Question 1

Which aspect of culture tends to decrease rates of conformity?

Accepted Answer

A) sex-role stereotypes 
B) low socioeconomic status 
C) lower levels of collectivism 
D) high levels of societal dependence 
A) sex-role stereotypes 
B) low socioeconomic status 
C) lower levels of collectivism 
D) high levels of societal dependence

Question 2

Central route is to peripheral route as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) careful is to superficial 
B) superficial is to careful 
C) right is to wrong 
D) error is to correct 
A) careful is to superficial 
B) superficial is to careful 
C) right is to wrong 
D) error is to correct

Question 3

Luis picks up a pack of cigarettes and reads,"Cigarette smoking is harmful to your health." Which one of the following statements leads one to believe Luis is actually having cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A) "I've been smoking my whole life and I don't have health problems." 
B) "No one I know who smokes is sick." 
C) "I know these cigarettes are killing me but I just can't stop." 
D) "That is not true.Cigarettes are not that harmful." 
A) "I've been smoking my whole life and I don't have health problems." 
B) "No one I know who smokes is sick." 
C) "I know these cigarettes are killing me but I just can't stop." 
D) "That is not true.Cigarettes are not that harmful."

Question 4

Close,friendly groups usually work well together,but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) fundamental attribution error 
B) groupthink 
C) generational identity 
D) self-serving bias 
A) fundamental attribution error 
B) groupthink 
C) generational identity 
D) self-serving bias

Question 5

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 6

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 7

Which statement is correct concerning cross-cultural research on the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A) The fundamental attribution error appears to be universal. 
B) Most cultures attribute behavior to dispositional causes. 
C) Eastern cultures like Japan seem to make more situational attributions than Western cultures such as the United States. 
D) Western cultures seem to make more situational attributions than Eastern cultures. 
A) The fundamental attribution error appears to be universal. 
B) Most cultures attribute behavior to dispositional causes. 
C) Eastern cultures like Japan seem to make more situational attributions than Western cultures such as the United States. 
D) Western cultures seem to make more situational attributions than Eastern cultures.

Question 8

How are proximity to others and attraction correlated?

Accepted Answer

A) not correlated 
B) positively correlated 
C) negatively correlated 
D) inversely correlated 
A) not correlated 
B) positively correlated 
C) negatively correlated 
D) inversely correlated

Question 9

The tendency of people to comply with a second,lesser request after refusing a larger one is called 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 10

Kwan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today,but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker.If he decides to continue exercising,what concept might explain his actions?

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 11

Upon arriving at college and meeting your roommate,you sigh mightily as you listen to his endless droning on about how wonderful his girlfriend back home is."I miss her so much and I can't wait to see her during Thanksgiving break," he comments.Knowing a bit about social psychology and the rules of interpersonal attraction,what are you most likely to think to yourself?

Accepted Answer

A) This relationship is doomed,because the rule of proximity says that people are most attracted to those who are nearby,not far away. 
B) I'm going to have to listen to this all year,because relationships that have some distance usually get stronger in the long run. 
C) I wish he'd realize that everything he's saying makes it sound like they are too similar for each other,and people who date others with whom they share a lot of similarities usually end up breaking up. 
D) This relationship will never work out because research suggests that students going away to college change so much that they become unrecognizable to those with whom they formerly had relationships. 
A) This relationship is doomed,because the rule of proximity says that people are most attracted to those who are nearby,not far away. 
B) I'm going to have to listen to this all year,because relationships that have some distance usually get stronger in the long run. 
C) I wish he'd realize that everything he's saying makes it sound like they are too similar for each other,and people who date others with whom they share a lot of similarities usually end up breaking up. 
D) This relationship will never work out because research suggests that students going away to college change so much that they become unrecognizable to those with whom they formerly had relationships.

Question 12

Expertise,attractiveness,and trustworthiness all relate to which factor of persuasion?

Accepted Answer

A) channel 
B) message 
C) source 
D) audience 
A) channel 
B) message 
C) source 
D) audience

Question 13

Realistic conflict theory suggests that prejudice arises from ________.

Accepted Answer

A) learned behavior 
B) competition over scarce resources 
C) social categorization 
D) self-fulfilling prophecies 
A) learned behavior 
B) competition over scarce resources 
C) social categorization 
D) self-fulfilling prophecies

Question 14

Which of the following examples describes the rule of attraction called reciprocity of liking?

