Question 1

Define compliance. Identify and define two compliance techniques. Provide examples of their potential use in advertising and sales.

Accepted Answer

Compliance occurs when behavior voluntar

Question 2

Marci suggests that the aggressiveness of her sister's new friend is the result of the friend's abuse during childhood. Marci's inference about the cause of the girl's behavior is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) an attribution. 
B) an attitude. 
C) altruism. 
D) deindividuation. 
A) an attribution. 
B) an attitude. 
C) altruism. 
D) deindividuation.

Question 3

The classic Halloween study of deindividuation was conducted by:

Accepted Answer

A) Ed Diener. 
B) Leon Festinger. 
C) Stanley Milgram. 
D) Robert Sternberg. 
A) Ed Diener. 
B) Leon Festinger. 
C) Stanley Milgram. 
D) Robert Sternberg.

Question 4

Deception is not permitted in social psychological research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The tendency for people to avoid helping in an emergency is called social loafing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In a state where same-sex marriage is legal, a bakery refuses to make cakes for same-sex couples. This is BEST seen as an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) ethnocentrism. 
B) discrimination. 
C) stereotyping. 
D) prejudice. 
A) ethnocentrism. 
B) discrimination. 
C) stereotyping. 
D) prejudice.

Question 7

About two-thirds of Milgram's participants were willing to deliver the highest level of shock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Conformity is associated with changes in brain activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

This afternoon, Mary Alice's boss wants to meet with her. She is sure it is about the customers who complained about her yesterday. The best-case scenario would be for Mary Alice's boss to decide that her behavior was the result of Mary Alice's reaction to her department being understaffed. This would be a(n) _____ attribution.

Accepted Answer

A) uncontrollable 
B) situational 
C) dispositional 
D) stable 
A) uncontrollable 
B) situational 
C) dispositional 
D) stable

Question 10

Summer watches as a student stumbles and drops her books in the hall. If she demonstrates the fundamental attribution error, how would Summer explain the student's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) She must have tripped over something. 
B) She had too many books to carry. 
C) She is a clumsy person. 
D) She was trying to get out of someone's way. 
A) She must have tripped over something. 
B) She had too many books to carry. 
C) She is a clumsy person. 
D) She was trying to get out of someone's way.

Question 11

A couple in a "loveless marriage" with neither intimacy nor passion are experiencing Sternberg's _____ love.

Accepted Answer

A) fatuous 
B) companionate 
C) consummate 
D) empty 
A) fatuous 
B) companionate 
C) consummate 
D) empty

Question 12

Hugh bought a new calculator for $125. One week later, he saw an ad from another store showing the same calculator on sale for $65. Hugh said, "I'm still glad I got my calculator; the cheaper ones are probably defective. I don't mind having paid more for mine." Hugh's statement reflects:

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive dissonance reduction. 
B) diffusion of responsibility. 
C) the just-world hypothesis. 
D) the self-serving bias. 
A) cognitive dissonance reduction. 
B) diffusion of responsibility. 
C) the just-world hypothesis. 
D) the self-serving bias.

Question 13

Robert Sternberg formulated the triangular model of love.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

We expect the people we meet to be more or less the same as we are. Social psychologists call this the:

Accepted Answer

A) fundamental attribution error. 
B) just-world hypothesis. 
C) self-serving bias. 
D) False consensus effect. 
A) fundamental attribution error. 
B) just-world hypothesis. 
C) self-serving bias. 
D) False consensus effect.

Question 15

People tend to overemphasize the importance of the situation when explaining human behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In social psychological experiments, confederates play the role of:

Accepted Answer

A) participants. 
B) experimenters. 
C) bystanders. 
D) participants, experimenters, or bystanders. 
A) participants. 
B) experimenters. 
C) bystanders. 
D) participants, experimenters, or bystanders.

Question 17

If you ask how much people like various letters of the alphabet, they tend to prefer the letters found in their own names. This BEST illustrates the _____ effect.

