Question 1

_______ refers to the process by which people pay attention to information in the environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Storage 
B)  Acquisition 
C)  Accuracy 
D)  Retrieval 
E)  Selective attention 
A)  Storage 
B)  Acquisition 
C)  Accuracy 
D)  Retrieval 
E)  Selective attention

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps social psychologists recommend in order to reduce the likelihood of an incorrect identification in a police line-up?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoid using composite face programs with witnesses. 
B)  Minimize the time between the crime and the identification of suspects. 
C)  Make sure everyone in the lineup resembles the witness's description of the suspect. 
D)  Always include the suspect in an initial lineup. 
E)  Present pictures of people sequentially instead of simultaneously. 
A)  Avoid using composite face programs with witnesses. 
B)  Minimize the time between the crime and the identification of suspects. 
C)  Make sure everyone in the lineup resembles the witness's description of the suspect. 
D)  Always include the suspect in an initial lineup. 
E)  Present pictures of people sequentially instead of simultaneously.

Question 3

According to the authors,considerable social psychological research has demonstrated that jurors tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  discount eyewitness testimony when it is presented last in a trial. 
B)  disregard eyewitness testimony when there is powerful circumstantial evidence. 
C)  overestimate the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. 
D)  generally disregard eyewitness testimony. 
E)  prefer expert testimony to eyewitness testimony. 
A)  discount eyewitness testimony when it is presented last in a trial. 
B)  disregard eyewitness testimony when there is powerful circumstantial evidence. 
C)  overestimate the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. 
D)  generally disregard eyewitness testimony. 
E)  prefer expert testimony to eyewitness testimony.

Question 4

You are an assistant Crown prosecutor trying to decide which suspect to try for a burglary case.Each of four eyewitnesses picked a different suspect from a photo lineup.Based on research conducted by Stern and Dunning (1994),which eyewitness would you find most credible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beth, who carefully compared each of the faces against the others 
B)  Gene, who had discussed the characteristics of the suspect with other witnesses 
C)  Edward, who has just provided a written description of the suspect 
D)  Diana, who reported that the suspect's face just "popped out" at her 
E)  Larry, who took longer than the other witnesses to pick his suspect 
A)  Beth, who carefully compared each of the faces against the others 
B)  Gene, who had discussed the characteristics of the suspect with other witnesses 
C)  Edward, who has just provided a written description of the suspect 
D)  Diana, who reported that the suspect's face just "popped out" at her 
E)  Larry, who took longer than the other witnesses to pick his suspect

Question 5

According to the authors of your text,the effectiveness of deterrence hinges on two important assumptions that are not always met.First,people must be aware of likely penalties or punishment,and second,

Accepted Answer

A)  many crimes are triggered by emotional states. 
B)  the crimes in question are based on rational decisions. 
C)  people believe that they will be caught. 
D)  the threatened penalties are very severe. 
E)  people believe that the crime is morally wrong. 
A)  many crimes are triggered by emotional states. 
B)  the crimes in question are based on rational decisions. 
C)  people believe that they will be caught. 
D)  the threatened penalties are very severe. 
E)  people believe that the crime is morally wrong.

Question 6

Evidence presented in your text by Bond and DePaulo (2006)suggests that people are able to correctly identify when someone is lying or telling the truth about _____ of the time.

Accepted Answer

A)  90 percent 
B)  72 percent 
C)  54 percent 
D)  26 percent 
E)  12 percent 
A)  90 percent 
B)  72 percent 
C)  54 percent 
D)  26 percent 
E)  12 percent

Question 7

Despite the fact that normative and informational conformity pressures often convince dissenting jurors to adopt the majority point of view,unanimous verdicts are desirable because this requirement encourages jurors to

Accepted Answer

A)  discuss their original biases. 
B)  deliberate for the least amount of time possible. 
C)  convict on the more serious offense. 
D)  consider the evidence more carefully. 
E)  reach a speedy and accurate verdict. 
A)  discuss their original biases. 
B)  deliberate for the least amount of time possible. 
C)  convict on the more serious offense. 
D)  consider the evidence more carefully. 
E)  reach a speedy and accurate verdict.

