Question 1

A state of tension that occurs when a person's attitudes do not match the person's actions is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive dissonance 
B) the validity effect 
C) the fundamental attribution error 
D) routinization 
A) cognitive dissonance 
B) the validity effect 
C) the fundamental attribution error 
D) routinization

Question 2

The tendency of people to comply with a second,larger request after complying with a small request is called the ______ technique.

Accepted Answer

A) lowball 
B) door-in-the-face 
C) foot-in-the-door 
D) response cue 
A) lowball 
B) door-in-the-face 
C) foot-in-the-door 
D) response cue

Question 3

What is the primacy effect,as it relates to impression formation,more commonly known as?

Accepted Answer

A) first impression 
B) negative attribution 
C) situational bias 
D) altruism 
A) first impression 
B) negative attribution 
C) situational bias 
D) altruism

Question 4

What term do social psychologists use for the process of making people in an out-group responsible for the problems of people in the in-group?

Accepted Answer

A) groupthink 
B) pariah formation 
C) deindividuation 
D) scapegoating 
A) groupthink 
B) pariah formation 
C) deindividuation 
D) scapegoating

Question 5

In Zimbardo's prison study,male college students agreed to participate in a two-week experiment to discover what would happen when they took on the roles of prisoners and guards.After the prisoners staged a revolt,the researchers found that _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) the guards became more aggressive 
B) all of the guards decided to quit the experiment 
C) the guards tried to be "tough but fair" 
D) the experimenters had everyone switch roles 
A) the guards became more aggressive 
B) all of the guards decided to quit the experiment 
C) the guards tried to be "tough but fair" 
D) the experimenters had everyone switch roles

Question 6

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 7

An attitude has ______ major components.

Accepted Answer

A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) four 
A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) four

Question 8

Which of the following terms is associated with social cognition?

Accepted Answer

A) thinking about others 
B) action 
C) obedience 
D) objective 
A) thinking about others 
B) action 
C) obedience 
D) objective

Question 9

Research supports the idea that we tend to be most attracted to people who are our opposites instead of people to whom we are very similar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to social identity theory,individuals view their own group favorably so as to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) create prejudice toward members of the other group 
B) think of themselves more favorably 
C) promote their out-group 
D) expand the boundaries of social categorization 
A) create prejudice toward members of the other group 
B) think of themselves more favorably 
C) promote their out-group 
D) expand the boundaries of social categorization

Question 11

The Robber's Cave experiment showed that _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) playing athletic games,such as football and baseball,reduces us-them hostility 
B) watching movies together,and experiencing similar quiet interactions,reduces us-them hostility 
C) engaging in mutually exciting activities,such as tug-of-war,reduces us-them hostility 
D) interdependence in solving crises together reduces us-them hostility 
A) playing athletic games,such as football and baseball,reduces us-them hostility 
B) watching movies together,and experiencing similar quiet interactions,reduces us-them hostility 
C) engaging in mutually exciting activities,such as tug-of-war,reduces us-them hostility 
D) interdependence in solving crises together reduces us-them hostility

Question 12

Which statement is the best explanation of the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A) We attribute most of what people do to the influence of situations. 
B) We rely on the first information we receive to make internal attributions. 
C) We are more likely to attribute another's behavior to internal rather than to situational causes. 
D) We tend to attribute our successes to our own efforts and our failures to the shortcomings of others. 
A) We attribute most of what people do to the influence of situations. 
B) We rely on the first information we receive to make internal attributions. 
C) We are more likely to attribute another's behavior to internal rather than to situational causes. 
D) We tend to attribute our successes to our own efforts and our failures to the shortcomings of others.

Question 13

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

Question 14

One technique that a person may use to reduce cognitive dissonance is changing their conflicting behaviors to match their attitudes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Collectivist cultures seem to be more conducive to conformity than individualistic cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In March of 1964,Kitty Genovese was the victim of a brutal assault that led to her death in the entryway of her apartment complex.Police reports indicate that out of the 38 people who observed the attack happening,________ called 911 to request assistance.

