Question 1

The reason that coworkers often end up dating each other is:

Accepted Answer

A)  proximity. 
B)  attractiveness. 
C)  attributions. 
D)  social facilitation. 
A)  proximity. 
B)  attractiveness. 
C)  attributions. 
D)  social facilitation.

Question 2

Happy couples attribute bad outcomes to the situation and good outcomes to each other.In terms of attribution theory,happy couples are making ________,a response that suggests the couple ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-serving attributions; defines themselves much like a self 
B)  fundamental attribution errors; defines themselves much like a self 
C)  self-serving attributions; protects each other 
D)  fundamental attribution errors; protects each other 
A)  self-serving attributions; defines themselves much like a self 
B)  fundamental attribution errors; defines themselves much like a self 
C)  self-serving attributions; protects each other 
D)  fundamental attribution errors; protects each other

Question 3

Lucia has just declared a major in engineering.You could predict that she will now see other engineering students as ________ and see liberal arts students as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unique individuals; very similar to each other 
B)  very similar to each other; unique individuals 
C)  unique individuals; unique individuals 
D)  very similar to each other; very similar to each other 
A)  unique individuals; very similar to each other 
B)  very similar to each other; unique individuals 
C)  unique individuals; unique individuals 
D)  very similar to each other; very similar to each other

Question 4

The door-in-the-face compliance technique,in which people are more likely to agree to a small request after they have refused a large request,works through the principle of:

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocity. 
B)  commitment. 
C)  transitivity. 
D)  social proof. 
A)  reciprocity. 
B)  commitment. 
C)  transitivity. 
D)  social proof.

Question 5

When public schools were desegregated,people thought that simply having black and white students attend school together would reduce stereotypes and prejudice.Given what you know about the Sherif studies on groups and prejudice,why did this approach NOT work?

Accepted Answer

A)  The groups were too different for the students to find common ground. 
B)  Contact alone could not overcome existing hostility. 
C)  It might have worked for race but could not work for socioeconomic class. 
D)  Disparities between the groups deepened existing hostilities. 
A)  The groups were too different for the students to find common ground. 
B)  Contact alone could not overcome existing hostility. 
C)  It might have worked for race but could not work for socioeconomic class. 
D)  Disparities between the groups deepened existing hostilities.

Question 6

In making causal attributions,people from Eastern cultures differ from those in Western cultures in that they are:

Accepted Answer

A)  less individualistic in their attributions. 
B)  less holistic in their attributions. 
C)  more likely to consider dispositional factors. 
D)  more likely to consider situational factors. 
A)  less individualistic in their attributions. 
B)  less holistic in their attributions. 
C)  more likely to consider dispositional factors. 
D)  more likely to consider situational factors.

Question 7

In ________,the presence of others may lead to increased arousal and enhanced performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  social loafing 
B)  social facilitation 
C)  deindividuation 
D)  deindividualization 
A)  social loafing 
B)  social facilitation 
C)  deindividuation 
D)  deindividualization

Question 8

While observing people in a park you realize that many of the couples you see consist of couples that look alike.That is,you see a trend for couples that consist of two attractive people or two unattractive people.This phenomenon is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  proximity. 
B)  mere-exposure. 
C)  the matching principle. 
D)  familiarity. 
A)  proximity. 
B)  mere-exposure. 
C)  the matching principle. 
D)  familiarity.

Question 9

Dr.Johannson is going to give a speech arguing for stricter emissions standards for cars.For his speech to be the most persuasive to an environmental group,he should use ________ arguments.For his speech to be the most persuasive to a group of automobile manufacturers,he should use ________ arguments.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-sided; balanced 
B)  balanced; one-sided 
C)  emotional; rational 
D)  rational; emotional 
A)  one-sided; balanced 
B)  balanced; one-sided 
C)  emotional; rational 
D)  rational; emotional

Question 10

Which of the following is the most likely to predict behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  less specific attitudes 
B)  personally irrelevant attitudes 
C)  attitudes formed through indirect experience 
D)  attitudes that are easily activated 
A)  less specific attitudes 
B)  personally irrelevant attitudes 
C)  attitudes formed through indirect experience 
D)  attitudes that are easily activated

Question 11

Trey,a teaching assistant,is recording grades for a large introductory psychology class.If Trey finds this task to be easy,where would social facilitation theory suggest he ought to work to make the best progress?

