Question 1

​What is the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A) A tendency to overemphasize internal attributions for other people's behaviors 
B) ​A tendency to overemphasize external attributions for other people's behaviors 
C) ​A tendency to make attributions quickly without examining the facts 
D) ​A tendency to delay too long about making attributions 
A) A tendency to overemphasize internal attributions for other people's behaviors 
B) ​A tendency to overemphasize external attributions for other people's behaviors 
C) ​A tendency to make attributions quickly without examining the facts 
D) ​A tendency to delay too long about making attributions

Question 2

Which of these would lead you to make an internal attribution for someone's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) The person behaves consistently from one situation to another. 
B) You think you would behave the same way this person does. 
C) The person's behavior in this situation resembles that of other people. 
D) The person's behavior seems to vary from one day to the next. 
A) The person behaves consistently from one situation to another. 
B) You think you would behave the same way this person does. 
C) The person's behavior in this situation resembles that of other people. 
D) The person's behavior seems to vary from one day to the next.

Question 3

What does a Likert scale measure?​

Accepted Answer

A) Memory 
B) ​Attitudes 
C) ​Mental illness 
D) ​Obedience 
A) Memory 
B) ​Attitudes 
C) ​Mental illness 
D) ​Obedience

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) This candidate has consistently supported better public schools. 
B) This candidate has a good smile and an attractive family. 
C) This candidate has endorsements from many movie stars. 
D) This candidate shook hands with everyone in your neighborhood. 
A) This candidate has consistently supported better public schools. 
B) This candidate has a good smile and an attractive family. 
C) This candidate has endorsements from many movie stars. 
D) This candidate shook hands with everyone in your neighborhood.

Question 5

Which of these procedures would produce cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A) Surround someone with people who are giving obviously wrong answers. 
B) Ask someone to evaluate several pieces of contradictory information. 
C) Pay someone a small bribe to say something he/she didn't believe. 
D) Ask someone to do one thing, and then ask him/her to do the opposite. 
A) Surround someone with people who are giving obviously wrong answers. 
B) Ask someone to evaluate several pieces of contradictory information. 
C) Pay someone a small bribe to say something he/she didn't believe. 
D) Ask someone to do one thing, and then ask him/her to do the opposite.

Question 6

A store offers 25 percent off on all prices,and then crosses off those signs and writes "50 percent off" above them.What technique is this?

Accepted Answer

A) Reciprocation 
B) Bait and switch 
C) That's not all 
D) Similarity 
A) Reciprocation 
B) Bait and switch 
C) That's not all 
D) Similarity

Question 7

What is one reason for the actor-observer effect?

Accepted Answer

A) Some people's behavior is more consistent than others' is. 
B) You like to think of yourself as better than other people. 
C) You are aware of how much your own behavior varies. 
D) You are aware of how much other people's behavior varies. 
A) Some people's behavior is more consistent than others' is. 
B) You like to think of yourself as better than other people. 
C) You are aware of how much your own behavior varies. 
D) You are aware of how much other people's behavior varies.

Question 8

Which of these is an example of a self-handicapping strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) Setting a goal to win more tennis matches this season than last season 
B) Entering only tennis matches against opponents you expect to defeat 
C) Using a worn-out tennis racket in a match you expect to lose anyway 
D) Practicing harder than usual during the week before an important tennis match 
A) Setting a goal to win more tennis matches this season than last season 
B) Entering only tennis matches against opponents you expect to defeat 
C) Using a worn-out tennis racket in a match you expect to lose anyway 
D) Practicing harder than usual during the week before an important tennis match

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) He got angry with the clerk because the clerk tried to cheat him. 
B) He got angry with the clerk because many events had gone badly for him that day. 
C) He got angry with the clerk because the store refused to take his check. 
D) He got angry with the clerk because he is an angry person. 
A) He got angry with the clerk because the clerk tried to cheat him. 
B) He got angry with the clerk because many events had gone badly for him that day. 
C) He got angry with the clerk because the store refused to take his check. 
D) He got angry with the clerk because he is an angry person.

Question 10

What is one thing that the implicit association test tries to measure?

Accepted Answer

A) Repressed memories 
B) Social interest 
C) Racial prejudice 
D) Aggressive tendencies 
A) Repressed memories 
B) Social interest 
C) Racial prejudice 
D) Aggressive tendencies

Question 11

According to the actor-observer effect,whose behavior do you think is most likely to depend on the situation (as opposed to being a consistent personality trait)?

Accepted Answer

A) You 
B) Your close friend 
C) Someone you just met 
D) Someone you have seen on television 
A) You 
B) Your close friend 
C) Someone you just met 
D) Someone you have seen on television

Question 12

Why is the fundamental attribution error considered an error?

Accepted Answer

A) People overestimate the consistency of their own behavior. 
B) People underestimate the consistency of other people's behavior. 
C) People ignore information supporting an external attribution for someone's action. 
D) People ignore information supporting an internal attribution for someone's action. 
A) People overestimate the consistency of their own behavior. 
B) People underestimate the consistency of other people's behavior. 
C) People ignore information supporting an external attribution for someone's action. 
D) People ignore information supporting an internal attribution for someone's action.

Question 13

In a variation of Milgram's obedience experiment,the teacher had to hold the learner's hand onto the shock plate.What was the result?​

Accepted Answer

A) The teachers obeyed orders as much as before. 
B) ​All teachers refused to continue. 
C) ​Obedience declined to less than half the previous level. 
D) ​Obedience increased to more than the previous level. 
A) The teachers obeyed orders as much as before. 
B) ​All teachers refused to continue. 
C) ​Obedience declined to less than half the previous level. 
D) ​Obedience increased to more than the previous level.

Question 14

In which of these cases would you make an external attribution based on consensus information?

Accepted Answer

A) Sophia liked the movie, and she doesn't like many movies. 
B) Sophia liked the movie, and she likes nearly all movies. 
C) Sophia liked the movie, and most other people didn't. 
D) Sophia liked the movie, and so did everyone else. 
A) Sophia liked the movie, and she doesn't like many movies. 
B) Sophia liked the movie, and she likes nearly all movies. 
C) Sophia liked the movie, and most other people didn't. 
D) Sophia liked the movie, and so did everyone else.

Question 15

What is one way to reduce cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A) Change your attitudes to match your behavior. 
B) Increase your cooperation with other people. 
C) Convince other people to change their attitudes. 
D) Use a self-handicapping strategy. 
A) Change your attitudes to match your behavior. 
B) Increase your cooperation with other people. 
C) Convince other people to change their attitudes. 
D) Use a self-handicapping strategy.

Question 16

​How do men's and women's preferences compare or contrast on electronic dating services?

Accepted Answer

A) Both put primary emphasis on finding a partner with similar interests. 
B) ​Men seek a partner with similar interests, and women care mostly about appearance. 
C) ​Men care mostly about appearance, and women seek a partner with similar interests. 
D) ​Both put primary emphasis on the partner's appearance. 
A) Both put primary emphasis on finding a partner with similar interests. 
B) ​Men seek a partner with similar interests, and women care mostly about appearance. 
C) ​Men care mostly about appearance, and women seek a partner with similar interests. 
D) ​Both put primary emphasis on the partner's appearance.

Question 17

​What did Solomon Asch's studies reveal about conformity?

Accepted Answer

A) Most Americans refuse to conform to what others are saying or doing. 
B) ​People conform to others' opinions when they know the others are better informed. 
C) ​People often conform to others' opinions that they know are wrong. 
D) ​People conform to others' opinions only when it is difficult to know what is right.q 
A) Most Americans refuse to conform to what others are saying or doing. 
B) ​People conform to others' opinions when they know the others are better informed. 
C) ​People often conform to others' opinions that they know are wrong. 
D) ​People conform to others' opinions only when it is difficult to know what is right.q

Question 18

"Groupthink" refers to which of these?​

Accepted Answer

A) People use external attributions for their own behavior and internal attributions for others. 
B) ​A group stifles doubts about a decision . 
C) ​A harmonious committee makes better decisions than most individuals would. 
D) ​Members of a group develop prejudices against other groups. 
A) People use external attributions for their own behavior and internal attributions for others. 
B) ​A group stifles doubts about a decision . 
C) ​A harmonious committee makes better decisions than most individuals would. 
D) ​Members of a group develop prejudices against other groups.

Question 19

Which conclusion emerged from Solomon Asch's studies on conformity?

Accepted Answer

A) The probability of conformity has been gradually increasing over generations. 
B) People are about as likely to conform to a small group as to a larger group. 
C) People seldom conform before others put pressure on them to conform. 
D) A tendency to conform correlates strongly with low self-esteem. 
A) The probability of conformity has been gradually increasing over generations. 
B) People are about as likely to conform to a small group as to a larger group. 
C) People seldom conform before others put pressure on them to conform. 
D) A tendency to conform correlates strongly with low self-esteem.

Question 20

Who is more likely to make internal attributions for behavior?​

Accepted Answer

A) Asians more than Americans 
B) ​Americans more than Asians 
C) ​Men more than women 
D) ​Women more than men 
A) Asians more than Americans 
B) ​Americans more than Asians 
C) ​Men more than women 
D) ​Women more than men

Exam 13: Social Psychologysocial Psychology

​What is the fundamental attribution error?

Which of these would lead you to make an internal attribution for someone's behavior?

What does a Likert scale measure?​

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

Which of these procedures would produce cognitive dissonance?

A store offers 25 percent off on all prices,and then crosses off those signs and writes "50 percent off" above them.What technique is this?

What is one reason for the actor-observer effect?

Which of these is an example of a self-handicapping strategy?

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

What is one thing that the implicit association test tries to measure?

According to the actor-observer effect,whose behavior do you think is most likely to depend on the situation (as opposed to being a consistent personality trait)?

Why is the fundamental attribution error considered an error?

In a variation of Milgram's obedience experiment,the teacher had to hold the learner's hand onto the shock plate.What was the result?​

In which of these cases would you make an external attribution based on consensus information?

What is one way to reduce cognitive dissonance?

​How do men's and women's preferences compare or contrast on electronic dating services?

​What did Solomon Asch's studies reveal about conformity?

"Groupthink" refers to which of these?​

Which conclusion emerged from Solomon Asch's studies on conformity?

Who is more likely to make internal attributions for behavior?​

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What is the fundamental attribution error?

What does a Likert scale measure?

Which of these is an example of an internal attribution?

In a variation of Milgram's obedience experiment,the teacher had to hold the learner's hand onto the shock plate.What was the result?

How do men's and women's preferences compare or contrast on electronic dating services?

What did Solomon Asch's studies reveal about conformity?

"Groupthink" refers to which of these?

Who is more likely to make internal attributions for behavior?