique known as the

How would you rank the following social influence strategies in order of increasing degree of social pressure?

Jagannath's best friend, Roger, really does not like Jagannath's new girlfriend, Malati.One way that Jagannath might change Roger's attitude is to

According to your textbook, which of the following is a strategy for maintaining a happy, romantic relationship?

The tendency for people to overemphasize personality and underestimate the situation when making attributions about others is referred to as

Different brain regions are activated when we consider ingroup versus outgroup members.For instance, the is activated when we engage in ingroup bias, but is less active when we consider members of outgroups.

Relationships tend to form between individuals that regularly come into contact with each other.This demonstrates the role of in relationship formation.

Studies on the "culture of honor" showed that men raised in the South, as compared to men raised in the North, responded to verbally aggressive behavior by

The assault on Kitty Genovese was influential in promoting research on

According to Zajonc, the presence of other people affects performance because it arousal, which .

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Exam 12: Social Psychology

involves people actively contemplating the psychological experiences of other people, whereas involves people sharing their experiences of being targets of discrimination.

Cross-cultural comparisons of levels of violence support the conclusion that

Sam is passionately in love with Hailey.He cannot stop thinking about her and spends all his free time with her.His work is suffering, and his friends complain that he is obsessed with her.Sam and his friends might understand this situation better if they knew that passionate love

You are collecting donations for a children's cancer charity.When speaking to potential donors, you ask them a series of questions regarding the charity.Given what you know about attitude-behavior consistency, what information would be the LEAST useful in predicting whether they will donate?

Who is likely to respond more dominantly/aggressively to an insult?

Mrs.Smith wants to ensure that all of her students are working hard on their group projects.In order to decrease the possibility of social loafing, she should use what type of grading policy for their group projects?

Which of the following is a biological determinant of aggression?

Weiner's theory argues that in addition to being either personal or situational, attributions for behavior can vary on which dimensions?

Evolutionary theories of attraction predict age discrepancies in dating partners, because women generally are at their peak level of attractiveness when they are , whereas men are at their peak level of attractiveness when they are .

Darius works 2 hours a week as a tutor.He tells his boss that he cannot do more.Gradually, he agrees to add an extra hour here and there, until finally he is tutoring 12 hours a week.Darius has gotten into this situation through the compliance technique known as the

How would you rank the following social influence strategies in order of increasing degree of social pressure?

Jagannath's best friend, Roger, really does not like Jagannath's new girlfriend, Malati.One way that Jagannath might change Roger's attitude is to

According to your textbook, which of the following is a strategy for maintaining a happy, romantic relationship?

The tendency for people to overemphasize personality and underestimate the situation when making attributions about others is referred to as

Different brain regions are activated when we consider ingroup versus outgroup members.For instance, the is activated when we engage in ingroup bias, but is less active when we consider members of outgroups.

Relationships tend to form between individuals that regularly come into contact with each other.This demonstrates the role of in relationship formation.

Studies on the "culture of honor" showed that men raised in the South, as compared to men raised in the North, responded to verbally aggressive behavior by

The assault on Kitty Genovese was influential in promoting research on

According to Zajonc, the presence of other people affects performance because it arousal, which .

The Science of Psychology

Research Methodology

Biology and Behaviour

Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language and Intelligence

Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

Health and Wellbeing

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Filters