Question 1

​Why do female birds prefer males that sing from treetops,potentially attracting predators?

Accepted Answer

A) Those males are probably large. 
B) ​Those males are probably intelligent. 
C) ​Those males are probably young. 
D) ​Those males are probably healthy. 
A) Those males are probably large. 
B) ​Those males are probably intelligent. 
C) ​Those males are probably young. 
D) ​Those males are probably healthy.

Question 2

Why do many biologists and psychologists consider altruistic behavior a theoretical problem?​

Accepted Answer

A) Altruism benefits someone else more than the person doing the act. 
B) ​So far, researchers have not located the gene responsible for altruistic behavior. 
C) ​Most people engaging in an altruistic act do not feel good about it. 
D) ​Altruistic acts are more common toward nonrelatives than toward relatives. 
A) Altruism benefits someone else more than the person doing the act. 
B) ​So far, researchers have not located the gene responsible for altruistic behavior. 
C) ​Most people engaging in an altruistic act do not feel good about it. 
D) ​Altruistic acts are more common toward nonrelatives than toward relatives.

Question 3

Liam enjoys his math class.Which of these would influence you toward an external attribution?

Accepted Answer

A) Liam enjoys his math class more than the other students do. 
B) You don't know Liam very well. 
C) Liam enjoys his other classes also. 
D) Everyone in that math class enjoys it. 
A) Liam enjoys his math class more than the other students do. 
B) You don't know Liam very well. 
C) Liam enjoys his other classes also. 
D) Everyone in that math class enjoys it.

Question 4

The actress who played the role of the wicked witch in the movie Wizard of Oz said that for the rest of her life,children screamed when they saw her,assuming she really was wicked.Their assumption illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Fundamental attribution error 
B) Self-fulfilling prophecy 
C) Pluralistic ignorance 
D) Cognitive dissonance 
A) Fundamental attribution error 
B) Self-fulfilling prophecy 
C) Pluralistic ignorance 
D) Cognitive dissonance

Question 5

​When "group polarization" occurs,what is the result?

Accepted Answer

A) A split into opposing factions that fail to reach an agreement 
B) ​A decision that is the opposite of what most group members originally favored 
C) ​A more moderate decision than what most group members originally favored 
D) ​A more extreme decision than what most group members originally favored 
A) A split into opposing factions that fail to reach an agreement 
B) ​A decision that is the opposite of what most group members originally favored 
C) ​A more moderate decision than what most group members originally favored 
D) ​A more extreme decision than what most group members originally favored

Question 6

If a minority group continues presenting its message,how does the majority usually react?

Accepted Answer

A) The majority ridicules the minority position. 
B) The majority hardens its resistance to the minority position. 
C) The majority moves toward the opposite of the minority position. 
D) The majority gradually shifts closer to the minority position. 
A) The majority ridicules the minority position. 
B) The majority hardens its resistance to the minority position. 
C) The majority moves toward the opposite of the minority position. 
D) The majority gradually shifts closer to the minority position.

Question 7

​How do people react to a face with average nose,average mouth,and other average features?

Accepted Answer

A) They consider that face uninteresting. 
B) ​They consider that face similar to their own. 
C) ​They consider that face strange. 
D) ​They consider that face attractive. 
A) They consider that face uninteresting. 
B) ​They consider that face similar to their own. 
C) ​They consider that face strange. 
D) ​They consider that face attractive.

Question 8

What is the risk when investigators use coercive techniques to elicit confessions?

Accepted Answer

A) The judge will rule the confession inadmissible in court. 
B) The jury will not pay attention to the confession. 
C) The defendant will get a lighter sentence than otherwise. 
D) An innocent person might confess. 
A) The judge will rule the confession inadmissible in court. 
B) The jury will not pay attention to the confession. 
C) The defendant will get a lighter sentence than otherwise. 
D) An innocent person might confess.

Question 9

The results of research on attraction disagree with which of these sayings?​

Accepted Answer

A) Opposites attract. 
B) ​Birds of a feather flock together. 
C) ​When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 
D) ​Look before you leap. 
A) Opposites attract. 
B) ​Birds of a feather flock together. 
C) ​When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 
D) ​Look before you leap.

Question 10

How well do our first impressions of people correlate with later impressions?

Accepted Answer

A) Positively 
B) Negatively 
C) Zero 
D) Positively for women and negatively for men 
A) Positively 
B) Negatively 
C) Zero 
D) Positively for women and negatively for men

Question 11

What typically happens when police try to coerce a suspect to confess to a crime?​

Accepted Answer

A) Few people confess. 
B) ​Only guilty people confess. 
C) ​Only innocent people confess. 
D) ​Many people, both innocent and guilty, confess. 
A) Few people confess. 
B) ​Only guilty people confess. 
C) ​Only innocent people confess. 
D) ​Many people, both innocent and guilty, confess.

Question 12

​Which mental health condition is most strongly associated with violent behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Bipolar disorder 
B) ​Schizophrenia 
C) ​Substance abuse 
D) ​Panic disorder 
A) Bipolar disorder 
B) ​Schizophrenia 
C) ​Substance abuse 
D) ​Panic disorder

Question 13

Suppose someone says it is morally right to steal a drug to save someone's life.What would Kohlberg say about this person's moral reasoning?​

Accepted Answer

A) The person shows a high level of moral reasoning. 
B) ​The person shows a low level of moral reasoning. 
C) ​The level of moral reasoning depends on what reasons the person gives. 
D) ​The level of moral reasoning depends on the person's actions in real life. 
A) The person shows a high level of moral reasoning. 
B) ​The person shows a low level of moral reasoning. 
C) ​The level of moral reasoning depends on what reasons the person gives. 
D) ​The level of moral reasoning depends on the person's actions in real life.

