Question 1

Which type of love is defined as commitment only?

Accepted Answer

A)  infatuation 
B)  consummate love 
C)  companionate love 
D)  empty love 
A)  infatuation 
B)  consummate love 
C)  companionate love 
D)  empty love

Question 2

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  selecting paint colors 
B)  judging line sizes 
C)  rating new fashions 
D)  taste-testing new candies 
A)  selecting paint colors 
B)  judging line sizes 
C)  rating new fashions 
D)  taste-testing new candies

Question 3

What is the term for the process of developing our first knowledge about another person?

Accepted Answer

A)  social interaction 
B)  stereotyping 
C)  impression formation 
D)  interpersonal judgment 
A)  social interaction 
B)  stereotyping 
C)  impression formation 
D)  interpersonal judgment

Question 4

Asch (1951) used __________ to study informational conformity.

Accepted Answer

A)  the "autokinetic effect" 
B)  the latency of response 
C)  social loafing in a tug of war group 
D)  line lengths 
A)  the "autokinetic effect" 
B)  the latency of response 
C)  social loafing in a tug of war group 
D)  line lengths

Question 5

Prejudice is to discrimination as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  attitude is to behavior 
B)  behavior is to attitude 
C)  neutral is to negative 
D)  stereotype is to feeling 
A)  attitude is to behavior 
B)  behavior is to attitude 
C)  neutral is to negative 
D)  stereotype is to feeling

Question 6

In Darley and Latané's (1970) five-step model of bystander intervention, help will be offered if the answer is "yes" to ________ of the five steps.

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  all 
A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  all

Question 7

Learning how groups evaluate us influences our ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  attitudes 
B)  values 
C)  prejudices 
D)  self image 
A)  attitudes 
B)  values 
C)  prejudices 
D)  self image

Question 8

What are the factors involved in rating the effectiveness of an attempt to persuade?

Accepted Answer

The effectiveness of an attempt to persu

Question 9

There is currently a long history of fighting between the Israelis and Palestinians, and many attempts to resolve these conflicts have failed. According to the ____________ theory, the prejudice and discrimination that exists between the two groups will continue to rise as the conflict over limited land in Israel continues.

Accepted Answer

A)  realistic conflict 
B)  social diffusion 
C)  prosocial inhibition 
D)  genesis of bias 
A)  realistic conflict 
B)  social diffusion 
C)  prosocial inhibition 
D)  genesis of bias

Question 10

What term do psychologists use for the phenomenon that occurs when people are less likely to aid a person in trouble if there are other people around who are also potential helpers?

Accepted Answer

A)  bystander effect 
B)  sole-witness effect 
C)  subtle aggressive effect 
D)  antisocial behavior effect 
A)  bystander effect 
B)  sole-witness effect 
C)  subtle aggressive effect 
D)  antisocial behavior effect

Question 11

Inferring characteristics of people based on their observable behavior is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social psychology 
B)  attribution 
C)  attitudes 
D)  personality psychology 
A)  social psychology 
B)  attribution 
C)  attitudes 
D)  personality psychology

Question 12

Groups tend to move people to believe more strongly in the position that they first held. This is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  "risky shift" 
B)  deindividuation 
C)  group polarization effect 
D)  groupthink 
A)  "risky shift" 
B)  deindividuation 
C)  group polarization effect 
D)  groupthink

Question 13

Dr. Pantone is hired by a firm in Detroit to help determine the best way to get customers to purchase more products from their business clients. Dr. Pantone probably has expertise in the area of ________ psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  industrial 
B)  organizational 
C)  motivational 
D)  consumer 
A)  industrial 
B)  organizational 
C)  motivational 
D)  consumer

Question 14

If the president says, "Everything in the war is going as planned. Trust me, I am the president," he is using what form of the elaboration likelihood model?

Accepted Answer

A)  under-route processing 
B)  peripheral-route processing 
C)  central-route processing 
D)  classic-route processing 
A)  under-route processing 
B)  peripheral-route processing 
C)  central-route processing 
D)  classic-route processing

Question 15

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!" If you looked up, would you be conforming?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes. You would be looking up because you were told to do so. 
B)  No. Conformity requires that you base your behavior on what other people are doing, not being told to do so. 
C)  Yes. Conformity means doing what you are told or else. 
D)  No. Looking up only means you are curious. 
A)  Yes. You would be looking up because you were told to do so. 
B)  No. Conformity requires that you base your behavior on what other people are doing, not being told to do so. 
C)  Yes. Conformity means doing what you are told or else. 
D)  No. Looking up only means you are curious.

