Question 1

Conformity is greatest when:

Accepted Answer

A) one or two go against the group. 
B) the task is difficult. 
C) the task is easy. 
D) there are more than eight people in a group. 
A) one or two go against the group. 
B) the task is difficult. 
C) the task is easy. 
D) there are more than eight people in a group.

Question 2

According to research,prejudice is reduced when people must:

Accepted Answer

A) come into contact with one another. 
B) change their attitudes and behaviors. 
C) cooperate with one another to achieve a goal. 
D) live together. 
A) come into contact with one another. 
B) change their attitudes and behaviors. 
C) cooperate with one another to achieve a goal. 
D) live together.

Question 3

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 4

Asch found that the likelihood of conformity increased with group size until _______ confederates were present.

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) four 
C) five 
D) six 
A) three 
B) four 
C) five 
D) six

Question 5

The theory of _______ attempts to explain what happens when people behave in ways that are contrary to their beliefs or attitudes.

Accepted Answer

A) social comparison 
B) cognitive dissonance 
C) opponent processes 
D) social exchange 
A) social comparison 
B) cognitive dissonance 
C) opponent processes 
D) social exchange

Question 6

Which of the following theories of leadership has largely been abandoned?

Accepted Answer

A) situational 
B) great person 
C) popular person 
D) interaction 
A) situational 
B) great person 
C) popular person 
D) interaction

Question 7

_______ is a response to pressure exerted by norms that are generally left unstated.

Accepted Answer

A) Conformity 
B) Compliance 
C) Obedience 
D) Deindividualization 
A) Conformity 
B) Compliance 
C) Obedience 
D) Deindividualization

Question 8

Altruistic behavior is behavior that:

Accepted Answer

A) is intended to be helpful to others. 
B) unintentionally harms others. 
C) intentionally harms others. 
D) has no known motivation behind it. 
A) is intended to be helpful to others. 
B) unintentionally harms others. 
C) intentionally harms others. 
D) has no known motivation behind it.

Question 9

Changing one's behavior in response to real or perceived social pressures is referred to as _______ by social psychologists.

Accepted Answer

A) compliance 
B) conformity 
C) influence 
D) obedience 
A) compliance 
B) conformity 
C) influence 
D) obedience

Question 10

To relieve dissonance,people will try to change _______,so that attitudes,beliefs,and behavior will once again support one another.

Accepted Answer

A) the subject 
B) their cognitions 
C) their values 
D) their actions 
A) the subject 
B) their cognitions 
C) their values 
D) their actions

Question 11

Dan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today,but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker.If he decides to continue exercising,what concept might explain his actions?

Accepted Answer

A) social productivity 
B) social loafing 
C) social facilitation 
D) social idleness 
A) social productivity 
B) social loafing 
C) social facilitation 
D) social idleness

Question 12

Even though she thought it was silly,Emily wore pink and green ribbons in her hair as her friends did.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) a group role. 
B) a group norm. 
C) conformity. 
D) obedience. 
A) a group role. 
B) a group norm. 
C) conformity. 
D) obedience.

Question 13

Following orders is referred to as _______ by social psychologists.

Accepted Answer

A) compliance 
B) conformity 
C) influence 
D) obedience 
A) compliance 
B) conformity 
C) influence 
D) obedience

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of obedience,as defined by social psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A) A soldier shoots enemy women and children on orders from his commanding officer. 
B) People clean their own table in a restaurant that has a sign reading,"Help keep costs down and clean off your table." 
C) Passengers move to the back of the bus as soon as the driver tells them to. 
D) Stan has thrown away all of his old ties and bought new ones to "be in style." 
A) A soldier shoots enemy women and children on orders from his commanding officer. 
B) People clean their own table in a restaurant that has a sign reading,"Help keep costs down and clean off your table." 
C) Passengers move to the back of the bus as soon as the driver tells them to. 
D) Stan has thrown away all of his old ties and bought new ones to "be in style."

Question 15

Which of the following IS an example of a group norm?

