Question 1

Deindividuation eliminates gender differences in aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Before conducting his study on obedience, Stanley Milgram asked a number of psychiatrists, students, and middle-class adults to predict how many people they thought would deliver shocks at the highest levels. What predictions did they make?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 3

A cultural function of prejudice is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  help people bond to their own ethnic group. 
B)  increase conformity to social norms. 
C)  make official forms of discrimination seem legitimate. 
D)  increase self-esteem. 
A)  help people bond to their own ethnic group. 
B)  increase conformity to social norms. 
C)  make official forms of discrimination seem legitimate. 
D)  increase self-esteem.

Question 4

Match these definitions with the terms they define.
-the tendency of people to feel more positive toward a person, item, product, or other stimulus the more familiar they are with it

Accepted Answer

A) diffusion of responsibility 
B) deindividuation 
C) familiarity effect 
D) group-serving bias 
E) validity effect 
A) diffusion of responsibility 
B) deindividuation 
C) familiarity effect 
D) group-serving bias 
E) validity effect

Question 5

If a person had a sudden appendicitis attack in a public place, she would be more likely to be helped if:

Accepted Answer

A)  four to five people were in the area. 
B)  one other person was in the area. 
C)  one dozen people were in the area. 
D)  several dozen people were in the area. 
A)  four to five people were in the area. 
B)  one other person was in the area. 
C)  one dozen people were in the area. 
D)  several dozen people were in the area.

Question 6

Wynn is distracted and preoccupied when he sees Aurelia behaving in an unusual way. What attributions is Wynn, a high school student in Canada, likely to make about Aurelia's behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the

Question 7

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)  You know that you are right, and despite the potential consequences, you feel compelled to do something. 
B)  You have an ally. 
C)  You perceive the need for intervention. 
D)  You become entrapped. 
A)  You know that you are right, and despite the potential consequences, you feel compelled to do something. 
B)  You have an ally. 
C)  You perceive the need for intervention. 
D)  You become entrapped.

Question 8

Describe the story of entrapment told by the 25 men who had served in the Greek military during the authoritarian regime that ended in 1974.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 9

What really seems to be happening when people are in large crowds and anonymous situations is that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  become mindless and no longer conform to any social norms. 
B)  become combative and their aggressiveness is released. 
C)  become uninhibited and their sexual urges are released. 
D)  conform to the situation's specific norms. 
A)  become mindless and no longer conform to any social norms. 
B)  become combative and their aggressiveness is released. 
C)  become uninhibited and their sexual urges are released. 
D)  conform to the situation's specific norms.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a condition that must be met before prejudice will be decreased?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both sides must cooperate, working together for a common goal. 
B)  Both sides must have equal social status in the community. 
C)  Both sides must have opportunity to work and socialize together, formally and informally. 
D)  Both sides must have equal legal status, economic opportunity, and power. 
A)  Both sides must cooperate, working together for a common goal. 
B)  Both sides must have equal social status in the community. 
C)  Both sides must have opportunity to work and socialize together, formally and informally. 
D)  Both sides must have equal legal status, economic opportunity, and power.

Question 11

The validity effect is the tendency of people to:

Accepted Answer

A)  solve problems using the same procedures that lead to valid results on similar problems. 
B)  be unable to distinguish between actual experiences and what they have been told. 
C)  overestimate their abilities to have predicted an event once the outcome is known. 
D)  believe that a statement is true simply because it has been repeated a number of times. 
A)  solve problems using the same procedures that lead to valid results on similar problems. 
B)  be unable to distinguish between actual experiences and what they have been told. 
C)  overestimate their abilities to have predicted an event once the outcome is known. 
D)  believe that a statement is true simply because it has been repeated a number of times.

Question 12

A norm is a given social position that is governed by a set of rules for proper behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When Milgram's study was replicated with female subjects, almost none of the women would inflict what they thought were dangerous amounts of shock to another person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is a sign of groupthink?

Accepted Answer

A)  an illusion of vulnerability 
B)  an illusion of anonymity 
C)  unbiased information seeking 
D)  self-censorship 
A)  an illusion of vulnerability 
B)  an illusion of anonymity 
C)  unbiased information seeking 
D)  self-censorship

Question 15

Define ethnic identity and acculturation.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 16

Before Stanley Milgram conducted his study on obedience, he asked a number of psychiatrists, students, and middle-class adults how many people would go all the way to the highest voltage under the instructions of the authority. Milgram found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  psychiatrists accurately predicted that about 45% of the participants would inflict what they thought were dangerous amounts of shock. 
B)  psychiatrists predicted that 1 person in 1000 would administer the highest voltage and the nonprofessionals agreed with this statement. 
C)  students and middle-class adults accurately predicted that about 25% of the participants would inflict what they thought were dangerous amounts of shock. 
D)  psychiatrists, students, and middle-class adults accurately predicted that about 15% of the participants would inflict what they thought were dangerous amounts of shock. 
A)  psychiatrists accurately predicted that about 45% of the participants would inflict what they thought were dangerous amounts of shock. 
B)  psychiatrists predicted that 1 person in 1000 would administer the highest voltage and the nonprofessionals agreed with this statement. 
C)  students and middle-class adults accurately predicted that about 25% of the participants would inflict what they thought were dangerous amounts of shock. 
D)  psychiatrists, students, and middle-class adults accurately predicted that about 15% of the participants would inflict what they thought were dangerous amounts of shock.

