Question 1

Which statement about Milgram's studies on obedience is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The learners in the studies delivered painful electric shocks to the teachers. 
B) The teachers continued to obey Milgram because he threatened to administer electric shocks to them if they refused. 
C) Over 60% of the teachers in the studies delivered what they thought to be a potentially deadly shock to a learner. 
D) Obedience to the experimenter was largely due to the norm of reciprocity. 
A) The learners in the studies delivered painful electric shocks to the teachers. 
B) The teachers continued to obey Milgram because he threatened to administer electric shocks to them if they refused. 
C) Over 60% of the teachers in the studies delivered what they thought to be a potentially deadly shock to a learner. 
D) Obedience to the experimenter was largely due to the norm of reciprocity. C

Question 2

When a vacuum cleaner salesman persuades people to let him vacuum their living room for free,he is likely to increase his chances of making a sale.The salesman is using the:

Accepted Answer

A) door-in-the-face technique. 
B) norm of reciprocity. 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D) foot-in-the-door technique. 
A) door-in-the-face technique. 
B) norm of reciprocity. 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D) foot-in-the-door technique. D

Question 3

Over time,passionate love typically:

Accepted Answer

A) increases. 
B) remains constant. 
C) decreases. 
D) fluctuates a lot. 
A) increases. 
B) remains constant. 
C) decreases. 
D) fluctuates a lot. C

Question 4

In Asch's classic study on _____,most people reported that two lines of obviously different lengths were the same.This phenomenon occurred on at least one trial,when all of the people in that experiment said the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) cooperation 
B) prejudice 
C) obedience 
D) conformity 
A) cooperation 
B) prejudice 
C) obedience 
D) conformity

Question 5

Tim is a government employee who issues licenses to new businesses.In order to speed up the process of obtaining the license,an applicant offers a gift to Tim.Tim finds that he is now less motivated to help this applicant.In the context of the hedonic motive,which reason is MOST likely behind Tim's diminished motivation?

Accepted Answer

A) People wish to avoid the norm of reciprocity. 
B) People do not like being excluded by others. 
C) People easily lose motivation to perform an action. 
D) People resent being bribed or threatened. 
A) People wish to avoid the norm of reciprocity. 
B) People do not like being excluded by others. 
C) People easily lose motivation to perform an action. 
D) People resent being bribed or threatened.

Question 6

The _____ suggests that people behave aggressively when their goals are thwarted.

Accepted Answer

A) frustration-aggression hypothesis 
B) common knowledge effect 
C) bystander intervention theory 
D) cognitive dissonance theory 
A) frustration-aggression hypothesis 
B) common knowledge effect 
C) bystander intervention theory 
D) cognitive dissonance theory

Question 7

Altruistic behavior benefits:

Accepted Answer

A) only people who have financial interests in the situation at hand. 
B) oneself. 
C) oneself and at most one other person. 
D) others but not oneself. 
A) only people who have financial interests in the situation at hand. 
B) oneself. 
C) oneself and at most one other person. 
D) others but not oneself.

Question 8

After a big football win,Jordan and a few other students tore down the goalposts on their school's football field.It cost the college $20,000 to replace them.Even after hearing about the unnecessary cost incurred by the college,Jordan does not feel guilty for his actions.This lack of guilt could be a result of:

Accepted Answer

A) bystander intervention. 
B) diffusion of responsibility. 
C) social loafing. 
D) the common knowledge effect. 
A) bystander intervention. 
B) diffusion of responsibility. 
C) social loafing. 
D) the common knowledge effect.

Question 9

Stereotype threat can actually cause individuals to conform to the given stereotype because:

Accepted Answer

A) they fear that behaviors that do not confirm those stereotypes will cause others to modify their stereotypes about them. 
B) individuals reinforce stereotypes. 
C) the negative views directed toward them lead them to act in ways that the stereotype predicts. 
D) not conforming to the stereotype frequently results in ostracism. 
A) they fear that behaviors that do not confirm those stereotypes will cause others to modify their stereotypes about them. 
B) individuals reinforce stereotypes. 
C) the negative views directed toward them lead them to act in ways that the stereotype predicts. 
D) not conforming to the stereotype frequently results in ostracism.

