Question 1

A teacher making the fundamental attribution error would attribute a student's poor test grade to

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A)  her failure to teach the material clearly. 
B)  parental conflict in the student's home. 
C)  the student's lack of motivation. 
D)  the difficulty of the test material. 
A)  her failure to teach the material clearly. 
B)  parental conflict in the student's home. 
C)  the student's lack of motivation. 
D)  the difficulty of the test material.

Question 2

To maintain a healthy friendship, it is a best not to

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A)  assert too much of your own personality. 
B)  spend a great deal of time together. 
C)  share a lot of the same interests. 
D)  turn get-togethers into gripe sessions. 
A)  assert too much of your own personality. 
B)  spend a great deal of time together. 
C)  share a lot of the same interests. 
D)  turn get-togethers into gripe sessions.

Question 3

A college professor wants to push students to do their best possible work on a paper. She should

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A)  assign people to work in large groups. 
B)  assign people to work in small groups. 
C)  have people work independently. 
D)  provide sample papers so the actor-observer effect will take place. 
A)  assign people to work in large groups. 
B)  assign people to work in small groups. 
C)  have people work independently. 
D)  provide sample papers so the actor-observer effect will take place.

Question 4

Emma supported vaccination until she role-played a character with anti-vaccination beliefs in her acting class. Which theory best explains why she decided not to get a flu shot this year?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chameleon effect 
B)  Cognitive dissonance 
C)  Effort justification 
D)  Attribution theory 
A)  Chameleon effect 
B)  Cognitive dissonance 
C)  Effort justification 
D)  Attribution theory

Question 5

Under what circumstances are people most likely to comply with an unethical order?

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When the order is given by a c

Question 6

Aggressive behavior is linked to genes that favor

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A)  altruism. 
B)  impulsive behavior. 
C)  low production of MAO enzyme. 
D)  low androgen production. 
A)  altruism. 
B)  impulsive behavior. 
C)  low production of MAO enzyme. 
D)  low androgen production.

Question 7

Miriam snaps at her two-year-old son for a minor infraction. Later, she feels bad about yelling at her son but tells herself, "Well, I've had a lot of stress at work lately. That's why I yelled at him." Miriam's explanation is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the actor-observer bias. 
B)  effort justification. 
C)  stereotyping. 
D)  self-handicapping. 
A)  the actor-observer bias. 
B)  effort justification. 
C)  stereotyping. 
D)  self-handicapping.

Question 8

A woman hardly speaks on a blind date because her date's frowns make her think he is unfriendly. He keeps frowning because her lack of conversation makes him think she is a snob. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the fundamental attribution error. 
B)  deindividuation. 
C)  the actor-observer bias. 
D)  cognitive dissonance. 
A)  the fundamental attribution error. 
B)  deindividuation. 
C)  the actor-observer bias. 
D)  cognitive dissonance.

Question 9

The main finding of Milgram's shock experiment is that

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A)  only uneducated people fail to question orders. 
B)  Americans are far less likely than Germans to obey authority. 
C)  today's youth are more disrespectful and disobedient. 
D)  many people obey unreasonable or unethical orders. 
A)  only uneducated people fail to question orders. 
B)  Americans are far less likely than Germans to obey authority. 
C)  today's youth are more disrespectful and disobedient. 
D)  many people obey unreasonable or unethical orders.

Question 10

Identify the two processes of social psychology.

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A)  Notice others' behavior; decide how we will attempt to change those people 
B)  Behave in a certain way around people; notice how they react to our behavior 
C)  Notice others' behavior; decide how we will behave around those people 
D)  Behave in a certain way around people; adjust our behavior based on how they react to us 
A)  Notice others' behavior; decide how we will attempt to change those people 
B)  Behave in a certain way around people; notice how they react to our behavior 
C)  Notice others' behavior; decide how we will behave around those people 
D)  Behave in a certain way around people; adjust our behavior based on how they react to us

Question 11

Just before a physics test, the professor remarks that in his experience girls have a tough time grasping advanced physics concepts. How would you expect this statement to impact the women's grades?

