Question 1

Which factor significantly DECREASED the likelihood of conformity in Solomon Asch's studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The task difficulty was increased. 
B)  The confederates were all adults. 
C)  One confederate gave a correct response. 
D)  The participants were given two chances at responding. 
A)  The task difficulty was increased. 
B)  The confederates were all adults. 
C)  One confederate gave a correct response. 
D)  The participants were given two chances at responding.

Question 2

Which of the following is associated with social cognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  thinking about others 
B)  action 
C)  obedience 
D)  objective 
A)  thinking about others 
B)  action 
C)  obedience 
D)  objective

Question 3

"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 4

What term do psychologists use to describe our liking of other people?

Accepted Answer

A)  love 
B)  appeal 
C)  interpersonal attraction 
D)  cognitive dissonance 
A)  love 
B)  appeal 
C)  interpersonal attraction 
D)  cognitive dissonance

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

A common strategy for gaining compliance used by car salespeople is the door-in-the-face technique.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The participants in Milgram's obedience study played the role of "learner" in the experiment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A response, either positive or negative, toward a certain person, idea, object, or situation is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bystander apathy 
B)  an attitude 
C)  groupthink 
D)  conformity 
A)  bystander apathy 
B)  an attitude 
C)  groupthink 
D)  conformity

Question 9

Which of the following qualities would make members of a target audience easier to persuade?

Accepted Answer

A)  highly educated members 
B)  experts in the field 
C)  younger members 
D)  older members 
A)  highly educated members 
B)  experts in the field 
C)  younger members 
D)  older members

Question 10

James believes that all college professors are irritable, impatient, and uninterested in whether students learn. His belief is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a consensus 
B)  impressions 
C)  an attitude 
D)  a stereotype 
A)  a consensus 
B)  impressions 
C)  an attitude 
D)  a stereotype

Question 11

The study of the judgments people make as to whether someone else's behavior is due to something about that person or due to the person's situation is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the primacy effect 
B)  cognitive dissonance 
C)  attribution theory 
D)  stereotyping 
A)  the primacy effect 
B)  cognitive dissonance 
C)  attribution theory 
D)  stereotyping

Question 12

Behavior directed at helping others with no 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 13

Which of the following individuals would be the LEAST likely to help, according to Latané and Darley's research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grace, who sees that Evan's car is on fire 
B)  Phoebe, who while walking alone sees a young boy caught in a sewer drain pipe 
C)  Cara, who is in a bad mood and sees a car flip over on a crowded intersection 
D)  Lottie, who is a nurse and sees a man having a heart attack in his car in a deserted parking lot 
A)  Grace, who sees that Evan's car is on fire 
B)  Phoebe, who while walking alone sees a young boy caught in a sewer drain pipe 
C)  Cara, who is in a bad mood and sees a car flip over on a crowded intersection 
D)  Lottie, who is a nurse and sees a man having a heart attack in his car in a deserted parking lot

Question 14

When opposites attract, it is said that they have __________ characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A)  proximal 
B)  complementary 
C)  rewarding 
D)  reciprocal 
A)  proximal 
B)  complementary 
C)  rewarding 
D)  reciprocal

Question 15

An attitude has four major components.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

List three factors that are related to an increased tendency to conform.

Accepted Answer

Three factors that are related to an inc

Question 17

Car salesmen often encourage a test drive. Perhaps they know about __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the door-in-the-face approach 
B)  Leon Festinger 
C)  the foot-in-the-door approach 
D)  making large requests first 
A)  the door-in-the-face approach 
B)  Leon Festinger 
C)  the foot-in-the-door approach 
D)  making large requests first

Question 18

The "jigsaw classroom" refers to an experiment aimed at reducing prejudice by forcing people from different ethnic backgrounds to work on a jigsaw puzzle together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Attitudes are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  innate 
B)  generally positive 
C)  learned 
D)  unchangeable 
A)  innate 
B)  generally positive 
C)  learned 
D)  unchangeable

Question 20

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wearing glasses is dignified; a respected political leader wears glasses. 
B)  Dresses are feminine; Taylor Swift wears dresses. 
C)  Pink shirts are considered feminine. Bruce Willis wears pink shirts. 
D)  Orange juice is healthy; I love orange juice. 
A)  Wearing glasses is dignified; a respected political leader wears glasses. 
B)  Dresses are feminine; Taylor Swift wears dresses. 
C)  Pink shirts are considered feminine. Bruce Willis wears pink shirts. 
D)  Orange juice is healthy; I love orange juice.

Which factor significantly DECREASED the likelihood of conformity in Solomon Asch's studies?

Which of the following is associated with social cognition?

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

What term do psychologists use to describe our liking of other people?

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

A common strategy for gaining compliance used by car salespeople is the door-in-the-face technique.

The participants in Milgram's obedience study played the role of "learner" in the experiment.

A response, either positive or negative, toward a certain person, idea, object, or situation is called __________.

Which of the following qualities would make members of a target audience easier to persuade?

James believes that all college professors are irritable, impatient, and uninterested in whether students learn. His belief is an example of __________.

The study of the judgments people make as to whether someone else's behavior is due to something about that person or due to the person's situation is called __________.

Behavior directed at helping others with no expectation of personal gain is called __________ behavior.

Which of the following individuals would be the LEAST likely to help, according to Latané and Darley's research?

When opposites attract, it is said that they have __________ characteristics.

An attitude has four major components.

List three factors that are related to an increased tendency to conform.

Car salesmen often encourage a test drive. Perhaps they know about __________.

The "jigsaw classroom" refers to an experiment aimed at reducing prejudice by forcing people from different ethnic backgrounds to work on a jigsaw puzzle together.

Attitudes are __________.

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

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Exam 12: Social Psychology

Which factor significantly DECREASED the likelihood of conformity in Solomon Asch's studies?

Which of the following is associated with social cognition?

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

What term do psychologists use to describe our liking of other people?

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

A common strategy for gaining compliance used by car salespeople is the door-in-the-face technique.

The participants in Milgram's obedience study played the role of "learner" in the experiment.

A response, either positive or negative, toward a certain person, idea, object, or situation is called __________.

Which of the following qualities would make members of a target audience easier to persuade?

James believes that all college professors are irritable, impatient, and uninterested in whether students learn. His belief is an example of __________.

The study of the judgments people make as to whether someone else's behavior is due to something about that person or due to the person's situation is called __________.

Behavior directed at helping others with no expectation of personal gain is called __________ behavior.

Which of the following individuals would be the LEAST likely to help, according to Latané and Darley's research?

When opposites attract, it is said that they have __________ characteristics.

An attitude has four major components.

List three factors that are related to an increased tendency to conform.

Car salesmen often encourage a test drive. Perhaps they know about __________.

The "jigsaw classroom" refers to an experiment aimed at reducing prejudice by forcing people from different ethnic backgrounds to work on a jigsaw puzzle together.

Attitudes are __________.

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

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Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

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