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 10 
C) 19 
D) 38 
A) 0 
B) 10 
C) 19 
D) 38

Question 17

The basis of the realistic conflict theory is that arguments that occur over genuine problems lead to more violence than arguments that occur over petty or irrelevant issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

"Mommy,mommy,mommy," your young son asks frantically."Can we please buy a new PlayStation®3 console with all of the games and the wireless controllers so that we don't have to sit near the television?" "No," you reply,"we can't afford to buy all of that!" Seemingly unperturbed by your rejection,your son comes back with "Then can we just buy one new game for our PlayStation®2?" "Okay,I guess so," you answer,not realizing that your precocious son has taken a social psychology class and has just used the _____________ technique to get what he wanted.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

A dealer persuades a customer to buy a new car by reducing the price to well below that of his competitors.Once the customer has agreed to buy the car,the terms of the sale are shifted by lowering the value of the trade-in and requiring the purchase of expensive extra equipment.Now the car costs well above the current market rate.This is an example of the ______ technique.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of the strategies for gaining compliance discussed by your textbook is LEAST likely to influence an individual from a collectivist culture,such as Japan?

Accepted Answer

A) that's-not-all technique 
B) lowball technique 
C) norm of reciprocity 
D) foot-in-the-door technique 
A) that's-not-all technique 
B) lowball technique 
C) norm of reciprocity 
D) foot-in-the-door technique

A state of tension that occurs when a person's attitudes do not match the person's actions is called __________.

The tendency of people to comply with a second,larger request after complying with a small request is called the ______ technique.

What is the primacy effect,as it relates to impression formation,more commonly known as?

What term do social psychologists use for the process of making people in an out-group responsible for the problems of people in the in-group?

In Zimbardo's prison study,male college students agreed to participate in a two-week experiment to discover what would happen when they took on the roles of prisoners and guards.After the prisoners staged a revolt,the researchers found that _______________.

Which of the following descriptions best defines implicit personality theory?

An attitude has ______ major components.

Which of the following terms is associated with social cognition?

Research supports the idea that we tend to be most attracted to people who are our opposites instead of people to whom we are very similar.

According to social identity theory,individuals view their own group favorably so as to ________.

The Robber's Cave experiment showed that _____________.

Which statement is the best explanation of the fundamental attribution error?

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

One technique that a person may use to reduce cognitive dissonance is changing their conflicting behaviors to match their attitudes.

Collectivist cultures seem to be more conducive to conformity than individualistic cultures.

In March of 1964,Kitty Genovese was the victim of a brutal assault that led to her death in the entryway of her apartment complex.Police reports indicate that out of the 38 people who observed the attack happening,________ called 911 to request assistance.

The basis of the realistic conflict theory is that arguments that occur over genuine problems lead to more violence than arguments that occur over petty or irrelevant issues.

Which of the strategies for gaining compliance discussed by your textbook is LEAST likely to influence an individual from a collectivist culture,such as Japan?

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A state of tension that occurs when a person's attitudes do not match the person's actions is called __________.

The tendency of people to comply with a second,larger request after complying with a small request is called the ______ technique.

What is the primacy effect,as it relates to impression formation,more commonly known as?

What term do social psychologists use for the process of making people in an out-group responsible for the problems of people in the in-group?

In Zimbardo's prison study,male college students agreed to participate in a two-week experiment to discover what would happen when they took on the roles of prisoners and guards.After the prisoners staged a revolt,the researchers found that _______________.

Which of the following descriptions best defines implicit personality theory?

An attitude has ______ major components.

Which of the following terms is associated with social cognition?

Research supports the idea that we tend to be most attracted to people who are our opposites instead of people to whom we are very similar.

According to social identity theory,individuals view their own group favorably so as to ________.

The Robber's Cave experiment showed that _____________.

Which statement is the best explanation of the fundamental attribution error?

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

One technique that a person may use to reduce cognitive dissonance is changing their conflicting behaviors to match their attitudes.

Collectivist cultures seem to be more conducive to conformity than individualistic cultures.

In March of 1964,Kitty Genovese was the victim of a brutal assault that led to her death in the entryway of her apartment complex.Police reports indicate that out of the 38 people who observed the attack happening,________ called 911 to request assistance.

The basis of the realistic conflict theory is that arguments that occur over genuine problems lead to more violence than arguments that occur over petty or irrelevant issues.

Which of the strategies for gaining compliance discussed by your textbook is LEAST likely to influence an individual from a collectivist culture,such as Japan?

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Therapies

Statistics in Psychology

Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

Psychology in Action

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