Question 1

A relatively stable organization of beliefs,feelings,and behavior tendencies toward something or someone else is a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

A) affect 
B) cognition 
C) archetype 
D) attitude 
A) affect 
B) cognition 
C) archetype 
D) attitude

Question 2

Which of the following phenomena usually involves an excessively negative,overgeneralized assumption about a socially defined category of people?

Accepted Answer

A) self-fulfilling prophecy 
B) confirmation bias 
C) attitude 
D) stereotype 
A) self-fulfilling prophecy 
B) confirmation bias 
C) attitude 
D) stereotype

Question 3

Which of the following conditions is NOT conducive to group think?

Accepted Answer

A) critical evaluation of ideas 
B) a strong leader 
C) individuals who are proud to be members of the group 
D) a close-knit group 
A) critical evaluation of ideas 
B) a strong leader 
C) individuals who are proud to be members of the group 
D) a close-knit group

Question 4

When others act,our attention is focused on __________.When we act,our attention is focused on ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) the environment;ourselves 
B) them;the environment 
C) their facial expressions;our feelings 
D) their body language;our appearance 
A) the environment;ourselves 
B) them;the environment 
C) their facial expressions;our feelings 
D) their body language;our appearance

Question 5

The cognitive process of deciding who or what caused an event is:

Accepted Answer

A) attribution. 
B) balance theory. 
C) cognitive dissonance. 
D) confirmation bias. 
A) attribution. 
B) balance theory. 
C) cognitive dissonance. 
D) confirmation bias.

Question 6

A model used to understand how attitudes are changed is ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive dissonance 
B) the ELM 
C) attribution rationalization 
D) information processing 
A) cognitive dissonance 
B) the ELM 
C) attribution rationalization 
D) information processing

Question 7

According to the door-in-the-face technique,people will go along with a smaller request after they have refused a larger request because:

Accepted Answer

A) they feel guilty. 
B) of the primacy effect. 
C) they feel threatened. 
D) they do not want to be cheated. 
A) they feel guilty. 
B) of the primacy effect. 
C) they feel threatened. 
D) they do not want to be cheated.

Question 8

A new self-image makes it more difficult to refuse later requests with the ___________ technique.

Accepted Answer

A) door-in-the-face 
B) effort justification 
C) foot-in-the-door 
D) face-in-the-door 
A) door-in-the-face 
B) effort justification 
C) foot-in-the-door 
D) face-in-the-door

Question 9

Asch (1951)used __________ to study informational conformity.

Accepted Answer

A) the "autokinetic effect" 
B) the latency of response 
C) social loafing in a tug of war group 
D) line lengths 
A) the "autokinetic effect" 
B) the latency of response 
C) social loafing in a tug of war group 
D) line lengths

Question 10

When the presence of others enhances one's performance of a task,we call this effect the _______ phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) social-facilitation 
B) law-of-numbers 
C) spectator 
D) self-presentation 
A) social-facilitation 
B) law-of-numbers 
C) spectator 
D) self-presentation

Question 11

The adage "Birds of a feather flock together" pertains most directly to the _______ factor in liking.

Accepted Answer

A) propinquity 
B) numerosity 
C) similarity 
D) reciprocity 
A) propinquity 
B) numerosity 
C) similarity 
D) reciprocity

Question 12

Assigning a trait to a person explains that person's behavior and _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) helps explain our own behavior 
B) lowers our feelings of guilt 
C) predicts future behavior 
D) lowers that person's anxiety 
A) helps explain our own behavior 
B) lowers our feelings of guilt 
C) predicts future behavior 
D) lowers that person's anxiety

Question 13

Norms usually do NOT:

Accepted Answer

A) apply only to certain group members. 
B) apply to all group members. 
C) exist in unwritten form. 
D) exist in written form. 
A) apply only to certain group members. 
B) apply to all group members. 
C) exist in unwritten form. 
D) exist in written form.

Question 14

According to Festinger,the feeling of discomfort that results from the realization that our beliefs and our behaviors are discrepant is called:

Accepted Answer

A) attribution. 
B) balance theory. 
C) cognitive dissonance. 
D) confirmation bias. 
A) attribution. 
B) balance theory. 
C) cognitive dissonance. 
D) confirmation bias.

