Question 1

Which communicator would likely be the most persuasive?

Accepted Answer

A) an attractive person who is an expert 
B) a moderately attractive person who is an expert 
C) an attractive person who has moderate expertise 
D) a moderately attractive person who has moderate expertise 
A) an attractive person who is an expert 
B) a moderately attractive person who is an expert 
C) an attractive person who has moderate expertise 
D) a moderately attractive person who has moderate expertise

Question 2

Experiments showing the effects of group pressure on conformity were conducted by:

Accepted Answer

A) Asch. 
B) Milgram. 
C) Luchens. 
D) Singer. 
A) Asch. 
B) Milgram. 
C) Luchens. 
D) Singer.

Question 3

Which of the following is the best example of the behavioural component of an attitude?

Accepted Answer

A) Bea feels recycling is a great concept. 
B) Bob is upset when he hears a corporation plans to build a polluting plant near his home. 
C) Bill struggles to understand the arguments both sides present in a debate over a new manufacturing plant. 
D) Betty writes a letter to her senator asking for support of a law making corporations responsible for the pollution they cause. 
A) Bea feels recycling is a great concept. 
B) Bob is upset when he hears a corporation plans to build a polluting plant near his home. 
C) Bill struggles to understand the arguments both sides present in a debate over a new manufacturing plant. 
D) Betty writes a letter to her senator asking for support of a law making corporations responsible for the pollution they cause.

Question 4

Giving in to indirect pressure to change your behaviour and thoughts is called obedience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following descriptions best defines implicit personality theory?

Accepted Answer

A) the set of assumptions people have about people,their actions,and their personality traits 
B) personal insights 
C) objective ideas about maladaptive behaviour 
D) unconscious motives for aggressive behaviour 
A) the set of assumptions people have about people,their actions,and their personality traits 
B) personal insights 
C) objective ideas about maladaptive behaviour 
D) unconscious motives for aggressive behaviour

Question 6

In what way is compliance different from conformity?

Accepted Answer

A) Compliance is a response to a direct request,whereas conformity is a response to indirect social pressure. 
B) Conformity and compliance are very similar; the distinction depends on whether one is a male of female. 
C) Conformity involves direct group pressure for change,whereas compliance involves orders or commands. 
D) Compliance involves eliciting reactance on the part of group members,whereas conformity involves subliminal persuasion. 
A) Compliance is a response to a direct request,whereas conformity is a response to indirect social pressure. 
B) Conformity and compliance are very similar; the distinction depends on whether one is a male of female. 
C) Conformity involves direct group pressure for change,whereas compliance involves orders or commands. 
D) Compliance involves eliciting reactance on the part of group members,whereas conformity involves subliminal persuasion.

Question 7

In Asian cultures,people tend to explain the behaviour of others as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A) bad genes. 
B) internal dispositions. 
C) situational factors. 
D) personality traits. 
A) bad genes. 
B) internal dispositions. 
C) situational factors. 
D) personality traits.

Question 8

"We" have all different types of personalities and lots of endearing little quirks,whereas "they" all think and act alike.This assumption would be an example of the cognitive schema called:

Accepted Answer

A) mindlessness. 
B) a stereotype. 
C) a fundamental attribution error. 
D) mental set. 
A) mindlessness. 
B) a stereotype. 
C) a fundamental attribution error. 
D) mental set.

Question 9

It is 1951,and you are required to participate in a perception experiment.You join seven others seated in a room.You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines.The experimenter,Solomon Asch,is studying:

Accepted Answer

A) bystander apathy. 
B) social loafing. 
C) groupthink. 
D) conformity. 
A) bystander apathy. 
B) social loafing. 
C) groupthink. 
D) conformity.

Question 10

What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

Accepted Answer

A) In obedience there is a perceived difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request. 
B) Conformity requires strict adherence to the rules whereas obedience does not. 
C) Obedience is an indirect request whereas conformity is a direct request. 
D) In conformity there is a perceived difference in status between the one who conforms and the group. 
A) In obedience there is a perceived difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request. 
B) Conformity requires strict adherence to the rules whereas obedience does not. 
C) Obedience is an indirect request whereas conformity is a direct request. 
D) In conformity there is a perceived difference in status between the one who conforms and the group.

Question 11

Which of the following statements supports the idea of social identity?

Accepted Answer

A) My name is Dan and I play the trumpet. 
B) My name is Mario and I like tuna fish. 
C) My name is Antonio and I belong to the best fraternity on campus. 
D) I am Sam and own a car. 
A) My name is Dan and I play the trumpet. 
B) My name is Mario and I like tuna fish. 
C) My name is Antonio and I belong to the best fraternity on campus. 
D) I am Sam and own a car.

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A) You are a lousy cook but you keep trying different recipes. 
B) You believe TV is for morons but are addicted to a sitcom that you watch every Tuesday night. 
C) You dislike doing exercise but do it anyway to improve your health. 
D) You are polite and civil to people you dislike. 
A) You are a lousy cook but you keep trying different recipes. 
B) You believe TV is for morons but are addicted to a sitcom that you watch every Tuesday night. 
C) You dislike doing exercise but do it anyway to improve your health. 
D) You are polite and civil to people you dislike.

