Question 1

​Theoretically,why should a face with average features seem attractive?

Accepted Answer

A) Average features suggest good health and good genes. 
B) Average features suggest youth. 
C) Seeing an average face makes the viewer feel good by comparison. 
D) A face with average features is easy to recognize in a crowd. 
A) Average features suggest good health and good genes. 
B) Average features suggest youth. 
C) Seeing an average face makes the viewer feel good by comparison. 
D) A face with average features is easy to recognize in a crowd. A

Question 2

If a group debates a controversial issue,when is "group polarization" likely to occur?​

Accepted Answer

A) If the group has highly diverse opinions at the start of the discussion 
B) ​If most group members lean the same direction at the start of the discussion 
C) ​If the group is composed of people who do not know each other well 
D) ​If nearly all members of the group are well informed about this topic 
A) If the group has highly diverse opinions at the start of the discussion 
B) ​If most group members lean the same direction at the start of the discussion 
C) ​If the group is composed of people who do not know each other well 
D) ​If nearly all members of the group are well informed about this topic B

Question 3

According to the theory of cognitive dissonance,how could you make someone enjoy a boring task?

Accepted Answer

A) Show examples of other people who seem to enjoy the task. 
B) Reward the person generously for doing the task. 
C) Require the person to do the task on threat of punishment. 
D) Provide only a minimum reward for doing the task. 
A) Show examples of other people who seem to enjoy the task. 
B) Reward the person generously for doing the task. 
C) Require the person to do the task on threat of punishment. 
D) Provide only a minimum reward for doing the task. D

Question 4

​According to the theory of cognitive dissonance,what do people try to do?

Accepted Answer

A) Avoid situations in which they would have to make difficult decisions 
B) Minimize any conflict between their behavior and their attitudes 
C) Carefully evaluate as much evidence as possible before forming an attitude 
D) Convince other people to change their attitudes 
A) Avoid situations in which they would have to make difficult decisions 
B) Minimize any conflict between their behavior and their attitudes 
C) Carefully evaluate as much evidence as possible before forming an attitude 
D) Convince other people to change their attitudes

Question 5

Which people with mental illness,if any,have a greater than average risk of violent behavior?​

Accepted Answer

A) All mentally ill people 
B) ​Only those who abuse alcohol or other drugs 
C) ​Only those who have been in a mental hospital 
D) ​None of them 
A) All mentally ill people 
B) ​Only those who abuse alcohol or other drugs 
C) ​Only those who have been in a mental hospital 
D) ​None of them

Question 6

Why do people sometimes reject a message at first and then accept it later?

Accepted Answer

A) Later, they remember the details of the message more clearly. 
B) ​Later, they are in a more favorable mood. 
C) Later, they forget that the message came from an unreliable source. 
D) Later, they have had a chance to rehearse the message. 
A) Later, they remember the details of the message more clearly. 
B) ​Later, they are in a more favorable mood. 
C) Later, they forget that the message came from an unreliable source. 
D) Later, they have had a chance to rehearse the message.

Question 7

Which of the following would increase cooperation between two people in the prisoner's dilemma?​

Accepted Answer

A) A promise to cooperate 
B) ​Constant communication 
C) ​Relaxation to lower tension 
D) ​A belief that the other person has already decided what to do 
A) A promise to cooperate 
B) ​Constant communication 
C) ​Relaxation to lower tension 
D) ​A belief that the other person has already decided what to do

Question 8

What is the group polarization effect?

Accepted Answer

A) When a minority group presents an idea, members of the majority group offer other ideas. 
B) A group that starts with an extreme position becomes more moderate after discussion. 
C) A group leaning one way on an issue moves even further that way after discussion. 
D) When a group discusses an issue, its members tend to split into opposing groups. 
A) When a minority group presents an idea, members of the majority group offer other ideas. 
B) A group that starts with an extreme position becomes more moderate after discussion. 
C) A group leaning one way on an issue moves even further that way after discussion. 
D) When a group discusses an issue, its members tend to split into opposing groups.

