Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a step in making a decision to help?

Accepted Answer

A) supplying help 
B) moving away to observe 
C) noticing the distressed person 
D) interpreting the situation 
A) supplying help 
B) moving away to observe 
C) noticing the distressed person 
D) interpreting the situation

Question 2

In the Milgram experiment on obedience,the _________ was a confederate of the experimenter.

Accepted Answer

A) subject 
B) female subject 
C) learner 
D) normal person 
A) subject 
B) female subject 
C) learner 
D) normal person

Question 3

What theory was advanced by Festinger?

Accepted Answer

A) balance 
B) cognitive heuristic 
C) cognitive dissonance 
D) confirmation bias 
A) balance 
B) cognitive heuristic 
C) cognitive dissonance 
D) confirmation bias

Question 4

A major reason why people won't help when there are many bystanders is because:

Accepted Answer

A) of diffusion of responsibility. 
B) people are egoistic. 
C) people like to see others hurt. 
D) people are not altruistic. 
A) of diffusion of responsibility. 
B) people are egoistic. 
C) people like to see others hurt. 
D) people are not altruistic.

Question 5

Group conformity is greatest when:

Accepted Answer

A) the task is difficult or ambiguous. 
B) the group is all female. 
C) males outnumber females. 
D) the pressure source is categorized into a unit. 
A) the task is difficult or ambiguous. 
B) the group is all female. 
C) males outnumber females. 
D) the pressure source is categorized into a unit.

Question 6

The fundamental attribution error refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) people's tendencies to ignore situational causes of behaviour and favour internal explanations. 
B) people's tendencies to ignore internal causes of behaviour and favour external explanations. 
C) people's tendencies to deal with someone else's behaviour without trying to figure out what made them behave that way. 
D) people's tendencies to go along with the majority opinion in deciding what caused an event rather than reasoning it out for themselves. 
A) people's tendencies to ignore situational causes of behaviour and favour internal explanations. 
B) people's tendencies to ignore internal causes of behaviour and favour external explanations. 
C) people's tendencies to deal with someone else's behaviour without trying to figure out what made them behave that way. 
D) people's tendencies to go along with the majority opinion in deciding what caused an event rather than reasoning it out for themselves.

Which of the following is NOT a step in making a decision to help?

In the Milgram experiment on obedience,the _________ was a confederate of the experimenter.

What theory was advanced by Festinger?

A major reason why people won't help when there are many bystanders is because:

Group conformity is greatest when:

The fundamental attribution error refers to:

Psychology and Life

A: Psychology and Life

Research Methods in Psychology

A: Research Methods in Psychology

The Biological Bases of Behaviour

A: Evolutionary Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A: the Biological Bases of Behaviour

Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

A: Sensation and Perception

Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

A: Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

Memory

A: Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

Cognitive Processes

A: Memory

Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

A: Cognitive Processes

Human Development Across the Life Span

A: Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

Motivation

A: Human Development Across the Life Span

Emotion,stress,and Health

A: Emotion,stress,and Health

Understanding Human Personality

A: Understanding Human Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

A: Social Psychology

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Exam 17: Social Psychology

Which of the following is NOT a step in making a decision to help?

In the Milgram experiment on obedience,the _________ was a confederate of the experimenter.

What theory was advanced by Festinger?

A major reason why people won't help when there are many bystanders is because:

Group conformity is greatest when:

The fundamental attribution error refers to:

Psychology and Life

A: Psychology and Life

Research Methods in Psychology

A: Research Methods in Psychology

The Biological Bases of Behaviour

A: Evolutionary Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A: the Biological Bases of Behaviour

Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

A: Sensation and Perception

Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

A: Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

Memory

A: Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

Cognitive Processes

A: Memory

Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

A: Cognitive Processes

Human Development Across the Life Span

A: Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

Motivation

A: Human Development Across the Life Span

Emotion,stress,and Health

A: Emotion,stress,and Health

Understanding Human Personality

A: Understanding Human Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

A: Social Psychology

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