Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an example of entrapment?

Accepted Answer

A)  A friend who is moving asks you to bring over a few empty boxes; when you arrive he asks you to fill the boxes with dishes, and before you know it, you've packed his kitchen. 
B)  You get involved part-time with a charity and within months you are chair of the fundraising committee. 
C)  A friend invites you over for a visit and when you get there asks if you wouldn't mind watching the kids while she pops out to the grocery store, and before you know it, you are babysitting all afternoon. 
D)  Your mom asks you to come over and take a look at a few things she is throwing away. and before you know it. you are helping her clean out her attic. 
A)  A friend who is moving asks you to bring over a few empty boxes; when you arrive he asks you to fill the boxes with dishes, and before you know it, you've packed his kitchen. 
B)  You get involved part-time with a charity and within months you are chair of the fundraising committee. 
C)  A friend invites you over for a visit and when you get there asks if you wouldn't mind watching the kids while she pops out to the grocery store, and before you know it, you are babysitting all afternoon. 
D)  Your mom asks you to come over and take a look at a few things she is throwing away. and before you know it. you are helping her clean out her attic.

Question 2

When we make situational attributions, we are identifying the cause of an action as something:

Accepted Answer

A)  with an unconscious motivation. 
B)  that is a biological trait. 
C)  in the person's disposition. 
D)  in the environment. 
A)  with an unconscious motivation. 
B)  that is a biological trait. 
C)  in the person's disposition. 
D)  in the environment.

Question 3

In Stanley Milgram's study of obedience:

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A)  participants were shocked when they made errors in reciting word pairs. 
B)  participants in the study were randomly assigned to be teachers or learners. 
C)  an ominous-looking shock machine had voltage markings from 0 to 450 volts. 
D)  a learner and the teacher sat side by side across from the shock machine. 
A)  participants were shocked when they made errors in reciting word pairs. 
B)  participants in the study were randomly assigned to be teachers or learners. 
C)  an ominous-looking shock machine had voltage markings from 0 to 450 volts. 
D)  a learner and the teacher sat side by side across from the shock machine.

Question 4

According to Stanley Milgram, obedience is tied to the personalities of the participants rather than to situational factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The authors note that studies investigating deindividuation have found that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  has a strong effect on men but very little influence on the behaviour of women. 
B)  is more common in small towns than in large cities. 
C)  increases a person's willingness to harm a stranger. 
D)  makes people more combative and aggressive, and inhibits kindness. 
A)  has a strong effect on men but very little influence on the behaviour of women. 
B)  is more common in small towns than in large cities. 
C)  increases a person's willingness to harm a stranger. 
D)  makes people more combative and aggressive, and inhibits kindness.

Question 6

Participants in Milgram's obedience study thought they were participating in a study about the effects of punishment on learning. Of the factors associated with people's willingness to obey, this aspect of Milgram's study could be related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  wanting to be polite. 
B)  routinizing the task. 
C)  becoming entrapped. 
D)  the allocation of responsibility to an authority. 
A)  wanting to be polite. 
B)  routinizing the task. 
C)  becoming entrapped. 
D)  the allocation of responsibility to an authority.

Question 7

In the Stanford prison study, it was found that

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A)  since the study was conducted in an unused wing of a real prison, the realistic atmosphere enhanced the role behaviour of prisoners and guards. 
B)  about 5% of the guards became tyrannical, giving the prisoners electric shocks when they were slow in obeying. 
C)  about one-third of the guards became tyrannical and almost always chose to be harsh and abusive. 
D)  90% of the guards tried to be "tough but fair" and demanded that the tyrannical guards lighten up on the prisoners because it was only an experiment. 
A)  since the study was conducted in an unused wing of a real prison, the realistic atmosphere enhanced the role behaviour of prisoners and guards. 
B)  about 5% of the guards became tyrannical, giving the prisoners electric shocks when they were slow in obeying. 
C)  about one-third of the guards became tyrannical and almost always chose to be harsh and abusive. 
D)  90% of the guards tried to be "tough but fair" and demanded that the tyrannical guards lighten up on the prisoners because it was only an experiment.