Question 9

A company offers you a very inexpensive vacation.After you arrive,they explain that you are obligated to spend much of your time listening to their sales pitch.What technique is this?

Accepted Answer

A) Contrast effect 
B) Bait and switch 
C) Reciprocation 
D) That's not all 
A) Contrast effect 
B) Bait and switch 
C) Reciprocation 
D) That's not all

Question 10

How do most people react to a face that is similar to their own?

Accepted Answer

A) They regard it as trustworthy but not sexy. 
B) They regard it as sexy but not trustworthy. 
C) They regard it as intelligent but not creative. 
D) They regard it as creative but not intelligent. 
A) They regard it as trustworthy but not sexy. 
B) They regard it as sexy but not trustworthy. 
C) They regard it as intelligent but not creative. 
D) They regard it as creative but not intelligent.

Question 11

What is the inoculation effect in persuasion?

Accepted Answer

A) Hearing a weak argument first makes a later strong argument more persuasive. 
B) Hearing a weak argument first makes a later strong argument less persuasive. 
C) Hearing a strong argument first makes a later weak argument more persuasive. 
D) Hearing a strong argument first makes a later weak argument less persuasive. 
A) Hearing a weak argument first makes a later strong argument more persuasive. 
B) Hearing a weak argument first makes a later strong argument less persuasive. 
C) Hearing a strong argument first makes a later weak argument more persuasive. 
D) Hearing a strong argument first makes a later weak argument less persuasive.

Question 12

In Burger's partial replication of Milgram's obedience study,how far did most people go?

Accepted Answer

A) Most people continued to the maximum he permitted, 150 volts. 
B) Most people quit at the first complaint by the learner, at 90 volts. 
C) Most people administered one or two shocks and then quit. 
D) Most people refused to deliver even the first shock. 
A) Most people continued to the maximum he permitted, 150 volts. 
B) Most people quit at the first complaint by the learner, at 90 volts. 
C) Most people administered one or two shocks and then quit. 
D) Most people refused to deliver even the first shock.

Question 13

​What term applies to creating difficulties for yourself to make an excuse for failure?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-fulfilling prophecy 
B) Self-handicapping 
C) The fundamental attribution error 
D) Pluralistic ignorance 
A) Self-fulfilling prophecy 
B) Self-handicapping 
C) The fundamental attribution error 
D) Pluralistic ignorance

Question 14

What kind of committee usually makes the best decisions on a nontechnical question such as moral judgments or how to divide limited resources?​

Accepted Answer

A) A committee dominated by one highly intelligent person 
B) ​A committee with a high percentage of women 
C) ​A committee with a high percentage of men 
D) ​A committee with as many total members as possible 
A) A committee dominated by one highly intelligent person 
B) ​A committee with a high percentage of women 
C) ​A committee with a high percentage of men 
D) ​A committee with as many total members as possible

Question 15

Which of the following would DECREASE the effectiveness of a persuasive message?

Accepted Answer

A) Someone who resembles you in many ways delivers the message. 
B) The message starts with a small request, and increases the request after you agree. 
C) Many other people seem to agree with the message. 
D) Someone tells you in advance to expect the persuasive message. 
A) Someone who resembles you in many ways delivers the message. 
B) The message starts with a small request, and increases the request after you agree. 
C) Many other people seem to agree with the message. 
D) Someone tells you in advance to expect the persuasive message.

Question 16

In a partial replication of Milgram's obedience experiment more recently,what was the result?

Accepted Answer

A) Almost every participant delivered shocks up to or beyond 150 volts. 
B) Almost as many people as in Milgram's era delivered shocks up to 150 volts. 
C) Almost every participant refused to proceed beyond 90 volts. 
D) Almost every participant refused to deliver any shocks at all. 
A) Almost every participant delivered shocks up to or beyond 150 volts. 
B) Almost as many people as in Milgram's era delivered shocks up to 150 volts. 
C) Almost every participant refused to proceed beyond 90 volts. 
D) Almost every participant refused to deliver any shocks at all.

