Question 1

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A) I believe smoking is bad for my health;I love to smoke. 
B) I believe exercising is healthy;I love to exercise. 
C) I believe dresses are feminine;Nicole Kidman sometimes wears pants. 
D) I believe profanity is childish;my father uses profanity. 
A) I believe smoking is bad for my health;I love to smoke. 
B) I believe exercising is healthy;I love to exercise. 
C) I believe dresses are feminine;Nicole Kidman sometimes wears pants. 
D) I believe profanity is childish;my father uses profanity.

Question 2

A person asks you if you would volunteer to counsel delinquent youths at a detention center for two years.When you refuse,she asks you if you could supervise the youths during a trip to the zoo.She is using the ______ technique.

Accepted Answer

A) lowball 
B) door-in-the-face 
C) foot-in-the-door 
D) bait-and-switch 
A) lowball 
B) door-in-the-face 
C) foot-in-the-door 
D) bait-and-switch

Question 3

"Out of sight,out of mind" is a cliché that is consistent with the _____________ rule of interpersonal attraction.

Accepted Answer

A) physical attractiveness 
B) similarity 
C) proximity 
D) reciprocal liking 
A) physical attractiveness 
B) similarity 
C) proximity 
D) reciprocal liking

Question 4

The issue of racial profiling has been a controversial topic in the United States for many years,and it was particularly widespread after the events of September 11,2001.When an individual engages in profiling and assumes that one person must possess certain qualities because of their race or ethnicity, (s)he is engaging in _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) attributing 
B) discrimination 
C) stereotyping 
D) social loafing 
A) attributing 
B) discrimination 
C) stereotyping 
D) social loafing

Question 5

Do you hold any stereotypes? If so,are they positive or negative assumptions about a group of people? Where do you think your stereotypes came from,and what factors may be involved in maintaining these beliefs.

Accepted Answer

As a human being, I am not immune to hol

Question 6

The part of a person's self-concept that is based on his or her identification with a nation,culture,or ethnic group or with gender or other roles in society is called _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) the fundamental attribution error 
B) self-serving bias 
C) ethnocentrism 
D) social identity 
A) the fundamental attribution error 
B) self-serving bias 
C) ethnocentrism 
D) social identity

Question 7

When the expectations of one person bring about the expected behavior in another person,the expectation has become a(n)______.

Accepted Answer

A) attribution 
B) response characteristic 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) primary drive 
A) attribution 
B) response characteristic 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) primary drive

Question 8

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A) selecting paint colors 
B) judging line sizes 
C) rating new fashions 
D) taste-testing new candies 
A) selecting paint colors 
B) judging line sizes 
C) rating new fashions 
D) taste-testing new candies

Question 9

You want to visit Argentina but your attitude about Argentina is changing as you read the news about the kidnappings that have occurred there.Which component of attitude is being affected?

Accepted Answer

A) affective 
B) cognitive 
C) behavioral 
D) situational 
A) affective 
B) cognitive 
C) behavioral 
D) situational

Question 10

Which of the following parts of the brain are related to aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) the amygdala 
B) the limbic system 
C) neither A nor B 
D) both A and B 
A) the amygdala 
B) the limbic system 
C) neither A nor B 
D) both A and B

Question 11

Which of the following is the best example of the behavioral component of an attitude?

Accepted Answer

A) Bea feels recycling is a great concept. 
B) Bob is upset when he hears a corporation plans to build a polluting plant near his home. 
C) Bill struggles to understand the arguments both sides present in a debate over a new manufacturing plant. 
D) Betty writes a letter to her senator asking for support of a law making corporations responsible for the pollution they cause. 
A) Bea feels recycling is a great concept. 
B) Bob is upset when he hears a corporation plans to build a polluting plant near his home. 
C) Bill struggles to understand the arguments both sides present in a debate over a new manufacturing plant. 
D) Betty writes a letter to her senator asking for support of a law making corporations responsible for the pollution they cause.

Question 12

What is the term for an improvement in performance caused by the perception that others are watching?

Accepted Answer

A) social loafing 
B) social idleness 
C) social facilitation 
D) social productivity 
A) social loafing 
B) social idleness 
C) social facilitation 
D) social productivity

Question 13

What was the grade level of the students with whom Jane Elliott performed her famous blue eye-brown eye demonstration?

Accepted Answer

A) kindergarten 
B) first grade 
C) second grade 
D) third grade 
A) kindergarten 
B) first grade 
C) second grade 
D) third grade

Question 14

Many people hang up on telemarketers,but others will listen politely to their pitches even if they are not interested in the product.Telemarketers know that anyone who agrees to listen to a pitch is more likely to buy the product,thanks to the ________ phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) risky shift 
B) polarization 
C) foot-in-the-door 
D) door-in-the-face 
A) risky shift 
B) polarization 
C) foot-in-the-door 
D) door-in-the-face

Question 15

Which of the following was a finding in the classic study by Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)?

