Question 1

Behavior directed at helping others with no thought or expectation of personal gain is called _______ behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  primacy 
B)  conformity 
C)  altruistic 
D)  manipulative 
A)  primacy 
B)  conformity 
C)  altruistic 
D)  manipulative

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a situational attribution?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I did a good job because I'm smart." 
B)  "I did a good job because the task was easy." 
C)  "I did a bad job because I'm inept." 
D)  "She did a good job because she's talented." 
A)  "I did a good job because I'm smart." 
B)  "I did a good job because the task was easy." 
C)  "I did a bad job because I'm inept." 
D)  "She did a good job because she's talented."

Question 3

What is the difference between compliance and obedience?

Accepted Answer

Compliance and obedience are both forms

Question 4

Which of the following IS an example of a group norm?

Accepted Answer

A)  playing sports 
B)  watching television 
C)  working at a part-time job 
D)  standing when the national anthem is played 
A)  playing sports 
B)  watching television 
C)  working at a part-time job 
D)  standing when the national anthem is played

Question 5

According to some studies, people who have religious commitments are more likely to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  live a shorter life than those who do not have religious beliefs 
B)  lack a social support system 
C)  live longer than do those who do not have religious beliefs 
D)  feel alone with their struggles 
A)  live a shorter life than those who do not have religious beliefs 
B)  lack a social support system 
C)  live longer than do those who do not have religious beliefs 
D)  feel alone with their struggles

Question 6

Which of the following methods of acculturation will most likely result in the highest 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

How are proximity to others and the establishment of friendships related?

Accepted Answer

A)  not related 
B)  inversely correlated 
C)  negatively related 
D)  positively related 
A)  not related 
B)  inversely correlated 
C)  negatively related 
D)  positively related

Question 8

According to Irving Janis, the Bay of Pigs fiasco occurred because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a weak leader. 
B)  groupthink. 
C)  the risky shift phenomenon. 
D)  group polarization. 
A)  a weak leader. 
B)  groupthink. 
C)  the risky shift phenomenon. 
D)  group polarization.

Question 9

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 10

What historical event prompted Jane Elliott to begin the blue eye-brown eye project with her students?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Vietnam War 
B)  the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
C)  the assassination of President John F. Kennedy 
D)  the assassination of John Lennon 
A)  the Vietnam War 
B)  the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
C)  the assassination of President John F. Kennedy 
D)  the assassination of John Lennon

Question 11

Close, friendly groups usually work well together, but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamental attribution error 
B)  groupthink 
C)  generational identity 
D)  self-serving bias 
A)  fundamental attribution error 
B)  groupthink 
C)  generational identity 
D)  self-serving bias

Question 12

Prejudice is a(n) _________, whereas discrimination is a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dislike; hatred 
B)  hatred; dislike 
C)  behavior; attitude 
D)  attitude; behavior 
A)  dislike; hatred 
B)  hatred; dislike 
C)  behavior; attitude 
D)  attitude; behavior

Question 13

Social comparison theory suggests that we often learn about ourselves by comparing:

Accepted Answer

A)  one individual's performance with that of another. 
B)  our present performance with our past performance. 
C)  our performance with that of other people. 
D)  different groups to find the one we are most compatible with. 
A)  one individual's performance with that of another. 
B)  our present performance with our past performance. 
C)  our performance with that of other people. 
D)  different groups to find the one we are most compatible with.

Question 14

Which aspect of culture tends to decrease rates of conformity?

Accepted Answer

A)  sex-role stereotypes 
B)  low socioeconomic status 
C)  lower levels of collectivism 
D)  high levels of societal dependence 
A)  sex-role stereotypes 
B)  low socioeconomic status 
C)  lower levels of collectivism 
D)  high levels of societal dependence

Question 15

Alex is standing in line at Wal-Mart waiting to pay for his purchases. A man cuts in front of the line and drops his items on the counter. Alex says to his friend, "That man is incredibly rude." A social psychologist who is within earshot jots down a note so she can use the example in class. What does she write concerning Alex?

Accepted Answer

A)  He made a situational attribution. 
B)  He made a dispositional attribution. 
C)  His remark is based on a stereotype. 
D)  His remark is considered a collectivistic remark. 
A)  He made a situational attribution. 
B)  He made a dispositional attribution. 
C)  His remark is based on a stereotype. 
D)  His remark is considered a collectivistic remark.