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A)  There will be no impact, because the women taking the test studied before hearing his comment. 
B)  There will be no impact, because physics problems have objectively right and wrong answers. 
C)  The women will get lower grades than they would have without the comment. 
D)  The women will try harder to prove him wrong, leading to better grades. 
A)  There will be no impact, because the women taking the test studied before hearing his comment. 
B)  There will be no impact, because physics problems have objectively right and wrong answers. 
C)  The women will get lower grades than they would have without the comment. 
D)  The women will try harder to prove him wrong, leading to better grades.

Question 12

Which of the following quotes best reflects the self-serving bias?

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A)  "I aced the paper because I'm a very good writer." 
B)  "I aced the paper because the teacher is an easy grader." 
C)  "I got a rotten grade because I'm a poor writer." 
D)  "I got a rotten grade because I've got motivational issues." 
A)  "I aced the paper because I'm a very good writer." 
B)  "I aced the paper because the teacher is an easy grader." 
C)  "I got a rotten grade because I'm a poor writer." 
D)  "I got a rotten grade because I've got motivational issues."

Question 13

How do social factors contribute to the high rates of violence in America?

Accepted Answer

Although there are clearly biological co

Question 14

The final candidates for a job are a man with a highly symmetrical face and a man with facial scars. Which belief is most likely to be held by the interviewers?

Accepted Answer

A)  The man with facial scars is likely to be less healthy. 
B)  The man with facial scars will have better social skills. 
C)  The man with a symmetrical face is likely to be less professional. 
D)  The two applicants are equally healthy and skilled. 
A)  The man with facial scars is likely to be less healthy. 
B)  The man with facial scars will have better social skills. 
C)  The man with a symmetrical face is likely to be less professional. 
D)  The two applicants are equally healthy and skilled.

Question 15

_______ is a paradox in decision analysis in which two individuals acting in their own best interest pursue a course of action that does not result in the ideal outcome.

Accepted Answer

A)  The bystander effect 
B)  Buyer's remorse 
C)  The prisoner's dilemma 
D)  The door-in-the-face technique 
A)  The bystander effect 
B)  Buyer's remorse 
C)  The prisoner's dilemma 
D)  The door-in-the-face technique

Question 16

Define the prisoner's dilemma and explain how illegal steroid use by professional athletes is an example of the prisoner's dilemma.

Accepted Answer

The prisoner's dilemma illustrates ways

Question 17

Refer to the graph below.
  Which is an accurate conclusion, based on the data shown?

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A)  The likelihood of an unhappy marriage decreases the longer women wait to marry. 
B)  Women who marry in their early twenties are the most likely to get divorced. 
C)  Divorce rates among people who marry in their thirties are higher than any other age group. 
D)  More women who marry after turning thirty are happily married than are unhappily married. 
A)  The likelihood of an unhappy marriage decreases the longer women wait to marry. 
B)  Women who marry in their early twenties are the most likely to get divorced. 
C)  Divorce rates among people who marry in their thirties are higher than any other age group. 
D)  More women who marry after turning thirty are happily married than are unhappily married.

Question 18

The purpose of the Implicit Association Test (IAT) is to

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A)  measure the strength of the actor-observer bias. 
B)  assess risk for diffusion of responsibility. 
C)  detect unconscious prejudices. 
D)  detect unconscious cognitive dissonance. 
A)  measure the strength of the actor-observer bias. 
B)  assess risk for diffusion of responsibility. 
C)  detect unconscious prejudices. 
D)  detect unconscious cognitive dissonance.

Question 19

Craigslist is full of listings for used guitars. Sellers feel their guitars should be worth 75 percent of the new price, buyers are only willing to pay 40 percent. This reflects

Accepted Answer

A)  the door-in-the-face sales technique. 
B)  our tendency to be loss-averse. 
C)  social exchange theory. 
D)  groupthink. 
A)  the door-in-the-face sales technique. 
B)  our tendency to be loss-averse. 
C)  social exchange theory. 
D)  groupthink.

Question 20

When the Milgram obedience study was repeated with "teachers" who refused to administer shocks,

Accepted Answer

A)  participants felt personally responsible, making them more compliant. 
B)  very few participants agreed to continue giving shocks. 
C)  there was no influence on participant obedience. 
D)  participants showed less empathy for the learner. 
A)  participants felt personally responsible, making them more compliant. 
B)  very few participants agreed to continue giving shocks. 
C)  there was no influence on participant obedience. 
D)  participants showed less empathy for the learner.

