Question 1

Each person has _______________ social role(s).

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Many psychologists do not like the term "brainwashing" to describe the creation of suicide bombers because brainwashing

Accepted Answer

A) sounds like a physical rather than a mental process. 
B) detracts from the mysterious coercion that occurs. 
C) implies that the individuals are being "cleansed." 
D) implies a sudden change of mind and a lack of awareness of what is happening. 
A) sounds like a physical rather than a mental process. 
B) detracts from the mysterious coercion that occurs. 
C) implies that the individuals are being "cleansed." 
D) implies a sudden change of mind and a lack of awareness of what is happening.

Question 3

According to attribution theory,the explanations we create of our behavior and the behavior of others generally fall into two categories.Describe these two categories.In your essay,discuss key concepts in attribution theory,such as the fundamental attribution error,self-serving biases,and the just-world hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 4

Lucas is making his way across a busy campus between classes.He notices smoke coming from the side of the cafeteria but figures that someone already called the fire department.What phenomenon does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A) just-world hypothesis 
B) diffusion of responsibility 
C) deindividuation 
D) groupthink 
A) just-world hypothesis 
B) diffusion of responsibility 
C) deindividuation 
D) groupthink

Question 5

A major reason why people won't help when there are many bystanders is because

Accepted Answer

A) of diffusion of responsibility. 
B) people are egoistic. 
C) people like to see others hurt. 
D) people are not altruistic. 
A) of diffusion of responsibility. 
B) people are egoistic. 
C) people like to see others hurt. 
D) people are not altruistic.

Question 6

Failure to critically evaluate ideas when concern is for reaching agreement is called

Accepted Answer

A) group polarization. 
B) social comparison. 
C) groupthink. 
D) deindividuation. 
A) group polarization. 
B) social comparison. 
C) groupthink. 
D) deindividuation.

Question 7

Requirements of a __________ may be so strong that they may cause you to behave in ways that shatter your fundamental sense of the kind of person you are.

Accepted Answer

A) norm 
B) rule 
C) culture 
D) social role 
A) norm 
B) rule 
C) culture 
D) social role

Question 8

In variations of Stanley Milgram's study on obedience,people were more likely to disobey when the experimenter left the room.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to research,prejudice is reduced when people must

Accepted Answer

A) come into contact with one another. 
B) change their attitudes and behaviors. 
C) cooperate with one another to achieve a goal. 
D) live together. 
A) come into contact with one another. 
B) change their attitudes and behaviors. 
C) cooperate with one another to achieve a goal. 
D) live together.

Question 10

Milgram's study on obedience has been criticized on the basis of

Accepted Answer

A) methodological weaknesses. 
B) inability to replicate it. 
C) lack of real-life application. 
D) ethics. 
A) methodological weaknesses. 
B) inability to replicate it. 
C) lack of real-life application. 
D) ethics.

Question 11

__________ are assumed to be automatic and unintentional,and therefore may be a better measure of one's true attitudes,stereotypes,and prejudices.

Accepted Answer

A) Attributional errors 
B) Authoritative demands 
C) Psychological scapegoats 
D) Implicit attitudes 
A) Attributional errors 
B) Authoritative demands 
C) Psychological scapegoats 
D) Implicit attitudes

Question 12

Even though she thought it was silly,Emily wore pink and green ribbons in her hair as her friends did.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) a group role. 
B) a group norm. 
C) conformity. 
D) obedience. 
A) a group role. 
B) a group norm. 
C) conformity. 
D) obedience.

Question 13

Solomon Asch,in his experiments testing conformity,wanted to know what people would do when a group unanimously contradicted an obvious fact.What was found in Asch's studies and in the many replications of his work?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 14

Which of the following is partly heritable?

Accepted Answer

A) religious affiliation 
B) political affiliation 
C) social class 
D) political conservatism 
A) religious affiliation 
B) political affiliation 
C) social class 
D) political conservatism

Question 15

Which of the following is a type of self-serving bias?

Accepted Answer

A) the bias to believe that the world is fundamentally unfair 
B) the bias to choose dispositional attributions to explain our bad actions 
C) the bias to choose the most least flattering attributions of our own lapses 
D) the bias that we are better,smarter,and kinder than others 
A) the bias to believe that the world is fundamentally unfair 
B) the bias to choose dispositional attributions to explain our bad actions 
C) the bias to choose the most least flattering attributions of our own lapses 
D) the bias that we are better,smarter,and kinder than others

Question 16

List three conditions under which participants in Milgram's study would be more likely to disobey the experimenter.