Question 16

Which type of love is defined as passion only?

Accepted Answer

A)  seduction 
B)  infatuation 
C)  romantic 
D)  companionate 
A)  seduction 
B)  infatuation 
C)  romantic 
D)  companionate

Question 17

In the Milgram experiment on obedience, the dependent variable was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  learner's 
B)  intensity of shock delivered. 
C)  learner's screams of pain. 
D)  number of mistakes made by the learner. 
A)  learner's 
B)  intensity of shock delivered. 
C)  learner's screams of pain. 
D)  number of mistakes made by the learner.

Question 18

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A)  I believe smoking is bad for my health; I love to smoke. 
B)  I believe exercising is healthy; I love to exercise. 
C)  I believe dresses are feminine; Nicole Kidman sometimes wears pants. 
D)  I believe profanity is childish; my father uses profanity. 
A)  I believe smoking is bad for my health; I love to smoke. 
B)  I believe exercising is healthy; I love to exercise. 
C)  I believe dresses are feminine; Nicole Kidman sometimes wears pants. 
D)  I believe profanity is childish; my father uses profanity.

Question 19

In what way is compliance different from conformity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Compliance is a response to a direct request, whereas conformity is a response to indirect social pressure. 
B)  Conformity and compliance are very similar; the distinction depends on whether one is a male or female. 
C)  Conformity involves direct group pressure for change, whereas compliance involves orders or commands. 
D)  Compliance involves eliciting reaction on the part of group members, whereas conformity involves subliminal persuasion. 
A)  Compliance is a response to a direct request, whereas conformity is a response to indirect social pressure. 
B)  Conformity and compliance are very similar; the distinction depends on whether one is a male or female. 
C)  Conformity involves direct group pressure for change, whereas compliance involves orders or commands. 
D)  Compliance involves eliciting reaction on the part of group members, whereas conformity involves subliminal persuasion.

Question 20

Which of the following theories of leadership has largely been abandoned?

Accepted Answer

A)  situational 
B)  great person 
C)  popular person 
D)  interaction 
A)  situational 
B)  great person 
C)  popular person 
D)  interaction

Which type of love is defined as commitment only?

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was ____________________.

What is the term for the process of developing our first knowledge about another person?

Asch (1951) used __________ to study informational conformity.

Prejudice is to discrimination as ________.

In Darley and Latané's (1970) five-step model of bystander intervention, help will be offered if the answer is "yes" to ________ of the five steps.

Learning how groups evaluate us influences our ____________.

What are the factors involved in rating the effectiveness of an attempt to persuade?

What term do psychologists use for the phenomenon that occurs when people are less likely to aid a person in trouble if there are other people around who are also potential helpers?

Inferring characteristics of people based on their observable behavior is called ___________.

Groups tend to move people to believe more strongly in the position that they first held. This is called ________.

Dr. Pantone is hired by a firm in Detroit to help determine the best way to get customers to purchase more products from their business clients. Dr. Pantone probably has expertise in the area of ________ psychology.

If the president says, "Everything in the war is going as planned. Trust me, I am the president," he is using what form of the elaboration likelihood model?

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!" If you looked up, would you be conforming?

Which type of love is defined as passion only?

In the Milgram experiment on obedience, the dependent variable was the:

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

In what way is compliance different from conformity?

Which of the following theories of leadership has largely been abandoned?

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Exam 10: Social Psychology

Which type of love is defined as commitment only?

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was ____________________.

What is the term for the process of developing our first knowledge about another person?

Asch (1951) used __________ to study informational conformity.

Prejudice is to discrimination as ________.

In Darley and Latané's (1970) five-step model of bystander intervention, help will be offered if the answer is "yes" to ________ of the five steps.

Learning how groups evaluate us influences our ____________.

What are the factors involved in rating the effectiveness of an attempt to persuade?

What term do psychologists use for the phenomenon that occurs when people are less likely to aid a person in trouble if there are other people around who are also potential helpers?

Inferring characteristics of people based on their observable behavior is called ___________.

Groups tend to move people to believe more strongly in the position that they first held. This is called ________.

Dr. Pantone is hired by a firm in Detroit to help determine the best way to get customers to purchase more products from their business clients. Dr. Pantone probably has expertise in the area of ________ psychology.

If the president says, "Everything in the war is going as planned. Trust me, I am the president," he is using what form of the elaboration likelihood model?

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!" If you looked up, would you be conforming?

Which type of love is defined as passion only?

In the Milgram experiment on obedience, the dependent variable was the:

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

In what way is compliance different from conformity?

Which of the following theories of leadership has largely been abandoned?

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