Question 16

The purpose of Milgram's study on obedience was to find out how many people would obey an authority figure when directly ordered to violate their own ethical standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following statements about persuasion is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fast speakers are less persuasive than slow speakers. 
B)  Arousal of strong emotions, such as fear, is not persuasive if the message includes specific advice about how to produce a positive outcome. 
C)  People with high self-esteem are more susceptible to persuasion. 
D)  People who are perceived as trustworthy are more persuasive. 
A)  Fast speakers are less persuasive than slow speakers. 
B)  Arousal of strong emotions, such as fear, is not persuasive if the message includes specific advice about how to produce a positive outcome. 
C)  People with high self-esteem are more susceptible to persuasion. 
D)  People who are perceived as trustworthy are more persuasive.

Question 18

Which statement is more likely to be true concerning attributions made by Americans versus Chinese people?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both tend to make situational cause errors. 
B)  They both tend to make dispositional cause errors. 
C)  Americans are more likely to make the fundamental attribution error than are Chinese people. 
D)  Chinese people are more likely to make dispositional errors, whereas Americans are more likely to make situational errors. 
A)  They both tend to make situational cause errors. 
B)  They both tend to make dispositional cause errors. 
C)  Americans are more likely to make the fundamental attribution error than are Chinese people. 
D)  Chinese people are more likely to make dispositional errors, whereas Americans are more likely to make situational errors.

Question 19

Research has shown that the person who ___________ often becomes the group's leader.

Accepted Answer

A)  remains standing when others are seated 
B)  possesses certain traits that correlate with leadership 
C)  is seated at the head of the table 
D)  arrives at the meeting late 
A)  remains standing when others are seated 
B)  possesses certain traits that correlate with leadership 
C)  is seated at the head of the table 
D)  arrives at the meeting late

Question 20

Prejudice differs from discrimination in that it is:

Accepted Answer

A)  unjustified. 
B)  a behavior. 
C)  an attitude. 
D)  negative. 
A)  unjustified. 
B)  a behavior. 
C)  an attitude. 
D)  negative.

Behavior directed at helping others with no thought or expectation of personal gain is called _______ behavior.

Which of the following is an example of a situational attribution?

What is the difference between compliance and obedience?

Which of the following IS an example of a group norm?

According to some studies, people who have religious commitments are more likely to ________.

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

How are proximity to others and the establishment of friendships related?

According to Irving Janis, the Bay of Pigs fiasco occurred because of:

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 ________.

What historical event prompted Jane Elliott to begin the blue eye-brown eye project with her students?

Close, friendly groups usually work well together, but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called ________.

Prejudice is a(n) _, whereas discrimination is a(n) .

Social comparison theory suggests that we often learn about ourselves by comparing:

Which aspect of culture tends to decrease rates of conformity?

The purpose of Milgram's study on obedience was to find out how many people would obey an authority figure when directly ordered to violate their own ethical standards.

Which of the following statements about persuasion is correct?

Which statement is more likely to be true concerning attributions made by Americans versus Chinese people?

Research has shown that the person who ___________ often becomes the group's leader.

Prejudice differs from discrimination in that it is:

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Exam 10: Social Psychology

Behavior directed at helping others with no thought or expectation of personal gain is called _______ behavior.

Which of the following is an example of a situational attribution?

What is the difference between compliance and obedience?

Which of the following IS an example of a group norm?

According to some studies, people who have religious commitments are more likely to ________.

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

How are proximity to others and the establishment of friendships related?

According to Irving Janis, the Bay of Pigs fiasco occurred because of:

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 ________.

What historical event prompted Jane Elliott to begin the blue eye-brown eye project with her students?

Close, friendly groups usually work well together, but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called ________.

Prejudice is a(n) _________, whereas discrimination is a(n) ________.

Social comparison theory suggests that we often learn about ourselves by comparing:

Which aspect of culture tends to decrease rates of conformity?

The purpose of Milgram's study on obedience was to find out how many people would obey an authority figure when directly ordered to violate their own ethical standards.

Which of the following statements about persuasion is correct?

Which statement is more likely to be true concerning attributions made by Americans versus Chinese people?

Research has shown that the person who ___________ often becomes the group's leader.

Prejudice differs from discrimination in that it is:

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

Prejudice is a(n) _, whereas discrimination is a(n) .