Accepted Answer

A)  in a private study carrel at the library 
B)  alone in his house 
C)  in his office,with other teaching assistants who are also recording grades 
D)  sitting by himself at a coffee shop 
A)  in a private study carrel at the library 
B)  alone in his house 
C)  in his office,with other teaching assistants who are also recording grades 
D)  sitting by himself at a coffee shop

Question 12

According to your textbook,all of these are strategies for maintaining a happy,romantic relationship EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  doing spontaneous things for your partner. 
B)  exploring and developing mutual interests. 
C)  ignoring conflict that arises. 
D)  validating your partner's feelings and beliefs while expressing your own feelings and beliefs. 
A)  doing spontaneous things for your partner. 
B)  exploring and developing mutual interests. 
C)  ignoring conflict that arises. 
D)  validating your partner's feelings and beliefs while expressing your own feelings and beliefs.

Question 13

Christopher is a middle-aged accountant.Which of the following would be considered his outgroup?

Accepted Answer

A)  females 
B)  males 
C)  his family 
D)  accountants 
A)  females 
B)  males 
C)  his family 
D)  accountants

Question 14

In what season does more crime occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  winter 
B)  spring 
C)  summer 
D)  fall 
A)  winter 
B)  spring 
C)  summer 
D)  fall

Question 15

Kate is prejudiced against minorities.When Kate first meets her college roommate,she is very upset to discover that she is black,but Kate quickly discovers that her roommate is smart,funny,and empathetic.Kate feels anxious and tense whenever she is with her roommate because Kate's prejudice against minority groups conflicts with her belief that her roommate is a good person whom she should like.Kate is experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  a conflict between implicit and explicit attitudes. 
B)  the effect of exposure on socialization. 
C)  the process of extinguishing a conditioned attitude. 
D)  cognitive dissonance. 
A)  a conflict between implicit and explicit attitudes. 
B)  the effect of exposure on socialization. 
C)  the process of extinguishing a conditioned attitude. 
D)  cognitive dissonance.

Question 16

To reach the coast for spring break,Cade is thinking about driving straight for 48 hours.As much as he would like to do it,he knows it is too dangerous.Both of his roommates tell him that they think it is a great idea and will go with him.To keep him awake,they will talk to him while he drives.When Cade decides to go,he is showing the effects of:

Accepted Answer

A)  deindividuation. 
B)  the risky-shift effect. 
C)  social loafing. 
D)  reference group pressure. 
A)  deindividuation. 
B)  the risky-shift effect. 
C)  social loafing. 
D)  reference group pressure.

Question 17

Song and Prakash are both taking a very difficult and quite boring class in symbolic logic.Song is taking the class because she thought it would be interesting; Prakash is taking the class because it is required for his major.Mia asks them both what the class is like.Based on cognitive dissonance theory,you could predict that Song would say it is ________ and Prakash would say it is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  terrible; terrible 
B)  terrible; pretty interesting 
C)  pretty interesting; pretty interesting 
D)  pretty interesting; terrible 
A)  terrible; terrible 
B)  terrible; pretty interesting 
C)  pretty interesting; pretty interesting 
D)  pretty interesting; terrible

Question 18

Which of the following explains why professional athletes may beat their personal best performances during a competition?

Accepted Answer

A)  social loafing 
B)  deindividualization 
C)  social facilitation 
D)  group polarization 
A)  social loafing 
B)  deindividualization 
C)  social facilitation 
D)  group polarization

Question 19

Sherif's work on the autokinetic effect stands as evidence for ________ influence,whereas Asch's visual acuity study examined ________ influence.

Accepted Answer

A)  informational; deviant 
B)  normative; informational 
C)  deviant; normative 
D)  informational; normative 
A)  informational; deviant 
B)  normative; informational 
C)  deviant; normative 
D)  informational; normative

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a teenager,you vowed to wait until marriage before having sex.Now,as an unmarried adult you have sex with your romantic partner and believe that sex outside of marriage is okay,as long as it is with someone you love. 
B)  Over time you have come to realize that your parents are not always right. 
C)  While you used to dislike your boss,over the past few years you have actually grown to like her. 
D)  You rarely speak to the person who was once your best friend. 
A)  As a teenager,you vowed to wait until marriage before having sex.Now,as an unmarried adult you have sex with your romantic partner and believe that sex outside of marriage is okay,as long as it is with someone you love. 
B)  Over time you have come to realize that your parents are not always right. 
C)  While you used to dislike your boss,over the past few years you have actually grown to like her. 
D)  You rarely speak to the person who was once your best friend.

