Question 1

Prejudice is to discrimination as

Accepted Answer

A)  attitude is to behavior. 
B)  behavior is to attitude. 
C)  neutral is to negative. 
D)  stereotype is to feeling. 
E)  central is to peripheral. 
A)  attitude is to behavior. 
B)  behavior is to attitude. 
C)  neutral is to negative. 
D)  stereotype is to feeling. 
E)  central is to peripheral.

Question 2

The experiments of ________ were a powerful demonstration of obedience to authority.

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Newcomb 
C)  Asch 
D)  Milgram 
E)  Zimbardo 
A)  Freud 
B)  Newcomb 
C)  Asch 
D)  Milgram 
E)  Zimbardo

Question 3

The cliché "familiarity breeds contempt" contradicts which of the rules of interpersonal attraction?

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal liking 
B)  physical attractiveness 
C)  similarity 
D)  proximity 
E)  scapegoating 
A)  reciprocal liking 
B)  physical attractiveness 
C)  similarity 
D)  proximity 
E)  scapegoating

Question 4

If Calvin is average in terms of his looks, he may not ask the gorgeous Giselle to go on a date with him, because he believes that he will be rejected or that eventually the relationship would not work out. Thus, the ________ affected Calvin's decision to not ask Giselle to go out with him.

Accepted Answer

A)  diffusion of responsibility theory 
B)  principle of proximity 
C)  fundamental attribution error 
D)  expectancy-value theory 
E)  Asch effect 
A)  diffusion of responsibility theory 
B)  principle of proximity 
C)  fundamental attribution error 
D)  expectancy-value theory 
E)  Asch effect

Question 5

A person from ________ is least likely to change their attitude as a function of cognitive dissonance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Yale College 
B)  North America 
C)  Japan 
D)  Germany 
E)  "blue" states 
A)  Yale College 
B)  North America 
C)  Japan 
D)  Germany 
E)  "blue" states

Question 6

Tad gets an A in his psychology finals. When he tells his mother, she praises him for his brilliance. Tad's mother has committed which error?

Accepted Answer

A)  parental myopia 
B)  fundamental attribution error 
C)  authoritarian error 
D)  self-serving bias 
E)  cognitive dissonance error 
A)  parental myopia 
B)  fundamental attribution error 
C)  authoritarian error 
D)  self-serving bias 
E)  cognitive dissonance error

Question 7

You observe a person at the grocery store get angry and yell at the cashier. Which of these attributions illustrates the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A)  The yeller is a mean, angry person. 
B)  The cashier is overworked. 
C)  The yeller has had a bad day. 
D)  The cashier has had a bad day. 
E)  That guy is really very upset right now. 
A)  The yeller is a mean, angry person. 
B)  The cashier is overworked. 
C)  The yeller has had a bad day. 
D)  The cashier has had a bad day. 
E)  That guy is really very upset right now.

Question 8

The studies of Latané and Darley attempted to determine the

Accepted Answer

A)  types of people to whom we are attracted. 
B)  speed at which subjects would report an emergency. 
C)  severity of a victim's seizure. 
D)  degree of obedience displayed by subjects. 
E)  personality of bystanders. 
A)  types of people to whom we are attracted. 
B)  speed at which subjects would report an emergency. 
C)  severity of a victim's seizure. 
D)  degree of obedience displayed by subjects. 
E)  personality of bystanders.

Question 9

In the best relationships, we tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  give more than we receive. 
B)  create a social reality. 
C)  demand more than we receive. 
D)  avoid social exchange. 
E)  both give and receive rewards. 
A)  give more than we receive. 
B)  create a social reality. 
C)  demand more than we receive. 
D)  avoid social exchange. 
E)  both give and receive rewards.

Question 10

According to the research of Latané and Darley, which of the following situations would be the most likely in which someone would offer to help?