Question 17

You learn most of your culture's rules and values the way you learn your culture's language-without thinking about it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Bystander apathy results from:

Accepted Answer

A)  social loafing. 
B)  the familiarity effect. 
C)  deindividuation. 
D)  diffusion of responsibility. 
A)  social loafing. 
B)  the familiarity effect. 
C)  deindividuation. 
D)  diffusion of responsibility.

Question 19

An implicit cultural standard has been violated when:

Accepted Answer

A)  a parent allows a 13-year-old to get behind the wheel for a short drive home. 
B)  the school library is almost completely empty but a student sits right next to a stranger. 
C)  taxes are due on April 30 but a person doesn't file a return. 
D)  a driver accelerates during a yellow light in order to cross the intersection. 
A)  a parent allows a 13-year-old to get behind the wheel for a short drive home. 
B)  the school library is almost completely empty but a student sits right next to a stranger. 
C)  taxes are due on April 30 but a person doesn't file a return. 
D)  a driver accelerates during a yellow light in order to cross the intersection.

Question 20

Milgram concluded that obedience in his study was a function of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  responses made by the learner. 
B)  situation of the experiment. 
C)  religious beliefs of the participant. 
D)  personality of the participant. 
A)  responses made by the learner. 
B)  situation of the experiment. 
C)  religious beliefs of the participant. 
D)  personality of the participant.

Deindividuation eliminates gender differences in aggression.

Before conducting his study on obedience, Stanley Milgram asked a number of psychiatrists, students, and middle-class adults to predict how many people they thought would deliver shocks at the highest levels. What predictions did they make?

A cultural function of prejudice is to:

Match these definitions with the terms they define. -the tendency of people to feel more positive toward a person, item, product, or other stimulus the more familiar they are with it

If a person had a sudden appendicitis attack in a public place, she would be more likely to be helped if:

Wynn is distracted and preoccupied when he sees Aurelia behaving in an unusual way. What attributions is Wynn, a high school student in Canada, likely to make about Aurelia's behaviour?

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

Describe the story of entrapment told by the 25 men who had served in the Greek military during the authoritarian regime that ended in 1974.

What really seems to be happening when people are in large crowds and anonymous situations is that they:

Which of the following is NOT a condition that must be met before prejudice will be decreased?

The validity effect is the tendency of people to:

A norm is a given social position that is governed by a set of rules for proper behaviour.

When Milgram's study was replicated with female subjects, almost none of the women would inflict what they thought were dangerous amounts of shock to another person.

Which of the following is a sign of groupthink?

Define ethnic identity and acculturation.

Before Stanley Milgram conducted his study on obedience, he asked a number of psychiatrists, students, and middle-class adults how many people would go all the way to the highest voltage under the instructions of the authority. Milgram found that:

You learn most of your culture's rules and values the way you learn your culture's language-without thinking about it.

Bystander apathy results from:

An implicit cultural standard has been violated when:

Milgram concluded that obedience in his study was a function of the:

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Exam 8: Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Deindividuation eliminates gender differences in aggression.

Before conducting his study on obedience, Stanley Milgram asked a number of psychiatrists, students, and middle-class adults to predict how many people they thought would deliver shocks at the highest levels. What predictions did they make?

A cultural function of prejudice is to:

Match these definitions with the terms they define. -the tendency of people to feel more positive toward a person, item, product, or other stimulus the more familiar they are with it

If a person had a sudden appendicitis attack in a public place, she would be more likely to be helped if:

Wynn is distracted and preoccupied when he sees Aurelia behaving in an unusual way. What attributions is Wynn, a high school student in Canada, likely to make about Aurelia's behaviour?

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

Describe the story of entrapment told by the 25 men who had served in the Greek military during the authoritarian regime that ended in 1974.

What really seems to be happening when people are in large crowds and anonymous situations is that they:

Which of the following is NOT a condition that must be met before prejudice will be decreased?

The validity effect is the tendency of people to:

A norm is a given social position that is governed by a set of rules for proper behaviour.

When Milgram's study was replicated with female subjects, almost none of the women would inflict what they thought were dangerous amounts of shock to another person.

Which of the following is a sign of groupthink?

Define ethnic identity and acculturation.

Before Stanley Milgram conducted his study on obedience, he asked a number of psychiatrists, students, and middle-class adults how many people would go all the way to the highest voltage under the instructions of the authority. Milgram found that:

You learn most of your culture's rules and values the way you learn your culture's language-without thinking about it.

Bystander apathy results from:

An implicit cultural standard has been violated when:

Milgram concluded that obedience in his study was a function of the:

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

Filters