Question 1

Research that manipulated which gender made the first move in a speed-dating environment found that _____ were more likely to give out their phone numbers.

Accepted Answer

A) women,regardless of who made the first move 
B) men,regardless of who made the first move 
C) those making the first move 
D) those not making the first move 
A) women,regardless of who made the first move 
B) men,regardless of who made the first move 
C) those making the first move 
D) those not making the first move

Question 2

What did the experimenter in the Milgram obedience studies do to get the participants to continue shocking the learner?

Accepted Answer

A) offered them a monetary reward 
B) threatened to lower their grade in their psychology class 
C) calmly instructed the participants to continue 
D) told them all the previous participants had performed the task 
A) offered them a monetary reward 
B) threatened to lower their grade in their psychology class 
C) calmly instructed the participants to continue 
D) told them all the previous participants had performed the task

Question 3

Research that manipulated which gender made the first move in a speed-dating environment found that _____ were choosier in exchanging their phone numbers.

Accepted Answer

A) women,regardless of who made the first move 
B) men,regardless of who made the first move 
C) those making the first move 
D) those not making the first move 
A) women,regardless of who made the first move 
B) men,regardless of who made the first move 
C) those making the first move 
D) those not making the first move

Question 4

Social loafing is due to a more general phenomenon termed:

Accepted Answer

A) the bystander intervention effect. 
B) conformity. 
C) cooperation. 
D) diffusion of responsibility. 
A) the bystander intervention effect. 
B) conformity. 
C) cooperation. 
D) diffusion of responsibility.

Question 5

Producers of TV comedy shows sometimes used laugh tracks.These producers are subjecting viewers to:

Accepted Answer

A) heuristics. 
B) informational influence. 
C) group norms. 
D) the norm of reciprocity. 
A) heuristics. 
B) informational influence. 
C) group norms. 
D) the norm of reciprocity.

Question 6

The MOST basic of motives is:

Accepted Answer

A) reproducing. 
B) pair bonding. 
C) social approval. 
D) pleasure seeking. 
A) reproducing. 
B) pair bonding. 
C) social approval. 
D) pleasure seeking.

Question 7

Women can discriminate symmetrical and asymmetrical men by:

Accepted Answer

A) listening to them talk. 
B) smell. 
C) examining their bedroom. 
D) examining their handwriting. 
A) listening to them talk. 
B) smell. 
C) examining their bedroom. 
D) examining their handwriting.

Question 8

The process by which a person identifies a stimulus as a member of a class of related stimuli is called:

Accepted Answer

A) recognition. 
B) categorization. 
C) association. 
D) equivalence. 
A) recognition. 
B) categorization. 
C) association. 
D) equivalence.

Question 9

People do nice things for others all of the time.The reason why most of these actions are NOT considered altruistic is that:

Accepted Answer

A) the persons involved are biologically related. 
B) the persons involved are not biologically related. 
C) there are hidden benefits for those behaving nicely. 
D) behaving nicely at a cost to oneself is rarely intentional. 
A) the persons involved are biologically related. 
B) the persons involved are not biologically related. 
C) there are hidden benefits for those behaving nicely. 
D) behaving nicely at a cost to oneself is rarely intentional.

Question 10

Which statement about aggression by women is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Women are more likely than are men to aggress by causing social harm. 
B) Aggression by women tends to be more impulsive than it is premeditated. 
C) Aggression by women is more likely to focus on protecting their status than on protecting a resource. 
D) Women are more likely than are men to aggress by causing psychological injury. 
A) Women are more likely than are men to aggress by causing social harm. 
B) Aggression by women tends to be more impulsive than it is premeditated. 
C) Aggression by women is more likely to focus on protecting their status than on protecting a resource. 
D) Women are more likely than are men to aggress by causing psychological injury.

Question 11

Dutton and Aron's (1974)suspension bridge study demonstrated that men may misinterpret _____ for _____.

Accepted Answer

A) passionate love;companionate love 
B) mere exposure;physical attraction 
C) physiological arousal;physical attraction 
D) physical attraction;companionate love 
A) passionate love;companionate love 
B) mere exposure;physical attraction 
C) physiological arousal;physical attraction 
D) physical attraction;companionate love

Question 12

Print ads for cars are more likely to present a lot of facts about the car,whereas print ads for clothing typically show an attractive model.The car manufacturers are relying on _____ persuasion.

Accepted Answer

A) systematic 
B) heuristic 
C) hedonic 
D) automotive 
A) systematic 
B) heuristic 
C) hedonic 
D) automotive

Question 13

In one study,an attractive person approached opposite-sex strangers on a college campus and asked,"Would you go to bed with me?" What was the outcome?

Accepted Answer

A) Every man said,"Yes." 
B) Every woman said,"No." 
C) About 40% of men said,"Yes." 
D) About 25% of women said,"Yes." 
A) Every man said,"Yes." 
B) Every woman said,"No." 
C) About 40% of men said,"Yes." 
D) About 25% of women said,"Yes."

Question 14

In one study,an attractive person approached opposite-sex strangers on a college campus and asked,"Would you go to bed with me?" About _____% of the men agreed to this request.