Accepted Answer

A)  person on the side of the road with a flat tire during rush hour 
B)  person asking for help in a crowded stadium parking lot 
C)  person falling down coming out of an elevator with only one other person in it 
D)  a student falling off a ladder outside a full classroom 
E)  a mechanic in a crowded garage who drops a heavy tool on his foot 
A)  person on the side of the road with a flat tire during rush hour 
B)  person asking for help in a crowded stadium parking lot 
C)  person falling down coming out of an elevator with only one other person in it 
D)  a student falling off a ladder outside a full classroom 
E)  a mechanic in a crowded garage who drops a heavy tool on his foot

Question 11

The best predictor of whether a person will respond in an emergency situation is

Accepted Answer

A)  the size of the group. 
B)  the personalities of the people in the group. 
C)  the location of the situation. 
D)  the ethnicity of those involved. 
E)  how often people have helped others previously. 
A)  the size of the group. 
B)  the personalities of the people in the group. 
C)  the location of the situation. 
D)  the ethnicity of those involved. 
E)  how often people have helped others previously.

Question 12

Upon arriving at college and meeting your roommate, you sigh mightily as you listen to his endless droning on about how wonderful his girlfriend back home is. "I miss her so much and I can't wait to see her during Thanksgiving break," he comments. Knowing a bit about social psychology and the rules of interpersonal attraction, what are you most likely to think to yourself?

Accepted Answer

A)  This relationship is doomed, because the rule of proximity says that people are most attracted to those who are nearby, not far away. 
B)  I'm going to have to listen to this all year, because relationships that have some distance usually get stronger in the long run. 
C)  I wish he'd realize that everything he's saying makes it sound like they are too similar for each other, and people who date others with whom they share a lot of similarities usually end up breaking up. 
D)  This relationship will never work out because research suggests that students going away to college change so much that they become unrecognizable to those with whom they formerly had relationships. 
A)  This relationship is doomed, because the rule of proximity says that people are most attracted to those who are nearby, not far away. 
B)  I'm going to have to listen to this all year, because relationships that have some distance usually get stronger in the long run. 
C)  I wish he'd realize that everything he's saying makes it sound like they are too similar for each other, and people who date others with whom they share a lot of similarities usually end up breaking up. 
D)  This relationship will never work out because research suggests that students going away to college change so much that they become unrecognizable to those with whom they formerly had relationships.

Question 13

Vince has always believed children deserve the best prenatal care available. During a class discussion, he hears the first of several speakers express very negative attitudes toward spending tax money on prenatal care for the poor. When it is his turn to speak, he voices an opinion more in keeping with the previous speakers. Vince's behavior is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  compliance. 
B)  persuasion. 
C)  conformity. 
D)  obedience. 
E)  prejudice. 
A)  compliance. 
B)  persuasion. 
C)  conformity. 
D)  obedience. 
E)  prejudice.

Question 14

We tend to _________ attractive people more than we do less attractive people.

Accepted Answer

A)  like 
B)  dislike 
C)  ignore 
D)  hate 
E)  disregard 
A)  like 
B)  dislike 
C)  ignore 
D)  hate 
E)  disregard

Question 15

The Kitty Genovese case depicts

Accepted Answer

A)  social loafing. 
B)  group polarization. 
C)  the bystander intervention problem. 
D)  obedience to authority. 
E)  social facilitation. 
A)  social loafing. 
B)  group polarization. 
C)  the bystander intervention problem. 
D)  obedience to authority. 
E)  social facilitation.

Question 16

By providing social models of peers who rebel against the experimenter, Milgram could get compliance rates as to drop to

Accepted Answer

A)  10%. 
B)  15%. 
C)  30%. 
D)  45%. 
E)  50%. 
A)  10%. 
B)  15%. 
C)  30%. 
D)  45%. 
E)  50%.

Question 17

An important lesson learned from the Stanford Prison Experiment and highlighted in the Schlesinger Report was

Accepted Answer

A)  how passive prison guards can become. 
B)  that prisoners tend to become violent. 
C)  that stress can be prevented with relaxation. 
D)  that criminals are difficult to detect. 
E)  how stressful situations can rapidly affect personality. 
A)  how passive prison guards can become. 
B)  that prisoners tend to become violent. 
C)  that stress can be prevented with relaxation. 
D)  that criminals are difficult to detect. 
E)  how stressful situations can rapidly affect personality.

