Question 1

After 30 years of marriage,how many couples still feel intense love and excitement?

Accepted Answer

A) Nearly all 
B) One-third or more 
C) Only a few 
D) None 
A) Nearly all 
B) One-third or more 
C) Only a few 
D) None

Question 2

How did Sherif and other researchers increase hostility between groups at a summer boys' camp?

Accepted Answer

A) By organizing a series of competitions 
B) By requiring two groups to dress differently 
C) By telling each group unpleasant information about the other group 
D) By having one set of "counselors" attack the other set 
A) By organizing a series of competitions 
B) By requiring two groups to dress differently 
C) By telling each group unpleasant information about the other group 
D) By having one set of "counselors" attack the other set

Question 3

If people who favor one position on a controversial issue discuss the issue,what probably happens?​

Accepted Answer

A) Few people change their position. 
B) ​On average, the participants become more moderate. 
C) ​Most people become even more extreme in the same direction. 
D) ​A subgroup forms that favors the opposite position. 
A) Few people change their position. 
B) ​On average, the participants become more moderate. 
C) ​Most people become even more extreme in the same direction. 
D) ​A subgroup forms that favors the opposite position.

Question 4

In a speed-dating situation,what is the main determinant of people's choices?​

Accepted Answer

A) Physical attractiveness 
B) ​Similar interests and activities 
C) ​Similarity of job and education 
D) ​Similar sense of humor 
A) Physical attractiveness 
B) ​Similar interests and activities 
C) ​Similarity of job and education 
D) ​Similar sense of humor

Question 5

How much do people conform when they are outnumbered only three or four to one?

Accepted Answer

A) Not at all 
B) Only rarely 
C) About half as much as if outnumbered by ten to one 
D) About the same as if outnumbered by a higher number 
A) Not at all 
B) Only rarely 
C) About half as much as if outnumbered by ten to one 
D) About the same as if outnumbered by a higher number

Question 6

The procedure in Milgram's obedience study resembles which technique of persuasion?

Accepted Answer

A) Contrast effect 
B) Reciprocation 
C) Foot in the door 
D) Bait and switch 
A) Contrast effect 
B) Reciprocation 
C) Foot in the door 
D) Bait and switch

Question 7

How would you be affected after someone got you to agree to a small request?​

Accepted Answer

A) You become more likely to agree to a large request. 
B) ​You become less likely to agree to a large request. 
C) ​You become less likely to ask the other person for a favor. 
D) ​You become more likely to forget a previous small request. 
A) You become more likely to agree to a large request. 
B) ​You become less likely to agree to a large request. 
C) ​You become less likely to ask the other person for a favor. 
D) ​You become more likely to forget a previous small request.

Question 8

When are we most likely to make an internal attribution for someone's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) The behavior is culture-dependent. 
B) The behavior is surprising. 
C) The behavior is common. 
D) The behavior varies from time to time. 
A) The behavior is culture-dependent. 
B) The behavior is surprising. 
C) The behavior is common. 
D) The behavior varies from time to time.

Question 9

Which of the following does cognitive dissonance often produce?​

Accepted Answer

A) Changing your interests to match those of someone you love 
B) ​Changing your attitude to match your behavior 
C) ​Changing your beliefs to conform to your culture 
D) ​Changing your diet to improve your health 
A) Changing your interests to match those of someone you love 
B) ​Changing your attitude to match your behavior 
C) ​Changing your beliefs to conform to your culture 
D) ​Changing your diet to improve your health

Question 10

What does the prisoner's dilemma investigate?​

Accepted Answer

A) Causes and effects of bullying 
B) ​Development of social groups 
C) ​Prejudice toward out-groups 
D) ​Cooperation and competition 
A) Causes and effects of bullying 
B) ​Development of social groups 
C) ​Prejudice toward out-groups 
D) ​Cooperation and competition

Question 11

When the "teachers" in Milgram's obedience study followed orders to shock someone,which of the following was NOT one of the reasons for their obedience?

Accepted Answer

A) The teachers saw themselves as the researcher's assistants. 
B) The teachers knew they were not really hurting someone. 
C) The experimenter accepted responsibility. 
D) The shocks started small and progressed slowly. 
A) The teachers saw themselves as the researcher's assistants. 
B) The teachers knew they were not really hurting someone. 
C) The experimenter accepted responsibility. 
D) The shocks started small and progressed slowly.

Question 12

If coercive techniques get an innocent person to confess to a crime,what happens?

Accepted Answer

A) The jury will disregard the confession. 
B) The judge will rule the confession inadmissible. 
C) Because of the lack of other evidence, the prosecution will not prove its case. 
D) The false confession biases later investigation toward supporting the confession. 
A) The jury will disregard the confession. 
B) The judge will rule the confession inadmissible. 
C) Because of the lack of other evidence, the prosecution will not prove its case. 
D) The false confession biases later investigation toward supporting the confession.

Question 13

​Which term refers to the tendency for your expectations to influence events such that they confirm your expectations?

