Question 1

Research suggests that ______________ may be associated with aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) high levels of serotonin 
B) high levels of oxytocin 
C) low levels of serotonin 
D) low levels of oxytocin 
A) high levels of serotonin 
B) high levels of oxytocin 
C) low levels of serotonin 
D) low levels of oxytocin

Question 2

____________ is defined as an active system that receives information from the senses,organizes and alters information as it stores it away,and then retrieves the information from storage.

Accepted Answer

A) Working memory 
B) Short-term memory 
C) Episodic memory 
D) Memory 
A) Working memory 
B) Short-term memory 
C) Episodic memory 
D) Memory

Question 3

Attitudes are:

Accepted Answer

A) innate. 
B) generally positive. 
C) learned. 
D) unchangeable. 
A) innate. 
B) generally positive. 
C) learned. 
D) unchangeable.

Question 4

Voluntarily yielding to social norms,even at the expense of one's own preference,is called:

Accepted Answer

A) obedience. 
B) submission. 
C) conformity. 
D) compliance. 
A) obedience. 
B) submission. 
C) conformity. 
D) compliance.

Question 5

You want to visit Argentina but your attitude about Argentina is changing as you read the news about the kidnappings that have occurred there.Which component of attitude is being affected?

Accepted Answer

A) affective 
B) cognitive 
C) behavioural 
D) situational 
A) affective 
B) cognitive 
C) behavioural 
D) situational

Question 6

Lilly's mother always listens to the classic rock station on her car radio,so Lilly has grown up hearing that music and noticing how much her mother enjoys it.Now Lilly says that classic rock is her favourite music too.Lilly's attitude toward classic rock was most likely acquired through:

Accepted Answer

A) direct contact. 
B) direct instruction. 
C) interaction with others. 
D) vicarious conditioning. 
A) direct contact. 
B) direct instruction. 
C) interaction with others. 
D) vicarious conditioning.

Question 7

If you are interested in dating someone and you are scared to ask out him or her for fear of being rejected,when should you approach the person if you finally do get the courage?

Accepted Answer

A) after watching a very scary horror movie 
B) after listening to a boring lecture at school 
C) after waking up from a nap 
D) after listening to classical music 
A) after watching a very scary horror movie 
B) after listening to a boring lecture at school 
C) after waking up from a nap 
D) after listening to classical music

Question 8

Dan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today,but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker.If he decides to continue exercising,what concept might explain his actions?

Accepted Answer

A) social loafing 
B) social idleness 
C) social facilitation 
D) social productivity 
A) social loafing 
B) social idleness 
C) social facilitation 
D) social productivity

Question 9

According to the research on implicit personality theory,who among the following is most likely to think that personality is a changeable thing?

Accepted Answer

A) Mark,an Irish American born in Kansas 
B) Yonghang,a Chinese American born in Hong Kong 
C) Tony,an Italian American born in New York 
D) Shireese,an African American born in New Jersey 
A) Mark,an Irish American born in Kansas 
B) Yonghang,a Chinese American born in Hong Kong 
C) Tony,an Italian American born in New York 
D) Shireese,an African American born in New Jersey

Question 10

In both social facilitation and social impairment,the key factor is:

Accepted Answer

A) time. 
B) the number of people. 
C) arousal. 
D) task difficulty. 
A) time. 
B) the number of people. 
C) arousal. 
D) task difficulty.

Question 11

What circumstance increases the likelihood of someone obeying an authority?

Accepted Answer

A) the authority figure being absent 
B) personality traits 
C) the experimenter assuming responsibility 
D) close proximity to the target of the behaviour 
A) the authority figure being absent 
B) personality traits 
C) the experimenter assuming responsibility 
D) close proximity to the target of the behaviour

Question 12

"Birds of a feather" is a phrase that refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) similarity. 
B) reinforcement. 
C) self-disclosure. 
D) emotional expression. 
A) similarity. 
B) reinforcement. 
C) self-disclosure. 
D) emotional expression.

Question 13

Following their classic study,Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)reported that those who got $1 for a boring task said it was more interesting than those who got $20.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In groupthink,members of the group:

Accepted Answer

A) have an illusion of invulnerability. 
B) avoid stereotyping those who hold an opposing viewpoint. 
C) like to "rock the boat" every now and then. 
D) sometimes question the moral "rightness" of the group. 
A) have an illusion of invulnerability. 
B) avoid stereotyping those who hold an opposing viewpoint. 
C) like to "rock the boat" every now and then. 
D) sometimes question the moral "rightness" of the group.

Question 15

An attitude has ______ major components.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) four 
C) three 
D) five 
A) two 
B) four 
C) three 
D) five

Question 16

Which situation would be LEAST likely to result in a decrease of prejudice?

