Question 1

When opposites attract,it is said that they have __________ characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) proximal 
B) complimentary 
C) rewarding 
D) reciprocal 
A) proximal 
B) complimentary 
C) rewarding 
D) reciprocal

Question 2

Alex,who is in the honours program,failed to do his share of the work on a group project with his four classmates.Alex was most likely engaging in social:

Accepted Answer

A) facilitation. 
B) impairment. 
C) loafing. 
D) influencing. 
A) facilitation. 
B) impairment. 
C) loafing. 
D) influencing.

Question 3

Which of the following was a finding in the classic study by Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)?

Accepted Answer

A) Those who got $1 to perform a boring task said the task was more interesting than did those who got $20. 
B) Those who got $20 to perform a boring task said the task was more interesting than did those who got $1. 
C) Paid groups said the task was less boring than did nonpaid groups. 
D) Women performed the tasks for less money than men. 
A) Those who got $1 to perform a boring task said the task was more interesting than did those who got $20. 
B) Those who got $20 to perform a boring task said the task was more interesting than did those who got $1. 
C) Paid groups said the task was less boring than did nonpaid groups. 
D) Women performed the tasks for less money than men.

Question 4

Which statement correctly characterizes one aspect of Stanley Milgram's study of obedience?

Accepted Answer

A) Subjects were shown an ominous-looking shock machine that was marked 0 to 450 volts. 
B) Participants in the study were randomly assigned to be teachers or learners. 
C) Participants were shocked when they made errors in reciting word pairs. 
D) A learner and the teacher sat side -by side across from the shock machine. 
A) Subjects were shown an ominous-looking shock machine that was marked 0 to 450 volts. 
B) Participants in the study were randomly assigned to be teachers or learners. 
C) Participants were shocked when they made errors in reciting word pairs. 
D) A learner and the teacher sat side -by side across from the shock machine.

Question 5

A college instructor's schedule has her teaching an honors section of psychology.Halfway through the semester,she is told that her class was NOT an honors section after all.She responds,"This is the best class I have ever taught and the grades prove it." What concept might a social psychologist use to explain the high grades this class obtained and the teacher's high opinion of the class?

Accepted Answer

A) subject bias 
B) self-fulfilling prophecy 
C) covert sensitization 
D) collectivism 
A) subject bias 
B) self-fulfilling prophecy 
C) covert sensitization 
D) collectivism

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

You've always disliked a particular coworker who strikes you as dishonest,but he is nice to you and does you favours,so you become friendly with him despite your misgivings.One day you learn that he stole personal items from your desk.You now decide to discontinue the friendship.Your negative attitude toward this coworker is strengthened through:

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning. 
B) instrumental learning. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) reduction of cognitive dissonance. 
A) operant conditioning. 
B) instrumental learning. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) reduction of cognitive dissonance.

Question 8

In Solomon Asch's study,which factor increased the rate of conformity?

Accepted Answer

A) The task difficulty was increased. 
B) The confederates were all adults. 
C) The number of confederates increased. 
D) The participants were given two chances at responding. 
A) The task difficulty was increased. 
B) The confederates were all adults. 
C) The number of confederates increased. 
D) The participants were given two chances at responding.

Question 9

All of the following are ways to reduce prejudice EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) mutual interdependence. 
B) equal status contact. 
C) scapegoating. 
D) intergroup contact. 
A) mutual interdependence. 
B) equal status contact. 
C) scapegoating. 
D) intergroup contact.

Question 10

Elizabeth's room is almost always a mess.Her parents attribute this to Elizabeth's laziness.This is an example of a __________ cause.

Accepted Answer

A) situational 
B) dispositional 
C) dispensational 
D) superficial 
A) situational 
B) dispositional 
C) dispensational 
D) superficial

Question 11

What do social psychologists call the tendency to rely on internal characteristics for explanations of the behaviour of others and to ignore the influence of the situation?

Accepted Answer

A) availability heuristic 
B) augmenting principle 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) fundamental attribution error 
A) availability heuristic 
B) augmenting principle 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) fundamental attribution error

Question 12

Which of the following statements about stereotypes is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Stereotypes are forms of social categories. 
B) Stereotypes are sets of characteristics that people believe are true for all members of a particular social category. 
C) Stereotypes are governed by the recency effect. 
D) Stereotypes are very limiting and can cause discrimination. 
A) Stereotypes are forms of social categories. 
B) Stereotypes are sets of characteristics that people believe are true for all members of a particular social category. 
C) Stereotypes are governed by the recency effect. 
D) Stereotypes are very limiting and can cause discrimination.

Question 13

People who exert less effort on a task when working in a group than they do when working individually are engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A) groupthink. 
B) social loafing. 
C) social conformity. 
D) malingering. 
A) groupthink. 
B) social loafing. 
C) social conformity. 
D) malingering.

Question 14

"I didn't like the sermon at all today.It was too long,and that preacher wasn't dressed up enough" would be an example of which type of processing?

