Question 1

State Trooper Kirk has a schema of a drug dealer: a nervous male who drives a nice car at slightly under the speed limit.A disadvantage of this schema is:

Accepted Answer

A)  it slows decision making relating to stopping potential drug dealers 
B)  there are too many specific details in it, leading to confusion 
C)  "drug dealer" is more appropriate as a self-schema than a person schema 
D)  drug dealers who do not fit the schema may avoid detection 
A)  it slows decision making relating to stopping potential drug dealers 
B)  there are too many specific details in it, leading to confusion 
C)  "drug dealer" is more appropriate as a self-schema than a person schema 
D)  drug dealers who do not fit the schema may avoid detection

Question 2

From evolution's point-of-view,a young woman's childbearing ability is signaled by her:

Accepted Answer

A)  face free of winkles 
B)  facial skin free of pimples or blemishes 
C)  skin's softness 
D)  "hourglass figure" 
A)  face free of winkles 
B)  facial skin free of pimples or blemishes 
C)  skin's softness 
D)  "hourglass figure"

Question 3

A disadvantage of schemas is that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  restrict or bias what we attend to, store, and recall 
B)  create disorganization within long-term memory 
C)  cannot predict how we should behave in social situations 
D)  are easily changed 
A)  restrict or bias what we attend to, store, and recall 
B)  create disorganization within long-term memory 
C)  cannot predict how we should behave in social situations 
D)  are easily changed

Question 4

"I know that I should wear my seat belt in the car,but I don't." This person probably experiences:

Accepted Answer

A)  external attribution 
B)  the self-serving bias 
C)  prejudice 
D)  cognitive dissonance 
A)  external attribution 
B)  the self-serving bias 
C)  prejudice 
D)  cognitive dissonance

Question 5

At Jack's office,a number of men start wearing Hawaiian shirts on Fridays.Soon Jack begins wearing a Hawaiian shirt on Fridays.Jack's behavior is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  conformity 
B)  consistency 
C)  compliance 
D)  obedience 
A)  conformity 
B)  consistency 
C)  compliance 
D)  obedience

Question 6

Reports circulate around Pacific Beach about a rapist who accompanies sexual acts of short duration with abusive language and physical trauma to the victim.Which type of rapist is at large in Pacific Beach?

Accepted Answer

A)  anger 
B)  power 
C)  sadistic 
D)  acquaintance 
A)  anger 
B)  power 
C)  sadistic 
D)  acquaintance

Question 7

In groupthink,the decision is ____ than ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  less important; reaching agreement 
B)  more important; having a spirited debate 
C)  less important; having a spirited debate 
D)  more important; reaching agreement 
A)  less important; reaching agreement 
B)  more important; having a spirited debate 
C)  less important; having a spirited debate 
D)  more important; reaching agreement

Question 8

You and your roommate have just received grade reports.Since you and your roommate were in the same class,you are curious about how well he did.Both of you received a "D." You received a "D" because the professor was bad; you believe your roommate got a "D" because he is not too bright.You have just experienced the:

Accepted Answer

A)  primary dispositional effect 
B)  grading attribution effect 
C)  fundamental attribution effect 
D)  actor-observer effect 
A)  primary dispositional effect 
B)  grading attribution effect 
C)  fundamental attribution effect 
D)  actor-observer effect

Question 9

Laura decides that the stranger sitting next to her in the restaurant is rich.He is well dressed,has a cell phone,and orders lobster to eat.This illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  group polarization 
B)  need to explain 
C)  hindsight bias 
D)  consensus effect 
A)  group polarization 
B)  need to explain 
C)  hindsight bias 
D)  consensus effect

Question 10

The results of Milgram's obedience experiments demonstrated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  most people will not obey orders to harm others in the lab 
B)  males but not females will obey orders to shock another person 
C)  a majority of people will obey orders, even if they feel that the orders are unreasonable 
D)  psychiatrists overestimate the percentage of individuals who will follow orders to harm others in laboratory experiments 
A)  most people will not obey orders to harm others in the lab 
B)  males but not females will obey orders to shock another person 
C)  a majority of people will obey orders, even if they feel that the orders are unreasonable 
D)  psychiatrists overestimate the percentage of individuals who will follow orders to harm others in laboratory experiments

Question 11

Researchers have discovered that the direction of a group's risky shift is dependent on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the arousal-cost-reward model 
B)  dispositional and situation attributions 
C)  the type of person and role schemas maintained by group members 
D)  how conservative or liberal the group was to begin with 
A)  the arousal-cost-reward model 
B)  dispositional and situation attributions 
C)  the type of person and role schemas maintained by group members 
D)  how conservative or liberal the group was to begin with

Question 12

Which of the following best describes catharsis?