Accepted Answer

A) Pluralistic ignorance 
B) ​Self-fulfilling prophecy 
C) ​Primacy effect 
D) ​Fundamental attribution error 
A) Pluralistic ignorance 
B) ​Self-fulfilling prophecy 
C) ​Primacy effect 
D) ​Fundamental attribution error

Question 14

What happened when Philip Zimbardo assigned students to play the role of prison guard or prisoner?​

Accepted Answer

A) The prisoners started a violent riot. 
B) ​The guards abused the prisoners. 
C) ​The prisoners found a way to escape. 
D) ​Realizing that psychologists were watching, the guards were very gentle. 
A) The prisoners started a violent riot. 
B) ​The guards abused the prisoners. 
C) ​The prisoners found a way to escape. 
D) ​Realizing that psychologists were watching, the guards were very gentle.

Question 15

Which of these statements would be best for persuading people to buy a product?

Accepted Answer

A) Ten of your neighbors on this street have bought this product. 
B) Most of the people who bought this product liked it. 
C) More people have bought this product this year than last year. 
D) We expect to sell many more of this product today. 
A) Ten of your neighbors on this street have bought this product. 
B) Most of the people who bought this product liked it. 
C) More people have bought this product this year than last year. 
D) We expect to sell many more of this product today.

Question 16

What was Lawrence Kohlberg's position about moral reasoning?​

Accepted Answer

A) Morality is a set of arbitrary rules that we have to memorize. 
B) ​Morality varies enormously from one culture to another. 
C) ​To evaluate moral reasoning, we have to evaluate people's actual behavior. 
D) ​Moral reasoning matures through a set of stages. 
A) Morality is a set of arbitrary rules that we have to memorize. 
B) ​Morality varies enormously from one culture to another. 
C) ​To evaluate moral reasoning, we have to evaluate people's actual behavior. 
D) ​Moral reasoning matures through a set of stages.

Question 17

If you were taking an IAT (implicit association test),what would you do?

Accepted Answer

A) Examine photos and hear messages while someone records your brain activity. 
B) Respond quickly to whether you see one pair of categories or another. 
C) Look at ambiguous pictures and tell stories about them. 
D) Report your dreams and describe what each element in the dream means to you. 
A) Examine photos and hear messages while someone records your brain activity. 
B) Respond quickly to whether you see one pair of categories or another. 
C) Look at ambiguous pictures and tell stories about them. 
D) Report your dreams and describe what each element in the dream means to you.

Question 18

Which is companionate love?

Accepted Answer

A) A mutual friendship among three or more people 
B) Sexual desire and excitement 
C) Care and protection 
D) A temporary alliance to accomplish a goal 
A) A mutual friendship among three or more people 
B) Sexual desire and excitement 
C) Care and protection 
D) A temporary alliance to accomplish a goal

Question 19

Why do most messages about global warming fail to persuade people to conserve energy?

Accepted Answer

A) Persuasive messages based on fear are almost always ineffective. 
B) The messages fail to suggest possible ways to conserve energy. 
C) ​Most people don't understand the meaning of the term energy. 
D) ​People doubt that their actions will make a difference. 
A) Persuasive messages based on fear are almost always ineffective. 
B) The messages fail to suggest possible ways to conserve energy. 
C) ​Most people don't understand the meaning of the term energy. 
D) ​People doubt that their actions will make a difference.

Question 20

Under which condition are you likely to follow the peripheral 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

Exam 13: Social Psychologysocial Psychology

After 30 years of marriage,how many couples still feel intense love and excitement?

How did Sherif and other researchers increase hostility between groups at a summer boys' camp?

If people who favor one position on a controversial issue discuss the issue,what probably happens?​

In a speed-dating situation,what is the main determinant of people's choices?​

How much do people conform when they are outnumbered only three or four to one?

The procedure in Milgram's obedience study resembles which technique of persuasion?

How would you be affected after someone got you to agree to a small request?​

When are we most likely to make an internal attribution for someone's behavior?

Which of the following does cognitive dissonance often produce?​

What does the prisoner's dilemma investigate?​

When the "teachers" in Milgram's obedience study followed orders to shock someone,which of the following was NOT one of the reasons for their obedience?

If coercive techniques get an innocent person to confess to a crime,what happens?

​Which term refers to the tendency for your expectations to influence events such that they confirm your expectations?

What happened when Philip Zimbardo assigned students to play the role of prison guard or prisoner?​

Which of these statements would be best for persuading people to buy a product?

What was Lawrence Kohlberg's position about moral reasoning?​

If you were taking an IAT (implicit association test),what would you do?

Which is companionate love?

Why do most messages about global warming fail to persuade people to conserve energy?

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

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If people who favor one position on a controversial issue discuss the issue,what probably happens?

In a speed-dating situation,what is the main determinant of people's choices?

How would you be affected after someone got you to agree to a small request?

Which of the following does cognitive dissonance often produce?

What does the prisoner's dilemma investigate?

Which term refers to the tendency for your expectations to influence events such that they confirm your expectations?

What happened when Philip Zimbardo assigned students to play the role of prison guard or prisoner?

What was Lawrence Kohlberg's position about moral reasoning?