Accepted Answer

A) central-route processing 
B) peripheral-route processing 
C) cognitive-route processing 
D) visual-route processing 
A) central-route processing 
B) peripheral-route processing 
C) cognitive-route processing 
D) visual-route processing

Question 15

_____________ memory is constantly updated.

Accepted Answer

A) Procedural 
B) Declarative 
C) Semantic 
D) Episodic 
A) Procedural 
B) Declarative 
C) Semantic 
D) Episodic

Question 16

Under which of the following situations is your physiological state likely to positively affect your psychological attraction to someone you are with?

Accepted Answer

A) climbing a tower with someone to go bungee jumping 
B) sitting and relaxing by a fire 
C) watching a documentary about something that is important to both of you 
D) watching the stars on a warm night 
A) climbing a tower with someone to go bungee jumping 
B) sitting and relaxing by a fire 
C) watching a documentary about something that is important to both of you 
D) watching the stars on a warm night

Question 17

Which of the following individuals would be the LEAST likely to help?

Accepted Answer

A) Carrie,who sees Carl's car is on fire 
B) Leah,who while walking alone sees a young boy caught in a sewer drain pipe 
C) Susanna,who is in a bad mood and sees a car flip over on a crowded intersection 
D) Jessica,who is a nurse and sees a man having a heart attack in his car in a deserted parking lot 
A) Carrie,who sees Carl's car is on fire 
B) Leah,who while walking alone sees a young boy caught in a sewer drain pipe 
C) Susanna,who is in a bad mood and sees a car flip over on a crowded intersection 
D) Jessica,who is a nurse and sees a man having a heart attack in his car in a deserted parking lot

Question 18

Which of the following individuals is most likely to make the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A) Maggie,a 24-year old Caucasian woman 
B) Jethro,a 18-year old Caucasian man 
C) Anut,a 46-year old Pakistani woman 
D) Mona,a 72-year old Hawaiian woman 
A) Maggie,a 24-year old Caucasian woman 
B) Jethro,a 18-year old Caucasian man 
C) Anut,a 46-year old Pakistani woman 
D) Mona,a 72-year old Hawaiian woman

Question 19

Which of the following is not an element of social identity theory?

Accepted Answer

A) reference group 
B) social identity 
C) social comparison 
D) superordinate goals 
A) reference group 
B) social identity 
C) social comparison 
D) superordinate goals

Question 20

Which of the following examples describes the rule of attraction called reciprocity of liking?

Accepted Answer

A) Mary likes Julio because he is so different from her. 
B) Sabrina loves Clark because he lives next door to her. 
C) Tameka likes Raphael because he likes her. 
D) Marcia likes Donald because he is rich. 
A) Mary likes Julio because he is so different from her. 
B) Sabrina loves Clark because he lives next door to her. 
C) Tameka likes Raphael because he likes her. 
D) Marcia likes Donald because he is rich.

When opposites attract,it is said that they have __________ characteristics.

Alex,who is in the honours program,failed to do his share of the work on a group project with his four classmates.Alex was most likely engaging in social:

Which of the following was a finding in the classic study by Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)?

Which statement correctly characterizes one aspect of Stanley Milgram's study of obedience?

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

In Solomon Asch's study,which factor increased the rate of conformity?

All of the following are ways to reduce prejudice EXCEPT:

Elizabeth's room is almost always a mess.Her parents attribute this to Elizabeth's laziness.This is an example of a __________ cause.

What do social psychologists call the tendency to rely on internal characteristics for explanations of the behaviour of others and to ignore the influence of the situation?

Which of the following statements about stereotypes is FALSE?

People who exert less effort on a task when working in a group than they do when working individually are engaging in:

"I didn't like the sermon at all today.It was too long,and that preacher wasn't dressed up enough" would be an example of which type of processing?

_____________ memory is constantly updated.

Under which of the following situations is your physiological state likely to positively affect your psychological attraction to someone you are with?

Which of the following individuals would be the LEAST likely to help?

Which of the following individuals is most likely to make the fundamental attribution error?

Which of the following is not an element of social identity theory?

Which of the following examples describes the rule of attraction called reciprocity of liking?

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Exam 12: Social Psychology

When opposites attract,it is said that they have __________ characteristics.

Alex,who is in the honours program,failed to do his share of the work on a group project with his four classmates.Alex was most likely engaging in social:

Which of the following was a finding in the classic study by Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)?

Which statement correctly characterizes one aspect of Stanley Milgram's study of obedience?

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

In Solomon Asch's study,which factor increased the rate of conformity?

All of the following are ways to reduce prejudice EXCEPT:

Elizabeth's room is almost always a mess.Her parents attribute this to Elizabeth's laziness.This is an example of a __________ cause.

What do social psychologists call the tendency to rely on internal characteristics for explanations of the behaviour of others and to ignore the influence of the situation?

Which of the following statements about stereotypes is FALSE?

People who exert less effort on a task when working in a group than they do when working individually are engaging in:

"I didn't like the sermon at all today.It was too long,and that preacher wasn't dressed up enough" would be an example of which type of processing?

_____________ memory is constantly updated.

Under which of the following situations is your physiological state likely to positively affect your psychological attraction to someone you are with?

Which of the following individuals would be the LEAST likely to help?

Which of the following individuals is most likely to make the fundamental attribution error?

Which of the following is not an element of social identity theory?

Which of the following examples describes the rule of attraction called reciprocity of liking?

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