Question 1

Which of the following refers to an engineered or forced attitude change involving a captive audience?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive dissonance 
B)  groupthink 
C)  brainwashing 
D)  persuasion 
A)  cognitive dissonance 
B)  groupthink 
C)  brainwashing 
D)  persuasion

Question 2

Marc was a POW in Vietnam.He was placed in a tiny cell, beaten, and threatened with death on a daily basis.This treatment is a part of the phase of brainwashing known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Marc was a POW in Vietnam.He was...

Question 3

Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding the students that attended liberal Bennington College but maintained their conservative attitudes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bennington College would be considered one of their membership groups. 
B)  Their family and friends would be considered membership groups. 
C)  Bennington College would be considered their reference group. 
D)  Their family and hometown friends would be considered their reference group. 
A)  Bennington College would be considered one of their membership groups. 
B)  Their family and friends would be considered membership groups. 
C)  Bennington College would be considered their reference group. 
D)  Their family and hometown friends would be considered their reference group.

Question 4

Regarding cults, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​When recruits are asked to make small commitments followed by larger commitments days later, they are exhibiting the door-in-the face compliance effect. 
B)  ​Most cult members are reduced to childlike dependency on the group for meeting all their daily needs. 
C)  ​Most former members mention guilt and fear as the main reasons for not leaving the cult when they wished they could. 
D)  ​After they leave the cult, many former cult members suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, and emotional disturbances much like posttraumatic stress disorder. 
A)  ​When recruits are asked to make small commitments followed by larger commitments days later, they are exhibiting the door-in-the face compliance effect. 
B)  ​Most cult members are reduced to childlike dependency on the group for meeting all their daily needs. 
C)  ​Most former members mention guilt and fear as the main reasons for not leaving the cult when they wished they could. 
D)  ​After they leave the cult, many former cult members suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, and emotional disturbances much like posttraumatic stress disorder.

Question 5

Which of the following research studies is a testament to the power of social roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cialdini's door-in-the-face effect 
B)  Festinger's justification study 
C)  Zilstein's shock research 
D)  Zimbardo's prison experiment 
A)  Cialdini's door-in-the-face effect 
B)  Festinger's justification study 
C)  Zilstein's shock research 
D)  Zimbardo's prison experiment

Question 6

Regarding self-assertion, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-assertion involves a direct, honest expression of feelings and desires. 
B)  Self-assertion is an exclusively self-serving process. 
C)  Self-assertion will sometimes lead to pent-up anger exploding, which can damage relationships. 
D)  Self-assertion is characterized by all of these statements. 
A)  Self-assertion involves a direct, honest expression of feelings and desires. 
B)  Self-assertion is an exclusively self-serving process. 
C)  Self-assertion will sometimes lead to pent-up anger exploding, which can damage relationships. 
D)  Self-assertion is characterized by all of these statements.

Question 7

According to Leon Festinger, which of the following fills needs for social comparison?

Accepted Answer

A)  group membership 
B)  social conformity 
C)  social power 
D)  prejudice 
A)  group membership 
B)  social conformity 
C)  social power 
D)  prejudice

Question 8

The physician who ignores the pleadings of a somatic symptom patient for medication is attributing the expression of symptoms to the​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​object. 
B)  ​actor. 
C)  ​setting. 
D)  ​proxemics. 
A)  ​object. 
B)  ​actor. 
C)  ​setting. 
D)  ​proxemics.

Question 9

Janie is asked to freely express her attitudes toward the question: "What do you think about legalizing gambling in this state?" Janie's attitude toward gambling becoming legalized in her state is being assessed using​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​an attitude scale. 
B)  ​the reference rating approach. 
C)  ​an open-ended interview. 
D)  ​the social acceptance scale. 
A)  ​an attitude scale. 
B)  ​the reference rating approach. 
C)  ​an open-ended interview. 
D)  ​the social acceptance scale.