Question 17

​Someone asks you for suggestions about how to improve the college.Under which circumstance will you probably list the fewest suggestions?

Accepted Answer

A) If you have visited other colleges that seem more successful 
B) ​If you hope to be a college professor some day 
C) ​If many other students are also submitting ideas 
D) ​If you think other students look up to you with admiration 
A) If you have visited other colleges that seem more successful 
B) ​If you hope to be a college professor some day 
C) ​If many other students are also submitting ideas 
D) ​If you think other students look up to you with admiration

Question 18

​Who are most likely to make external (situational)attributions of behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Americans 
B) ​Europeans 
C) ​Immigrants from one country to another 
D) ​Asians 
A) Americans 
B) ​Europeans 
C) ​Immigrants from one country to another 
D) ​Asians

Question 19

​What was the surprising result of Asch's experiment on conformity?

Accepted Answer

A) The people who conform most to others in dress conform the least in opinions. 
B) People conform to the views of people they dislike more than people they like. 
C) People conform to what others say, even when they know the others are wrong. 
D) High-prestige people conform to others' opinions more than low-prestige people do. 
A) The people who conform most to others in dress conform the least in opinions. 
B) People conform to the views of people they dislike more than people they like. 
C) People conform to what others say, even when they know the others are wrong. 
D) High-prestige people conform to others' opinions more than low-prestige people do.

Question 20

​What is a "stereotype"?

Accepted Answer

A) A typical example of a category 
B) ​Unequal treatment of different groups of people 
C) ​An unfavorable attitude toward a group of people 
D) ​A belief about a group of people 
A) A typical example of a category 
B) ​Unequal treatment of different groups of people 
C) ​An unfavorable attitude toward a group of people 
D) ​A belief about a group of people

Exam 13: Social Psychologysocial Psychology

​Theoretically,why should a face with average features seem attractive?

If a group debates a controversial issue,when is "group polarization" likely to occur?​

According to the theory of cognitive dissonance,how could you make someone enjoy a boring task?

​According to the theory of cognitive dissonance,what do people try to do?

Which people with mental illness,if any,have a greater than average risk of violent behavior?​

Why do people sometimes reject a message at first and then accept it later?

Which of the following would increase cooperation between two people in the prisoner's dilemma?​

What is the group polarization effect?

A company offers you a very inexpensive vacation.After you arrive,they explain that you are obligated to spend much of your time listening to their sales pitch.What technique is this?

How do most people react to a face that is similar to their own?

What is the inoculation effect in persuasion?

In Burger's partial replication of Milgram's obedience study,how far did most people go?

​What term applies to creating difficulties for yourself to make an excuse for failure?

What kind of committee usually makes the best decisions on a nontechnical question such as moral judgments or how to divide limited resources?​

Which of the following would DECREASE the effectiveness of a persuasive message?

In a partial replication of Milgram's obedience experiment more recently,what was the result?

​Someone asks you for suggestions about how to improve the college.Under which circumstance will you probably list the fewest suggestions?

​Who are most likely to make external (situational)attributions of behavior?

​What was the surprising result of Asch's experiment on conformity?

​What is a "stereotype"?

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Theoretically,why should a face with average features seem attractive?

If a group debates a controversial issue,when is "group polarization" likely to occur?

According to the theory of cognitive dissonance,what do people try to do?

Which people with mental illness,if any,have a greater than average risk of violent behavior?

Which of the following would increase cooperation between two people in the prisoner's dilemma?

What term applies to creating difficulties for yourself to make an excuse for failure?

What kind of committee usually makes the best decisions on a nontechnical question such as moral judgments or how to divide limited resources?

Someone asks you for suggestions about how to improve the college.Under which circumstance will you probably list the fewest suggestions?

Who are most likely to make external (situational)attributions of behavior?

What was the surprising result of Asch's experiment on conformity?

What is a "stereotype"?