Question 8

What should police officers do to prevent false identifications during lineups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use foils with a wide range of physical characteristics. 
B)  Show all potential perpetrators twice. 
C)  Show all the potential perpetrators at once. 
D)  Decrease witness's stress levels by only showing them mug shots. 
E)  Tell witnesses that the lineup may not include the suspect. 
A)  Use foils with a wide range of physical characteristics. 
B)  Show all potential perpetrators twice. 
C)  Show all the potential perpetrators at once. 
D)  Decrease witness's stress levels by only showing them mug shots. 
E)  Tell witnesses that the lineup may not include the suspect.

Question 9

In a study by Sangrigoli and his colleagues (2005),they found that Koreans who grew up in Korea tended to more easily recognize Asian faces,white residents of France recognized white faces more easily,and Korean children who grew up in France with white parents tended to

Accepted Answer

A)  recognize white faces more easily. 
B)  recognize Asian faces more easily. 
C)  recognize mixed-race faces more easily. 
D)  recognize white and Asian faces equally well. 
E)  be slower in recognition of both white and Asian faces than children raised with same-race parents. 
A)  recognize white faces more easily. 
B)  recognize Asian faces more easily. 
C)  recognize mixed-race faces more easily. 
D)  recognize white and Asian faces equally well. 
E)  be slower in recognition of both white and Asian faces than children raised with same-race parents.

Question 10

What is deterrence theory and what does scientific data suggest about the deterrence value of severe punishment such as capital punishment?

Accepted Answer

Deterrence theory posits that people ref

Question 11

All things being equal,which of the following suspects is most likely to be falsely convicted based on lineup identifications?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alana, who is allowed to speak during the lineup procedure 
B)  Wesley, has just seen the witness refuse to pick a suspect in a previous lineup 
C)  Tim, who is in line with foils who do not resemble witnesses' descriptions 
D)  Eunice, who heard the police say, "Now, the suspect may not be in this lineup" 
E)  Troy, who believes everyone in the lineup looks very similar 
A)  Alana, who is allowed to speak during the lineup procedure 
B)  Wesley, has just seen the witness refuse to pick a suspect in a previous lineup 
C)  Tim, who is in line with foils who do not resemble witnesses' descriptions 
D)  Eunice, who heard the police say, "Now, the suspect may not be in this lineup" 
E)  Troy, who believes everyone in the lineup looks very similar

Question 12

What is the most likely source of the own-race bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotypical thinking 
B)  arousal impedes attention and subsequent memory accuracy 
C)  much of memory is reconstructive 
D)  prejudice biases attention and memory 
E)  familiar stimuli are easier to recognize than unfamiliar stimuli 
A)  stereotypical thinking 
B)  arousal impedes attention and subsequent memory accuracy 
C)  much of memory is reconstructive 
D)  prejudice biases attention and memory 
E)  familiar stimuli are easier to recognize than unfamiliar stimuli

Question 13

Lawyers who present their case in story order present witnesses

Accepted Answer

A)  who have been shown to be reliable eyewitnesses. 
B)  to take advantage of the recency effect. 
C)  who will describe the events in the order in which events unfolded. 
D)  in the order that they believe will have the greatest impact. 
E)  to take advantage of the primacy effect. 
A)  who have been shown to be reliable eyewitnesses. 
B)  to take advantage of the recency effect. 
C)  who will describe the events in the order in which events unfolded. 
D)  in the order that they believe will have the greatest impact. 
E)  to take advantage of the primacy effect.

Question 14

Jonathan Schooler and Tonya Engstler-Schooler (1990)conducted an experiment in which participants viewed a film of a bank robbery.Immediately after the film,some participants wrote a detailed description of the robber,whereas others completed an unrelated task.Those participants who wrote a detailed description were later less accurate in picking the robber out of a photo lineup.According to Schooler and Engstler-Schooler,why would participants who first provided a written description be less accurate in their later identifications?

Accepted Answer

A)  Writing a description is stressful and stress interferes with memory. 
B)  The longer the period between exposure and retrieval, the less accurate the memory. 
C)  People are generally not good at writing down visual descriptions. 
D)  Putting a face into words interferes with the visual memory of the face. 
E)  Using words increases confidence in eyewitnesses' faulty storage. 
A)  Writing a description is stressful and stress interferes with memory. 
B)  The longer the period between exposure and retrieval, the less accurate the memory. 
C)  People are generally not good at writing down visual descriptions. 
D)  Putting a face into words interferes with the visual memory of the face. 
E)  Using words increases confidence in eyewitnesses' faulty storage.

