Question 1

The Stanford prison study demonstrates how a person's ________ affect(s) behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A)  past experience 
B)  values 
C)  role 
D)  beliefs 
A)  past experience 
B)  values 
C)  role 
D)  beliefs

Question 2

________ are defined as rules that regulate human life.

Accepted Answer

A)  Norms 
B)  Routines 
C)  Stereotypes 
D)  Roles 
A)  Norms 
B)  Routines 
C)  Stereotypes 
D)  Roles

Question 3

Stereotypes overestimate the differences within other groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Once a person is a committed follower in a cult that relies upon coercive persuasion, the group is likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  have created a new identity for the person now that he or she is among the elite. 
B)  allow the person to make more choices in how he or she wants to pursue group goals. 
C)  give "love baths" and affection whenever the person feels personal distress. 
D)  encourage the person to initiate interactions with family members. 
A)  have created a new identity for the person now that he or she is among the elite. 
B)  allow the person to make more choices in how he or she wants to pursue group goals. 
C)  give "love baths" and affection whenever the person feels personal distress. 
D)  encourage the person to initiate interactions with family members.

Question 5

Research shows that females do not differ from males under conditions of deindividuation, in terms of aggressive behaviour when they play a competitive war video game.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the prison study, almost all the guards became tyrannical, using harsh and abusive methods to interact with prisoners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The fundamental attribution error is especially prevalent in Western cultures, where middle-class people tend to believe that individuals are responsible for their own actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When the leader of a close-knit group humiliates dissenters, then it is most likely that ________ is occurring.

Accepted Answer

A)  the self-serving bias 
B)  a fundamental attribution error 
C)  groupthink 
D)  diffusion of responsibility 
A)  the self-serving bias 
B)  a fundamental attribution error 
C)  groupthink 
D)  diffusion of responsibility

Question 9

Match these definitions with the terms they define.
-a strong, unreasonable dislike or hatred of a group based on a negative stereotype

Accepted Answer

A) stereotype 
B) ethnic identity 
C) acculturation 
D) prejudice 
E) ethnocentrism 
A) stereotype 
B) ethnic identity 
C) acculturation 
D) prejudice 
E) ethnocentrism

Question 10

The part of a person's self-concept that is based on identification with a nation, culture, group or gender is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  social concept. 
B)  social stereotype. 
C)  tacit identity. 
D)  social identity. 
A)  social concept. 
B)  social stereotype. 
C)  tacit identity. 
D)  social identity.

Question 11

The belief that your own culture or ethnic group is superior to all others appears to:

Accepted Answer

A)  be unique to collectivist cultures. 
B)  be universal. 
C)  occur primarily in Western cultures. 
D)  be an example of groupthink. 
A)  be unique to collectivist cultures. 
B)  be universal. 
C)  occur primarily in Western cultures. 
D)  be an example of groupthink.

Question 12

List the procedures used by researchers to measure implicit prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the

Question 13

The social psychologists who conducted the prison study noted that in only a few days, half of the "prisoners" were begging to be let out.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Henry's occasional lapse is explained by his wife, Edith, as:

Accepted Answer

A)  "Poor Henry is under so much pressure at work." 
B)  "Henry just never has been good at that." 
C)  Edith's response would depend on whether they are a happy or an unhappy couple. 
D)  "That Henry is a hopeless mama's boy." 
A)  "Poor Henry is under so much pressure at work." 
B)  "Henry just never has been good at that." 
C)  Edith's response would depend on whether they are a happy or an unhappy couple. 
D)  "That Henry is a hopeless mama's boy."

The Stanford prison study demonstrates how a person's ________ affect(s) behaviour.

________ are defined as rules that regulate human life.

Stereotypes overestimate the differences within other groups.

Once a person is a committed follower in a cult that relies upon coercive persuasion, the group is likely to:

Research shows that females do not differ from males under conditions of deindividuation, in terms of aggressive behaviour when they play a competitive war video game.

In the prison study, almost all the guards became tyrannical, using harsh and abusive methods to interact with prisoners.

The fundamental attribution error is especially prevalent in Western cultures, where middle-class people tend to believe that individuals are responsible for their own actions.

When the leader of a close-knit group humiliates dissenters, then it is most likely that ________ is occurring.

Match these definitions with the terms they define. -a strong, unreasonable dislike or hatred of a group based on a negative stereotype

The part of a person's self-concept that is based on identification with a nation, culture, group or gender is called:

The belief that your own culture or ethnic group is superior to all others appears to:

List the procedures used by researchers to measure implicit prejudice.

The social psychologists who conducted the prison study noted that in only a few days, half of the "prisoners" were begging to be let out.

Henry's occasional lapse is explained by his wife, Edith, as:

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Exam 8: Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

The Stanford prison study demonstrates how a person's ________ affect(s) behaviour.

________ are defined as rules that regulate human life.

Stereotypes overestimate the differences within other groups.

Once a person is a committed follower in a cult that relies upon coercive persuasion, the group is likely to:

Research shows that females do not differ from males under conditions of deindividuation, in terms of aggressive behaviour when they play a competitive war video game.

In the prison study, almost all the guards became tyrannical, using harsh and abusive methods to interact with prisoners.

The fundamental attribution error is especially prevalent in Western cultures, where middle-class people tend to believe that individuals are responsible for their own actions.

When the leader of a close-knit group humiliates dissenters, then it is most likely that ________ is occurring.

Match these definitions with the terms they define. -a strong, unreasonable dislike or hatred of a group based on a negative stereotype

The part of a person's self-concept that is based on identification with a nation, culture, group or gender is called:

The belief that your own culture or ethnic group is superior to all others appears to:

List the procedures used by researchers to measure implicit prejudice.

The social psychologists who conducted the prison study noted that in only a few days, half of the "prisoners" were begging to be let out.

Henry's occasional lapse is explained by his wife, Edith, as:

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

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