Accepted Answer

Participants in Milgram's study were mor

Question 17

According to research,the larger the group,the

Accepted Answer

A) safer you are. 
B) more likely you are to receive help. 
C) more likely you are to give assistance. 
D) less likely you are to give or receive help. 
A) safer you are. 
B) more likely you are to receive help. 
C) more likely you are to give assistance. 
D) less likely you are to give or receive help.

Question 18

Women are more likely to donate a kidney to save another person's life than men are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When close-knit group members experience groupthink,it means that

Accepted Answer

A) they tend to overestimate the personality factors of others and underestimate the situation. 
B) they tend to use problem-solving procedures that have been effective in the group's past. 
C) they tend to take individual credit for good decisions and blame the group for others. 
D) they tend to think alike and to suppress disagreement for the sake of harmony. 
A) they tend to overestimate the personality factors of others and underestimate the situation. 
B) they tend to use problem-solving procedures that have been effective in the group's past. 
C) they tend to take individual credit for good decisions and blame the group for others. 
D) they tend to think alike and to suppress disagreement for the sake of harmony.

Question 20

If you were being mugged in a public place,you would be more likely to get help if there were five people in the area rather than only one person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Each person has _______________ social role(s).

Many psychologists do not like the term "brainwashing" to describe the creation of suicide bombers because brainwashing

Lucas is making his way across a busy campus between classes.He notices smoke coming from the side of the cafeteria but figures that someone already called the fire department.What phenomenon does this illustrate?

A major reason why people won't help when there are many bystanders is because

Failure to critically evaluate ideas when concern is for reaching agreement is called

Requirements of a __________ may be so strong that they may cause you to behave in ways that shatter your fundamental sense of the kind of person you are.

In variations of Stanley Milgram's study on obedience,people were more likely to disobey when the experimenter left the room.

According to research,prejudice is reduced when people must

Milgram's study on obedience has been criticized on the basis of

__________ are assumed to be automatic and unintentional,and therefore may be a better measure of one's true attitudes,stereotypes,and prejudices.

Even though she thought it was silly,Emily wore pink and green ribbons in her hair as her friends did.This is an example of

Solomon Asch,in his experiments testing conformity,wanted to know what people would do when a group unanimously contradicted an obvious fact.What was found in Asch's studies and in the many replications of his work?

Which of the following is partly heritable?

Which of the following is a type of self-serving bias?

List three conditions under which participants in Milgram's study would be more likely to disobey the experimenter.

According to research,the larger the group,the

Women are more likely to donate a kidney to save another person's life than men are.

When close-knit group members experience groupthink,it means that

If you were being mugged in a public place,you would be more likely to get help if there were five people in the area rather than only one person.

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Exam 10: Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Each person has _______________ social role(s).

Many psychologists do not like the term "brainwashing" to describe the creation of suicide bombers because brainwashing

Lucas is making his way across a busy campus between classes.He notices smoke coming from the side of the cafeteria but figures that someone already called the fire department.What phenomenon does this illustrate?

A major reason why people won't help when there are many bystanders is because

Failure to critically evaluate ideas when concern is for reaching agreement is called

Requirements of a __________ may be so strong that they may cause you to behave in ways that shatter your fundamental sense of the kind of person you are.

In variations of Stanley Milgram's study on obedience,people were more likely to disobey when the experimenter left the room.

According to research,prejudice is reduced when people must

Milgram's study on obedience has been criticized on the basis of

__________ are assumed to be automatic and unintentional,and therefore may be a better measure of one's true attitudes,stereotypes,and prejudices.

Even though she thought it was silly,Emily wore pink and green ribbons in her hair as her friends did.This is an example of

Solomon Asch,in his experiments testing conformity,wanted to know what people would do when a group unanimously contradicted an obvious fact.What was found in Asch's studies and in the many replications of his work?

Which of the following is partly heritable?

Which of the following is a type of self-serving bias?

List three conditions under which participants in Milgram's study would be more likely to disobey the experimenter.

According to research,the larger the group,the

Women are more likely to donate a kidney to save another person's life than men are.

When close-knit group members experience groupthink,it means that

If you were being mugged in a public place,you would be more likely to get help if there were five people in the area rather than only one person.

What Is Psychology

Theories of Personality

Development Over the Life Span

Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Learning and Conditioning

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Emotion, Stress, and Health

The Major Motives of Life: Food, Love, Sex, and Work

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