Accepted Answer

A) Mary likes Julio because he is so different from her. 
B) Sabrina loves Clark because he lives next door to her. 
C) Tameka likes Raphael because he likes her. 
D) Marcia likes Donald because he is rich. 
A) Mary likes Julio because he is so different from her. 
B) Sabrina loves Clark because he lives next door to her. 
C) Tameka likes Raphael because he likes her. 
D) Marcia likes Donald because he is rich.

Question 15

Your attitudes are most likely to influence specific behaviors when the attitudes are __________.

Accepted Answer

A) only moderately important 
B) very specific 
C) not relevant to the behavior 
D) difficult to access from memory 
A) only moderately important 
B) very specific 
C) not relevant to the behavior 
D) difficult to access from memory

Question 16

What term refers to helping behavior that is performed voluntarily for the benefit of another person,with no anticipation of reward?

Accepted Answer

A) altruism 
B) collectivism 
C) interdependence 
D) humanitarianism 
A) altruism 
B) collectivism 
C) interdependence 
D) humanitarianism

Question 17

In order to reduce groupthink,which of the following strategies would NOT be employed?

Accepted Answer

A) making sure that group leaders remain impartial 
B) finding holes in all arguments that go against the group's desires 
C) seeking opinions of people outside of the group 
D) voting for a choice by secret ballot rather than with a show of hands 
A) making sure that group leaders remain impartial 
B) finding holes in all arguments that go against the group's desires 
C) seeking opinions of people outside of the group 
D) voting for a choice by secret ballot rather than with a show of hands

Question 18

People from collectivist cultures are more likely to make attributions based on dispositions than are people in more individualistic cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

"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 20

When members of a group give priority to the cohesiveness of the group over the facts of a situation,they are engaging in what social psychologists call ________.

Accepted Answer

A) groupthink 
B) mass thought 
C) consumerism 
D) solidarity think 
A) groupthink 
B) mass thought 
C) consumerism 
D) solidarity think

Which aspect of culture tends to decrease rates of conformity?

Central route is to peripheral route as ________.

Luis picks up a pack of cigarettes and reads,"Cigarette smoking is harmful to your health." Which one of the following statements leads one to believe Luis is actually having cognitive dissonance?

Close,friendly groups usually work well together,but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called ________.

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.

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 statement is correct concerning cross-cultural research on the fundamental attribution error?

How are proximity to others and attraction correlated?

The tendency of people to comply with a second,lesser request after refusing a larger one is called the ______ technique.

Kwan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today,but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker.If he decides to continue exercising,what concept might explain his actions?

Expertise,attractiveness,and trustworthiness all relate to which factor of persuasion?

Realistic conflict theory suggests that prejudice arises from ________.

Which of the following examples describes the rule of attraction called reciprocity of liking?

Your attitudes are most likely to influence specific behaviors when the attitudes are __________.

What term refers to helping behavior that is performed voluntarily for the benefit of another person,with no anticipation of reward?

In order to reduce groupthink,which of the following strategies would NOT be employed?

People from collectivist cultures are more likely to make attributions based on dispositions than are people in more individualistic cultures.

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

When members of a group give priority to the cohesiveness of the group over the facts of a situation,they are engaging in what social psychologists call ________.

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Which aspect of culture tends to decrease rates of conformity?

Central route is to peripheral route as ________.

Luis picks up a pack of cigarettes and reads,"Cigarette smoking is harmful to your health." Which one of the following statements leads one to believe Luis is actually having cognitive dissonance?

Close,friendly groups usually work well together,but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called ________.

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.

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 statement is correct concerning cross-cultural research on the fundamental attribution error?

How are proximity to others and attraction correlated?

The tendency of people to comply with a second,lesser request after refusing a larger one is called the ______ technique.

Kwan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today,but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker.If he decides to continue exercising,what concept might explain his actions?

Expertise,attractiveness,and trustworthiness all relate to which factor of persuasion?

Realistic conflict theory suggests that prejudice arises from ________.

Which of the following examples describes the rule of attraction called reciprocity of liking?

Your attitudes are most likely to influence specific behaviors when the attitudes are __________.

What term refers to helping behavior that is performed voluntarily for the benefit of another person,with no anticipation of reward?

In order to reduce groupthink,which of the following strategies would NOT be employed?

People from collectivist cultures are more likely to make attributions based on dispositions than are people in more individualistic cultures.

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

When members of a group give priority to the cohesiveness of the group over the facts of a situation,they are engaging in what social psychologists call ________.

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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