Question 1

​When people adopt a self-handicapping strategy,what do they do?

Accepted Answer

A) They give themselves an advantage in some competition. 
B) They intentionally put themselves at a disadvantage. 
C) They try to convince other people to help them. 
D) They calculate their probability of success or failure in some activity. 
A) They give themselves an advantage in some competition. 
B) They intentionally put themselves at a disadvantage. 
C) They try to convince other people to help them. 
D) They calculate their probability of success or failure in some activity.

Question 2

Why might someone adopt a self-handicapping strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) To improve their probability of success 
B) To provide an excuse for failure 
C) To avoid an activity that might be painful or embarrassing 
D) To obtain sympathy and help from others 
A) To improve their probability of success 
B) To provide an excuse for failure 
C) To avoid an activity that might be painful or embarrassing 
D) To obtain sympathy and help from others

Question 3

​You would be more likely to help someone who appears to be hurt if you were by yourself than if you were surrounded by strangers.Which of the following is the probable explanation?

Accepted Answer

A) Diffusion of responsibility 
B) ​Group polarization 
C) ​Fundamental attribution error 
D) ​Cognitive dissonance 
A) Diffusion of responsibility 
B) ​Group polarization 
C) ​Fundamental attribution error 
D) ​Cognitive dissonance

Question 4

​Which of these is an example of an external attribution?

Accepted Answer

A) The team lost because it did not practice properly. 
B) ​The team lost because the other team was extremely strong. 
C) ​The team lost because its players are not very talented. 
D) ​The team lost because its players did not try hard enough. 
A) The team lost because it did not practice properly. 
B) ​The team lost because the other team was extremely strong. 
C) ​The team lost because its players are not very talented. 
D) ​The team lost because its players did not try hard enough.

Question 5

What kind of people did Milgram use in his study on obedience to orders for shocking someone?

Accepted Answer

A) Soldiers 
B) Normal adults 
C) Prisoners 
D) Mental patients 
A) Soldiers 
B) Normal adults 
C) Prisoners 
D) Mental patients

Question 6

How has research changed since the time of Milgram's obedience study?

Accepted Answer

A) Researchers today can no longer conduct replications. 
B) Researchers today have to obtain informed consent. 
C) Researchers today have much larger budgets for equipment. 
D) Researchers today conduct most of their studies on laboratory animals. 
A) Researchers today can no longer conduct replications. 
B) Researchers today have to obtain informed consent. 
C) Researchers today have much larger budgets for equipment. 
D) Researchers today conduct most of their studies on laboratory animals.

Question 7

​After you sign up for a credit card with a low interest rate,a month later the company doubles the interest rate.What technique did the company use?

Accepted Answer

A) Contrast effect 
B) ​Social norms 
C) ​Bait and switch 
D) ​Reciprocation 
A) Contrast effect 
B) ​Social norms 
C) ​Bait and switch 
D) ​Reciprocation

Question 8

What has research demonstrated about first impressions of people?

Accepted Answer

A) First impressions are no more accurate than chance. 
B) People take several minutes to form their first impression of someone. 
C) People quickly discard their first impressions after gaining new information. 
D) Your first impression influences your behavior and that of the other person. 
A) First impressions are no more accurate than chance. 
B) People take several minutes to form their first impression of someone. 
C) People quickly discard their first impressions after gaining new information. 
D) Your first impression influences your behavior and that of the other person.

Question 9

What did Solomon Asch measure in his study of conformity?

Accepted Answer

A) Political attitudes by members of various fraternities and sororities 
B) Buying habits before and after celebrities endorsed certain products 
C) Answers to a question after hearing other people answer incorrectly 
D) Clothing worn by people before and after moving to a new community 
A) Political attitudes by members of various fraternities and sororities 
B) Buying habits before and after celebrities endorsed certain products 
C) Answers to a question after hearing other people answer incorrectly 
D) Clothing worn by people before and after moving to a new community

Question 10

​According to exchange or equity theory,what is important for a friendship or romance?

Accepted Answer

A) People should give each other presents frequently. 
B) People should try to take the other person's viewpoint. 
C) People should have personalities similar to those of their partners. 
D) People should think they benefit as much as they contribute. 
A) People should give each other presents frequently. 
B) People should try to take the other person's viewpoint. 
C) People should have personalities similar to those of their partners. 
D) People should think they benefit as much as they contribute.

Question 11

Why might people enjoy a boring show more if they paid to see it than if they got in free?

Accepted Answer

A) The collective unconscious 
B) Cognitive dissonance 
C) Pluralistic ignorance 
D) Groupthink 
A) The collective unconscious 
B) Cognitive dissonance 
C) Pluralistic ignorance 
D) Groupthink

Question 12

Research supports which of these ways to reduce prejudice?​

Accepted Answer

A) A strict policy to "treat all people the same" 
B) ​Working toward a common goal 
C) ​A series of competitions 
D) ​The primacy effect 
A) A strict policy to "treat all people the same" 
B) ​Working toward a common goal 
C) ​A series of competitions 
D) ​The primacy effect

Question 13

Which of these is an example of the primacy effect in social psychology?​

Accepted Answer

A) Group polarization 
B) ​Multiculturalism 
C) ​The sleeper effect 
D) ​The inoculation effect 
A) Group polarization 
B) ​Multiculturalism 
C) ​The sleeper effect 
D) ​The inoculation effect

Question 14

​What is "discrimination"?