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 50 
C) 75 
D) 90 
A) 25 
B) 50 
C) 75 
D) 90

Question 15

Research on the mere-exposure effect has shown that liking a person:

Accepted Answer

A) increases with increased exposure to him or her. 
B) decreases with increased exposure to him or her. 
C) is determined in the first encounter;mere exposure will not change this phenomenon. 
D) is predicted primarily by gender;mere exposure will not change this phenomenon. 
A) increases with increased exposure to him or her. 
B) decreases with increased exposure to him or her. 
C) is determined in the first encounter;mere exposure will not change this phenomenon. 
D) is predicted primarily by gender;mere exposure will not change this phenomenon.

Question 16

People are often not aware of the stereotypes they are using,which BEST illustrates the fact that stereotypes often occur:

Accepted Answer

A) unconsciously. 
B) reflexively. 
C) automatically. 
D) perceptually. 
A) unconsciously. 
B) reflexively. 
C) automatically. 
D) perceptually.

Question 17

Cross-cultural studies of ideal feminine beauty reveal that ideal body weight _____ and the ideal hip-to-waist ratio _____.

Accepted Answer

A) varies;remains constant 
B) remains constant;varies 
C) varies;varies 
D) remains constant;remains constant 
A) varies;remains constant 
B) remains constant;varies 
C) varies;varies 
D) remains constant;remains constant

Question 18

People in a mob situation are more likely to stray from their own moral values,illustrating the phenomenon of:

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice. 
B) diffusion of responsibility. 
C) deindividuation. 
D) conformity. 
A) prejudice. 
B) diffusion of responsibility. 
C) deindividuation. 
D) conformity.

Question 19

Which statement about stereotypes is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) They can be inaccurate. 
B) They are not useful. 
C) They are often automatic. 
D) They can be self-perpetuating. 
A) They can be inaccurate. 
B) They are not useful. 
C) They are often automatic. 
D) They can be self-perpetuating.

Question 20

The prisoner's dilemma is a metaphor for the:

Accepted Answer

A) potential costs and benefits of cooperation in everyday life. 
B) potential consequences of behaving unfairly in everyday life. 
C) groupthink that often results from in-group collaboration. 
D) obedience to authority often observed in prison environments. 
A) potential costs and benefits of cooperation in everyday life. 
B) potential consequences of behaving unfairly in everyday life. 
C) groupthink that often results from in-group collaboration. 
D) obedience to authority often observed in prison environments.

Exam 13: Social Psychology-Part A

Research that manipulated which gender made the first move in a speed-dating environment found that _____ were more likely to give out their phone numbers.

What did the experimenter in the Milgram obedience studies do to get the participants to continue shocking the learner?

Research that manipulated which gender made the first move in a speed-dating environment found that _____ were choosier in exchanging their phone numbers.

Social loafing is due to a more general phenomenon termed:

Producers of TV comedy shows sometimes used laugh tracks.These producers are subjecting viewers to:

The MOST basic of motives is:

Women can discriminate symmetrical and asymmetrical men by:

The process by which a person identifies a stimulus as a member of a class of related stimuli is called:

People do nice things for others all of the time.The reason why most of these actions are NOT considered altruistic is that:

Which statement about aggression by women is TRUE?

Dutton and Aron's (1974)suspension bridge study demonstrated that men may misinterpret _____ for _____.

Print ads for cars are more likely to present a lot of facts about the car,whereas print ads for clothing typically show an attractive model.The car manufacturers are relying on _____ persuasion.

In one study,an attractive person approached opposite-sex strangers on a college campus and asked,"Would you go to bed with me?" What was the outcome?

In one study,an attractive person approached opposite-sex strangers on a college campus and asked,"Would you go to bed with me?" About _____% of the men agreed to this request.

Research on the mere-exposure effect has shown that liking a person:

People are often not aware of the stereotypes they are using,which BEST illustrates the fact that stereotypes often occur:

Cross-cultural studies of ideal feminine beauty reveal that ideal body weight _____ and the ideal hip-to-waist ratio _____.

People in a mob situation are more likely to stray from their own moral values,illustrating the phenomenon of:

Which statement about stereotypes is FALSE?

The prisoner's dilemma is a metaphor for the:

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part A

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part B

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part C

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part D

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part E

Methods in Psychology-Part A

Methods in Psychology-Part B

Methods in Psychology-Part C

Methods in Psychology-Part D

Methods in Psychology-Part E

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part A

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part B

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part C

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part D

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part E

Sensation and Perception-Part A

Sensation and Perception-Part B

Sensation and Perception-Part C

Sensation and Perception-Part D

Sensation and Perception-Part E

Consciousness-Part A

Consciousness-Part B

Consciousness-Part C

Consciousness-Part D

Consciousness-Part E

Memory-Part A

Memory-Part B

Memory-Part C

Memory-Part D

Memory-Part E

Learning-Part A

Learning-Part B

Learning-Part C

Learning-Part D

Learning-Part E

Emotion and Motivation-Part A

Emotion and Motivation-Part B

Emotion and Motivation-Part C

Emotion and Motivation-Part D

Emotion and Motivation-Part E

Language and Thought-Part A

Language and Thought-Part B

Language and Thought-Part C

Language and Thought-Part D

Language and Thought-Part E

Intelligence-Part A

Intelligence-Part B

Intelligence-Part C

Intelligence-Part D

Intelligence-Part E

Development-Part A

Development-Part B

Development-Part C

Development-Part D

Development-Part E

Personality-Part A

Personality-Part B

Personality-Part C

Personality-Part D

Dutton and Aron's (1974)suspension bridge study demonstrated that men may misinterpret _ for _.

Cross-cultural studies of ideal feminine beauty reveal that ideal body weight _ and the ideal hip-to-waist ratio _.