Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an example of "groupthink"?

Accepted Answer

A) the Challenger disaster 
B) the Titanic 
C) the Boston Red Sox 
D) Bay of Pigs 
A) the Challenger disaster 
B) the Titanic 
C) the Boston Red Sox 
D) Bay of Pigs C

Question 2

What process describes the use of social influence to cause other people to change their attitudes and behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) enticement 
B) persuasion 
C) conversion 
D) affectance 
A) enticement 
B) persuasion 
C) conversion 
D) affectance B

Question 3

Which term refers to a set of characteristics believed to be shared by all members of a particular group?

Accepted Answer

A) stereotype 
B) expectation 
C) classification 
D) categorization 
A) stereotype 
B) expectation 
C) classification 
D) categorization A

Question 4

The hormone associated with aggression seems to be ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) testosterone 
B) estrogen 
C) MDH 
D) peptone 
A) testosterone 
B) estrogen 
C) MDH 
D) peptone

Question 5

What do we call judgments about people,situations,objects,or thoughts?

Accepted Answer

A) cognitions 
B) stereotypes 
C) attitudes 
D) attributions 
A) cognitions 
B) stereotypes 
C) attitudes 
D) attributions

Question 6

How can a coach get his football team to perform better if he suspects they are exhibiting social loafing?

Accepted Answer

A) introduce new challenges 
B) get the captain to apply pressure 
C) grade their individual performances 
D) ignore the behavior 
A) introduce new challenges 
B) get the captain to apply pressure 
C) grade their individual performances 
D) ignore the behavior

Question 7

Attributions are __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) explanations that account for one's own behaviors and/or the behaviors of others. 
B) innate personality traits 
C) genetic predispositions to behave a certain way 
D) physical qualities people have such as attractiveness 
A) explanations that account for one's own behaviors and/or the behaviors of others. 
B) innate personality traits 
C) genetic predispositions to behave a certain way 
D) physical qualities people have such as attractiveness

Question 8

Some have suggested that the results of Milgram's obedience study may have been due to the __________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A) reciprocity 
B) indebtedness 
C) foot-in-the-door 
D) returning-a-favor 
A) reciprocity 
B) indebtedness 
C) foot-in-the-door 
D) returning-a-favor

Question 9

It is 1951,and you are required to participate in a perception experiment.You join seven others seated in a room.You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines.The experimenter,Solomon Asch,is studying ________.

Accepted Answer

A) bystander apathy 
B) social loafing 
C) groupthink 
D) conformity 
A) bystander apathy 
B) social loafing 
C) groupthink 
D) conformity

Question 10

What term do psychologists use to describe our liking of other people?

Accepted Answer

A) love 
B) appeal 
C) interpersonal attraction 
D) cognitive dissonance 
A) love 
B) appeal 
C) interpersonal attraction 
D) cognitive dissonance

Exam 13: B: Psychological Disorders

Which of the following is NOT an example of "groupthink"?

What process describes the use of social influence to cause other people to change their attitudes and behavior?

Which term refers to a set of characteristics believed to be shared by all members of a particular group?

The hormone associated with aggression seems to be ___________.

What do we call judgments about people,situations,objects,or thoughts?

How can a coach get his football team to perform better if he suspects they are exhibiting social loafing?

Attributions are __________________.

Some have suggested that the results of Milgram's obedience study may have been due to the __________ effect.

It is 1951,and you are required to participate in a perception experiment.You join seven others seated in a room.You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines.The experimenter,Solomon Asch,is studying ________.

What term do psychologists use to describe our liking of other people?

Introduction

A: The Science of Psychology

B: The Science of Psychology

A: The Biological Perspective

B: The Biological Perspective

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

A: Cognition

B: Cognition

A: Development Across the Life Span

B: Development Across the Life Span

A: Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

B: Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

A: Theories of Personality

B: Theories of Personality

A: Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Therapies

B: Psychological Therapies

Appendix A1: Statistics in Psychology

Appendix A2: Statistics in Psychology

Appendix B1: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

Appendix B2: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

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