Question 10

Bob is forced to take a job as a used-car salesperson to make ends meet.Bob likes to think that he is an honest person,but he finds himself selling defective automobiles to unsuspecting customers.Bob is likely to experience _____,which probably will be alleviated by _____.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive dissonance;believing in the quality of the cars he sells 
B) cognitive dissonance;accepting the fact that he has always been a dishonest person 
C) a stereotype threat;being extremely honest to all his customers 
D) the actor-observer effect;believing that his customers are also dishonest 
A) cognitive dissonance;believing in the quality of the cars he sells 
B) cognitive dissonance;accepting the fact that he has always been a dishonest person 
C) a stereotype threat;being extremely honest to all his customers 
D) the actor-observer effect;believing that his customers are also dishonest

Question 11

Men who are prone to aggression tend to have:

Accepted Answer

A) unrealistically high self-esteem. 
B) low self-esteem. 
C) moderate testosterone levels. 
D) unusually low testosterone levels. 
A) unrealistically high self-esteem. 
B) low self-esteem. 
C) moderate testosterone levels. 
D) unusually low testosterone levels.

Question 12

The mere-exposure effect suggests that you are likely to find someone _____ the _____ time you spend with them.

Accepted Answer

A) slightly less attractive;more 
B) more attractive;more 
C) more attractive;less 
D) considerably less attractive;less 
A) slightly less attractive;more 
B) more attractive;more 
C) more attractive;less 
D) considerably less attractive;less

Question 13

Rosie got a bad grade on a test.Instead of admitting that she didn't study as much as she should have,she tells her parents that it is because the teacher didn't prepare her well enough and that she was having a bad day.This is due to:

Accepted Answer

A) the correspondence bias. 
B) the self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C) situational attribution. 
D) dispositional attribution. 
A) the correspondence bias. 
B) the self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C) situational attribution. 
D) dispositional attribution.

Question 14

Selena believes that people who do not share her religious faith have inferior morals compared with those of her faith.This example illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A) group polarization. 
B) groupthink. 
C) prejudice. 
D) social conformity. 
A) group polarization. 
B) groupthink. 
C) prejudice. 
D) social conformity.

Question 15

When you visit a country that has completely different cultural beliefs and societal guidelines than your own,it is often helpful to imitate the behavior of the people you see around you.This example BEST illustrates the idea of:

Accepted Answer

A) obedience to authority. 
B) normative influence. 
C) confirmation bias. 
D) the norm of reciprocity. 
A) obedience to authority. 
B) normative influence. 
C) confirmation bias. 
D) the norm of reciprocity.

Exam 13: Social Psychology-Part D

Which statement about Milgram's studies on obedience is TRUE?

When a vacuum cleaner salesman persuades people to let him vacuum their living room for free,he is likely to increase his chances of making a sale.The salesman is using the:

Over time,passionate love typically:

In Asch's classic study on _____,most people reported that two lines of obviously different lengths were the same.This phenomenon occurred on at least one trial,when all of the people in that experiment said the same thing.

The _____ suggests that people behave aggressively when their goals are thwarted.

Altruistic behavior benefits:

Stereotype threat can actually cause individuals to conform to the given stereotype because:

Bob is forced to take a job as a used-car salesperson to make ends meet.Bob likes to think that he is an honest person,but he finds himself selling defective automobiles to unsuspecting customers.Bob is likely to experience _____,which probably will be alleviated by _____.

Men who are prone to aggression tend to have:

The mere-exposure effect suggests that you are likely to find someone _____ the _____ time you spend with them.

Rosie got a bad grade on a test.Instead of admitting that she didn't study as much as she should have,she tells her parents that it is because the teacher didn't prepare her well enough and that she was having a bad day.This is due to:

Selena believes that people who do not share her religious faith have inferior morals compared with those of her faith.This example illustrates:

When you visit a country that has completely different cultural beliefs and societal guidelines than your own,it is often helpful to imitate the behavior of the people you see around you.This example BEST illustrates the idea of:

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Bob is forced to take a job as a used-car salesperson to make ends meet.Bob likes to think that he is an honest person,but he finds himself selling defective automobiles to unsuspecting customers.Bob is likely to experience _,which probably will be alleviated by _.

The mere-exposure effect suggests that you are likely to find someone _ the _ time you spend with them.