Accepted Answer

A) mere exposure 
B) bystander 
C) similarity 
D) risky shift 
A) mere exposure 
B) bystander 
C) similarity 
D) risky shift

Question 18

Affect is to prejudice as _____ is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) cognition; discrimination 
B) behavior; stereotype 
C) behavior; ethnocentrism 
D) cognition; stereotype 
A) cognition; discrimination 
B) behavior; stereotype 
C) behavior; ethnocentrism 
D) cognition; stereotype

Question 19

The Stanford Prison Study conformed to today's standards for research ethics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The highest form of love in Sternberg's theory includes all three components: passion, intimacy, and commitment. It is called _______ love.

Accepted Answer

A) companionate 
B) fatuous 
C) codependent 
D) consummate 
A) companionate 
B) fatuous 
C) codependent 
D) consummate

Define compliance. Identify and define two compliance techniques. Provide examples of their potential use in advertising and sales.

Marci suggests that the aggressiveness of her sister's new friend is the result of the friend's abuse during childhood. Marci's inference about the cause of the girl's behavior is an example of:

The classic Halloween study of deindividuation was conducted by:

Deception is not permitted in social psychological research.

The tendency for people to avoid helping in an emergency is called social loafing.

In a state where same-sex marriage is legal, a bakery refuses to make cakes for same-sex couples. This is BEST seen as an example of:

About two-thirds of Milgram's participants were willing to deliver the highest level of shock.

Conformity is associated with changes in brain activity.

Summer watches as a student stumbles and drops her books in the hall. If she demonstrates the fundamental attribution error, how would Summer explain the student's behavior?

A couple in a "loveless marriage" with neither intimacy nor passion are experiencing Sternberg's _____ love.

Hugh bought a new calculator for $125. One week later, he saw an ad from another store showing the same calculator on sale for $65. Hugh said, "I'm still glad I got my calculator; the cheaper ones are probably defective. I don't mind having paid more for mine." Hugh's statement reflects:

Robert Sternberg formulated the triangular model of love.

We expect the people we meet to be more or less the same as we are. Social psychologists call this the:

People tend to overemphasize the importance of the situation when explaining human behavior.

In social psychological experiments, confederates play the role of:

If you ask how much people like various letters of the alphabet, they tend to prefer the letters found in their own names. This BEST illustrates the _____ effect.

Affect is to prejudice as _ is to _.

The Stanford Prison Study conformed to today's standards for research ethics.

The highest form of love in Sternberg's theory includes all three components: passion, intimacy, and commitment. It is called _______ love.

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Define compliance. Identify and define two compliance techniques. Provide examples of their potential use in advertising and sales.

Marci suggests that the aggressiveness of her sister's new friend is the result of the friend's abuse during childhood. Marci's inference about the cause of the girl's behavior is an example of:

The classic Halloween study of deindividuation was conducted by:

Deception is not permitted in social psychological research.

The tendency for people to avoid helping in an emergency is called social loafing.

In a state where same-sex marriage is legal, a bakery refuses to make cakes for same-sex couples. This is BEST seen as an example of:

About two-thirds of Milgram's participants were willing to deliver the highest level of shock.

Conformity is associated with changes in brain activity.

Summer watches as a student stumbles and drops her books in the hall. If she demonstrates the fundamental attribution error, how would Summer explain the student's behavior?

A couple in a "loveless marriage" with neither intimacy nor passion are experiencing Sternberg's _____ love.

Hugh bought a new calculator for $125. One week later, he saw an ad from another store showing the same calculator on sale for $65. Hugh said, "I'm still glad I got my calculator; the cheaper ones are probably defective. I don't mind having paid more for mine." Hugh's statement reflects:

Robert Sternberg formulated the triangular model of love.

We expect the people we meet to be more or less the same as we are. Social psychologists call this the:

People tend to overemphasize the importance of the situation when explaining human behavior.

In social psychological experiments, confederates play the role of:

If you ask how much people like various letters of the alphabet, they tend to prefer the letters found in their own names. This BEST illustrates the _____ effect.

Affect is to prejudice as _____ is to _____.

The Stanford Prison Study conformed to today's standards for research ethics.

The highest form of love in Sternberg's theory includes all three components: passion, intimacy, and commitment. It is called _______ love.

An Introduction to Psychology

Research Methods

Biology and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

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Human Development

Sexuality and Gender

Personality

Social Psychology

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Affect is to prejudice as _ is to _.