Question 1

Sets of assumptions that people have about how different types of people,personality traits,and actions are all related to each other are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) social categorization. 
B) implicit personality theories. 
C) urban legends. 
D) stereotypes. 
A) social categorization. 
B) implicit personality theories. 
C) urban legends. 
D) stereotypes. B

Question 2

The public service messages that encourage parents to sit down with their children and talk frankly about drugs are promoting which method of attitude formation?

Accepted Answer

A) direct contact 
B) direct instruction 
C) vicarious conditioning 
D) observational learning 
A) direct contact 
B) direct instruction 
C) vicarious conditioning 
D) observational learning B

Question 3

Violent video games have been blamed for all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) increased levels of aggression in children 
B) increased levels of aggression in adolescents 
C) increased levels of altruism in children 
D) increased incidents of school shootings 
A) increased levels of aggression in children 
B) increased levels of aggression in adolescents 
C) increased levels of altruism in children 
D) increased incidents of school shootings C

Question 4

Prejudice and discrimination are least likely to develop in which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

A) two different groups of immigrants competing for jobs 
B) two different religious groups,in which each believes that its religion is the right one 
C) two different groups,with one group being blamed for the economic difficulties of the other 
D) two different groups dealing with the aftermath of a hurricane 
A) two different groups of immigrants competing for jobs 
B) two different religious groups,in which each believes that its religion is the right one 
C) two different groups,with one group being blamed for the economic difficulties of the other 
D) two different groups dealing with the aftermath of a hurricane

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the three things people do to reduce cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A) change their behavior 
B) change their attitude 
C) form a new attitude 
D) ignore the conflict 
A) change their behavior 
B) change their attitude 
C) form a new attitude 
D) ignore the conflict

Question 6

If behavior is assumed to be caused by internal personality characteristics,this is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a situational cause. 
B) a dispositional cause. 
C) a fundamental attribution error. 
D) actor-observer bias. 
A) a situational cause. 
B) a dispositional cause. 
C) a fundamental attribution error. 
D) actor-observer bias.

Question 7

Patrick is very proud of his Irish heritage and thinks of himself as an Irish American.Patrick has a strong __________.

Accepted Answer

A) social identity. 
B) reference group. 
C) social category. 
D) stereotype vulnerability. 
A) social identity. 
B) reference group. 
C) social category. 
D) stereotype vulnerability.

Question 8

The self-fulfilling prophecy is a negative outcome of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) social identity. 
B) reference grouping. 
C) scapegoating. 
D) stereotype vulnerability. 
A) social identity. 
B) reference grouping. 
C) scapegoating. 
D) stereotype vulnerability.

Question 9

Sarah found her soul mate,Jon,when she moved to a small town in Florida.According to research in interpersonal attraction,the most likely explanation for them to "find" each other is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) karma. 
B) personal attractiveness. 
C) fate. 
D) proximity. 
A) karma. 
B) personal attractiveness. 
C) fate. 
D) proximity.

Question 10

Gerard goes to his job interview dressed in patched blue jeans,a torn t-shirt,and sandals.His hair is uncombed and he hasn't shaved in a few days.Obviously,Gerard knows nothing about __________.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive dissonance. 
B) attitude formation. 
C) impression formation. 
D) groupthink. 
A) cognitive dissonance. 
B) attitude formation. 
C) impression formation. 
D) groupthink.

Question 11

The neurotransmitter that seems most involved in aggression is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) testosterone. 
B) serotonin. 
C) dopamine. 
D) norepinephrine. 
A) testosterone. 
B) serotonin. 
C) dopamine. 
D) norepinephrine.

Question 12

Sandy was a juror in the trial for a man accused of stealing guns from a sporting goods store.The defendant was not very wellspoken and came from a very poor background,but Sandy listened carefully to the evidence presented and made her decision based on that.Sandy was using __________ processing.

Accepted Answer

A) central-route 
B) peripheral-route 
C) cognitive-route 
D) visual-route 
A) central-route 
B) peripheral-route 
C) cognitive-route 
D) visual-route

Question 13

According to Sternberg,married (committed)people who also have intimacy and passion are in the form of love called __________ love.

Accepted Answer

A) companionate 
B) romantic 
C) affectionate 
D) consummate 
A) companionate 
B) romantic 
C) affectionate 
D) consummate

Question 14

Sandy loves to play pool and has become quite good at the game.Lately,she has noticed that she seems to play better when there are people watching her than when she is playing alone.This difference in Sandy's playing is most likely the result of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) social facilitation. 
B) social impairment. 
C) social loafing. 
D) social laziness. 
A) social facilitation. 
B) social impairment. 
C) social loafing. 
D) social laziness.

