Question 1

Among the BEST predictors of the number of responses a personal ad receives are a woman's _____ and a man's _____.

Accepted Answer

A) height;weight 
B) weight;height 
C) age;perceived wealth 
D) perceived wealth;age 
A) height;weight 
B) weight;height 
C) age;perceived wealth 
D) perceived wealth;age

Question 2

Yasmine took her cousin Jade out to lunch and picked up the tab.Jade said,"Thanks.I'll pay next time." Jade's response demonstrates what principle?

Accepted Answer

A) the foot-in-the-door technique 
B) conformity 
C) altruism 
D) norm of reciprocity 
A) the foot-in-the-door technique 
B) conformity 
C) altruism 
D) norm of reciprocity

Question 3

The process by which people draw inferences about others based on their knowledge of the categories to which others belong is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) stereotyping. 
B) prejudice. 
C) discrimination. 
D) categorization. 
A) stereotyping. 
B) prejudice. 
C) discrimination. 
D) categorization.

Question 4

The divorce rate has _____ in the last few decades;currently,more than one _____ of all marriages end in divorce.

Accepted Answer

A) fallen;third 
B) fallen;half 
C) risen;third 
D) risen;half 
A) fallen;third 
B) fallen;half 
C) risen;third 
D) risen;half

Question 5

The tendency to make situational attributions for one's own behaviors while making dispositional attributions for the identical behavior of others is called:

Accepted Answer

A) the actor-observer effect. 
B) cognitive dissonance. 
C) correspondence bias. 
D) perceptual confirmation. 
A) the actor-observer effect. 
B) cognitive dissonance. 
C) correspondence bias. 
D) perceptual confirmation.

Question 6

People are more likely to leave bigger tips if the server gives customers a piece of candy with their bill due to:

Accepted Answer

A) the foot-in-the-door technique. 
B) the norm of reciprocity. 
C) systematic persuasion. 
D) the door-in-the-face technique. 
A) the foot-in-the-door technique. 
B) the norm of reciprocity. 
C) systematic persuasion. 
D) the door-in-the-face technique.

Question 7

About what percentage of 40-year-old Americans have been married?

Accepted Answer

A) 60% 
B) 70% 
C) 80% 
D) 90% 
A) 60% 
B) 70% 
C) 80% 
D) 90%

Question 8

A government that imposes harsh penalties for minor crimes is attempting to change the behavior of its citizenry by exploiting the _____ motive.

Accepted Answer

A) obedience 
B) hedonic 
C) punishment 
D) approval 
A) obedience 
B) hedonic 
C) punishment 
D) approval

Question 9

Which factor is NOT a defining characteristic of passionate love?

Accepted Answer

A) feeling of euphoria 
B) affection toward one another 
C) intense sexual attraction 
D) intimacy 
A) feeling of euphoria 
B) affection toward one another 
C) intense sexual attraction 
D) intimacy

Question 10

An error associated with stereotyping is that people tend to _____ the variability within a category and _____ the variability between categories.

Accepted Answer

A) overestimate;judge accurately 
B) overestimate;underestimate 
C) judge accurately;underestimate 
D) underestimate;overestimate 
A) overestimate;judge accurately 
B) overestimate;underestimate 
C) judge accurately;underestimate 
D) underestimate;overestimate

Question 11

Compared with men,women are _____ likely to aggress without provocation and are _____ likely to aggress in ways that cause physical injury.

Accepted Answer

A) more;more 
B) more;less 
C) less;more 
D) less;less 
A) more;more 
B) more;less 
C) less;more 
D) less;less

Question 12

The classic study on obedience was done by:

Accepted Answer

A) Stanley Milgram. 
B) Solomon Asch. 
C) Phillip Zimbardo. 
D) Leon Festinger. 
A) Stanley Milgram. 
B) Solomon Asch. 
C) Phillip Zimbardo. 
D) Leon Festinger.

Question 13

The word stereotyping was coined by:

Accepted Answer

A) Joseph Pulitzer. 
B) William Randolph Hearst. 
C) Walter Lippmann. 
D) Gordon Allport. 
A) Joseph Pulitzer. 
B) William Randolph Hearst. 
C) Walter Lippmann. 
D) Gordon Allport.

Question 14

Which man is MOST likely to be aggressive?

Accepted Answer

A) a younger man with very low self-esteem 
B) a younger man with unrealistically high self-esteem 
C) an older man with very low self-esteem 
D) an older man with unrealistically high self-esteem 
A) a younger man with very low self-esteem 
B) a younger man with unrealistically high self-esteem 
C) an older man with very low self-esteem 
D) an older man with unrealistically high self-esteem

Question 15

A technique that involves making a small request and then following it with a larger request is known as the _____ technique.

