Question 1

A person's beliefs,feelings,and dispositions to behave make up his or her:

Accepted Answer

A)  attitudes. 
B)  social expectations. 
C)  social roles. 
D)  personality. 
A)  attitudes. 
B)  social expectations. 
C)  social roles. 
D)  personality.

Question 2

Describe three theories as to how stereotypes and prejudice develop.

Accepted Answer

(1)Realistic conflict theory: This theor

Question 3

In the fundamental attribution error,the impact of which of the following is overestimated?

Accepted Answer

A)  dispositional factors on others and dispositional factors on oneself 
B)  dispositional factors on oneself and situational factors on oneself 
C)  dispositional factors on oneself and situational factors on others 
D)  dispositional factors on others and situational factors on oneself 
A)  dispositional factors on others and dispositional factors on oneself 
B)  dispositional factors on oneself and situational factors on oneself 
C)  dispositional factors on oneself and situational factors on others 
D)  dispositional factors on others and situational factors on oneself

Question 4

____________ refers to the faulty decision-making processes that can occur in groups.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________ refers to the faulty decision-making processes...

Question 5

In a study by Fichten and colleagues,which of the following was a stereotype that able-bodied students held toward peers who had physical challenges?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more anxious about dating and date less frequently than able-bodied students. 
B)  They are nervous,insecure,dependent,and unhappy. 
C)  They are honest,nonegotistical,and undemanding. 
D)  All of these were stereotypes held by the able-bodied students about students with physical challenges. 
A)  They are more anxious about dating and date less frequently than able-bodied students. 
B)  They are nervous,insecure,dependent,and unhappy. 
C)  They are honest,nonegotistical,and undemanding. 
D)  All of these were stereotypes held by the able-bodied students about students with physical challenges.

Question 6

According to your text,prejudice is a(n):

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A)  inaccurate generalization. 
B)  harmful attitude based on stereotypes about a group of people. 
C)  attitude in which a person believes that the values of their culture are superior to other cultures. 
D)  way of treating others that diminishes their value. 
A)  inaccurate generalization. 
B)  harmful attitude based on stereotypes about a group of people. 
C)  attitude in which a person believes that the values of their culture are superior to other cultures. 
D)  way of treating others that diminishes their value.

Question 7

When you explain a behavior by assigning an external cause,you are making a(n)____________.

Accepted Answer

situationa

Question 8

When you say yes to a small request and then have a hard time saying no to a larger request,you are a victim of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the foot-in-the-door technique. 
B)  the fundamental attribution error. 
C)  the low-ball technique. 
D)  cognitive dissonance. 
A)  the foot-in-the-door technique. 
B)  the fundamental attribution error. 
C)  the low-ball technique. 
D)  cognitive dissonance.

Question 9

The size of the group has an effect on groupthink because larger groups:

Accepted Answer

A)  are more cohesive. 
B)  are more arousing. 
C)  promote the use of serial monologues rather than interactive dialogues. 
D)  encourage social loafing. 
A)  are more cohesive. 
B)  are more arousing. 
C)  promote the use of serial monologues rather than interactive dialogues. 
D)  encourage social loafing.

Question 10

People tend to find it more flattering to be liked by someone who holds opposite values and opinions from themselves than by someone who holds similar ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In Milgram's experiments,65% of the participants administered the highest possible shock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Research suggests that when we perceive others as physically attractive,we do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  think they are nicer and more intelligent than other people. 
B)  behave less considerately toward them. 
C)  are more sociable with them. 
D)  elicit more likeable behavior from them. 
A)  think they are nicer and more intelligent than other people. 
B)  behave less considerately toward them. 
C)  are more sociable with them. 
D)  elicit more likeable behavior from them.

Question 13

If you want to combat prejudice between two groups by increasing contact between the two groups,it is important to arrange interactions that are informal and noncompetitive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Los Angeles is aflame,and everyone around you is rioting and looting.You get caught up in the excitement,break a shop window,and carry away a radio.You are experiencing a phenomenon called:

Accepted Answer

A)  deindividuation. 
B)  peer pressure. 
C)  social impairment. 
D)  social facilitation. 
A)  deindividuation. 
B)  peer pressure. 
C)  social impairment. 
D)  social facilitation.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT true about physical attractiveness and liking?

Accepted Answer

A)  As we come to like people more,we come to perceive them as more attractive. 
B)  Dates and mates tend to match each other in physical attractiveness. 
C)  Physical beauty is a highly objective characteristic. 
D)  Perceptions of people appear to affect our behavior toward them,which in turn affects their behavior toward us. 
A)  As we come to like people more,we come to perceive them as more attractive. 
B)  Dates and mates tend to match each other in physical attractiveness. 
C)  Physical beauty is a highly objective characteristic. 
D)  Perceptions of people appear to affect our behavior toward them,which in turn affects their behavior toward us.