The reason that coworkers often end up dating each other is:

Happy couples attribute bad outcomes to the situation and good outcomes to each other.In terms of attribution theory,happy couples are making ,a response that suggests the couple .

Lucia has just declared a major in engineering.You could predict that she will now see other engineering students as and see liberal arts students as .

The door-in-the-face compliance technique,in which people are more likely to agree to a small request after they have refused a large request,works through the principle of:

When public schools were desegregated,people thought that simply having black and white students attend school together would reduce stereotypes and prejudice.Given what you know about the Sherif studies on groups and prejudice,why did this approach NOT work?

In making causal attributions,people from Eastern cultures differ from those in Western cultures in that they are:

In ________,the presence of others may lead to increased arousal and enhanced performance.

While observing people in a park you realize that many of the couples you see consist of couples that look alike.That is,you see a trend for couples that consist of two attractive people or two unattractive people.This phenomenon is called:

Dr.Johannson is going to give a speech arguing for stricter emissions standards for cars.For his speech to be the most persuasive to an environmental group,he should use arguments.For his speech to be the most persuasive to a group of automobile manufacturers,he should use arguments.

Which of the following is the most likely to predict behavior?

Trey,a teaching assistant,is recording grades for a large introductory psychology class.If Trey finds this task to be easy,where would social facilitation theory suggest he ought to work to make the best progress?

According to your textbook,all of these are strategies for maintaining a happy,romantic relationship EXCEPT:

Christopher is a middle-aged accountant.Which of the following would be considered his outgroup?

In what season does more crime occur?

Which of the following explains why professional athletes may beat their personal best performances during a competition?

Sherif's work on the autokinetic effect stands as evidence for influence,whereas Asch's visual acuity study examined influence.

Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?

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Exam 12: Social Psychology

The reason that coworkers often end up dating each other is:

Happy couples attribute bad outcomes to the situation and good outcomes to each other.In terms of attribution theory,happy couples are making ________,a response that suggests the couple ________.

Lucia has just declared a major in engineering.You could predict that she will now see other engineering students as ________ and see liberal arts students as ________.

The door-in-the-face compliance technique,in which people are more likely to agree to a small request after they have refused a large request,works through the principle of:

When public schools were desegregated,people thought that simply having black and white students attend school together would reduce stereotypes and prejudice.Given what you know about the Sherif studies on groups and prejudice,why did this approach NOT work?

In making causal attributions,people from Eastern cultures differ from those in Western cultures in that they are:

In ________,the presence of others may lead to increased arousal and enhanced performance.

While observing people in a park you realize that many of the couples you see consist of couples that look alike.That is,you see a trend for couples that consist of two attractive people or two unattractive people.This phenomenon is called:

Which of the following is the most likely to predict behavior?

Trey,a teaching assistant,is recording grades for a large introductory psychology class.If Trey finds this task to be easy,where would social facilitation theory suggest he ought to work to make the best progress?

According to your textbook,all of these are strategies for maintaining a happy,romantic relationship EXCEPT:

Christopher is a middle-aged accountant.Which of the following would be considered his outgroup?

In what season does more crime occur?

Which of the following explains why professional athletes may beat their personal best performances during a competition?

Sherif's work on the autokinetic effect stands as evidence for ________ influence,whereas Asch's visual acuity study examined ________ influence.

Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?

The Science of Psychology

Research Methodology

Biology and Behavior

Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

Health and Well-Being

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Happy couples attribute bad outcomes to the situation and good outcomes to each other.In terms of attribution theory,happy couples are making ,a response that suggests the couple .

Lucia has just declared a major in engineering.You could predict that she will now see other engineering students as and see liberal arts students as .

Sherif's work on the autokinetic effect stands as evidence for influence,whereas Asch's visual acuity study examined influence.