Question 1

What is the best predictor of long-term success in a romantic relationship?​

Accepted Answer

A) Willingness to vent any angry feelings at once 
B) ​Consoling one another when things go badly 
C) ​Displays of affection 
D) ​Similarity of personality 
A) Willingness to vent any angry feelings at once 
B) ​Consoling one another when things go badly 
C) ​Displays of affection 
D) ​Similarity of personality

Question 2

Which of the following produces cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A) Saying one thing and doing something else 
B) Participating in a long, boring task 
C) Having a heated argument with someone you dislike 
D) Studying long hours on an important topic 
A) Saying one thing and doing something else 
B) Participating in a long, boring task 
C) Having a heated argument with someone you dislike 
D) Studying long hours on an important topic

Question 3

To measure people's hidden prejudices,which method do psychologists use?

Accepted Answer

A) Implicit association test 
B) Thematic Apperception Test 
C) Guilty knowledge test 
D) Handwriting analysis 
A) Implicit association test 
B) Thematic Apperception Test 
C) Guilty knowledge test 
D) Handwriting analysis

Question 4

You are told to press one button if you see a pleasant word or a child,and a different button if you see an unpleasant word or an old person.Then the pairings reverse.What test is this?

Accepted Answer

A) Thematic Apperception Test 
B) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 
C) Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test 
D) Implicit association test 
A) Thematic Apperception Test 
B) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 
C) Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test 
D) Implicit association test

Question 5

What happens to a romantic relationship over 30 years of marriage?

Accepted Answer

A) The love almost invariably fades away. 
B) In nearly all cases, passionate love changes to companionate love. 
C) In nearly all cases, companionate love changes to passionate love. 
D) For at least one-third, passionate love continues. 
A) The love almost invariably fades away. 
B) In nearly all cases, passionate love changes to companionate love. 
C) In nearly all cases, companionate love changes to passionate love. 
D) For at least one-third, passionate love continues.

Question 6

Which of these is an example of the actor-observer effect?​

Accepted Answer

A) You think you exercise to lose weight. Someone else exercises to develop muscles. 
B) ​You think you hesitate because of danger. Someone else hesitates because of cowardice. 
C) ​You think you contribute from generosity. Someone else contributes from obligation. 
D) ​You think you study because of interest. Someone else also studies because of interest. 
A) You think you exercise to lose weight. Someone else exercises to develop muscles. 
B) ​You think you hesitate because of danger. Someone else hesitates because of cowardice. 
C) ​You think you contribute from generosity. Someone else contributes from obligation. 
D) ​You think you study because of interest. Someone else also studies because of interest.

Question 7

When you are in a crowd of people,what do you become LESS likely to do?

Accepted Answer

A) Help a person who might be hurt 
B) Think of yourself as being special 
C) Maintain good posture 
D) Account for your behavior by an external attribution 
A) Help a person who might be hurt 
B) Think of yourself as being special 
C) Maintain good posture 
D) Account for your behavior by an external attribution

Question 8

According to the actor-observer effect,what attributions do you make for other people's behavior,and for your own?​

Accepted Answer

A) External attributions for other people; external also for your own 
B) ​External attributions for other people; internal for your own 
C) ​Internal attributions for other people; external for your own 
D) ​Internal attributions for other people; internal also for your own 
A) External attributions for other people; external also for your own 
B) ​External attributions for other people; internal for your own 
C) ​Internal attributions for other people; external for your own 
D) ​Internal attributions for other people; internal also for your own

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) Much less obedience when the participants were women instead of men 
B) Much less obedience if the teacher had to hold the participant's hand on the shock pad 
C) Much less obedience if the site of the research moved from Yale University to downtown 
D) Much less obedience if the learner mentioned that he has mild heart troubles 
A) Much less obedience when the participants were women instead of men 
B) Much less obedience if the teacher had to hold the participant's hand on the shock pad 
C) Much less obedience if the site of the research moved from Yale University to downtown 
D) Much less obedience if the learner mentioned that he has mild heart troubles

Question 10

​Research suggests that someone feels less responsibility to act under which of these conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) The apparent need for action has a clear deadline. 
B) ​Many other people are equally capable of acting. 
C) ​The person makes moral decisions based on a sense of justice. 
D) ​The person makes moral decisions based on a sense of spiritual purity. 
A) The apparent need for action has a clear deadline. 
B) ​Many other people are equally capable of acting. 
C) ​The person makes moral decisions based on a sense of justice. 
D) ​The person makes moral decisions based on a sense of spiritual purity.

Question 11

In Milgram's obedience experiment,who,if anyone,was paid to play a certain role?

Accepted Answer

A) The teacher 
B) The learner 
C) Both the teacher and the learner 
D) Neither the teacher nor the learner 
A) The teacher 
B) The learner 
C) Both the teacher and the learner 
D) Neither the teacher nor the learner

Question 12

Which of these provides the best prediction of success of a marriage?

Accepted Answer

A) Willingness to go to marriage counseling 
B) Similar answers on the Rorschach inkblots 
C) Many displays of affection 
D) The money spent on the wedding 
A) Willingness to go to marriage counseling 
B) Similar answers on the Rorschach inkblots 
C) Many displays of affection 
D) The money spent on the wedding

Question 13

What is "pluralistic ignorance"?