Question 15

According to research,the larger the group,the:

Accepted Answer

A) safer you are. 
B) more likely you are to receive help. 
C) more likely you are to give assistance. 
D) less likely you are to give or receive help. 
A) safer you are. 
B) more likely you are to receive help. 
C) more likely you are to give assistance. 
D) less likely you are to give or receive help.

Question 16

An influential attribution theory was developed by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Snyder 
B) Luchins 
C) Kelley 
D) Milgram 
A) Snyder 
B) Luchins 
C) Kelley 
D) Milgram

Question 17

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 18

Which of the following is NOT a positive outcome of the Milgram obedience study?

Accepted Answer

A) The subjects learned that they would obey an order to hurt another. 
B) The subjects were glad they had been in the study. 
C) The results further our knowledge about human behavior. 
D) The results further our knowledge about the power of orders. 
A) The subjects learned that they would obey an order to hurt another. 
B) The subjects were glad they had been in the study. 
C) The results further our knowledge about human behavior. 
D) The results further our knowledge about the power of orders.

Question 19

The Milgram obedience study has been criticized on the basis of:

Accepted Answer

A) validity. 
B) ethics. 
C) reliability. 
D) applicability. 
A) validity. 
B) ethics. 
C) reliability. 
D) applicability.

Question 20

Discrimination differs from prejudice in that it is:

Accepted Answer

A) unjustified. 
B) a behavior. 
C) an attitude. 
D) negative. 
A) unjustified. 
B) a behavior. 
C) an attitude. 
D) negative.

A relatively stable organization of beliefs,feelings,and behavior tendencies toward something or someone else is a(n)__________.

Which of the following phenomena usually involves an excessively negative,overgeneralized assumption about a socially defined category of people?

Which of the following conditions is NOT conducive to group think?

When others act,our attention is focused on .When we act,our attention is focused on _.

The cognitive process of deciding who or what caused an event is:

A model used to understand how attitudes are changed is ___________.

According to the door-in-the-face technique,people will go along with a smaller request after they have refused a larger request because:

A new self-image makes it more difficult to refuse later requests with the ___________ technique.

Asch (1951)used __________ to study informational conformity.

When the presence of others enhances one's performance of a task,we call this effect the _______ phenomenon.

The adage "Birds of a feather flock together" pertains most directly to the _______ factor in liking.

Assigning a trait to a person explains that person's behavior and _________________.

Norms usually do NOT:

According to Festinger,the feeling of discomfort that results from the realization that our beliefs and our behaviors are discrepant is called:

According to research,the larger the group,the:

An influential attribution theory was developed by ________.

Group conformity is greatest when:

Which of the following is NOT a positive outcome of the Milgram obedience study?

The Milgram obedience study has been criticized on the basis of:

Discrimination differs from prejudice in that it is:

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Exam 12: Social Psychology

A relatively stable organization of beliefs,feelings,and behavior tendencies toward something or someone else is a(n)__________.

Which of the following phenomena usually involves an excessively negative,overgeneralized assumption about a socially defined category of people?

Which of the following conditions is NOT conducive to group think?

When others act,our attention is focused on __________.When we act,our attention is focused on ___________.

The cognitive process of deciding who or what caused an event is:

A model used to understand how attitudes are changed is ___________.

According to the door-in-the-face technique,people will go along with a smaller request after they have refused a larger request because:

A new self-image makes it more difficult to refuse later requests with the ___________ technique.

Asch (1951)used __________ to study informational conformity.

When the presence of others enhances one's performance of a task,we call this effect the _______ phenomenon.

The adage "Birds of a feather flock together" pertains most directly to the _______ factor in liking.

Assigning a trait to a person explains that person's behavior and _________________.

Norms usually do NOT:

According to Festinger,the feeling of discomfort that results from the realization that our beliefs and our behaviors are discrepant is called:

According to research,the larger the group,the:

An influential attribution theory was developed by ________.

Group conformity is greatest when:

Which of the following is NOT a positive outcome of the Milgram obedience study?

The Milgram obedience study has been criticized on the basis of:

Discrimination differs from prejudice in that it is:

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

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters

When others act,our attention is focused on .When we act,our attention is focused on _.