Question 1

In successful romantic couples,which is one way in which they are less likely to resemble each other?​

Accepted Answer

A) Personality 
B) ​Attractiveness 
C) ​Education 
D) ​Intelligence 
A) Personality 
B) ​Attractiveness 
C) ​Education 
D) ​Intelligence

Question 2

A committee asks for ideas for a fundraiser.You might not try very hard if you think many other people are submitting ideas.Which of the following applies to your behavior?​

Accepted Answer

A) Altruistic behavior 
B) ​External attribution 
C) ​Social loafing 
D) ​Groupthink 
A) Altruistic behavior 
B) ​External attribution 
C) ​Social loafing 
D) ​Groupthink

Question 3

Under what circumstance,if any,could a good-looking,friendly speaker persuade much of the audience despite having weak facts and logic?

Accepted Answer

A) Almost always 
B) Almost never 
C) If the audience is mostly in a bad mood 
D) If the decision seems unimportant 
A) Almost always 
B) Almost never 
C) If the audience is mostly in a bad mood 
D) If the decision seems unimportant

Question 4

​Which of these increases a tendency toward groupthink?

Accepted Answer

A) The actor-observer effect 
B) ​Intergroup competition 
C) ​Group loyalty 
D) ​Option for anonymous comments 
A) The actor-observer effect 
B) ​Intergroup competition 
C) ​Group loyalty 
D) ​Option for anonymous comments

Question 5

In Milgram's obedience study,how many "teachers" continued all the way to delivering 450 volts?

Accepted Answer

A) All of them 
B) More than 50 percent 
C) Only a few 
D) None 
A) All of them 
B) More than 50 percent 
C) Only a few 
D) None

Question 6

If you hear a weak argument in favor of eating more vegetables,what will be the effect?

Accepted Answer

A) You try to think of stronger arguments yourself. 
B) You are likely to resist a later, stronger argument. 
C) You are more primed than usual to accept a later, stronger argument. 
D) You find yourself dreaming about vegetables that night. 
A) You try to think of stronger arguments yourself. 
B) You are likely to resist a later, stronger argument. 
C) You are more primed than usual to accept a later, stronger argument. 
D) You find yourself dreaming about vegetables that night.

Question 7

What does a questioner do in the prisoner's dilemma to get someone to confess?​

Accepted Answer

A) Pretend to sympathize with the accused person. 
B) ​Offer a lower penalty to someone who confesses. 
C) ​Refuse all food, water, or comfort until someone confesses. 
D) ​Ask trick questions that get someone to confess without realizing it. 
A) Pretend to sympathize with the accused person. 
B) ​Offer a lower penalty to someone who confesses. 
C) ​Refuse all food, water, or comfort until someone confesses. 
D) ​Ask trick questions that get someone to confess without realizing it.

Question 8

What is one possible explanation for Asians' tendency toward external attributions?​

Accepted Answer

A) Environments are more varied and cluttered in Asia. 
B) ​The weather changes more rapidly in Asia. 
C) ​River travel is easier and more common in Asia. 
D) ​Average life span is shorter in Asia. 
A) Environments are more varied and cluttered in Asia. 
B) ​The weather changes more rapidly in Asia. 
C) ​River travel is easier and more common in Asia. 
D) ​Average life span is shorter in Asia.

Question 9

Of the following,which culture shows the lowest rate of conformity?

Accepted Answer

A) United States in the 1950s 
B) United States today 
C) China 
D) Japan 
A) United States in the 1950s 
B) United States today 
C) China 
D) Japan

Question 10

​What type of fear message,if any,is most effective in persuading people?

Accepted Answer

A) Nearly all fear messages are effective in persuasion. 
B) ​Fear messages are almost never effective in persuasion. 
C) ​Fear messages are most effective if they describe an extreme danger. 
D) ​Fear messages are most effective if they describe a moderate danger. 
A) Nearly all fear messages are effective in persuasion. 
B) ​Fear messages are almost never effective in persuasion. 
C) ​Fear messages are most effective if they describe an extreme danger. 
D) ​Fear messages are most effective if they describe a moderate danger.

Question 11

Which of these changes in procedure greatly increased obedience in Milgram's study asking a "teacher" to give shocks to a "learner"?

Accepted Answer

A) More obedience if the teacher could see the learner 
B) More obedience if a confederate shared the teacher's task of training and shocking 
C) More obedience if the study used women instead of men as teachers 
D) More obedience if the study occurred in an office building instead of a university campus 
A) More obedience if the teacher could see the learner 
B) More obedience if a confederate shared the teacher's task of training and shocking 
C) More obedience if the study used women instead of men as teachers 
D) More obedience if the study occurred in an office building instead of a university campus

Question 12

If your first impression of someone influences your behavior,and your behavior causes that person to live up to or down to your expectations,the result is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A) Fundamental attribution error 
B) Reaction formation 
C) Actor-observer effect 
D) Self-fulfilling prophecy 
A) Fundamental attribution error 
B) Reaction formation 
C) Actor-observer effect 
D) Self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 13

In his research on obedience,what did Milgram measure?

Accepted Answer

A) The behavior of the "teacher" 
B) The behavior of the "learner" 
C) The behavior of the "experimenter" 
D) The behavior of both the "teacher" and the "learner" 
A) The behavior of the "teacher" 
B) The behavior of the "learner" 
C) The behavior of the "experimenter" 
D) The behavior of both the "teacher" and the "learner"

Question 14

When "teachers" in Milgram's experiment on obedience followed orders to shock the "learner," how did most of the teachers react?

