Question 1

To which two processes do most social psychologists attribute the failure of those around LaShanda Calloway to help her?

Accepted Answer

A)  bystander effect and altruism 
B)  aggression and diffusion of responsibility 
C)  altruism and diffusion of responsibility 
D)  bystander effect and diffusion of responsibility 
A)  bystander effect and altruism 
B)  aggression and diffusion of responsibility 
C)  altruism and diffusion of responsibility 
D)  bystander effect and diffusion of responsibility

Question 2

The theory of _______ attempts to explain what happens when people behave in ways that are contrary to their beliefs or attitudes.

Accepted Answer

A)  social comparison 
B)  cognitive dissonance 
C)  opponent processes 
D)  social exchange 
A)  social comparison 
B)  cognitive dissonance 
C)  opponent processes 
D)  social exchange

Question 3

What do social psychologists call the tendency to rely on internal characteristics for explanations of the behavior of others and to ignore the influence of the situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  availability heuristic 
B)  augmenting principle 
C)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
D)  fundamental attribution error 
A)  availability heuristic 
B)  augmenting principle 
C)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
D)  fundamental attribution error

Question 4

Which term refers to a set of characteristics believed to be shared by all members of a particular group?

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotype 
B)  expectation 
C)  classification 
D)  categorization 
A)  stereotype 
B)  expectation 
C)  classification 
D)  categorization

Question 5

Which of the strategies for gaining compliance discussed by your textbook is LEAST likely to influence an individual from a collectivist culture, such as Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  that's-not-all technique 
B)  lowball technique 
C)  norm of reciprocity 
D)  foot-in-the-door technique 
A)  that's-not-all technique 
B)  lowball technique 
C)  norm of reciprocity 
D)  foot-in-the-door technique

Question 6

Which of the following methods of acculturation will most likely result in the lowest degree of acculturative stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  completely adopting the values and customs of the new culture 
B)  living a life that does not depend on adopting any set of values and customs 
C)  rejecting the majority culture's ways and maintaining one's original cultural identity 
D)  developing a new set of values that is a compromise between the old and the new cultures 
A)  completely adopting the values and customs of the new culture 
B)  living a life that does not depend on adopting any set of values and customs 
C)  rejecting the majority culture's ways and maintaining one's original cultural identity 
D)  developing a new set of values that is a compromise between the old and the new cultures

Question 7

What theory was advanced by Festinger?

Accepted Answer

A)  balance 
B)  cognitive heuristic 
C)  cognitive dissonance 
D)  confirmation bias 
A)  balance 
B)  cognitive heuristic 
C)  cognitive dissonance 
D)  confirmation bias

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An attitude has four major components.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The public service messages that encourage parents to sit down with their children and talk frankly about drugs are promoting which method of attitude formation?

Accepted Answer

A)  direct contact 
B)  direct instruction 
C)  vicarious conditioning 
D)  observational learning 
A)  direct contact 
B)  direct instruction 
C)  vicarious conditioning 
D)  observational learning

Question 11

Realistic conflict theory suggests that prejudice arises from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  learned behavior 
B)  competition over scarce resources 
C)  social categorization 
D)  self-fulfilling prophecies 
A)  learned behavior 
B)  competition over scarce resources 
C)  social categorization 
D)  self-fulfilling prophecies

Question 12

What is a stereotype?

Accepted Answer

A stereotype is a widely held but fixed

Question 13

_______ may result when a person performs in a group in which his or her contribution is not easily observable.

Accepted Answer

A)  Groupthink 
B)  Social inhibition 
C)  Deindividuation 
D)  Social loafing 
A)  Groupthink 
B)  Social inhibition 
C)  Deindividuation 
D)  Social loafing

Question 14

A group of four friends, two men and two women, are out for an evening on the town. "I'd like to go to the bookstore and get coffee," one of the women says. "Nah, let's go over to that club and have drinks while we listen to the band," one of the men replies. What does Solomon Asch's research suggest will be the likely outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  The group will probably go to the club, as Asch found that women tend to conform more than men when a public response is required. 
B)  The group will end up going in two separate ways-the women to the bookstore and the men to the club-as Asch found that women prefer quieter environments and men prefer louder environments. 
C)  The group will probably go to the bookstore, as Asch found that men are more willing to comply to the demands of women than the demands of other men. 
D)  The group will probably do both tasks, as Asch found that in a group with both men and women, compromise tends to be the likely outcome. 
A)  The group will probably go to the club, as Asch found that women tend to conform more than men when a public response is required. 
B)  The group will end up going in two separate ways-the women to the bookstore and the men to the club-as Asch found that women prefer quieter environments and men prefer louder environments. 
C)  The group will probably go to the bookstore, as Asch found that men are more willing to comply to the demands of women than the demands of other men. 
D)  The group will probably do both tasks, as Asch found that in a group with both men and women, compromise tends to be the likely outcome.