Question 8

From the standpoint of social and cultural psychology, some cultures and individuals are just inherently good or evil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

People from individualist countries are more likely than people from collectivist countries to conform to the group response in Asch's studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is an attitude? Give an example of an attitude that would be considered explicit and one that would be considered implicit.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a situational factor that will encourage a person to "rock the boat" and be a nonconformist?

Accepted Answer

A)  the knowledge that if you protest a company policy you will be able to find another job 
B)  the cost-benefit ratio supports your decision to get involved 
C)  the realization that intervention or help is needed 
D)  the knowledge that you are the only dissenting person and so it is up to you to take action 
A)  the knowledge that if you protest a company policy you will be able to find another job 
B)  the cost-benefit ratio supports your decision to get involved 
C)  the realization that intervention or help is needed 
D)  the knowledge that you are the only dissenting person and so it is up to you to take action

Question 12

Which of the following statements about attitudes is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Explicit attitudes are learned, but implicit attitudes stem from innate personality traits. 
B)  Attitudes are learned beliefs about people, groups, ideas, or activities. 
C)  Attitudes are generally a result of learning and experience, but may also be a result of innate personality traits. 
D)  Religiosity is dependent only on culture and therefore is learned. 
A)  Explicit attitudes are learned, but implicit attitudes stem from innate personality traits. 
B)  Attitudes are learned beliefs about people, groups, ideas, or activities. 
C)  Attitudes are generally a result of learning and experience, but may also be a result of innate personality traits. 
D)  Religiosity is dependent only on culture and therefore is learned.

Question 13

According to the fundamental attribution error, Bob will explain why Joe lost his job last week by suggesting that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Joe was a troublemaker. 
B)  the demographics of the company were changing. 
C)  Joe was unable to create enough revenue. 
D)  the company needed to save money. 
A)  Joe was a troublemaker. 
B)  the demographics of the company were changing. 
C)  Joe was unable to create enough revenue. 
D)  the company needed to save money.

Question 14

A group of officers fighting in Afghanistan must make an important military decision. Under what circumstances would groupthink be most likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is consensus leadership among the officers rather than one directive leader. 
B)  The officers are concerned that their group is not functioning as a tight-knit team. 
C)  The officers are aware that it is difficult to make a correct decision. 
D)  The group members feel under pressure by outside forces. 
A)  There is consensus leadership among the officers rather than one directive leader. 
B)  The officers are concerned that their group is not functioning as a tight-knit team. 
C)  The officers are aware that it is difficult to make a correct decision. 
D)  The group members feel under pressure by outside forces.

Question 15

One common form of oversimplification is argument by anecdote. Anecdotes are often a source of stereotyping as well. Explain how an anecdote might be a source of stereotyping. Illustrate your explanation with an example that shows how a stereotype of a different generation could develop.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 16

Critics of the prison study argue that:

Accepted Answer

A)  a make-shift prison in the basement of a university building is not an effective setting to investigate the factors involved. 
B)  the participants had watched television shows and movies that provided script information about how guards and prisoners are supposed to behave. 
C)  by stopping the study after six days instead of letting it continue for the two-week experimental period, the researchers had not allowed enough time for dramatic change to occur. 
D)  the methodology was flawed because participants were not randomly assigned to either the prisoner condition or the guard condition. 
A)  a make-shift prison in the basement of a university building is not an effective setting to investigate the factors involved. 
B)  the participants had watched television shows and movies that provided script information about how guards and prisoners are supposed to behave. 
C)  by stopping the study after six days instead of letting it continue for the two-week experimental period, the researchers had not allowed enough time for dramatic change to occur. 
D)  the methodology was flawed because participants were not randomly assigned to either the prisoner condition or the guard condition.

Question 17

What important positive role do stereotypes play in human thinking?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 18

Coercive persuasion involves all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is no one simple explanation given for a person's problems. 
B)  the person is isolated. 
C)  the person is subjected to entrapment. 
D)  the leader promises salvation. 
A)  there is no one simple explanation given for a person's problems. 
B)  the person is isolated. 
C)  the person is subjected to entrapment. 
D)  the leader promises salvation.