Question 18

The social group viewed as the one a person identifies with is called a (an)

Accepted Answer

A)  pariah. 
B)  in-group. 
C)  threat-group. 
D)  out-group. 
E)  scapegoat. 
A)  pariah. 
B)  in-group. 
C)  threat-group. 
D)  out-group. 
E)  scapegoat.

Question 19

A(n) __________ is a person's knowledge of the sequence of expected events in a given setting.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) __________ is a person's knowledge of...

Question 20

The cliché "absence makes the heart grow fonder" contradicts which of the rules of interpersonal attraction?

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal liking 
B)  physical attractiveness 
C)  similarity 
D)  proximity 
E)  complementarity 
A)  reciprocal liking 
B)  physical attractiveness 
C)  similarity 
D)  proximity 
E)  complementarity

Prejudice is to discrimination as

The experiments of ________ were a powerful demonstration of obedience to authority.

The cliché "familiarity breeds contempt" contradicts which of the rules of interpersonal attraction?

If Calvin is average in terms of his looks, he may not ask the gorgeous Giselle to go on a date with him, because he believes that he will be rejected or that eventually the relationship would not work out. Thus, the ________ affected Calvin's decision to not ask Giselle to go out with him.

A person from ________ is least likely to change their attitude as a function of cognitive dissonance.

Tad gets an A in his psychology finals. When he tells his mother, she praises him for his brilliance. Tad's mother has committed which error?

You observe a person at the grocery store get angry and yell at the cashier. Which of these attributions illustrates the fundamental attribution error?

The studies of Latané and Darley attempted to determine the

In the best relationships, we tend to

According to the research of Latané and Darley, which of the following situations would be the most likely in which someone would offer to help?

The best predictor of whether a person will respond in an emergency situation is

We tend to _________ attractive people more than we do less attractive people.

The Kitty Genovese case depicts

By providing social models of peers who rebel against the experimenter, Milgram could get compliance rates as to drop to

An important lesson learned from the Stanford Prison Experiment and highlighted in the Schlesinger Report was

The social group viewed as the one a person identifies with is called a (an)

A(n) __________ is a person's knowledge of the sequence of expected events in a given setting.

The cliché "absence makes the heart grow fonder" contradicts which of the rules of interpersonal attraction?

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Prejudice is to discrimination as

The experiments of ________ were a powerful demonstration of obedience to authority.

The cliché "familiarity breeds contempt" contradicts which of the rules of interpersonal attraction?

If Calvin is average in terms of his looks, he may not ask the gorgeous Giselle to go on a date with him, because he believes that he will be rejected or that eventually the relationship would not work out. Thus, the ________ affected Calvin's decision to not ask Giselle to go out with him.

A person from ________ is least likely to change their attitude as a function of cognitive dissonance.

Tad gets an A in his psychology finals. When he tells his mother, she praises him for his brilliance. Tad's mother has committed which error?

You observe a person at the grocery store get angry and yell at the cashier. Which of these attributions illustrates the fundamental attribution error?

The studies of Latané and Darley attempted to determine the

In the best relationships, we tend to

According to the research of Latané and Darley, which of the following situations would be the most likely in which someone would offer to help?

The best predictor of whether a person will respond in an emergency situation is

We tend to _________ attractive people more than we do less attractive people.

The Kitty Genovese case depicts

By providing social models of peers who rebel against the experimenter, Milgram could get compliance rates as to drop to

An important lesson learned from the Stanford Prison Experiment and highlighted in the Schlesinger Report was

The social group viewed as the one a person identifies with is called a (an)

A(n) __________ is a person's knowledge of the sequence of expected events in a given setting.

The cliché "absence makes the heart grow fonder" contradicts which of the rules of interpersonal attraction?

Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science

Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Human Nurture

Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Development Over the Lifespan

States of Consciousness

Emotion and Motivation

Personality: Theories of the Whole Person

Psychological Disorders

Therapies for Psychological Disorders

From Stress to Health and Well-Being

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