Question 15

Some researchers believe that Milgram's results were a form of the __________ technique of persuasion.

Accepted Answer

A) foot-in-the-door 
B) door-in-the-face 
C) lowball 
D) that's-not-all 
A) foot-in-the-door 
B) door-in-the-face 
C) lowball 
D) that's-not-all

Question 16

The __________ explanation of prejudice assumes that the same processes that help form other attitudes form prejudiced attitudes.

Accepted Answer

A) scapegoat 
B) authoritarian 
C) social cognitive 
D) psychodynamic 
A) scapegoat 
B) authoritarian 
C) social cognitive 
D) psychodynamic

Question 17

Cries for help,shouting,and loud noises all help with which step in the decision process for helping?

Accepted Answer

A) noticing 
B) defining an emergency 
C) taking responsibility 
D) taking action 
A) noticing 
B) defining an emergency 
C) taking responsibility 
D) taking action

Question 18

To prevent groupthink,members of a group should do all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Have the leader of the group remain impartial. 
B) Seek outside opinions. 
C) Discourage questions and alternate solutions. 
D) Use secret ballots. 
A) Have the leader of the group remain impartial. 
B) Seek outside opinions. 
C) Discourage questions and alternate solutions. 
D) Use secret ballots.

Question 19

The people with whom a person identifies most strongly are called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) referent group. 
B) in-group. 
C) out-group. 
D) "them" group. 
A) referent group. 
B) in-group. 
C) out-group. 
D) "them" group.

Question 20

The "Robber's Cave" experiment showed the value of __________ in combating prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A) "jigsaw classrooms" 
B) equal status contact 
C) subordinate goals 
D) stereotyping vulnerability 
A) "jigsaw classrooms" 
B) equal status contact 
C) subordinate goals 
D) stereotyping vulnerability

Exam 12: Social Psychology

Sets of assumptions that people have about how different types of people,personality traits,and actions are all related to each other are called __________.

The public service messages that encourage parents to sit down with their children and talk frankly about drugs are promoting which method of attitude formation?

Violent video games have been blamed for all but which of the following?

Prejudice and discrimination are least likely to develop in which of the following situations?

Which of the following is not one of the three things people do to reduce cognitive dissonance?

If behavior is assumed to be caused by internal personality characteristics,this is known as __________.

Patrick is very proud of his Irish heritage and thinks of himself as an Irish American.Patrick has a strong __________.

The self-fulfilling prophecy is a negative outcome of __________.

Sarah found her soul mate,Jon,when she moved to a small town in Florida.According to research in interpersonal attraction,the most likely explanation for them to "find" each other is __________.

Gerard goes to his job interview dressed in patched blue jeans,a torn t-shirt,and sandals.His hair is uncombed and he hasn't shaved in a few days.Obviously,Gerard knows nothing about __________.

The neurotransmitter that seems most involved in aggression is __________.

Sandy was a juror in the trial for a man accused of stealing guns from a sporting goods store.The defendant was not very wellspoken and came from a very poor background,but Sandy listened carefully to the evidence presented and made her decision based on that.Sandy was using __________ processing.

According to Sternberg,married (committed)people who also have intimacy and passion are in the form of love called __________ love.

Sandy loves to play pool and has become quite good at the game.Lately,she has noticed that she seems to play better when there are people watching her than when she is playing alone.This difference in Sandy's playing is most likely the result of __________.

Some researchers believe that Milgram's results were a form of the __________ technique of persuasion.

The __________ explanation of prejudice assumes that the same processes that help form other attitudes form prejudiced attitudes.

Cries for help,shouting,and loud noises all help with which step in the decision process for helping?

To prevent groupthink,members of a group should do all but which of the following?

The people with whom a person identifies most strongly are called the __________.

The "Robber's Cave" experiment showed the value of __________ in combating prejudice.

The Science of Psychology

A: The Science of Psychology

B: The Science of Psychology

C: The Science of Psychology

Biological Perspective

A: Biological Perspective

B: Biological Perspective

C: The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

A: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

B: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

C: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

Memory

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

A: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

B: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

C: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

A: Development Across the Life Span

B: Development Across the Life Span

C: Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

A: Sexuality and Gender

B: Sexuality and Gender

C: Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

A: Stress and Health

B: Stress and Health

C: Stress and Health

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

A: Theories of Personality

B: Theories of Personality

C: Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

A: Psychological Therapies

B: Psychological Therapies

C: Psychological Therapies