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

Question 15

How effective are persuasive messages based on extreme fear,and why?

Accepted Answer

A) They are highly effective, because fear produces arousal, which heightens action. 
B) ​They are highly effective, because they motivate people to evaluate the evidence. 
C) ​They are ineffective, because people assume the government will take action. 
D) ​They are ineffective, because people refuse to listen or refuse to believe. 
A) They are highly effective, because fear produces arousal, which heightens action. 
B) ​They are highly effective, because they motivate people to evaluate the evidence. 
C) ​They are ineffective, because people assume the government will take action. 
D) ​They are ineffective, because people refuse to listen or refuse to believe.

Question 16

​According to Harold Kelley,we make an internal or external attribution based on three types of influence.Which of the following is NOT one of those types?

Accepted Answer

A) Dominance 
B) Distinctiveness 
C) Consensus 
D) Consistency 
A) Dominance 
B) Distinctiveness 
C) Consensus 
D) Consistency

Question 17

​A computer generates a face with average features.How will most people regard that face?

Accepted Answer

A) Oddly familiar 
B) ​Uninteresting 
C) ​Attractive 
D) ​Untrustworthy 
A) Oddly familiar 
B) ​Uninteresting 
C) ​Attractive 
D) ​Untrustworthy

Question 18

What is the mere exposure effect?

Accepted Answer

A) Familiarity breeds contempt. 
B) Familiarity increases liking. 
C) Familiarity impairs memory. 
D) Familiarity increases attention. 
A) Familiarity breeds contempt. 
B) Familiarity increases liking. 
C) Familiarity impairs memory. 
D) Familiarity increases attention.

Question 19

What hypothesis did Milgram's obedience study test?

Accepted Answer

A) People in a position of authority will seek opportunities to abuse that power. 
B) Normal people will follow orders to hurt someone else. 
C) Threats of punishment increase people's willingness to obey an authority figure. 
D) People with low self-esteem will obey orders more than other people will. 
A) People in a position of authority will seek opportunities to abuse that power. 
B) Normal people will follow orders to hurt someone else. 
C) Threats of punishment increase people's willingness to obey an authority figure. 
D) People with low self-esteem will obey orders more than other people will.

Question 20

The implicit association test measures which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) People's eye movements when surrounded by complex events 
B) People's speed of responding to certain pairs of stimuli 
C) The memories that people falsely claim to have occurred 
D) Similarities between dreams and the events of the day 
A) People's eye movements when surrounded by complex events 
B) People's speed of responding to certain pairs of stimuli 
C) The memories that people falsely claim to have occurred 
D) Similarities between dreams and the events of the day

Exam 13: Social Psychologysocial Psychology

​When people adopt a self-handicapping strategy,what do they do?

Why might someone adopt a self-handicapping strategy?

​You would be more likely to help someone who appears to be hurt if you were by yourself than if you were surrounded by strangers.Which of the following is the probable explanation?

​Which of these is an example of an external attribution?

What kind of people did Milgram use in his study on obedience to orders for shocking someone?

How has research changed since the time of Milgram's obedience study?

​After you sign up for a credit card with a low interest rate,a month later the company doubles the interest rate.What technique did the company use?

What has research demonstrated about first impressions of people?

What did Solomon Asch measure in his study of conformity?

​According to exchange or equity theory,what is important for a friendship or romance?

Why might people enjoy a boring show more if they paid to see it than if they got in free?

Research supports which of these ways to reduce prejudice?​

Which of these is an example of the primacy effect in social psychology?​

​What is "discrimination"?

How effective are persuasive messages based on extreme fear,and why?

​According to Harold Kelley,we make an internal or external attribution based on three types of influence.Which of the following is NOT one of those types?

​A computer generates a face with average features.How will most people regard that face?

What is the mere exposure effect?

What hypothesis did Milgram's obedience study test?

The implicit association test measures which of the following?

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When people adopt a self-handicapping strategy,what do they do?

You would be more likely to help someone who appears to be hurt if you were by yourself than if you were surrounded by strangers.Which of the following is the probable explanation?

Which of these is an example of an external attribution?

After you sign up for a credit card with a low interest rate,a month later the company doubles the interest rate.What technique did the company use?

According to exchange or equity theory,what is important for a friendship or romance?

Research supports which of these ways to reduce prejudice?

Which of these is an example of the primacy effect in social psychology?

What is "discrimination"?

According to Harold Kelley,we make an internal or external attribution based on three types of influence.Which of the following is NOT one of those types?

A computer generates a face with average features.How will most people regard that face?