Question 10

Describe and provide an example of each of the three reasons why attitudes are not acted on; and then, explain when an attitude will be acted on.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that attitudes may n

Question 11

Your boss asks you to change some dates and monetary amounts on the company's finances before the stockholder's meeting.If you perform this dishonest, unethical act, you

Accepted Answer

A)  are exhibiting excessive obedience. 
B)  have succumbed to legitimate persuasion. 
C)  are exhibiting passive compliance. 
D)  are exhibiting false attribution. 
A)  are exhibiting excessive obedience. 
B)  have succumbed to legitimate persuasion. 
C)  are exhibiting passive compliance. 
D)  are exhibiting false attribution.

Question 12

The degree of attraction among group members or their commitment to remaining in the group is called

Accepted Answer

A)  group structure. 
B)  group cohesiveness. 
C)  groupthink. 
D)  compliance. 
A)  group structure. 
B)  group cohesiveness. 
C)  groupthink. 
D)  compliance.

Question 13

According to the classic study on norms and littering, the cleaner a public area is kept, the more likely people are to "trash" it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When Sara's friend asks her to take care of her dog, Sara tells her "yes," even though she is allergic to dogs.Because she is afraid her friend would not like her anymore, Sara is having difficulty showing

Accepted Answer

A)  assertive behavior. 
B)  empathic-helping behavior. 
C)  critical thinking. 
D)  compliance behavior. 
A)  assertive behavior. 
B)  empathic-helping behavior. 
C)  critical thinking. 
D)  compliance behavior.

Question 15

Regarding self-assertion, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  When you rehearse or role-play assertive behavior, it is essential to continue to practice until your responses become almost automatic. 
B)  Learning self-assertion supplies one with instant poise, confidence, and self-assurance. 
C)  A good book on self-assertion is entitled Your Perfect Right by Alberti and Emmons. 
D)  Self-assertion is a way of combating anxieties associated with life in an impersonal and sometimes intimidating society. 
A)  When you rehearse or role-play assertive behavior, it is essential to continue to practice until your responses become almost automatic. 
B)  Learning self-assertion supplies one with instant poise, confidence, and self-assurance. 
C)  A good book on self-assertion is entitled Your Perfect Right by Alberti and Emmons. 
D)  Self-assertion is a way of combating anxieties associated with life in an impersonal and sometimes intimidating society.

Question 16

The degree to which one is willing to have contact with another person is measured by using a(n)​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​social distance scale. 
B)  ​social aversion inventory. 
C)  ​attitude scale. 
D)  ​cognitive dissonance scale. 
A)  ​social distance scale. 
B)  ​social aversion inventory. 
C)  ​attitude scale. 
D)  ​cognitive dissonance scale.

Question 17

Geraldine is rehearsing the dialogue, posture, and gestures she will use to ask her boss for a raise.She practices in front of a mirror and then role plays the scene with a friend with the friend acting angry in some scenes and cooperative in others.Geraldine is practicing

Accepted Answer

A)  collaborative nonassertion. 
B)  anger management. 
C)  assertive behavior. 
D)  applied behavior analysis. 
A)  collaborative nonassertion. 
B)  anger management. 
C)  assertive behavior. 
D)  applied behavior analysis.

Question 18

Solomon Asch's classic experiment (in which subjects judged a "standard" line and "comparison" lines)showed that subjects yielded to group pressure in about what proportion of the critical test trials?

Accepted Answer

A)  one-tenth 
B)  one-fifth 
C)  one-third 
D)  one-half 
A)  one-tenth 
B)  one-fifth 
C)  one-third 
D)  one-half

Question 19

For many students, the demands of college, work, and family create

Accepted Answer

A)  status inequalities. 
B)  the actor-observer bias. 
C)  role conflicts. 
D)  social facilitation. 
A)  status inequalities. 
B)  the actor-observer bias. 
C)  role conflicts. 
D)  social facilitation.

Question 20

Larrian has just started her new job as a college professor.She has bought a new professional wardrobe of tailored suits to wear.When she starts her job, she notices that almost all professors are dressed more casually and are wearing "comfortable" shoes.The first few days she is teaching, she gets compliments on her wardrobe, but after a few weeks, she gets asked "if her feet hurt" or "doesn't she get hot in the jacket." Larrian soon finds that she is taking the jacket off and has now started wearing lower heeled shoes.Larrian most likely made this change due to

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive dissonance. 
B)  conformity. 
C)  obedience. 
D)  groupthink. 
A)  cognitive dissonance. 
B)  conformity. 
C)  obedience. 
D)  groupthink.