Question 14

​In contrast to the peripheral route,the central route to persuasion bases its appeal on what?

Accepted Answer

A) Simple repetition 
B) ​Facts and logic 
C) ​Endorsements by respected celebrities 
D) ​Conformity to the group 
A) Simple repetition 
B) ​Facts and logic 
C) ​Endorsements by respected celebrities 
D) ​Conformity to the group

Question 15

Why do the results of Zimbardo's prison study not lead to a firm conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A) Many failures to replicate 
B) Influence of demand characteristics 
C) Lack of random assignment 
D) Too many independent variables 
A) Many failures to replicate 
B) Influence of demand characteristics 
C) Lack of random assignment 
D) Too many independent variables

Question 16

You watch a videotape showing a suspect confess to a crime.Under which of these conditions are you most likely to think the confession was voluntary?

Accepted Answer

A) The camera moves back and forth from police officer to suspect, whichever one is talking. 
B) The camera focuses simultaneously on both the police officer and the suspect. 
C) The camera focuses on the police officer. 
D) The camera focuses on the suspect. 
A) The camera moves back and forth from police officer to suspect, whichever one is talking. 
B) The camera focuses simultaneously on both the police officer and the suspect. 
C) The camera focuses on the police officer. 
D) The camera focuses on the suspect.

Question 17

​What term refers to attempting to understand the causes of a behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Association 
B) Accommodation 
C) Assimilation 
D) Attribution 
A) Association 
B) Accommodation 
C) Assimilation 
D) Attribution

Question 18

What is one reason for the actor-observer effect?

Accepted Answer

A) Whatever you watch seems to be the cause of the action. 
B) You become self-conscious when you know that other people are watching you. 
C) You find it difficult to think about what you are doing, while you are doing it. 
D) Many actions take place for reasons we don't fully understand. 
A) Whatever you watch seems to be the cause of the action. 
B) You become self-conscious when you know that other people are watching you. 
C) You find it difficult to think about what you are doing, while you are doing it. 
D) Many actions take place for reasons we don't fully understand.

Question 19

​If someone tells you to expect a persuasive speech,what is the effect?

Accepted Answer

A) You pay less attention to the speech than usual. 
B) ​You pay closer attention to the speech than usual. 
C) ​The speech will influence your opinions less than usual. 
D) ​The speech will influence your opinions more than usual. 
A) You pay less attention to the speech than usual. 
B) ​You pay closer attention to the speech than usual. 
C) ​The speech will influence your opinions less than usual. 
D) ​The speech will influence your opinions more than usual.

Question 20

What is the frustration-aggression hypothesis?​

Accepted Answer

A) Expressing your anger makes you frustrated. 
B) ​Suppressing your anger makes you frustrated. 
C) ​Frustration is the main cause of aggression. 
D) ​When someone offends you, you become either frustrated or aggressive. 
A) Expressing your anger makes you frustrated. 
B) ​Suppressing your anger makes you frustrated. 
C) ​Frustration is the main cause of aggression. 
D) ​When someone offends you, you become either frustrated or aggressive.

Exam 13: Social Psychologysocial Psychology

​Why do female birds prefer males that sing from treetops,potentially attracting predators?

Why do many biologists and psychologists consider altruistic behavior a theoretical problem?​

Liam enjoys his math class.Which of these would influence you toward an external attribution?

The actress who played the role of the wicked witch in the movie Wizard of Oz said that for the rest of her life,children screamed when they saw her,assuming she really was wicked.Their assumption illustrates which of the following?

​When "group polarization" occurs,what is the result?

If a minority group continues presenting its message,how does the majority usually react?

​How do people react to a face with average nose,average mouth,and other average features?

What is the risk when investigators use coercive techniques to elicit confessions?

The results of research on attraction disagree with which of these sayings?​

How well do our first impressions of people correlate with later impressions?

What typically happens when police try to coerce a suspect to confess to a crime?​

​Which mental health condition is most strongly associated with violent behavior?

Suppose someone says it is morally right to steal a drug to save someone's life.What would Kohlberg say about this person's moral reasoning?​

​In contrast to the peripheral route,the central route to persuasion bases its appeal on what?

Why do the results of Zimbardo's prison study not lead to a firm conclusion?

You watch a videotape showing a suspect confess to a crime.Under which of these conditions are you most likely to think the confession was voluntary?

​What term refers to attempting to understand the causes of a behavior?

What is one reason for the actor-observer effect?

​If someone tells you to expect a persuasive speech,what is the effect?

What is the frustration-aggression hypothesis?​

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Why do female birds prefer males that sing from treetops,potentially attracting predators?

Why do many biologists and psychologists consider altruistic behavior a theoretical problem?

When "group polarization" occurs,what is the result?

How do people react to a face with average nose,average mouth,and other average features?

The results of research on attraction disagree with which of these sayings?

What typically happens when police try to coerce a suspect to confess to a crime?

Which mental health condition is most strongly associated with violent behavior?

Suppose someone says it is morally right to steal a drug to save someone's life.What would Kohlberg say about this person's moral reasoning?

In contrast to the peripheral route,the central route to persuasion bases its appeal on what?

What term refers to attempting to understand the causes of a behavior?

If someone tells you to expect a persuasive speech,what is the effect?

What is the frustration-aggression hypothesis?