Question 1

According to Sternberg, trouble occurs when one of the partners has ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a higher need for one or more of the components 
B)  a lower need for one or more of the components 
C)  levels of needs that are similar to the other partner 
D)  a higher or a lower need for one or more of the components 
A)  a higher need for one or more of the components 
B)  a lower need for one or more of the components 
C)  levels of needs that are similar to the other partner 
D)  a higher or a lower need for one or more of the components

Question 2

Milgram's study was criticized for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  use of deception 
B)  lack of debriefing 
C)  lack of follow-up with participants 
D)  use of placebo treatment 
A)  use of deception 
B)  lack of debriefing 
C)  lack of follow-up with participants 
D)  use of placebo treatment

Question 3

Which of these is a way to increase helping behavior related to crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  show the helper on TV and other media 
B)  public shaming of those who fail to help 
C)  providing legal protection from liability associated with helping 
D)  diffusion of responsibility for reporting crimes 
A)  show the helper on TV and other media 
B)  public shaming of those who fail to help 
C)  providing legal protection from liability associated with helping 
D)  diffusion of responsibility for reporting crimes

Question 4

Define attribution. Describe and illustrate the two critical misjudgments people make, and state possible reasons for each.

Accepted Answer

Attribution refers to the process of exp

Question 5

Expected behaviors generally adhered to by members of a group are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  norms 
B)  motivators 
C)  behavioral determinants 
D)  meta-rules 
A)  norms 
B)  motivators 
C)  behavioral determinants 
D)  meta-rules

Question 6

The mental processes we use to form impression of others are called person ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  attribution 
B)  perception 
C)  assumption 
D)  cognition 
A)  attribution 
B)  perception 
C)  assumption 
D)  cognition

Question 7

Two problems with romantic love are that it ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lasts too long and uses up too much energy 
B)  is based on illusions and is short-lived 
C)  lacks compassion and real attraction 
D)  is immature and rare after early adulthood 
A)  lasts too long and uses up too much energy 
B)  is based on illusions and is short-lived 
C)  lacks compassion and real attraction 
D)  is immature and rare after early adulthood

Question 8

The Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America program helps to identify youth who are in need of positive role models, and pairs them with adults who can provide healthy guidance and positive companionship. This is an example of which type of prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  secondary 
C)  tertiary 
D)  cooperative 
A)  primary 
B)  secondary 
C)  tertiary 
D)  cooperative

Question 9

Dr. Mitchell is 15 minutes late to class and when she comes in, she goes right into her lecture without explaining to the students why she was late. The students assume that she is just lazy and did not care about being on time, when in fact she was late because her daughter was ill and she had to arrange childcare at the last minute. The students have made the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  saliency bias 
B)  self-serving error 
C)  faulty judgment error 
D)  fundamental attribution error 
A)  saliency bias 
B)  self-serving error 
C)  faulty judgment error 
D)  fundamental attribution error

Question 10

The term for individuals who worked with the experimenter and purposely gave wrong answers during the Asch study is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  accomplices 
B)  confederates 
C)  participants 
D)  sample 
A)  accomplices 
B)  confederates 
C)  participants 
D)  sample

Question 11

Define altruism and diffusion of responsibility, then use Latane and Darley's research to describe how you could increase the likelihood of getting help if your car broke down on a busy freeway.

Accepted Answer

Altruism is the selfless concern for the

Question 12

Byron knows that his wife, Liana, is very angry about something that happened at work today. He knows he can't solve her problem, but he wants her to feel better. He starts making snide comments about Liana's boss to try to amuse her, and pretty soon she starts smiling and stops feeling so angry. Byron has employed ________ responses to help reduce Liana's feelings of hostility.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Byron knows that his wife, Liana, is...

Question 13

Amelia failed a test and said it was because the questions were "tricky." On the next exam, she scored an impressive 98%. Now she said that she studied hard and was a conscientious student. Amelia is demonstrating the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dispositional locus of control 
B)  fundamental attribution error 
C)  self-serving bias 
D)  actor-observer bias 
A)  dispositional locus of control 
B)  fundamental attribution error 
C)  self-serving bias 
D)  actor-observer bias

Question 14

Westerners watching a baseball game in Japan who see an umpire make a bad call would tend to assume a(n) ________ cause for the call, whereas the Japanese spectators would tend to make a(n) ________ attribution.

Accepted Answer

A)  situational; dispositional 
B)  attributional; saliency 
C)  dispositional; situational 
D)  saliency; attributional 
A)  situational; dispositional 
B)  attributional; saliency 
C)  dispositional; situational 
D)  saliency; attributional

Question 15

In which of the following ways can a person develop prejudice?