Accepted Answer

A) Those who got $1 to perform a boring task said the task was more interesting than did those who got $20. 
B) Those who got $20 to perform a boring task said the task was more interesting than did those who got $1. 
C) Paid groups said the task was less boring than did nonpaid groups. 
D) Women performed the tasks for less money than men. 
A) Those who got $1 to perform a boring task said the task was more interesting than did those who got $20. 
B) Those who got $20 to perform a boring task said the task was more interesting than did those who got $1. 
C) Paid groups said the task was less boring than did nonpaid groups. 
D) Women performed the tasks for less money than men.

Question 16

What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

Accepted Answer

A) In obedience there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request. 
B) Conformity requires strict adherence to the rules whereas obedience does not. 
C) Obedience is an indirect request whereas conformity is a direct request. 
D) In conformity there is a perceived difference in status between the one who conforms and the group. 
A) In obedience there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request. 
B) Conformity requires strict adherence to the rules whereas obedience does not. 
C) Obedience is an indirect request whereas conformity is a direct request. 
D) In conformity there is a perceived difference in status between the one who conforms and the group.

Question 18

Which of the following descriptions best defines implicit personality theory?

Accepted Answer

A) the set of assumptions people have about people,their actions,and their personality traits 
B) personal insights 
C) objective ideas about maladaptive behavior 
D) unconscious motives for aggressive behavior 
A) the set of assumptions people have about people,their actions,and their personality traits 
B) personal insights 
C) objective ideas about maladaptive behavior 
D) unconscious motives for aggressive behavior

Question 19

What is the term for the process of developing our first knowledge about another person?

Accepted Answer

A) social interaction 
B) stereotyping 
C) impression formation 
D) interpersonal judgment 
A) social interaction 
B) stereotyping 
C) impression formation 
D) interpersonal judgment

Question 20

What is groupthink?

Accepted Answer

Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

A person asks you if you would volunteer to counsel delinquent youths at a detention center for two years.When you refuse,she asks you if you could supervise the youths during a trip to the zoo.She is using the ______ technique.

"Out of sight,out of mind" is a cliché that is consistent with the _____________ rule of interpersonal attraction.

Do you hold any stereotypes? If so,are they positive or negative assumptions about a group of people? Where do you think your stereotypes came from,and what factors may be involved in maintaining these beliefs.

The part of a person's self-concept that is based on his or her identification with a nation,culture,or ethnic group or with gender or other roles in society is called _____________.

When the expectations of one person bring about the expected behavior in another person,the expectation has become a(n)______.

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was ____________________.

You want to visit Argentina but your attitude about Argentina is changing as you read the news about the kidnappings that have occurred there.Which component of attitude is being affected?

Which of the following parts of the brain are related to aggression?

Which of the following is the best example of the behavioral component of an attitude?

What is the term for an improvement in performance caused by the perception that others are watching?

What was the grade level of the students with whom Jane Elliott performed her famous blue eye-brown eye demonstration?

Many people hang up on telemarketers,but others will listen politely to their pitches even if they are not interested in the product.Telemarketers know that anyone who agrees to listen to a pitch is more likely to buy the product,thanks to the ________ phenomenon.

Which of the following was a finding in the classic study by Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)?

What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?

What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

Which of the following descriptions best defines implicit personality theory?

What is the term for the process of developing our first knowledge about another person?

What is groupthink?

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Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

A person asks you if you would volunteer to counsel delinquent youths at a detention center for two years.When you refuse,she asks you if you could supervise the youths during a trip to the zoo.She is using the ______ technique.

"Out of sight,out of mind" is a cliché that is consistent with the _____________ rule of interpersonal attraction.

Do you hold any stereotypes? If so,are they positive or negative assumptions about a group of people? Where do you think your stereotypes came from,and what factors may be involved in maintaining these beliefs.

The part of a person's self-concept that is based on his or her identification with a nation,culture,or ethnic group or with gender or other roles in society is called _____________.

When the expectations of one person bring about the expected behavior in another person,the expectation has become a(n)______.

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was ____________________.

You want to visit Argentina but your attitude about Argentina is changing as you read the news about the kidnappings that have occurred there.Which component of attitude is being affected?

Which of the following parts of the brain are related to aggression?

Which of the following is the best example of the behavioral component of an attitude?

What is the term for an improvement in performance caused by the perception that others are watching?

What was the grade level of the students with whom Jane Elliott performed her famous blue eye-brown eye demonstration?

Many people hang up on telemarketers,but others will listen politely to their pitches even if they are not interested in the product.Telemarketers know that anyone who agrees to listen to a pitch is more likely to buy the product,thanks to the ________ phenomenon.

Which of the following was a finding in the classic study by Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)?

What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?

What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

Which of the following descriptions best defines implicit personality theory?

What is the term for the process of developing our first knowledge about another person?

What is groupthink?

The Science of Psychology

Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

I Psychology in Action

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