Question 1

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 A

Question 2

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 C

Question 3

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 C

Question 4

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

Question 5

Voluntarily yielding to social norms,even at the expense of one's own preference,is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) obedience 
B) submission 
C) conformity 
D) compliance 
A) obedience 
B) submission 
C) conformity 
D) compliance

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

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

Question 8

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 9

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

Question 10

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

Exam 12: B: Social Psychology

The hormone associated with aggression seems to be ___________.

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

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

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

Voluntarily yielding to social norms,even at the expense of one's own preference,is called ______.

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

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

Attributions are __________________.

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

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

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

Social Psychology

A: 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

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