Question 1

Morton believes that all people from the South are slow and dull-witted.When Morton has a chance to meet with some articulate,intelligent Southerners,his stereotype:

Accepted Answer

A)  is destroyed 
B)  will be reinforced 
C)  will dismiss this experience, since it doesn't fit with his stereotype 
D)  will be modified 
A)  is destroyed 
B)  will be reinforced 
C)  will dismiss this experience, since it doesn't fit with his stereotype 
D)  will be modified

Question 2

The peripheral route for persuasion emphasizes:

Accepted Answer

A)  analyses, facts, and logic 
B)  credibility of candidates 
C)  emotional appeal 
D)  devoting sufficient time to understanding the issues 
A)  analyses, facts, and logic 
B)  credibility of candidates 
C)  emotional appeal 
D)  devoting sufficient time to understanding the issues

Question 3

What have researchers found about attractive faces?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attractive faces come closest to the average face found in the general population. 
B)  Attractive faces have large eyes and high cheekbones. 
C)  Attractive faces are those that have a square shape. 
D)  Attractive faces have dimples, small eyes, low cheekbones, and a small forehead. 
A)  Attractive faces come closest to the average face found in the general population. 
B)  Attractive faces have large eyes and high cheekbones. 
C)  Attractive faces are those that have a square shape. 
D)  Attractive faces have dimples, small eyes, low cheekbones, and a small forehead.

Question 4

Guy believes that if he goes out on a date with a woman he knows and pays for a nice dinner,she needs to have sex with him.He uses verbal coercion to force his date to have sex.Guy is most likely a(n):

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Katy swims faster when there are large crowds at the swim meet than when she practices and no one is around.Her faster times may be due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  social inhibition 
B)  deindividuation 
C)  diffusion of responsibility 
D)  social facilitation 
A)  social inhibition 
B)  deindividuation 
C)  diffusion of responsibility 
D)  social facilitation

Question 6

A football player tries to hurt the opposing quarterback so that the quarterback will not be able to continue playing.A psychologist would consider this an example of ____ behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  aggressive 
B)  prosocial 
C)  assertive 
D)  angry 
A)  aggressive 
B)  prosocial 
C)  assertive 
D)  angry

Question 7

How differently a person behaves in one situation compared to other situations is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  specificity 
B)  distinctiveness 
C)  consensus 
D)  uniqueness 
A)  specificity 
B)  distinctiveness 
C)  consensus 
D)  uniqueness

Question 8

You are watching a TV show that consists of high-speed police chases and the inevitable crashes.As you see one particularly graphic crash,you wince.What neurological structures allow this particular type of reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  empathy receptors 
B)  corpus callosum 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  mirror neurons 
A)  empathy receptors 
B)  corpus callosum 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  mirror neurons

Question 9

Younger Nigerian women are starting to reject the traditional view that beautiful women are ____ and to adopt ____ American standards.

Accepted Answer

A)  heavy; light-skinned 
B)  dark skinned; light-skinned 
C)  heavy; trim 
D)  light skinned; dark-skinned 
A)  heavy; light-skinned 
B)  dark skinned; light-skinned 
C)  heavy; trim 
D)  light skinned; dark-skinned

Question 10

Positron emission tomography (PET scan)is a technique used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  transplant fetal brain tissue 
B)  repair damaged neurons in the spinal cord 
C)  study the function of brain areas 
D)  perform a frontal lobotomy 
A)  transplant fetal brain tissue 
B)  repair damaged neurons in the spinal cord 
C)  study the function of brain areas 
D)  perform a frontal lobotomy

Question 11

"When I beat my average bowling score,I attribute it to my skill,but if I score below my average,I blame it on the dent in my bowling ball." This is an example of the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

What type of article would you be most likely to find in the Journal of Social Neuroscience?

Accepted Answer

A)  "The Use of Central and Peripheral Routes in Beer Commercials" 
B)  "Activation of Mirror Neurons During Personal Conversation" 
C)  "The Effects of Frustration on Aggression" 
D)  "Fundamental Attribution Error Among College Students" 
A)  "The Use of Central and Peripheral Routes in Beer Commercials" 
B)  "Activation of Mirror Neurons During Personal Conversation" 
C)  "The Effects of Frustration on Aggression" 
D)  "Fundamental Attribution Error Among College Students"

Question 13

The two most prominent models used to explain helping behavior differ in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  one emphasizes the helper, whereas the other emphasizes the victim 
B)  one emphasizes instincts, whereas the other emphasizes thought patterns 
C)  one emphasizes sex, whereas the other emphasizes social norms 
D)  one emphasizes stages, whereas the other emphasizes arousal, costs, and rewards 
A)  one emphasizes the helper, whereas the other emphasizes the victim 
B)  one emphasizes instincts, whereas the other emphasizes thought patterns 
C)  one emphasizes sex, whereas the other emphasizes social norms 
D)  one emphasizes stages, whereas the other emphasizes arousal, costs, and rewards