Accepted Answer

A) asking people to work on separate projects but in the same room 
B) asking people to work on a common task 
C) giving each person a piece of information to share with the others to solve a problem 
D) having people of various backgrounds help rescue others from a flood 
A) asking people to work on separate projects but in the same room 
B) asking people to work on a common task 
C) giving each person a piece of information to share with the others to solve a problem 
D) having people of various backgrounds help rescue others from a flood

Question 17

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A) I believe smoking is bad for my health; I love to smoke. 
B) I believe exercising is healthy; I love to exercise. 
C) I believe dresses are feminine; Nicole Kidman sometimes wears pants. 
D) I believe profanity is childish; my father uses profanity. 
A) I believe smoking is bad for my health; I love to smoke. 
B) I believe exercising is healthy; I love to exercise. 
C) I believe dresses are feminine; Nicole Kidman sometimes wears pants. 
D) I believe profanity is childish; my father uses profanity.

Question 18

Which of the following is not one of the elements of effective persuasion?

Accepted Answer

A) the source or communicator 
B) characteristics of the message 
C) presence of supporters 
D) characteristics of the audience 
A) the source or communicator 
B) characteristics of the message 
C) presence of supporters 
D) characteristics of the audience

Question 19

It's Thanksgiving and the whole family has gotten together.You start to reminisce about your childhood and get into an argument with your brother.Both of you claim that you were the innocent victim of the other.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) constructive processing. 
B) the misinformation effect. 
C) the curve of forgetting. 
D) false memory syndrome. 
A) constructive processing. 
B) the misinformation effect. 
C) the curve of forgetting. 
D) false memory syndrome.

Question 20

All of the following are Sternberg's components of love EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) passion. 
B) intimacy. 
C) loyalty. 
D) commitment. 
A) passion. 
B) intimacy. 
C) loyalty. 
D) commitment.

Research suggests that ______________ may be associated with aggression.

____________ is defined as an active system that receives information from the senses,organizes and alters information as it stores it away,and then retrieves the information from storage.

Attitudes are:

Voluntarily yielding to social norms,even at the expense of one's own preference,is called:

You want to visit Argentina but your attitude about Argentina is changing as you read the news about the kidnappings that have occurred there.Which component of attitude is being affected?

Lilly's mother always listens to the classic rock station on her car radio,so Lilly has grown up hearing that music and noticing how much her mother enjoys it.Now Lilly says that classic rock is her favourite music too.Lilly's attitude toward classic rock was most likely acquired through:

If you are interested in dating someone and you are scared to ask out him or her for fear of being rejected,when should you approach the person if you finally do get the courage?

Dan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today,but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker.If he decides to continue exercising,what concept might explain his actions?

According to the research on implicit personality theory,who among the following is most likely to think that personality is a changeable thing?

In both social facilitation and social impairment,the key factor is:

What circumstance increases the likelihood of someone obeying an authority?

"Birds of a feather" is a phrase that refers to:

Following their classic study,Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)reported that those who got $1 for a boring task said it was more interesting than those who got $20.

In groupthink,members of the group:

An attitude has ______ major components.

Which situation would be LEAST likely to result in a decrease of prejudice?

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

Which of the following is not one of the elements of effective persuasion?

It's Thanksgiving and the whole family has gotten together.You start to reminisce about your childhood and get into an argument with your brother.Both of you claim that you were the innocent victim of the other.This is an example of:

All of the following are Sternberg's components of love EXCEPT:

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Stress and Health

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Psychology and Human Development

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Exam 12: Social Psychology

Research suggests that ______________ may be associated with aggression.

____________ is defined as an active system that receives information from the senses,organizes and alters information as it stores it away,and then retrieves the information from storage.

Attitudes are:

Voluntarily yielding to social norms,even at the expense of one's own preference,is called:

You want to visit Argentina but your attitude about Argentina is changing as you read the news about the kidnappings that have occurred there.Which component of attitude is being affected?

Lilly's mother always listens to the classic rock station on her car radio,so Lilly has grown up hearing that music and noticing how much her mother enjoys it.Now Lilly says that classic rock is her favourite music too.Lilly's attitude toward classic rock was most likely acquired through:

If you are interested in dating someone and you are scared to ask out him or her for fear of being rejected,when should you approach the person if you finally do get the courage?

Dan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today,but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker.If he decides to continue exercising,what concept might explain his actions?

According to the research on implicit personality theory,who among the following is most likely to think that personality is a changeable thing?

In both social facilitation and social impairment,the key factor is:

What circumstance increases the likelihood of someone obeying an authority?

"Birds of a feather" is a phrase that refers to:

Following their classic study,Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)reported that those who got $1 for a boring task said it was more interesting than those who got $20.

In groupthink,members of the group:

An attitude has ______ major components.

Which situation would be LEAST likely to result in a decrease of prejudice?

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

Which of the following is not one of the elements of effective persuasion?

It's Thanksgiving and the whole family has gotten together.You start to reminisce about your childhood and get into an argument with your brother.Both of you claim that you were the innocent victim of the other.This is an example of:

All of the following are Sternberg's components of love EXCEPT:

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Stress and Health

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Psychology and Human Development

Filters