Accepted Answer

A)  "cooking up a storm" 
B)  "What part of 'no' don't you understand?" 
C)  "letting off some steam" 
D)  "He who is without sin, let him cast the first stone." 
A)  "cooking up a storm" 
B)  "What part of 'no' don't you understand?" 
C)  "letting off some steam" 
D)  "He who is without sin, let him cast the first stone."

Question 13

According to Maslow's theory,people become involved with groups in order to:

Accepted Answer

A)  satisfy the need to belong 
B)  prevent self-handicapping behavior 
C)  resolve feelings of cognitive dissonance 
D)  experience group polarization and the risky shift 
A)  satisfy the need to belong 
B)  prevent self-handicapping behavior 
C)  resolve feelings of cognitive dissonance 
D)  experience group polarization and the risky shift

Question 14

According to Leonard Berkowitz,a person's reaction to frustration:

Accepted Answer

A)  always involves aggression 
B)  depends on his or her neurochemical makeup 
C)  is affected by genetic factors 
D)  depends on how that person interprets information about the frustrating situation 
A)  always involves aggression 
B)  depends on his or her neurochemical makeup 
C)  is affected by genetic factors 
D)  depends on how that person interprets information about the frustrating situation

Question 15

What roles were played in Milgram's study on obedience?

Accepted Answer

A)  co-workers 
B)  artist and critic 
C)  teacher and learner 
D)  patient and doctor 
A)  co-workers 
B)  artist and critic 
C)  teacher and learner 
D)  patient and doctor

Question 16

"As a sales representative for a major company,I often meet my sales quota and make lots of sales because of my hard work and skill.Sometimes,I don't make the quota,but it's because the company doesn't give me a list of potential customers." This person is experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamental attribution error 
B)  self-serving bias 
C)  actor-observer effect 
D)  groupthink 
A)  fundamental attribution error 
B)  self-serving bias 
C)  actor-observer effect 
D)  groupthink

Question 17

You are walking in a parking lot full of small puddles of water.A car drives through one near you and splashes you with water.You are likely to attribute the driver's behavior to internal dispositions.This is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotyping 
B)  actor-observer effect 
C)  covariation 
D)  the fundamental attribution error 
A)  stereotyping 
B)  actor-observer effect 
C)  covariation 
D)  the fundamental attribution error

Question 18

Which of the following is associated with a greater likelihood of taking on an antisocial role?

Accepted Answer

A)  social facilitation 
B)  informational influence 
C)  altruism 
D)  deindividuation 
A)  social facilitation 
B)  informational influence 
C)  altruism 
D)  deindividuation

Question 19

Helping a victim because of identification with what the victim is going through is an example of which motivation for helping?

Accepted Answer

A)  values 
B)  reciprocity 
C)  norms 
D)  empathy 
A)  values 
B)  reciprocity 
C)  norms 
D)  empathy

Question 20

Religious leaders,military officers,doctors,scientists,and parents are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  authority figures 
B)  conformity inducers 
C)  altruistic leaders 
D)  asocial models 
A)  authority figures 
B)  conformity inducers 
C)  altruistic leaders 
D)  asocial models

Exam 25: Social Psychology

State Trooper Kirk has a schema of a drug dealer: a nervous male who drives a nice car at slightly under the speed limit.A disadvantage of this schema is:

From evolution's point-of-view,a young woman's childbearing ability is signaled by her:

A disadvantage of schemas is that they:

"I know that I should wear my seat belt in the car,but I don't." This person probably experiences:

At Jack's office,a number of men start wearing Hawaiian shirts on Fridays.Soon Jack begins wearing a Hawaiian shirt on Fridays.Jack's behavior is an example of:

Reports circulate around Pacific Beach about a rapist who accompanies sexual acts of short duration with abusive language and physical trauma to the victim.Which type of rapist is at large in Pacific Beach?

In groupthink,the decision is ____ than ____.

Laura decides that the stranger sitting next to her in the restaurant is rich.He is well dressed,has a cell phone,and orders lobster to eat.This illustrates which of the following?

The results of Milgram's obedience experiments demonstrated that:

Researchers have discovered that the direction of a group's risky shift is dependent on:

Which of the following best describes catharsis?

According to Maslow's theory,people become involved with groups in order to:

According to Leonard Berkowitz,a person's reaction to frustration:

What roles were played in Milgram's study on obedience?

"As a sales representative for a major company,I often meet my sales quota and make lots of sales because of my hard work and skill.Sometimes,I don't make the quota,but it's because the company doesn't give me a list of potential customers." This person is experiencing:

You are walking in a parking lot full of small puddles of water.A car drives through one near you and splashes you with water.You are likely to attribute the driver's behavior to internal dispositions.This is called:

Which of the following is associated with a greater likelihood of taking on an antisocial role?

Helping a victim because of identification with what the victim is going through is an example of which motivation for helping?

Religious leaders,military officers,doctors,scientists,and parents are examples of:

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