Accepted Answer

A) They did not believe they were really hurting the learner. 
B) They became nervous and distressed. 
C) They felt a sense of power. 
D) They repressed the memory of this experience. 
A) They did not believe they were really hurting the learner. 
B) They became nervous and distressed. 
C) They felt a sense of power. 
D) They repressed the memory of this experience.

Question 15

A neighborhood committee is debating whether to spend money on a fireworks celebration.At first,every member favors moderate spending for fireworks.What will probably happen after a discussion?

Accepted Answer

A) The committee will split into opposing factions and fail to make a decision. 
B) The committee will spend less than what most members originally favored. 
C) The committee will spend more than what most members originally favored. 
D) The committee will spend about the average of what most members originally favored. 
A) The committee will split into opposing factions and fail to make a decision. 
B) The committee will spend less than what most members originally favored. 
C) The committee will spend more than what most members originally favored. 
D) The committee will spend about the average of what most members originally favored.

Question 16

What often happens when people hear false information on an entertaining TV program?

Accepted Answer

A) The information will have no influence. 
B) People will take the information seriously at first, but dismiss it later. 
C) People will dismiss the information at first, but might believe it later. 
D) People will shift their opinions to the opposite of the false information. 
A) The information will have no influence. 
B) People will take the information seriously at first, but dismiss it later. 
C) People will dismiss the information at first, but might believe it later. 
D) People will shift their opinions to the opposite of the false information.

Question 17

​The "central" route to persuasion is based on what?

Accepted Answer

A) Frequent repetition 
B) Conformity to others' opinions 
C) Favorable emotional associations 
D) Evaluation of the evidence 
A) Frequent repetition 
B) Conformity to others' opinions 
C) Favorable emotional associations 
D) Evaluation of the evidence

Question 18

Which instruction would decrease someone's tendency toward social loafing?​

Accepted Answer

A) "You are unusually good at this task." 
B) ​"Many other people are working on this task right now." 
C) ​"We promise to keep your performance anonymous." 
D) ​"This is an easy task." 
A) "You are unusually good at this task." 
B) ​"Many other people are working on this task right now." 
C) ​"We promise to keep your performance anonymous." 
D) ​"This is an easy task."

Question 19

Many women prefer a romantic partner who does not closely resemble her in which way?

Accepted Answer

A) Education 
B) Attractiveness 
C) Attitudes 
D) Smell 
A) Education 
B) Attractiveness 
C) Attitudes 
D) Smell

Question 20

Which objection do many psychologists raise against Kohlberg's approach to morality?​

Accepted Answer

A) Most moral decisions are based on emotion, not logic. 
B) ​Most people need a great deal of time to make a decision about a moral question. 
C) ​In most cases, children make moral decisions differently from the way adults do. 
D) ​Kohlberg overemphasized respect for authority and underemphasized justice. 
A) Most moral decisions are based on emotion, not logic. 
B) ​Most people need a great deal of time to make a decision about a moral question. 
C) ​In most cases, children make moral decisions differently from the way adults do. 
D) ​Kohlberg overemphasized respect for authority and underemphasized justice.

Exam 13: Social Psychologysocial Psychology

In successful romantic couples,which is one way in which they are less likely to resemble each other?​

A committee asks for ideas for a fundraiser.You might not try very hard if you think many other people are submitting ideas.Which of the following applies to your behavior?​

Under what circumstance,if any,could a good-looking,friendly speaker persuade much of the audience despite having weak facts and logic?

​Which of these increases a tendency toward groupthink?

In Milgram's obedience study,how many "teachers" continued all the way to delivering 450 volts?

If you hear a weak argument in favor of eating more vegetables,what will be the effect?

What does a questioner do in the prisoner's dilemma to get someone to confess?​

What is one possible explanation for Asians' tendency toward external attributions?​

Of the following,which culture shows the lowest rate of conformity?

​What type of fear message,if any,is most effective in persuading people?

Which of these changes in procedure greatly increased obedience in Milgram's study asking a "teacher" to give shocks to a "learner"?

If your first impression of someone influences your behavior,and your behavior causes that person to live up to or down to your expectations,the result is an example of what?

In his research on obedience,what did Milgram measure?

When "teachers" in Milgram's experiment on obedience followed orders to shock the "learner," how did most of the teachers react?

A neighborhood committee is debating whether to spend money on a fireworks celebration.At first,every member favors moderate spending for fireworks.What will probably happen after a discussion?

What often happens when people hear false information on an entertaining TV program?

​The "central" route to persuasion is based on what?

Which instruction would decrease someone's tendency toward social loafing?​

Many women prefer a romantic partner who does not closely resemble her in which way?

Which objection do many psychologists raise against Kohlberg's approach to morality?​

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In successful romantic couples,which is one way in which they are less likely to resemble each other?

A committee asks for ideas for a fundraiser.You might not try very hard if you think many other people are submitting ideas.Which of the following applies to your behavior?

Which of these increases a tendency toward groupthink?

What does a questioner do in the prisoner's dilemma to get someone to confess?

What is one possible explanation for Asians' tendency toward external attributions?

What type of fear message,if any,is most effective in persuading people?

The "central" route to persuasion is based on what?

Which instruction would decrease someone's tendency toward social loafing?

Which objection do many psychologists raise against Kohlberg's approach to morality?