Accepted Answer

A) playing sports 
B) watching television 
C) working at a part-time job 
D) standing when the national anthem is played 
A) playing sports 
B) watching television 
C) working at a part-time job 
D) standing when the national anthem is played

Question 16

What percent of subjects in Milgram's experiment on obedience actually completed the shock series?

Accepted Answer

A) less than 1% 
B) between 5% and 10% 
C) about 65% 
D) about 90% 
A) less than 1% 
B) between 5% and 10% 
C) about 65% 
D) about 90%

Question 17

Asch's studies showed that conformity to group pressure occurred about _______ of the time.

Accepted Answer

A) 5% 
B) 35% 
C) 65% 
D) 95% 
A) 5% 
B) 35% 
C) 65% 
D) 95%

Question 18

The notion that "mental patients are dangerous" is an example of a(n):

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 19

Car salesmen often encourage a test drive.Perhaps they know about ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) the door-in-the-face approach 
B) Leon Festinger 
C) the foot-in-the-door approach 
D) making large requests first 
A) the door-in-the-face approach 
B) Leon Festinger 
C) the foot-in-the-door approach 
D) making large requests first

Question 20

Which of the following statements about prejudice and discrimination is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Discrimination often leads to aggressive behavior. 
B) They are formed from facts and personal experience. 
C) They are practiced even if it hurts the person practicing them. 
D) The targets of prejudice often take on prejudicial attitudes. 
A) Discrimination often leads to aggressive behavior. 
B) They are formed from facts and personal experience. 
C) They are practiced even if it hurts the person practicing them. 
D) The targets of prejudice often take on prejudicial attitudes.

Conformity is greatest when:

According to research,prejudice is reduced when people must:

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

Asch found that the likelihood of conformity increased with group size until _______ confederates were present.

The theory of _______ attempts to explain what happens when people behave in ways that are contrary to their beliefs or attitudes.

Which of the following theories of leadership has largely been abandoned?

_______ is a response to pressure exerted by norms that are generally left unstated.

Altruistic behavior is behavior that:

Changing one's behavior in response to real or perceived social pressures is referred to as _______ by social psychologists.

To relieve dissonance,people will try to change _______,so that attitudes,beliefs,and behavior will once again support one another.

Dan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today,but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker.If he decides to continue exercising,what concept might explain his actions?

Even though she thought it was silly,Emily wore pink and green ribbons in her hair as her friends did.This is an example of:

Following orders is referred to as _______ by social psychologists.

Which of the following is an example of obedience,as defined by social psychologists?

Which of the following IS an example of a group norm?

What percent of subjects in Milgram's experiment on obedience actually completed the shock series?

Asch's studies showed that conformity to group pressure occurred about _______ of the time.

The notion that "mental patients are dangerous" is an example of a(n):

Car salesmen often encourage a test drive.Perhaps they know about ___________.

Which of the following statements about prejudice and discrimination is NOT true?

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Exam 12: Social Psychology

Conformity is greatest when:

According to research,prejudice is reduced when people must:

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

Asch found that the likelihood of conformity increased with group size until _______ confederates were present.

The theory of _______ attempts to explain what happens when people behave in ways that are contrary to their beliefs or attitudes.

Which of the following theories of leadership has largely been abandoned?

_______ is a response to pressure exerted by norms that are generally left unstated.

Altruistic behavior is behavior that:

Changing one's behavior in response to real or perceived social pressures is referred to as _______ by social psychologists.

To relieve dissonance,people will try to change _______,so that attitudes,beliefs,and behavior will once again support one another.

Dan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today,but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker.If he decides to continue exercising,what concept might explain his actions?

Even though she thought it was silly,Emily wore pink and green ribbons in her hair as her friends did.This is an example of:

Following orders is referred to as _______ by social psychologists.

Which of the following is an example of obedience,as defined by social psychologists?

Which of the following IS an example of a group norm?

What percent of subjects in Milgram's experiment on obedience actually completed the shock series?

Asch's studies showed that conformity to group pressure occurred about _______ of the time.

The notion that "mental patients are dangerous" is an example of a(n):

Car salesmen often encourage a test drive.Perhaps they know about ___________.

Which of the following statements about prejudice and discrimination is NOT true?

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

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Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

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