Question 19

One problem in studying prejudice is that not all prejudiced people are prejudiced in the same way. What varieties of prejudice are discussed in the textbook? Describe the two types of male "sexism."

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT one of the common ways to influence attitudes as described in our text?

Accepted Answer

A)  friendly persuasion 
B)  repetition of an idea or assertion 
C)  make someone feel part of a chosen group 
D)  offer monetary incentives 
A)  friendly persuasion 
B)  repetition of an idea or assertion 
C)  make someone feel part of a chosen group 
D)  offer monetary incentives

Which of the following is NOT an example of entrapment?

When we make situational attributions, we are identifying the cause of an action as something:

In Stanley Milgram's study of obedience:

According to Stanley Milgram, obedience is tied to the personalities of the participants rather than to situational factors.

The authors note that studies investigating deindividuation have found that it:

Participants in Milgram's obedience study thought they were participating in a study about the effects of punishment on learning. Of the factors associated with people's willingness to obey, this aspect of Milgram's study could be related to:

In the Stanford prison study, it was found that

From the standpoint of social and cultural psychology, some cultures and individuals are just inherently good or evil.

People from individualist countries are more likely than people from collectivist countries to conform to the group response in Asch's studies.

What is an attitude? Give an example of an attitude that would be considered explicit and one that would be considered implicit.

Which of the following is NOT a situational factor that will encourage a person to "rock the boat" and be a nonconformist?

Which of the following statements about attitudes is true?

According to the fundamental attribution error, Bob will explain why Joe lost his job last week by suggesting that:

A group of officers fighting in Afghanistan must make an important military decision. Under what circumstances would groupthink be most likely to occur?

One common form of oversimplification is argument by anecdote. Anecdotes are often a source of stereotyping as well. Explain how an anecdote might be a source of stereotyping. Illustrate your explanation with an example that shows how a stereotype of a different generation could develop.

Critics of the prison study argue that:

What important positive role do stereotypes play in human thinking?

Coercive persuasion involves all of the following EXCEPT:

One problem in studying prejudice is that not all prejudiced people are prejudiced in the same way. What varieties of prejudice are discussed in the textbook? Describe the two types of male "sexism."

Which of the following is NOT one of the common ways to influence attitudes as described in our text?

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Which of the following is NOT an example of entrapment?

When we make situational attributions, we are identifying the cause of an action as something:

In Stanley Milgram's study of obedience:

According to Stanley Milgram, obedience is tied to the personalities of the participants rather than to situational factors.

The authors note that studies investigating deindividuation have found that it:

Participants in Milgram's obedience study thought they were participating in a study about the effects of punishment on learning. Of the factors associated with people's willingness to obey, this aspect of Milgram's study could be related to:

In the Stanford prison study, it was found that

From the standpoint of social and cultural psychology, some cultures and individuals are just inherently good or evil.

People from individualist countries are more likely than people from collectivist countries to conform to the group response in Asch's studies.

What is an attitude? Give an example of an attitude that would be considered explicit and one that would be considered implicit.

Which of the following is NOT a situational factor that will encourage a person to "rock the boat" and be a nonconformist?

Which of the following statements about attitudes is true?

According to the fundamental attribution error, Bob will explain why Joe lost his job last week by suggesting that:

A group of officers fighting in Afghanistan must make an important military decision. Under what circumstances would groupthink be most likely to occur?

One common form of oversimplification is argument by anecdote. Anecdotes are often a source of stereotyping as well. Explain how an anecdote might be a source of stereotyping. Illustrate your explanation with an example that shows how a stereotype of a different generation could develop.

Critics of the prison study argue that:

What important positive role do stereotypes play in human thinking?

Coercive persuasion involves all of the following EXCEPT:

One problem in studying prejudice is that not all prejudiced people are prejudiced in the same way. What varieties of prejudice are discussed in the textbook? Describe the two types of male "sexism."

Which of the following is NOT one of the common ways to influence attitudes as described in our text?

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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