Question 1

​Which of the following would cause you to make an external attribution for your friend's happiness?

Accepted Answer

A) No one else is happy right now. 
B) ​Everyone else is happy right now. 
C) ​Your friend is happy most of the time. 
D) ​Your friend seems as happy in one situation as in another. 
A) No one else is happy right now. 
B) ​Everyone else is happy right now. 
C) ​Your friend is happy most of the time. 
D) ​Your friend seems as happy in one situation as in another.

Question 2

People who are induced to say something they disagree with will sometimes come to agree with it if they accepted a very small payment for their statement.Why?

Accepted Answer

A) Pluralistic ignorance 
B) Group polarization 
C) Fundamental attribution error 
D) Cognitive dissonance 
A) Pluralistic ignorance 
B) Group polarization 
C) Fundamental attribution error 
D) Cognitive dissonance

Question 3

Which of the following would cause you to make an internal attribution for your friend's happiness?

Accepted Answer

A) Most people are happy right now. 
B) Your friend is happier now than you have seen in months. 
C) You know that your friend is happier around you than around anyone else. 
D) Your friend is happy most of the time. 
A) Most people are happy right now. 
B) Your friend is happier now than you have seen in months. 
C) You know that your friend is happier around you than around anyone else. 
D) Your friend is happy most of the time.

Question 4

Someone asks you to write an essay in favor of higher tuition at your college.Which of these circumstances would have the highest chance of getting you to agree with what you write?

Accepted Answer

A) Someone bet you that you couldn't write such an essay. 
B) You must write the essay as a requirement for passing an important course. 
C) You are given a generous payment for writing the essay. 
D) You are simply told to "please" write the essay. 
A) Someone bet you that you couldn't write such an essay. 
B) You must write the essay as a requirement for passing an important course. 
C) You are given a generous payment for writing the essay. 
D) You are simply told to "please" write the essay.

Question 5

​What do social psychologists mean by "attribution"?

Accepted Answer

A) Trying to understand the causes of behaviors 
B) ​Trying to understand what is expected in a social situation 
C) ​Trying to understand other people's facial expressions 
D) ​Trying to understand the risks of a possible action 
A) Trying to understand the causes of behaviors 
B) ​Trying to understand what is expected in a social situation 
C) ​Trying to understand other people's facial expressions 
D) ​Trying to understand the risks of a possible action

Question 6

If you accept a $1 payment to say something you disagree with,what will you probably experience?​

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive dissonance 
B) ​Pluralistic ignorance 
C) ​Groupthink 
D) ​The actor-observer effect 
A) Cognitive dissonance 
B) ​Pluralistic ignorance 
C) ​Groupthink 
D) ​The actor-observer effect

Question 7

Research on cognitive dissonance CONTRADICTS which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A group that leans one direction on an issue will get even more extreme after discussing it. 
B) To change people's behavior, you have to change their attitudes first. 
C) People have to satisfy their basic needs before they work on self-actualization. 
D) High self esteem leads to better performance. 
A) A group that leans one direction on an issue will get even more extreme after discussing it. 
B) To change people's behavior, you have to change their attitudes first. 
C) People have to satisfy their basic needs before they work on self-actualization. 
D) High self esteem leads to better performance.

Question 8

When are you most likely to offer help to a person who appears possibly hurt?​

Accepted Answer

A) When you are not sure whether the person needs help 
B) ​When you are in a hurry 
C) ​When you are surrounded by people you don't know 
D) ​When you are alone 
A) When you are not sure whether the person needs help 
B) ​When you are in a hurry 
C) ​When you are surrounded by people you don't know 
D) ​When you are alone

Question 9

From his prison study,Zimbardo concluded that people who have power over other people tend to abuse that power.What criticism has been raised against that conclusion?​

Accepted Answer

A) Participants were not randomly assigned to roles as prisoners and guards. 
B) ​Several of the participants in this study were known to have mental health problems. 
C) ​The guards had been encouraged to treat the prisoners badly. 
D) ​The study did not last long enough to test the hypothesis. 
A) Participants were not randomly assigned to roles as prisoners and guards. 
B) ​Several of the participants in this study were known to have mental health problems. 
C) ​The guards had been encouraged to treat the prisoners badly. 
D) ​The study did not last long enough to test the hypothesis.