Question 14

Alfonso sees a news story about a beautiful 22-year-old blond woman who just married an elderly billionaire.Alfonso feels that the woman married the billionaire for his money.Alfonso's explanation is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a fundamental perceptual error 
B)  an attribution 
C)  prejudice 
D)  discrimination 
A)  a fundamental perceptual error 
B)  an attribution 
C)  prejudice 
D)  discrimination

Question 15

As part of his job,Joe raises money for the American Cancer Association.Joe's action for the Cancer Association is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  altruism 
B)  reciprocity 
C)  prosocial behavior 
D)  diffusion of responsibility 
A)  altruism 
B)  reciprocity 
C)  prosocial behavior 
D)  diffusion of responsibility

Question 16

You advise your friend to dress appropriately for a job interview.As a student of social psychology,you recognize the importance of ____ in forming judgments about others.

Accepted Answer

A)  altruism 
B)  the affective component of an attitude 
C)  internal attributions 
D)  physical appearance 
A)  altruism 
B)  the affective component of an attitude 
C)  internal attributions 
D)  physical appearance

Question 17

"I don't eat black olives." This demonstrates the ____ component of an attitude.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive 
B)  affective 
C)  physiological 
D)  behavioral 
A)  cognitive 
B)  affective 
C)  physiological 
D)  behavioral

Question 18

A person's disposition refers to their:

Accepted Answer

A)  peripheral route of persuasion 
B)  self-serving bias 
C)  type of schema 
D)  internal characteristics 
A)  peripheral route of persuasion 
B)  self-serving bias 
C)  type of schema 
D)  internal characteristics

Question 19

Claire must try to convince the other executives in her company to invest in a major real estate venture.She knows that her colleagues are not initially in favor of the idea.According to what psychologists know about the optimal content for persuasive messages,Claire should:

Accepted Answer

A)  present both sides of the argument 
B)  present one side of the argument 
C)  present the facts and let the members of the group make up their own minds 
D)  start by suggesting that they not make the investment, in the hope that she will get some opposition to that idea 
A)  present both sides of the argument 
B)  present one side of the argument 
C)  present the facts and let the members of the group make up their own minds 
D)  start by suggesting that they not make the investment, in the hope that she will get some opposition to that idea

Question 20

Three-year-old Katy has just had her baby sister tear up an art project that Katy had been working on.Katy is obviously frustrated,since she put much time and effort into the picture.But she doesn't hit her sister because "Mom says we can't hit." This would have been predicted by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  diathesis-aggression model 
B)  modified frustration-aggression hypothesis 
C)  frustration-aggression hypothesis 
D)  negative affect model 
A)  diathesis-aggression model 
B)  modified frustration-aggression hypothesis 
C)  frustration-aggression hypothesis 
D)  negative affect model

Exam 25: Social Psychology

Morton believes that all people from the South are slow and dull-witted.When Morton has a chance to meet with some articulate,intelligent Southerners,his stereotype:

The peripheral route for persuasion emphasizes:

What have researchers found about attractive faces?

Guy believes that if he goes out on a date with a woman he knows and pays for a nice dinner,she needs to have sex with him.He uses verbal coercion to force his date to have sex.Guy is most likely a(n):

Katy swims faster when there are large crowds at the swim meet than when she practices and no one is around.Her faster times may be due to:

A football player tries to hurt the opposing quarterback so that the quarterback will not be able to continue playing.A psychologist would consider this an example of ____ behavior.

How differently a person behaves in one situation compared to other situations is called:

You are watching a TV show that consists of high-speed police chases and the inevitable crashes.As you see one particularly graphic crash,you wince.What neurological structures allow this particular type of reaction?

Younger Nigerian women are starting to reject the traditional view that beautiful women are ____ and to adopt ____ American standards.

Positron emission tomography (PET scan)is a technique used to:

"When I beat my average bowling score,I attribute it to my skill,but if I score below my average,I blame it on the dent in my bowling ball." This is an example of the:

What type of article would you be most likely to find in the Journal of Social Neuroscience?

The two most prominent models used to explain helping behavior differ in that:

Alfonso sees a news story about a beautiful 22-year-old blond woman who just married an elderly billionaire.Alfonso feels that the woman married the billionaire for his money.Alfonso's explanation is an example of:

As part of his job,Joe raises money for the American Cancer Association.Joe's action for the Cancer Association is an example of:

You advise your friend to dress appropriately for a job interview.As a student of social psychology,you recognize the importance of ____ in forming judgments about others.

"I don't eat black olives." This demonstrates the ____ component of an attitude.

A person's disposition refers to their:

Claire must try to convince the other executives in her company to invest in a major real estate venture.She knows that her colleagues are not initially in favor of the idea.According to what psychologists know about the optimal content for persuasive messages,Claire should:

Three-year-old Katy has just had her baby sister tear up an art project that Katy had been working on.Katy is obviously frustrated,since she put much time and effort into the picture.But she doesn't hit her sister because "Mom says we can't hit." This would have been predicted by the:

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