Question 1

The process by which the presence of others improves our performance is known as

Accepted Answer

A) reciprocation. 
B) social facilitation. 
C) social lubrication. 
D) reciprocity. 
A) reciprocation. 
B) social facilitation. 
C) social lubrication. 
D) reciprocity.

Question 2

Attitudes that are based on overgeneralizations that can be positive or negative are called

Accepted Answer

A) stereotypes. 
B) judgment calls. 
C) biased beliefs. 
D) none of these 
A) stereotypes. 
B) judgment calls. 
C) biased beliefs. 
D) none of these

Question 3

Dropping bombs is more acceptable than hand-to-hand combat because of what social psychologists call

Accepted Answer

A) rationalizations. 
B) buffers. 
C) time zones. 
D) size differential. 
A) rationalizations. 
B) buffers. 
C) time zones. 
D) size differential.

Question 4

A method for getting people to comply in which a small request is followed by a larger request is known as the ________ technique.

Accepted Answer

A) door-in-the-face 
B) foot-in-the-door 
C) step-on-the-toe 
D) touch-and-go 
A) door-in-the-face 
B) foot-in-the-door 
C) step-on-the-toe 
D) touch-and-go

Question 5

Vasily participated in a replication of Milgram's original obedience experiment. Like the other "teachers" in the Milgram experiments, as Vasily became more emotionally aroused, his emotions probably interfered with clear thinking. When this happened, the __________ factor tended to increase the likelihood of obedience.

Accepted Answer

A) buffer 
B) perception of legitimate authority 
C) lack of social comparison 
D) inaccessibility of values 
A) buffer 
B) perception of legitimate authority 
C) lack of social comparison 
D) inaccessibility of values

Question 6

When a nation (e.g. Iraq), like an individual, tends to attribute too much of the other nation's (e.g., the United States) behavior to dispositional factors, it is

Accepted Answer

A) following the tenets of socialism. 
B) making the fundamental attribution error. 
C) behaving according to the theory of "the decline of the West." 
D) all of these 
A) following the tenets of socialism. 
B) making the fundamental attribution error. 
C) behaving according to the theory of "the decline of the West." 
D) all of these

Question 7

The ________ effect refers to the fact that we tend to attribute our own reaction to influences to external factors while at the same time attributing others' reactions as internal factors.

Accepted Answer

A) fundamental attribution 
B) actor-observer 
C) situational 
D) perception 
A) fundamental attribution 
B) actor-observer 
C) situational 
D) perception

Question 8

When a person acts consistently the same way on many different occasions, we tend to make a(n) __________ attribution.

Accepted Answer

A) dispositional 
B) situational 
C) fundamental 
D) external 
A) dispositional 
B) situational 
C) fundamental 
D) external

Question 9

When functioning as the member of a group, __________ or a state of reduced self-awareness and lowered concern for social evaluation, can occur.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When functioning as the member of a...

Question 10

A cosmetic company is interested in selling its product by targeting women's concerns over their appearance particularly regarding aging. A technique that is likely to work would be a(n) ________ advertising campaign.

Accepted Answer

A) CEO participating in the 
B) attack on other products' 
C) youth-oriented 
D) fear appeal 
A) CEO participating in the 
B) attack on other products' 
C) youth-oriented 
D) fear appeal

The process by which the presence of others improves our performance is known as

Attitudes that are based on overgeneralizations that can be positive or negative are called

Dropping bombs is more acceptable than hand-to-hand combat because of what social psychologists call

A method for getting people to comply in which a small request is followed by a larger request is known as the ________ technique.

When a nation (e.g. Iraq), like an individual, tends to attribute too much of the other nation's (e.g., the United States) behavior to dispositional factors, it is

The ________ effect refers to the fact that we tend to attribute our own reaction to influences to external factors while at the same time attributing others' reactions as internal factors.

When a person acts consistently the same way on many different occasions, we tend to make a(n) __________ attribution.

When functioning as the member of a group, __________ or a state of reduced self-awareness and lowered concern for social evaluation, can occur.

A cosmetic company is interested in selling its product by targeting women's concerns over their appearance particularly regarding aging. A technique that is likely to work would be a(n) ________ advertising campaign.

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Exam 14: Social Psychology

The process by which the presence of others improves our performance is known as

Attitudes that are based on overgeneralizations that can be positive or negative are called

Dropping bombs is more acceptable than hand-to-hand combat because of what social psychologists call

A method for getting people to comply in which a small request is followed by a larger request is known as the ________ technique.

When a nation (e.g. Iraq), like an individual, tends to attribute too much of the other nation's (e.g., the United States) behavior to dispositional factors, it is

The ________ effect refers to the fact that we tend to attribute our own reaction to influences to external factors while at the same time attributing others' reactions as internal factors.

When a person acts consistently the same way on many different occasions, we tend to make a(n) __________ attribution.

When functioning as the member of a group, __________ or a state of reduced self-awareness and lowered concern for social evaluation, can occur.

A cosmetic company is interested in selling its product by targeting women's concerns over their appearance particularly regarding aging. A technique that is likely to work would be a(n) ________ advertising campaign.

What Is Psychology

Biology and Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory: Remembrance of Things Past-And Future

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

The Voyage Through the Life Span

Personality: Theory and Measurement

Stress, Health, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Methods of Therapy

Psychology and Human Behavior

Psychology and Personality

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