Which of the following refers to an engineered or forced attitude change involving a captive audience?

Marc was a POW in Vietnam.He was placed in a tiny cell, beaten, and threatened with death on a daily basis.This treatment is a part of the phase of brainwashing known as __________.

Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding the students that attended liberal Bennington College but maintained their conservative attitudes?

Regarding cults, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following research studies is a testament to the power of social roles?

Regarding self-assertion, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

According to Leon Festinger, which of the following fills needs for social comparison?

The physician who ignores the pleadings of a somatic symptom patient for medication is attributing the expression of symptoms to the

Janie is asked to freely express her attitudes toward the question: "What do you think about legalizing gambling in this state?" Janie's attitude toward gambling becoming legalized in her state is being assessed using

Describe and provide an example of each of the three reasons why attitudes are not acted on; and then, explain when an attitude will be acted on.

Your boss asks you to change some dates and monetary amounts on the company's finances before the stockholder's meeting.If you perform this dishonest, unethical act, you

The degree of attraction among group members or their commitment to remaining in the group is called

According to the classic study on norms and littering, the cleaner a public area is kept, the more likely people are to "trash" it.

When Sara's friend asks her to take care of her dog, Sara tells her "yes," even though she is allergic to dogs.Because she is afraid her friend would not like her anymore, Sara is having difficulty showing

Regarding self-assertion, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The degree to which one is willing to have contact with another person is measured by using a(n)

Geraldine is rehearsing the dialogue, posture, and gestures she will use to ask her boss for a raise.She practices in front of a mirror and then role plays the scene with a friend with the friend acting angry in some scenes and cooperative in others.Geraldine is practicing

Solomon Asch's classic experiment (in which subjects judged a "standard" line and "comparison" lines)showed that subjects yielded to group pressure in about what proportion of the critical test trials?

For many students, the demands of college, work, and family create

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Which of the following refers to an engineered or forced attitude change involving a captive audience?

Marc was a POW in Vietnam.He was placed in a tiny cell, beaten, and threatened with death on a daily basis.This treatment is a part of the phase of brainwashing known as __________.

Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding the students that attended liberal Bennington College but maintained their conservative attitudes?

Regarding cults, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following research studies is a testament to the power of social roles?

Regarding self-assertion, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

According to Leon Festinger, which of the following fills needs for social comparison?

The physician who ignores the pleadings of a somatic symptom patient for medication is attributing the expression of symptoms to the​

Janie is asked to freely express her attitudes toward the question: "What do you think about legalizing gambling in this state?" Janie's attitude toward gambling becoming legalized in her state is being assessed using​

Describe and provide an example of each of the three reasons why attitudes are not acted on; and then, explain when an attitude will be acted on.

Your boss asks you to change some dates and monetary amounts on the company's finances before the stockholder's meeting.If you perform this dishonest, unethical act, you

The degree of attraction among group members or their commitment to remaining in the group is called

According to the classic study on norms and littering, the cleaner a public area is kept, the more likely people are to "trash" it.

When Sara's friend asks her to take care of her dog, Sara tells her "yes," even though she is allergic to dogs.Because she is afraid her friend would not like her anymore, Sara is having difficulty showing

Regarding self-assertion, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The degree to which one is willing to have contact with another person is measured by using a(n)​

Geraldine is rehearsing the dialogue, posture, and gestures she will use to ask her boss for a raise.She practices in front of a mirror and then role plays the scene with a friend with the friend acting angry in some scenes and cooperative in others.Geraldine is practicing

Solomon Asch's classic experiment (in which subjects judged a "standard" line and "comparison" lines)showed that subjects yielded to group pressure in about what proportion of the critical test trials?

For many students, the demands of college, work, and family create

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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The physician who ignores the pleadings of a somatic symptom patient for medication is attributing the expression of symptoms to the

Janie is asked to freely express her attitudes toward the question: "What do you think about legalizing gambling in this state?" Janie's attitude toward gambling becoming legalized in her state is being assessed using

The degree to which one is willing to have contact with another person is measured by using a(n)