Question 10

For what reason might someone adopt a self-handicapping strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) To support an external attribution for failure 
B) To support an internal attribution for failure 
C) To support an external attribution for success 
D) To avoid the fundamental attribution error 
A) To support an external attribution for failure 
B) To support an internal attribution for failure 
C) To support an external attribution for success 
D) To avoid the fundamental attribution error

Question 11

If you want to persuade someone,how should you present your evidence,and why?

Accepted Answer

A) Start with your weaker evidence, because of the inoculation effect. 
B) Start with your stronger evidence, because of the inoculation effect. 
C) Start with your weaker evidence, because of the actor-observer effect. 
D) Start with your stronger evidence, because of the actor-observer effect. 
A) Start with your weaker evidence, because of the inoculation effect. 
B) Start with your stronger evidence, because of the inoculation effect. 
C) Start with your weaker evidence, because of the actor-observer effect. 
D) Start with your stronger evidence, because of the actor-observer effect.

Question 12

What happened in Milgram's research on obedience?

Accepted Answer

A) People assigned to be "guards" had power over those assigned as "prisoners." 
B) People thought they were administering shocks. 
C) People gave speeches on assigned topics, defending ideas they in fact opposed. 
D) People told lies in return for either large or small bribes. 
A) People assigned to be "guards" had power over those assigned as "prisoners." 
B) People thought they were administering shocks. 
C) People gave speeches on assigned topics, defending ideas they in fact opposed. 
D) People told lies in return for either large or small bribes.

Question 13

Why do psychologists use the implicit association test (IAT)to measure racial prejudices?​

Accepted Answer

A) The IAT produces scores that match the normal distribution. 
B) ​The IAT measures prejudices that people don't admit. 
C) ​The IAT measures the way people actually behave in everyday life. 
D) ​The IAT can be administered without getting informed consent. 
A) The IAT produces scores that match the normal distribution. 
B) ​The IAT measures prejudices that people don't admit. 
C) ​The IAT measures the way people actually behave in everyday life. 
D) ​The IAT can be administered without getting informed consent.

Question 14

​What is the "primacy effect" in social cognition?

Accepted Answer

A) The leader of a group influences everyone else's opinions. 
B) ​Children form stronger social judgments than adults do. 
C) ​A first impression influences us strongly. 
D) ​One negative fact about someone carries more weight than many positive facts. 
A) The leader of a group influences everyone else's opinions. 
B) ​Children form stronger social judgments than adults do. 
C) ​A first impression influences us strongly. 
D) ​One negative fact about someone carries more weight than many positive facts.

Question 15

Which procedure would make you more likely to make an internal attribution for your own behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Think of all the ways you might have behaved differently. 
B) Answer questions about yourself while blindfolded. 
C) Watch your own behavior on a videotape. 
D) Watch someone else do something similar to your own behavior. 
A) Think of all the ways you might have behaved differently. 
B) Answer questions about yourself while blindfolded. 
C) Watch your own behavior on a videotape. 
D) Watch someone else do something similar to your own behavior.

Question 16

Under which condition are you likely to follow the central route to persuasion?

Accepted Answer

A) When other people are making similar decisions 
B) When you don't have time to consider the facts carefully 
C) When you are making a purchase 
D) When deciding about something important to you 
A) When other people are making similar decisions 
B) When you don't have time to consider the facts carefully 
C) When you are making a purchase 
D) When deciding about something important to you

Question 17

Why do male birds with long tails seem attractive to females of many species?​

Accepted Answer

A) Long tails help the bird fly better. 
B) ​Long tails interfere with aggressive behavior. 
C) ​Long tails are positively correlated with health. 
D) ​Long tails are an indicator of youth. 
A) Long tails help the bird fly better. 
B) ​Long tails interfere with aggressive behavior. 
C) ​Long tails are positively correlated with health. 
D) ​Long tails are an indicator of youth.