Accepted Answer

A) Assuming that everyone else knows more than you do 
B) Believing that something you heard from an unreliable source is actually true 
C) Knowing a little about everything but not much about anything 
D) The tendency for uninformed people to stick tightly to their opinions 
A) Assuming that everyone else knows more than you do 
B) Believing that something you heard from an unreliable source is actually true 
C) Knowing a little about everything but not much about anything 
D) The tendency for uninformed people to stick tightly to their opinions

Question 14

​"Multiculturalism" refers to what?

Accepted Answer

A) The process of making a transition between one's home culture and a new culture 
B) ​The process of blending many influences into a single culture 
C) ​A policy of treating all people the same way 
D) ​A policy of accepting and enjoying the differences among people 
A) The process of making a transition between one's home culture and a new culture 
B) ​The process of blending many influences into a single culture 
C) ​A policy of treating all people the same way 
D) ​A policy of accepting and enjoying the differences among people

Question 15

People often assume that the actors really are similar to the characters that they play on television.That tendency illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive dissonance 
B) Primacy effect 
C) Mere exposure effect 
D) Fundamental attribution error 
A) Cognitive dissonance 
B) Primacy effect 
C) Mere exposure effect 
D) Fundamental attribution error

Question 16

"I drove fast today because I was in a hurry.That other driver who drove fast is probably a rude,aggressive person." Which phenomenon do these statements illustrate?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Why would it be difficult to replicate Milgram's obedience experiment today?

Accepted Answer

A) Hackers could disrupt the collection of data. 
B) People today have much less respect for authority. 
C) The minimum pay for research participants is much greater today. 
D) Ethical standards now require informed consent from participants. 
A) Hackers could disrupt the collection of data. 
B) People today have much less respect for authority. 
C) The minimum pay for research participants is much greater today. 
D) Ethical standards now require informed consent from participants.

Question 18

​What has research shown about the effects of video games on violent behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Even brief use of violent video games causes increased violent behavior. 
B) ​Playing violent video games more than 30 minutes per day increases violent behavior. 
C) Playing violent video games has little effect on violent behavior. 
D) Playing violent video games actually decreases the probability of violent behavior. 
A) Even brief use of violent video games causes increased violent behavior. 
B) ​Playing violent video games more than 30 minutes per day increases violent behavior. 
C) Playing violent video games has little effect on violent behavior. 
D) Playing violent video games actually decreases the probability of violent behavior.

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of the peripheral route to persuasion?

Accepted Answer

A) This brand of cereal contains more vitamins and fiber than most brands. 
B) This brand of cereal is endorsed by three movie stars. 
C) This brand of cereal is harvested with less harm to the environment. 
D) This brand of cereal has fewer impurities than other brands. 
A) This brand of cereal contains more vitamins and fiber than most brands. 
B) This brand of cereal is endorsed by three movie stars. 
C) This brand of cereal is harvested with less harm to the environment. 
D) This brand of cereal has fewer impurities than other brands.

Question 20

Implicit association test tries to reveal which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Untapped talents and potential strengths 
B) Long-forgotten memories 
C) Probability of later developing certain psychological disorders 
D) Prejudices that people don't want to admit 
A) Untapped talents and potential strengths 
B) Long-forgotten memories 
C) Probability of later developing certain psychological disorders 
D) Prejudices that people don't want to admit

Exam 13: Social Psychologysocial Psychology

What is the best predictor of long-term success in a romantic relationship?​

Which of the following produces cognitive dissonance?

To measure people's hidden prejudices,which method do psychologists use?

You are told to press one button if you see a pleasant word or a child,and a different button if you see an unpleasant word or an old person.Then the pairings reverse.What test is this?

What happens to a romantic relationship over 30 years of marriage?

Which of these is an example of the actor-observer effect?​

When you are in a crowd of people,what do you become LESS likely to do?

According to the actor-observer effect,what attributions do you make for other people's behavior,and for your own?​

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

​Research suggests that someone feels less responsibility to act under which of these conditions?

In Milgram's obedience experiment,who,if anyone,was paid to play a certain role?

Which of these provides the best prediction of success of a marriage?

What is "pluralistic ignorance"?

​"Multiculturalism" refers to what?

People often assume that the actors really are similar to the characters that they play on television.That tendency illustrates which of the following?

"I drove fast today because I was in a hurry.That other driver who drove fast is probably a rude,aggressive person." Which phenomenon do these statements illustrate?

Why would it be difficult to replicate Milgram's obedience experiment today?

​What has research shown about the effects of video games on violent behavior?

Which of the following is an example of the peripheral route to persuasion?

Implicit association test tries to reveal which of the following?

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What is the best predictor of long-term success in a romantic relationship?

Which of these is an example of the actor-observer effect?

According to the actor-observer effect,what attributions do you make for other people's behavior,and for your own?

Research suggests that someone feels less responsibility to act under which of these conditions?

"Multiculturalism" refers to what?

What has research shown about the effects of video games on violent behavior?