Question 15

The "Robber's Cave" experiment showed the value of ____________ in combating prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A)  "jigsaw classrooms" 
B)  equal status contact 
C)  subordinate goals 
D)  stereotyping vulnerability 
A)  "jigsaw classrooms" 
B)  equal status contact 
C)  subordinate goals 
D)  stereotyping vulnerability

Question 16

Because of the way that they invariably lead to discrimination, stereotypes are always negative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When a group exerts such strong pressure to conform that it prevents people from expressing critical ideas, the group is suffering from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  groupthink 
B)  polarization 
C)  risky shift 
D)  deindividuation 
A)  groupthink 
B)  polarization 
C)  risky shift 
D)  deindividuation

Question 18

Early studies indicated that women conformed more than men. Later research has shown that women's conforming behavior is motivated by their desire to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  be popular 
B)  avoid rejection 
C)  become the group leader 
D)  keep group conflict at a minimum 
A)  be popular 
B)  avoid rejection 
C)  become the group leader 
D)  keep group conflict at a minimum

Question 19

If a person sees a victim in dire need, but doesn't know how to help, that person will most likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  stay with the victim. 
B)  do nothing. 
C)  go for help. 
D)  attempt to offer first aid. 
A)  stay with the victim. 
B)  do nothing. 
C)  go for help. 
D)  attempt to offer first aid.

Question 20

What percent of subjects in Milgram's experiment on obedience actually completed the shock series?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 1% 
B)  between 5% and 10% 
C)  about 65% 
D)  about 90% 
A)  less than 1% 
B)  between 5% and 10% 
C)  about 65% 
D)  about 90%

To which two processes do most social psychologists attribute the failure of those around LaShanda Calloway to help her?

The theory of _______ attempts to explain what happens when people behave in ways that are contrary to their beliefs or attitudes.

What do social psychologists call the tendency to rely on internal characteristics for explanations of the behavior of others and to ignore the influence of the situation?

Which term refers to a set of characteristics believed to be shared by all members of a particular group?

Which of the strategies for gaining compliance discussed by your textbook is LEAST likely to influence an individual from a collectivist culture, such as Japan?

Which of the following methods of acculturation will most likely result in the lowest degree of acculturative stress?

What theory was advanced by Festinger?

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

An attitude has four major components.

The public service messages that encourage parents to sit down with their children and talk frankly about drugs are promoting which method of attitude formation?

Realistic conflict theory suggests that prejudice arises from ________.

What is a stereotype?

_______ may result when a person performs in a group in which his or her contribution is not easily observable.

The "Robber's Cave" experiment showed the value of ____________ in combating prejudice.

Because of the way that they invariably lead to discrimination, stereotypes are always negative.

When a group exerts such strong pressure to conform that it prevents people from expressing critical ideas, the group is suffering from __________.

Early studies indicated that women conformed more than men. Later research has shown that women's conforming behavior is motivated by their desire to ________.

If a person sees a victim in dire need, but doesn't know how to help, that person will most likely:

What percent of subjects in Milgram's experiment on obedience actually completed the shock series?

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Exam 10: Social Psychology

To which two processes do most social psychologists attribute the failure of those around LaShanda Calloway to help her?

The theory of _______ attempts to explain what happens when people behave in ways that are contrary to their beliefs or attitudes.

What do social psychologists call the tendency to rely on internal characteristics for explanations of the behavior of others and to ignore the influence of the situation?

Which term refers to a set of characteristics believed to be shared by all members of a particular group?

Which of the strategies for gaining compliance discussed by your textbook is LEAST likely to influence an individual from a collectivist culture, such as Japan?

Which of the following methods of acculturation will most likely result in the lowest degree of acculturative stress?

What theory was advanced by Festinger?

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

An attitude has four major components.

The public service messages that encourage parents to sit down with their children and talk frankly about drugs are promoting which method of attitude formation?

Realistic conflict theory suggests that prejudice arises from ________.

What is a stereotype?

_______ may result when a person performs in a group in which his or her contribution is not easily observable.

The "Robber's Cave" experiment showed the value of ____________ in combating prejudice.

Because of the way that they invariably lead to discrimination, stereotypes are always negative.

When a group exerts such strong pressure to conform that it prevents people from expressing critical ideas, the group is suffering from __________.

Early studies indicated that women conformed more than men. Later research has shown that women's conforming behavior is motivated by their desire to ________.

If a person sees a victim in dire need, but doesn't know how to help, that person will most likely:

What percent of subjects in Milgram's experiment on obedience actually completed the shock series?

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters