Question 1

In which of the following situations was proximity likely to have been an important factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carlotta wants to find a job Vancouver because she grew up there. 
B)  Marisa married the young man who lived next door 
C)  Anita loaned Janine some money because Janine is her cousin. 
D)  Alfred joined the Canadian Armed Forces after graduation. 
A)  Carlotta wants to find a job Vancouver because she grew up there. 
B)  Marisa married the young man who lived next door 
C)  Anita loaned Janine some money because Janine is her cousin. 
D)  Alfred joined the Canadian Armed Forces after graduation.

Question 2

In the foot-in-the-door technique, people are asked to comply with a large request first, and then once denied, they become more likely to comply with the desired, smaller request.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Design a school board election plan in which you utilize the foot-in-the-door technique, the door-in-the-face technique, and the low-ball technique.

Accepted Answer

An appropriate example of each should be

Question 4

Which of the following is true with regard to the effect of similarity on liking?

Accepted Answer

A)  We like people whose attitudes and beliefs are similar to our own, but dislike people whose personalities are similar to ours. 
B)  We generally do not like people who are similar to us. 
C)  We like people whose personalities are similar to our own, but dislike people whose attitudes and beliefs are similar to ours. 
D)  We generally like people who are similar to us 
A)  We like people whose attitudes and beliefs are similar to our own, but dislike people whose personalities are similar to ours. 
B)  We generally do not like people who are similar to us. 
C)  We like people whose personalities are similar to our own, but dislike people whose attitudes and beliefs are similar to ours. 
D)  We generally like people who are similar to us

Question 5

While our first impressions of an individual are important, but are quickly altered by the reality of how they behave.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Geraldo, who has four years of experience as a chef's assistant, applies for a job as a cook at a restaurant that has just advertised a position. The manager offers him a job as a dishwasher. The offer of the less desirable job is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudice. 
B)  realistic conflict theory. 
C)  in-group behaviour. 
D)  discrimination 
A)  prejudice. 
B)  realistic conflict theory. 
C)  in-group behaviour. 
D)  discrimination

Question 7

Generally, the more often we are exposed to a stimulus, the more we

Accepted Answer

A)  like the stimulus 
B)  ignore the stimulus. 
C)  try to avoid the stimulus. 
D)  dislike the stimulus. 
A)  like the stimulus 
B)  ignore the stimulus. 
C)  try to avoid the stimulus. 
D)  dislike the stimulus.

Question 8

The out-group is a social group specifically identified by the in-group as not belonging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Evidence suggests that good looks are important for an initial attraction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How do the kinds of attributions we tend to make about ourselves differ from those we make about other people?

Accepted Answer

We tend to overemphasize dispo

Question 11

Bridget rates a new song as only fair the first time she hears it. According to the mere-exposure effect, as the song is played more and more on the radio, she will begin to rate the song as

Accepted Answer

A)  better than she originally rated it 
B)  the same as she originally rated it. 
C)  worse than she originally rated it. 
D)  something that can make her turn the radio off. 
A)  better than she originally rated it 
B)  the same as she originally rated it. 
C)  worse than she originally rated it. 
D)  something that can make her turn the radio off.

Question 12

Conformity occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  we have spouses, lovers, or friends who are about equal social assets such as physical attractiveness. 
B)  we change attitudes or behaviour to be consistent with the attitudes and behaviour of other people 
C)  we put forth less effort when working with others on a common task than when working alone. 
D)  we act accordance with the wishes, the suggestions, or the direct requests of another person. 
A)  we have spouses, lovers, or friends who are about equal social assets such as physical attractiveness. 
B)  we change attitudes or behaviour to be consistent with the attitudes and behaviour of other people 
C)  we put forth less effort when working with others on a common task than when working alone. 
D)  we act accordance with the wishes, the suggestions, or the direct requests of another person.

Question 13

Which of the following attitudes are the least reliable predictors of behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attitudes that vitally affect ourterests 
B)  Attitudes that are readily accessible memory 
C)  Attitudes that are broad and general scope 
D)  Attitudes that are strongly held 
A)  Attitudes that vitally affect ourterests 
B)  Attitudes that are readily accessible memory 
C)  Attitudes that are broad and general scope 
D)  Attitudes that are strongly held

Question 14

To guard against groupthink, what should we not do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encourage strong group identity 
B)  Encourage open discussion of different views. 
C)  Have an outside expert give their opinion. 
D)  Promote objections to suggested ideas. 
A)  Encourage strong group identity 
B)  Encourage open discussion of different views. 
C)  Have an outside expert give their opinion. 
D)  Promote objections to suggested ideas.

Question 15

One view of how prejudice arises and is sustained suggests that the thinking processes we use to simplify, categorize, and order our world are the same processes by which we distort it. This view is the

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive discrimination theory. 
B)  social cognition theory 
C)  reverse discrimination theory. 
D)  realistic conflict theory. 
A)  cognitive discrimination theory. 
B)  social cognition theory 
C)  reverse discrimination theory. 
D)  realistic conflict theory.

Question 16

Similarity in needs and in personality seems to be related to

Accepted Answer

A)  both marital choice and marital success 
B)  marital success. 
C)  neither marital choice nor marital success. 
D)  marital choice. 
A)  both marital choice and marital success 
B)  marital success. 
C)  neither marital choice nor marital success. 
D)  marital choice.

Question 17

From the in-group perspective, out-group members are

Accepted Answer

A)  viewed as more diverse anddividual than are-group members. 
B)  viewed as not being worthy of membership the-group 
C)  often liked asdividuals. 
D)  assumed to possess desirable traits. 
A)  viewed as more diverse anddividual than are-group members. 
B)  viewed as not being worthy of membership the-group 
C)  often liked asdividuals. 
D)  assumed to possess desirable traits.

Question 18

Which of the following is an accurate description of the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A)  When weterpret our own behaviour, we do not assign sufficient weight toternal factors. 
B)  When weterpret another person's behaviour, we do not assign sufficient weight toternal factors but assign too much weight to the situational factors. 
C)  When weterpret another person's behaviour, we do not assign sufficient weight to situational factors but assign too much weight to the dispositional factors 
D)  When weterpret our own behaviour, we do not assign sufficient weight to situational factors. 
A)  When weterpret our own behaviour, we do not assign sufficient weight toternal factors. 
B)  When weterpret another person's behaviour, we do not assign sufficient weight toternal factors but assign too much weight to the situational factors. 
C)  When weterpret another person's behaviour, we do not assign sufficient weight to situational factors but assign too much weight to the dispositional factors 
D)  When weterpret our own behaviour, we do not assign sufficient weight to situational factors.

Question 19

Peter learns that he will be working with a new computer programmer who is Asian, quite attractive, and speaks English very well. Peter pictures her as quiet, shy, polite, and very intelligent. Peter's thinking could best be considered

Accepted Answer

A)  a stereotype 
B)  discrimination. 
C)  us-versus-them thinking. 
D)  a prejudice. 
A)  a stereotype 
B)  discrimination. 
C)  us-versus-them thinking. 
D)  a prejudice.

Question 20

Louise has been practicing a new piano piece for a couple of weeks. She performs it with a few mistakes when she is practicing alone, but when she attempts to perform it for her friends, she makes numerous mistakes. Her performance in front of friends might be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  audience effect 
B)  bystander effect 
C)  social circle effect 
D)  social pressure effect 
A)  audience effect 
B)  bystander effect 
C)  social circle effect 
D)  social pressure effect

In which of the following situations was proximity likely to have been an important factor?

In the foot-in-the-door technique, people are asked to comply with a large request first, and then once denied, they become more likely to comply with the desired, smaller request.

Design a school board election plan in which you utilize the foot-in-the-door technique, the door-in-the-face technique, and the low-ball technique.

Which of the following is true with regard to the effect of similarity on liking?

While our first impressions of an individual are important, but are quickly altered by the reality of how they behave.

Geraldo, who has four years of experience as a chef's assistant, applies for a job as a cook at a restaurant that has just advertised a position. The manager offers him a job as a dishwasher. The offer of the less desirable job is an example of

Generally, the more often we are exposed to a stimulus, the more we

The out-group is a social group specifically identified by the in-group as not belonging.

Evidence suggests that good looks are important for an initial attraction.

How do the kinds of attributions we tend to make about ourselves differ from those we make about other people?

Bridget rates a new song as only fair the first time she hears it. According to the mere-exposure effect, as the song is played more and more on the radio, she will begin to rate the song as

Conformity occurs when

Which of the following attitudes are the least reliable predictors of behaviour?

To guard against groupthink, what should we not do?

One view of how prejudice arises and is sustained suggests that the thinking processes we use to simplify, categorize, and order our world are the same processes by which we distort it. This view is the

Similarity in needs and in personality seems to be related to

From the in-group perspective, out-group members are

Which of the following is an accurate description of the fundamental attribution error?

Peter learns that he will be working with a new computer programmer who is Asian, quite attractive, and speaks English very well. Peter pictures her as quiet, shy, polite, and very intelligent. Peter's thinking could best be considered

Louise has been practicing a new piano piece for a couple of weeks. She performs it with a few mistakes when she is practicing alone, but when she attempts to perform it for her friends, she makes numerous mistakes. Her performance in front of friends might be attributed to

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In which of the following situations was proximity likely to have been an important factor?

In the foot-in-the-door technique, people are asked to comply with a large request first, and then once denied, they become more likely to comply with the desired, smaller request.

Design a school board election plan in which you utilize the foot-in-the-door technique, the door-in-the-face technique, and the low-ball technique.

Which of the following is true with regard to the effect of similarity on liking?

While our first impressions of an individual are important, but are quickly altered by the reality of how they behave.

Geraldo, who has four years of experience as a chef's assistant, applies for a job as a cook at a restaurant that has just advertised a position. The manager offers him a job as a dishwasher. The offer of the less desirable job is an example of

Generally, the more often we are exposed to a stimulus, the more we

The out-group is a social group specifically identified by the in-group as not belonging.

Evidence suggests that good looks are important for an initial attraction.

How do the kinds of attributions we tend to make about ourselves differ from those we make about other people?

Bridget rates a new song as only fair the first time she hears it. According to the mere-exposure effect, as the song is played more and more on the radio, she will begin to rate the song as

Conformity occurs when

Which of the following attitudes are the least reliable predictors of behaviour?

To guard against groupthink, what should we not do?

One view of how prejudice arises and is sustained suggests that the thinking processes we use to simplify, categorize, and order our world are the same processes by which we distort it. This view is the

Similarity in needs and in personality seems to be related to

From the in-group perspective, out-group members are

Which of the following is an accurate description of the fundamental attribution error?

Peter learns that he will be working with a new computer programmer who is Asian, quite attractive, and speaks English very well. Peter pictures her as quiet, shy, polite, and very intelligent. Peter's thinking could best be considered

Louise has been practicing a new piano piece for a couple of weeks. She performs it with a few mistakes when she is practicing alone, but when she attempts to perform it for her friends, she makes numerous mistakes. Her performance in front of friends might be attributed to

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Conciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Motivation and Emotion

Personality Theory and Assessment

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