Question 13

Expertise,attractiveness,and trustworthiness all relate to which factor of persuasion?

Accepted Answer

A) channel 
B) message 
C) source 
D) audience 
A) channel 
B) message 
C) source 
D) audience

Question 14

According to Sternberg,the emotional and physical arousal a person feels for another is the __________ component of love.

Accepted Answer

A) intimacy 
B) passion 
C) commitment 
D) psychological 
A) intimacy 
B) passion 
C) commitment 
D) psychological

Question 15

An individual who exerts less effort when working on a group task if individual contributions will not be evaluated is engaging in what is called:

Accepted Answer

A) social loafing. 
B) social idleness. 
C) social facilitation. 
D) the goof-off phenomenon. 
A) social loafing. 
B) social idleness. 
C) social facilitation. 
D) the goof-off phenomenon.

Question 16

A person's conformity in a situation like the Asch line study is most likely to be strongest when:

Accepted Answer

A) the person is in the room with only one other person. 
B) at least one other person agrees with the person. 
C) that person is from Hong Kong. 
D) that person is from Canada. 
A) the person is in the room with only one other person. 
B) at least one other person agrees with the person. 
C) that person is from Hong Kong. 
D) that person is from Canada.

Question 17

Some evidence suggests that human aggression has at least a partial genetic basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird.It's a plane.It's Superman!" If you looked up,would you be conforming?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes.You would be looking up because you were told to do so. 
B) No.Conformity requires that you base your behaviour on what other people are doing,not being told to do so. 
C) Yes.Conformity means doing what you are told or else. 
D) No.Looking up only means you are curious. 
A) Yes.You would be looking up because you were told to do so. 
B) No.Conformity requires that you base your behaviour on what other people are doing,not being told to do so. 
C) Yes.Conformity means doing what you are told or else. 
D) No.Looking up only means you are curious.

Question 19

Why do we engage in the stereotyping of people?

Accepted Answer

A) to validate our assumptions 
B) to help us perceive people more accurately 
C) to reduce the amount of information we need to process 
D) to provide more complete information about individuals 
A) to validate our assumptions 
B) to help us perceive people more accurately 
C) to reduce the amount of information we need to process 
D) to provide more complete information about individuals

Question 20

All of the following are causes for groupthink EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) the belief that the group can do no wrong. 
B) the belief that the group is invulnerable. 
C) the belief that opposition to the group is unsound. 
D) openness to differing opinions. 
A) the belief that the group can do no wrong. 
B) the belief that the group is invulnerable. 
C) the belief that opposition to the group is unsound. 
D) openness to differing opinions.

Which communicator would likely be the most persuasive?

Experiments showing the effects of group pressure on conformity were conducted by:

Which of the following is the best example of the behavioural component of an attitude?

Giving in to indirect pressure to change your behaviour and thoughts is called obedience.

Which of the following descriptions best defines implicit personality theory?

In what way is compliance different from conformity?

In Asian cultures,people tend to explain the behaviour of others as a result of:

"We" have all different types of personalities and lots of endearing little quirks,whereas "they" all think and act alike.This assumption would be an example of the cognitive schema called:

It is 1951,and you are required to participate in a perception experiment.You join seven others seated in a room.You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines.The experimenter,Solomon Asch,is studying:

What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

Which of the following statements supports the idea of social identity?

Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?

Expertise,attractiveness,and trustworthiness all relate to which factor of persuasion?

According to Sternberg,the emotional and physical arousal a person feels for another is the __________ component of love.

An individual who exerts less effort when working on a group task if individual contributions will not be evaluated is engaging in what is called:

A person's conformity in a situation like the Asch line study is most likely to be strongest when:

Some evidence suggests that human aggression has at least a partial genetic basis.

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird.It's a plane.It's Superman!" If you looked up,would you be conforming?

Why do we engage in the stereotyping of people?

All of the following are causes for groupthink 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

Exam 12: Social Psychology

Which communicator would likely be the most persuasive?

Experiments showing the effects of group pressure on conformity were conducted by:

Which of the following is the best example of the behavioural component of an attitude?

Giving in to indirect pressure to change your behaviour and thoughts is called obedience.

Which of the following descriptions best defines implicit personality theory?

In what way is compliance different from conformity?

In Asian cultures,people tend to explain the behaviour of others as a result of:

"We" have all different types of personalities and lots of endearing little quirks,whereas "they" all think and act alike.This assumption would be an example of the cognitive schema called:

It is 1951,and you are required to participate in a perception experiment.You join seven others seated in a room.You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines.The experimenter,Solomon Asch,is studying:

What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

Which of the following statements supports the idea of social identity?

Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?

Expertise,attractiveness,and trustworthiness all relate to which factor of persuasion?

According to Sternberg,the emotional and physical arousal a person feels for another is the __________ component of love.

An individual who exerts less effort when working on a group task if individual contributions will not be evaluated is engaging in what is called:

A person's conformity in a situation like the Asch line study is most likely to be strongest when:

Some evidence suggests that human aggression has at least a partial genetic basis.

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird.It's a plane.It's Superman!" If you looked up,would you be conforming?

Why do we engage in the stereotyping of people?

All of the following are causes for groupthink 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