Question 15

According to the text,instances in which a minority faction in a jury persuades the majority to change their verdict

Accepted Answer

A)  happen quite often. 
B)  occur more often in cases where the jury deliberated for a long time. 
C)  occur in cases where the minority member(s) is/are experts in a relevant area. 
D)  are more common in criminal cases than in other court cases. 
E)  are rare. 
A)  happen quite often. 
B)  occur more often in cases where the jury deliberated for a long time. 
C)  occur in cases where the minority member(s) is/are experts in a relevant area. 
D)  are more common in criminal cases than in other court cases. 
E)  are rare.

Question 16

The authors assert that much of what happens in the legal system is decidedly social psychological in nature.Which of the following BEST supports this assertion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jurors' first impressions and attributions about the defendant can influence verdicts. 
B)  Six-person juries are more likely to convict defendants than twelve-person juries. 
C)  White-collar crime costs citizens more than violent crime. 
D)  White-collar crime is of more concern to citizens than violent crime. 
E)  Twelve-person juries are more likely to convict defendants than six-person juries. 
A)  Jurors' first impressions and attributions about the defendant can influence verdicts. 
B)  Six-person juries are more likely to convict defendants than twelve-person juries. 
C)  White-collar crime costs citizens more than violent crime. 
D)  White-collar crime is of more concern to citizens than violent crime. 
E)  Twelve-person juries are more likely to convict defendants than six-person juries.

Question 17

If a single juror disagrees with the rest,what is likely to happen during deliberations?

Accepted Answer

A)  It will depend on the argument strength of the single juror. 
B)  The single juror will change his or her mind and vote with the majority. 
C)  The majority will come to see that the dissenter is right. 
D)  The majority will be persuaded by compelling logical arguments from the lone dissenter. 
E)  Neither the single juror nor the majority will change their minds and the jury will be hung. 
A)  It will depend on the argument strength of the single juror. 
B)  The single juror will change his or her mind and vote with the majority. 
C)  The majority will come to see that the dissenter is right. 
D)  The majority will be persuaded by compelling logical arguments from the lone dissenter. 
E)  Neither the single juror nor the majority will change their minds and the jury will be hung.

Question 18

When police respond to a possible domestic assault,offenders accused of assaulting their partners are less likely to re-offend when they believe that the police treated them fairly,whether or not they are arrested.This finding is a good example of the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  deterrence. 
B)  procedural justice. 
C)  rational decision-making. 
D)  contagion. 
E)  frustration-aggression theory. 
A)  deterrence. 
B)  procedural justice. 
C)  rational decision-making. 
D)  contagion. 
E)  frustration-aggression theory.

Question 19

At a trial,four people who were present during a convenience store robbery testify about what they saw.Whose testimony should be most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jim, who made his identification from a sequential lineup 
B)  Lucas, who, unlike the suspect, is African-American 
C)  Donald, the convenience store clerk at whom a gun was pointed 
D)  Robert, who immediately wrote a letter to his mother describing the suspect 
E)  James, who was in the store when the robber pointed the gun at the store clerk 
A)  Jim, who made his identification from a sequential lineup 
B)  Lucas, who, unlike the suspect, is African-American 
C)  Donald, the convenience store clerk at whom a gun was pointed 
D)  Robert, who immediately wrote a letter to his mother describing the suspect 
E)  James, who was in the store when the robber pointed the gun at the store clerk

Question 20

According to Daniel Levin (2000),what is the reason for poor performance in facial recognition due to own race bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cause is lack of practice with identifying people of different races. 
B)  We classify the other-race face only in terms of race, but look at the specific features of faces of our own race. 
C)  Anxiety interferes with cognition and recognition. 
D)  Cross-gender identification, in addition to identifying a person from a different race, is a contributing factor. 
E)  We can't perceive the differences in facial features of people from races other than our own. 
A)  The cause is lack of practice with identifying people of different races. 
B)  We classify the other-race face only in terms of race, but look at the specific features of faces of our own race. 
C)  Anxiety interferes with cognition and recognition. 
D)  Cross-gender identification, in addition to identifying a person from a different race, is a contributing factor. 
E)  We can't perceive the differences in facial features of people from races other than our own.

_______ refers to the process by which people pay attention to information in the environment.

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps social psychologists recommend in order to reduce the likelihood of an incorrect identification in a police line-up?