Question 18

​Why do many people get a poor outcome in the prisoner's dilemma?

Accepted Answer

A) Each person makes a choice that harms someone else. 
B) ​Many people do not fully understand what their choices might mean. 
C) ​People prefer a small reward now instead of a larger reward later. 
D) ​People show too much respect for authority. 
A) Each person makes a choice that harms someone else. 
B) ​Many people do not fully understand what their choices might mean. 
C) ​People prefer a small reward now instead of a larger reward later. 
D) ​People show too much respect for authority.

Question 19

Which of these messages would probably be most persuasive?

Accepted Answer

A) Even a small contribution can help victims of floods and hurricanes. 
B) Thousands of people lost everything they had in floods and hurricanes. 
C) Huge amounts of money are necessary if we are to help victims of floods and hurricanes. 
D) Thousands of flood and hurricane victims are counting on help from you personally. 
A) Even a small contribution can help victims of floods and hurricanes. 
B) Thousands of people lost everything they had in floods and hurricanes. 
C) Huge amounts of money are necessary if we are to help victims of floods and hurricanes. 
D) Thousands of flood and hurricane victims are counting on help from you personally.

Question 20

What does self-handicapping accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A) It provides an internal attribution for failure. 
B) It provides an external attribution for failure. 
C) It increases the probability of success. 
D) It enables someone to avoid an activity altogether. 
A) It provides an internal attribution for failure. 
B) It provides an external attribution for failure. 
C) It increases the probability of success. 
D) It enables someone to avoid an activity altogether.

Exam 13: Social Psychologysocial Psychology

​Which of the following would cause you to make an external attribution for your friend's happiness?

People who are induced to say something they disagree with will sometimes come to agree with it if they accepted a very small payment for their statement.Why?

Which of the following would cause you to make an internal attribution for your friend's happiness?

Someone asks you to write an essay in favor of higher tuition at your college.Which of these circumstances would have the highest chance of getting you to agree with what you write?

​What do social psychologists mean by "attribution"?

If you accept a $1 payment to say something you disagree with,what will you probably experience?​

Research on cognitive dissonance CONTRADICTS which of the following?

When are you most likely to offer help to a person who appears possibly hurt?​

From his prison study,Zimbardo concluded that people who have power over other people tend to abuse that power.What criticism has been raised against that conclusion?​

For what reason might someone adopt a self-handicapping strategy?

If you want to persuade someone,how should you present your evidence,and why?

What happened in Milgram's research on obedience?

Why do psychologists use the implicit association test (IAT)to measure racial prejudices?​

​What is the "primacy effect" in social cognition?

Which procedure would make you more likely to make an internal attribution for your own behavior?

Under which condition are you likely to follow the central route to persuasion?

Why do male birds with long tails seem attractive to females of many species?​

​Why do many people get a poor outcome in the prisoner's dilemma?

Which of these messages would probably be most persuasive?

What does self-handicapping accomplish?

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Which of the following would cause you to make an external attribution for your friend's happiness?

What do social psychologists mean by "attribution"?

If you accept a $1 payment to say something you disagree with,what will you probably experience?

When are you most likely to offer help to a person who appears possibly hurt?

From his prison study,Zimbardo concluded that people who have power over other people tend to abuse that power.What criticism has been raised against that conclusion?

Why do psychologists use the implicit association test (IAT)to measure racial prejudices?

What is the "primacy effect" in social cognition?

Why do male birds with long tails seem attractive to females of many species?

Why do many people get a poor outcome in the prisoner's dilemma?