Accepted Answer

A)  learning about a new culture 
B)  generalization of repeated positive experiences with a minority group 
C)  generalization of one negative instance with a member of a minority group 
D)  introducing oneself to a new group of persons 
A)  learning about a new culture 
B)  generalization of repeated positive experiences with a minority group 
C)  generalization of one negative instance with a member of a minority group 
D)  introducing oneself to a new group of persons

Question 16

The process by which expectations about a person, group, or situation lead to those expectations eventually becoming true is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  attributional anchor 
C)  stereotype threat 
D)  fundamental attribution error 
A)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  attributional anchor 
C)  stereotype threat 
D)  fundamental attribution error

Question 17

A group of psychiatrists that were polled prior to the Milgram experiment predicted that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 1% of participants would go all the way to 450 volts of shock 
B)  most people would continue past 300 volts of shock 
C)  most people would continue after 150 volts of shock 
D)  most people would stop at 300 volts of shock 
A)  less than 1% of participants would go all the way to 450 volts of shock 
B)  most people would continue past 300 volts of shock 
C)  most people would continue after 150 volts of shock 
D)  most people would stop at 300 volts of shock

Question 18

According to the text, nonverbal flirting behavior may ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  signal interest to a potential partner 
B)  be seen as unwanted aggression 
C)  increase attractiveness of a person 
D)  change our standards of attractiveness 
A)  signal interest to a potential partner 
B)  be seen as unwanted aggression 
C)  increase attractiveness of a person 
D)  change our standards of attractiveness

Question 19

Most people perceive Elizabeth as being a poor public speaker because her mistakes in speaking are much more apparent than the dreaded feelings of social phobia that come over her when she speaks. This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the self-serving bias 
B)  the saliency bias 
C)  the obviousness bias 
D)  prejudice 
A)  the self-serving bias 
B)  the saliency bias 
C)  the obviousness bias 
D)  prejudice

Question 20

Rosa Parks is a good example of the power of which of these in reducing obedience?

Accepted Answer

A)  a powerful role model 
B)  the foot-in-the-door technique 
C)  deindividuation 
D)  anti-discrimination laws 
A)  a powerful role model 
B)  the foot-in-the-door technique 
C)  deindividuation 
D)  anti-discrimination laws

According to Sternberg, trouble occurs when one of the partners has ________.

Milgram's study was criticized for ________.

Which of these is a way to increase helping behavior related to crimes?

Define attribution. Describe and illustrate the two critical misjudgments people make, and state possible reasons for each.

Expected behaviors generally adhered to by members of a group are called ________.

The mental processes we use to form impression of others are called person ________.

Two problems with romantic love are that it ________.

The Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America program helps to identify youth who are in need of positive role models, and pairs them with adults who can provide healthy guidance and positive companionship. This is an example of which type of prevention?

The term for individuals who worked with the experimenter and purposely gave wrong answers during the Asch study is ________.

Define altruism and diffusion of responsibility, then use Latane and Darley's research to describe how you could increase the likelihood of getting help if your car broke down on a busy freeway.

Amelia failed a test and said it was because the questions were "tricky." On the next exam, she scored an impressive 98%. Now she said that she studied hard and was a conscientious student. Amelia is demonstrating the ________.

Westerners watching a baseball game in Japan who see an umpire make a bad call would tend to assume a(n) cause for the call, whereas the Japanese spectators would tend to make a(n) attribution.

In which of the following ways can a person develop prejudice?

The process by which expectations about a person, group, or situation lead to those expectations eventually becoming true is called the ________.

A group of psychiatrists that were polled prior to the Milgram experiment predicted that ________.

According to the text, nonverbal flirting behavior may ________.

Most people perceive Elizabeth as being a poor public speaker because her mistakes in speaking are much more apparent than the dreaded feelings of social phobia that come over her when she speaks. This is an example of ________.

Rosa Parks is a good example of the power of which of these in reducing obedience?

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Exam 15: Social Psychology

According to Sternberg, trouble occurs when one of the partners has ________.

Milgram's study was criticized for ________.

Which of these is a way to increase helping behavior related to crimes?

Define attribution. Describe and illustrate the two critical misjudgments people make, and state possible reasons for each.

Expected behaviors generally adhered to by members of a group are called ________.

The mental processes we use to form impression of others are called person ________.

Two problems with romantic love are that it ________.

The Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America program helps to identify youth who are in need of positive role models, and pairs them with adults who can provide healthy guidance and positive companionship. This is an example of which type of prevention?

The term for individuals who worked with the experimenter and purposely gave wrong answers during the Asch study is ________.

Define altruism and diffusion of responsibility, then use Latane and Darley's research to describe how you could increase the likelihood of getting help if your car broke down on a busy freeway.

Amelia failed a test and said it was because the questions were "tricky." On the next exam, she scored an impressive 98%. Now she said that she studied hard and was a conscientious student. Amelia is demonstrating the ________.

Westerners watching a baseball game in Japan who see an umpire make a bad call would tend to assume a(n) ________ cause for the call, whereas the Japanese spectators would tend to make a(n) ________ attribution.

In which of the following ways can a person develop prejudice?

The process by which expectations about a person, group, or situation lead to those expectations eventually becoming true is called the ________.

A group of psychiatrists that were polled prior to the Milgram experiment predicted that ________.

According to the text, nonverbal flirting behavior may ________.

Most people perceive Elizabeth as being a poor public speaker because her mistakes in speaking are much more apparent than the dreaded feelings of social phobia that come over her when she speaks. This is an example of ________.

Rosa Parks is a good example of the power of which of these in reducing obedience?

The Science of Psychology

Neuroscience and Biological Foundations

Stress, Coping, and Health Psychology

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Life Span Development

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

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Westerners watching a baseball game in Japan who see an umpire make a bad call would tend to assume a(n) cause for the call, whereas the Japanese spectators would tend to make a(n) attribution.