According to the authors,considerable social psychological research has demonstrated that jurors tend to

You are an assistant Crown prosecutor trying to decide which suspect to try for a burglary case.Each of four eyewitnesses picked a different suspect from a photo lineup.Based on research conducted by Stern and Dunning (1994),which eyewitness would you find most credible?

According to the authors of your text,the effectiveness of deterrence hinges on two important assumptions that are not always met.First,people must be aware of likely penalties or punishment,and second,

Evidence presented in your text by Bond and DePaulo (2006)suggests that people are able to correctly identify when someone is lying or telling the truth about _____ of the time.

Despite the fact that normative and informational conformity pressures often convince dissenting jurors to adopt the majority point of view,unanimous verdicts are desirable because this requirement encourages jurors to

What should police officers do to prevent false identifications during lineups?

In a study by Sangrigoli and his colleagues (2005),they found that Koreans who grew up in Korea tended to more easily recognize Asian faces,white residents of France recognized white faces more easily,and Korean children who grew up in France with white parents tended to

What is deterrence theory and what does scientific data suggest about the deterrence value of severe punishment such as capital punishment?

All things being equal,which of the following suspects is most likely to be falsely convicted based on lineup identifications?

What is the most likely source of the own-race bias?

Lawyers who present their case in story order present witnesses

According to the text,instances in which a minority faction in a jury persuades the majority to change their verdict

The authors assert that much of what happens in the legal system is decidedly social psychological in nature.Which of the following BEST supports this assertion?

If a single juror disagrees with the rest,what is likely to happen during deliberations?

When police respond to a possible domestic assault,offenders accused of assaulting their partners are less likely to re-offend when they believe that the police treated them fairly,whether or not they are arrested.This finding is a good example of the concept of

At a trial,four people who were present during a convenience store robbery testify about what they saw.Whose testimony should be most accurate?

According to Daniel Levin (2000),what is the reason for poor performance in facial recognition due to own race bias?

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The Self Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

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_______ refers to the process by which people pay attention to information in the environment.

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps social psychologists recommend in order to reduce the likelihood of an incorrect identification in a police line-up?

According to the authors,considerable social psychological research has demonstrated that jurors tend to

You are an assistant Crown prosecutor trying to decide which suspect to try for a burglary case.Each of four eyewitnesses picked a different suspect from a photo lineup.Based on research conducted by Stern and Dunning (1994),which eyewitness would you find most credible?

According to the authors of your text,the effectiveness of deterrence hinges on two important assumptions that are not always met.First,people must be aware of likely penalties or punishment,and second,

Evidence presented in your text by Bond and DePaulo (2006)suggests that people are able to correctly identify when someone is lying or telling the truth about _____ of the time.

Despite the fact that normative and informational conformity pressures often convince dissenting jurors to adopt the majority point of view,unanimous verdicts are desirable because this requirement encourages jurors to

What should police officers do to prevent false identifications during lineups?

In a study by Sangrigoli and his colleagues (2005),they found that Koreans who grew up in Korea tended to more easily recognize Asian faces,white residents of France recognized white faces more easily,and Korean children who grew up in France with white parents tended to

What is deterrence theory and what does scientific data suggest about the deterrence value of severe punishment such as capital punishment?

All things being equal,which of the following suspects is most likely to be falsely convicted based on lineup identifications?

What is the most likely source of the own-race bias?

Lawyers who present their case in story order present witnesses

According to the text,instances in which a minority faction in a jury persuades the majority to change their verdict

The authors assert that much of what happens in the legal system is decidedly social psychological in nature.Which of the following BEST supports this assertion?

If a single juror disagrees with the rest,what is likely to happen during deliberations?

When police respond to a possible domestic assault,offenders accused of assaulting their partners are less likely to re-offend when they believe that the police treated them fairly,whether or not they are arrested.This finding is a good example of the concept of

At a trial,four people who were present during a convenience store robbery testify about what they saw.Whose testimony should be most accurate?

According to Daniel Levin (2000),what is the reason for poor performance in facial recognition due to own race bias?

Introduction to Social Psychology

Methodology

Social Cognition

Social Perception

The Self Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

Attitudes and Attitude Change

Conformity

Group Processes

Interpersonal Attraction

Prosocial Behaviour

Aggression

Prejudice

Social Psychology in Action 1

Social Psychology in Action 2

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