Question 16

Research on social facilitation suggests that performance will improve in the presence of others under certain circumstances.Which of the following circumstances would increase the likelihood that social facilitation would occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  You are giving a speech that you are not fully prepared to give. 
B)  You are asking a person you like out on a date. 
C)  You are executing a football play you practiced all summer. 
D)  You are giving your first piano recital. 
A)  You are giving a speech that you are not fully prepared to give. 
B)  You are asking a person you like out on a date. 
C)  You are executing a football play you practiced all summer. 
D)  You are giving your first piano recital.

Question 17

When ____________ occurs,working in a group improves individual performance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When ____________ occurs,working in a group improves...

Question 18

Research has indicated that which of the following groups of people tend NOT to marry?

Accepted Answer

A)  those who are unattractive 
B)  those who are physically challenged 
C)  those who are high in neuroticism 
D)  those who are low in agreeableness 
A)  those who are unattractive 
B)  those who are physically challenged 
C)  those who are high in neuroticism 
D)  those who are low in agreeableness

Question 19

When people give in to group pressure,even when no one pushed them to do so,they are demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

A)  groupthink. 
B)  diffusion of responsibility. 
C)  social loafing. 
D)  conformity. 
A)  groupthink. 
B)  diffusion of responsibility. 
C)  social loafing. 
D)  conformity.

Question 20

According to cognitive dissonance theory,which of the following will result in a sense of discomfort?

Accepted Answer

A)  having an authority figure order you around 
B)  having attitudes that do not match your behavior 
C)  all of these 
D)  feeling constrained by social norms 
A)  having an authority figure order you around 
B)  having attitudes that do not match your behavior 
C)  all of these 
D)  feeling constrained by social norms

A person's beliefs,feelings,and dispositions to behave make up his or her:

Describe three theories as to how stereotypes and prejudice develop.

In the fundamental attribution error,the impact of which of the following is overestimated?

____________ refers to the faulty decision-making processes that can occur in groups.

In a study by Fichten and colleagues,which of the following was a stereotype that able-bodied students held toward peers who had physical challenges?

According to your text,prejudice is a(n):

When you explain a behavior by assigning an external cause,you are making a(n)____________.

When you say yes to a small request and then have a hard time saying no to a larger request,you are a victim of:

The size of the group has an effect on groupthink because larger groups:

People tend to find it more flattering to be liked by someone who holds opposite values and opinions from themselves than by someone who holds similar ones.

In Milgram's experiments,65% of the participants administered the highest possible shock.

Research suggests that when we perceive others as physically attractive,we do all of the following EXCEPT:

If you want to combat prejudice between two groups by increasing contact between the two groups,it is important to arrange interactions that are informal and noncompetitive.

Los Angeles is aflame,and everyone around you is rioting and looting.You get caught up in the excitement,break a shop window,and carry away a radio.You are experiencing a phenomenon called:

Which of the following is NOT true about physical attractiveness and liking?

Research on social facilitation suggests that performance will improve in the presence of others under certain circumstances.Which of the following circumstances would increase the likelihood that social facilitation would occur?

When ____________ occurs,working in a group improves individual performance.

Research has indicated that which of the following groups of people tend NOT to marry?

When people give in to group pressure,even when no one pushed them to do so,they are demonstrating:

According to cognitive dissonance theory,which of the following will result in a sense of discomfort?

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A person's beliefs,feelings,and dispositions to behave make up his or her:

Describe three theories as to how stereotypes and prejudice develop.

In the fundamental attribution error,the impact of which of the following is overestimated?

____________ refers to the faulty decision-making processes that can occur in groups.

In a study by Fichten and colleagues,which of the following was a stereotype that able-bodied students held toward peers who had physical challenges?

According to your text,prejudice is a(n):

When you explain a behavior by assigning an external cause,you are making a(n)____________.

When you say yes to a small request and then have a hard time saying no to a larger request,you are a victim of:

The size of the group has an effect on groupthink because larger groups:

People tend to find it more flattering to be liked by someone who holds opposite values and opinions from themselves than by someone who holds similar ones.

In Milgram's experiments,65% of the participants administered the highest possible shock.

Research suggests that when we perceive others as physically attractive,we do all of the following EXCEPT:

If you want to combat prejudice between two groups by increasing contact between the two groups,it is important to arrange interactions that are informal and noncompetitive.

Los Angeles is aflame,and everyone around you is rioting and looting.You get caught up in the excitement,break a shop window,and carry away a radio.You are experiencing a phenomenon called:

Which of the following is NOT true about physical attractiveness and liking?

Research on social facilitation suggests that performance will improve in the presence of others under certain circumstances.Which of the following circumstances would increase the likelihood that social facilitation would occur?

When ____________ occurs,working in a group improves individual performance.

Research has indicated that which of the following groups of people tend NOT to marry?

When people give in to group pressure,even when no one pushed them to do so,they are demonstrating:

According to cognitive dissonance theory,which of the following will result in a sense of discomfort?

Introduction to Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Biological Foundations in Behavior

The Interplay of Nature and Nurture

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Basic Principles of Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Developmental Psychology

Motivation and Emotion

Personality Theories and Assessment

Stress and Health

Abnormal Behavior

Therapies

Psychology Applied to Business and Other Professions

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