Accepted Answer

A) door-in-the-face 
B) face-in-the-door 
C) foot-in-the-mouth 
D) foot-in-the-door 
A) door-in-the-face 
B) face-in-the-door 
C) foot-in-the-mouth 
D) foot-in-the-door

Question 16

A couple has just started to date.In light of Dutton and Aron's (1974)suspension bridge study results,which activity might increase their attraction to each other?

Accepted Answer

A) traveling on an airplane 
B) a picnic in the woods 
C) playing a game of co-ed flag football 
D) sunbathing on a beach at the ocean 
A) traveling on an airplane 
B) a picnic in the woods 
C) playing a game of co-ed flag football 
D) sunbathing on a beach at the ocean

Question 17

Systems of rewards and punishment can backfire because:

Accepted Answer

A) most people reject the theoretical views of the behaviorists. 
B) the effectiveness of rewards has been validated only in animal models. 
C) people do not like to feel manipulated. 
D) rewards and punishers tend to cancel out the effectiveness of the other. 
A) most people reject the theoretical views of the behaviorists. 
B) the effectiveness of rewards has been validated only in animal models. 
C) people do not like to feel manipulated. 
D) rewards and punishers tend to cancel out the effectiveness of the other.

Question 18

Coach Perez believes that Ashley's record for strikeouts in one game was due more to the other team's lack of talent than it was to Ashley's ability.This type of attribution is called:

Accepted Answer

A) distinctive. 
B) situational. 
C) inferential. 
D) dispositional. 
A) distinctive. 
B) situational. 
C) inferential. 
D) dispositional.

Question 19

The fact that people often come to love the things that they had to sacrifice much to obtain illustrates the effects of:

Accepted Answer

A) the foot-in-the-door technique. 
B) cognitive dissonance. 
C) the door-in-the-face technique. 
D) the self-fulfilling prophecy. 
A) the foot-in-the-door technique. 
B) cognitive dissonance. 
C) the door-in-the-face technique. 
D) the self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 20

A government that institutes tax breaks for individuals who drive fuel-efficient cars is appealing to the _____ motive.

Accepted Answer

A) hedonic 
B) normative 
C) social exchange 
D) approval 
A) hedonic 
B) normative 
C) social exchange 
D) approval

Exam 13: Social Psychology-Part A

Among the BEST predictors of the number of responses a personal ad receives are a woman's _____ and a man's _____.

Yasmine took her cousin Jade out to lunch and picked up the tab.Jade said,"Thanks.I'll pay next time." Jade's response demonstrates what principle?

The process by which people draw inferences about others based on their knowledge of the categories to which others belong is known as:

The divorce rate has _____ in the last few decades;currently,more than one _____ of all marriages end in divorce.

The tendency to make situational attributions for one's own behaviors while making dispositional attributions for the identical behavior of others is called:

People are more likely to leave bigger tips if the server gives customers a piece of candy with their bill due to:

About what percentage of 40-year-old Americans have been married?

A government that imposes harsh penalties for minor crimes is attempting to change the behavior of its citizenry by exploiting the _____ motive.

Which factor is NOT a defining characteristic of passionate love?

An error associated with stereotyping is that people tend to _____ the variability within a category and _____ the variability between categories.

Compared with men,women are _____ likely to aggress without provocation and are _____ likely to aggress in ways that cause physical injury.

The classic study on obedience was done by:

The word stereotyping was coined by:

Which man is MOST likely to be aggressive?

A technique that involves making a small request and then following it with a larger request is known as the _____ technique.

A couple has just started to date.In light of Dutton and Aron's (1974)suspension bridge study results,which activity might increase their attraction to each other?

Systems of rewards and punishment can backfire because:

Coach Perez believes that Ashley's record for strikeouts in one game was due more to the other team's lack of talent than it was to Ashley's ability.This type of attribution is called:

The fact that people often come to love the things that they had to sacrifice much to obtain illustrates the effects of:

A government that institutes tax breaks for individuals who drive fuel-efficient cars is appealing to the _____ motive.

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

Among the BEST predictors of the number of responses a personal ad receives are a woman's _ and a man's _.

The divorce rate has _ in the last few decades;currently,more than one _ of all marriages end in divorce.

An error associated with stereotyping is that people tend to _ the variability within a category and _ the variability between categories.

Compared with men,women are _ likely to aggress without provocation and are _ likely to aggress in ways that cause physical injury.