A teacher making the fundamental attribution error would attribute a student's poor test grade to

To maintain a healthy friendship, it is a best not to

A college professor wants to push students to do their best possible work on a paper. She should

Emma supported vaccination until she role-played a character with anti-vaccination beliefs in her acting class. Which theory best explains why she decided not to get a flu shot this year?

Under what circumstances are people most likely to comply with an unethical order?

Aggressive behavior is linked to genes that favor

Miriam snaps at her two-year-old son for a minor infraction. Later, she feels bad about yelling at her son but tells herself, "Well, I've had a lot of stress at work lately. That's why I yelled at him." Miriam's explanation is an example of

A woman hardly speaks on a blind date because her date's frowns make her think he is unfriendly. He keeps frowning because her lack of conversation makes him think she is a snob. This is an example of

The main finding of Milgram's shock experiment is that

Identify the two processes of social psychology.

Just before a physics test, the professor remarks that in his experience girls have a tough time grasping advanced physics concepts. How would you expect this statement to impact the women's grades?

Which of the following quotes best reflects the self-serving bias?

How do social factors contribute to the high rates of violence in America?

The final candidates for a job are a man with a highly symmetrical face and a man with facial scars. Which belief is most likely to be held by the interviewers?

_______ is a paradox in decision analysis in which two individuals acting in their own best interest pursue a course of action that does not result in the ideal outcome.

Define the prisoner's dilemma and explain how illegal steroid use by professional athletes is an example of the prisoner's dilemma.

Refer to the graph below. Which is an accurate conclusion, based on the data shown?

The purpose of the Implicit Association Test (IAT) is to

Craigslist is full of listings for used guitars. Sellers feel their guitars should be worth 75 percent of the new price, buyers are only willing to pay 40 percent. This reflects

When the Milgram obedience study was repeated with "teachers" who refused to administer shocks,

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Exam 15: Social Psychology

A teacher making the fundamental attribution error would attribute a student's poor test grade to

To maintain a healthy friendship, it is a best not to

A college professor wants to push students to do their best possible work on a paper. She should

Emma supported vaccination until she role-played a character with anti-vaccination beliefs in her acting class. Which theory best explains why she decided not to get a flu shot this year?

Under what circumstances are people most likely to comply with an unethical order?

Aggressive behavior is linked to genes that favor

Miriam snaps at her two-year-old son for a minor infraction. Later, she feels bad about yelling at her son but tells herself, "Well, I've had a lot of stress at work lately. That's why I yelled at him." Miriam's explanation is an example of

A woman hardly speaks on a blind date because her date's frowns make her think he is unfriendly. He keeps frowning because her lack of conversation makes him think she is a snob. This is an example of

The main finding of Milgram's shock experiment is that

Identify the two processes of social psychology.

Just before a physics test, the professor remarks that in his experience girls have a tough time grasping advanced physics concepts. How would you expect this statement to impact the women's grades?

Which of the following quotes best reflects the self-serving bias?

How do social factors contribute to the high rates of violence in America?

The final candidates for a job are a man with a highly symmetrical face and a man with facial scars. Which belief is most likely to be held by the interviewers?

_______ is a paradox in decision analysis in which two individuals acting in their own best interest pursue a course of action that does not result in the ideal outcome.

Define the prisoner's dilemma and explain how illegal steroid use by professional athletes is an example of the prisoner's dilemma.

Refer to the graph below. Which is an accurate conclusion, based on the data shown?

The purpose of the Implicit Association Test (IAT) is to

Craigslist is full of listings for used guitars. Sellers feel their guitars should be worth 75 percent of the new price, buyers are only willing to pay 40 percent. This reflects

When the Milgram obedience study was repeated with "teachers" who refused to administer shocks,

Introduction: Principles of Psychology

Psychology As a Science

The Neuroscience of Behavior

Genes, Environment, and Behavior

Developmental Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Language and Cognition

Intelligence

Motivation and the Regulation of Behavior

Emotions, Stress, and Health

Personality

Clinical Psychology

Filters