Question 1

What does the Stanford prison study tell us about the relationship between social roles and behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) People who are naturally aggressive and authoritarian seek out social roles that allow them to behave in this way. 
B) "Good" people will refuse to behave according to the norms of a social role if they are required to be harsh or abusive to other people. 
C) When people are placed in social roles with a lot of power,their behavior often changes to fit their new role. 
D) Inmates naturally take on different social roles in a prison,with some becoming aggressive and authoritarian,while others become passive and submissive. 
A) People who are naturally aggressive and authoritarian seek out social roles that allow them to behave in this way. 
B) "Good" people will refuse to behave according to the norms of a social role if they are required to be harsh or abusive to other people. 
C) When people are placed in social roles with a lot of power,their behavior often changes to fit their new role. 
D) Inmates naturally take on different social roles in a prison,with some becoming aggressive and authoritarian,while others become passive and submissive.

Question 2

Stereotypes can be useful tools in the mental toolbox,energy-saving devices that allow us to make efficient decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Juan believes that all Anglos are uptight and cold,and he won't listen to any evidence that contradicts his belief.This example illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice. 
B) ethnocentrism. 
C) stereotyping. 
D) self-serving bias. 
A) prejudice. 
B) ethnocentrism. 
C) stereotyping. 
D) self-serving bias.

Question 4

The members of Ike's fraternity think blindfolding the initiates and covering them with molasses is a great idea for pledging.Ike does not think this is a good idea but he decides to keep quiet rather than offend his fraternity brothers and risk being ridiculed.This illustrates a symptom of

Accepted Answer

A) groupthink. 
B) deindividuation. 
C) diffusion of responsibility. 
D) self-serving bias. 
A) groupthink. 
B) deindividuation. 
C) diffusion of responsibility. 
D) self-serving bias.

Question 5

Milgram concluded that personality traits were virtually irrelevant to how people behave in his obedience experiment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Robbers' Cave experiment showed that

Accepted Answer

A) playing athletic games,such as football and baseball,reduces us-them hostility. 
B) watching movies together,and similar quiet interactions,reduces us-them hostility. 
C) engaging in mutually exciting activities,such as tug or war,reduces us-them hostility. 
D) interdependence in reaching mutual goals reduces us-them hostility. 
A) playing athletic games,such as football and baseball,reduces us-them hostility. 
B) watching movies together,and similar quiet interactions,reduces us-them hostility. 
C) engaging in mutually exciting activities,such as tug or war,reduces us-them hostility. 
D) interdependence in reaching mutual goals reduces us-them hostility.

Question 7

Mere repetition of a statement or opinion increases the perception that it is true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Define groupthink and provide an example of it.

Accepted Answer

Groupthink is the tendency for members o

Question 9

Several of Jason's friends deal drugs,but Jason has never wanted to get involved.One day,he agrees to hide some drug money in his apartment for one of his friends.Sometime later he agrees to hide actual drugs.Next Jason agrees to stand watch while one of his friends makes a deal.Finally,Jason agrees when one of his friends asks him to actually sell drugs.Jason's story is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) false attribution. 
B) entrapment. 
C) social cognition. 
D) social role playing. 
A) false attribution. 
B) entrapment. 
C) social cognition. 
D) social role playing.

Question 10

Efforts to reduce prejudices-for example,between whites and blacks in the United States-by appealing to moral or intellectual arguments are insufficient.Describe the four external conditions that psychologists have found are necessary before conflict and prejudice between groups can be diminished.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 11

__________ refers to active dislike of women,whereas __________ refers to superficially positive attitudes that place women on a pedestal,while reinforcing women's subordination.

Accepted Answer

A) Hostile sexism;benevolent sexism 
B) Benevolent sexism;hostile sexism 
C) Explicit sexism;implicit sexism 
D) Implicit sexism;explicit sexism 
A) Hostile sexism;benevolent sexism 
B) Benevolent sexism;hostile sexism 
C) Explicit sexism;implicit sexism 
D) Implicit sexism;explicit sexism

Question 12

The tendency for individuals in a group to avoid taking a needed action because they assume that others will is called

Accepted Answer

A) deindividuation. 
B) persuasion. 
C) diffusion of responsibility. 
D) obedience. 
A) deindividuation. 
B) persuasion. 
C) diffusion of responsibility. 
D) obedience.

Question 13

Research suggests that you are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A) feel deindividuated in a small town. 
B) feel deindividuated when wearing a uniform. 
C) feel combative rather than kind when feeling deindividuated. 
D) demonstrate mindlessness when feeling deindividuated. 
A) feel deindividuated in a small town. 
B) feel deindividuated when wearing a uniform. 
C) feel combative rather than kind when feeling deindividuated. 
D) demonstrate mindlessness when feeling deindividuated.

Question 14

Which of the following actions by the "learner" reduced the likelihood of being shocked by the "teacher" in Milgram's obedience study?

Accepted Answer

A) protesting noisily 
B) screaming in pain 
C) complaining of having a heart ailment 
D) nothing the learner did made a difference 
A) protesting noisily 
B) screaming in pain 
C) complaining of having a heart ailment 
D) nothing the learner did made a difference

Question 15

How is the just-world hypothesis related to the phenomenon of "blaming the victim"?

Accepted Answer

The just-world hypothesis is the notion

Question 16

Methods of indoctrination include which of the elements?

Accepted Answer

A) The person is subjected to violence. 
B) All of the person's problems are spread among a large number of attributions. 
C) The person's past identity is strengthened. 
D) The person's access to information is severely controlled. 
A) The person is subjected to violence. 
B) All of the person's problems are spread among a large number of attributions. 
C) The person's past identity is strengthened. 
D) The person's access to information is severely controlled.

Question 17

When Milgram and his team set up several variations of his original study,they found that people were more likely to disobey when

Accepted Answer

A) the learner was in an adjoining room so the "teacher" heard every sound the victim made. 
B) two experimenters had conflicting demands about the continuation of the experiment. 
C) the person ordering them to continue was a Ph.D.and wore a lab coat. 
D) the subject worked with peers who agreed to continue the procedure. 
A) the learner was in an adjoining room so the "teacher" heard every sound the victim made. 
B) two experimenters had conflicting demands about the continuation of the experiment. 
C) the person ordering them to continue was a Ph.D.and wore a lab coat. 
D) the subject worked with peers who agreed to continue the procedure.

Question 18

The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency of people to

Accepted Answer

A) overestimate the role of situational factors in the behavior of others. 
B) overestimate the role of dispositional factors in the behavior of others. 
C) overestimate the role of situational factors in their own behavior. 
D) overestimate the role of dispositional factors in their own behavior. 
A) overestimate the role of situational factors in the behavior of others. 
B) overestimate the role of dispositional factors in the behavior of others. 
C) overestimate the role of situational factors in their own behavior. 
D) overestimate the role of dispositional factors in their own behavior.

Question 19

The part of a person's self-concept that is based on his or her identification with a racial or ethnic group is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

In which of the following situations would a person most likely feel deindividuated?

Accepted Answer

A) at a football game 
B) at a bridge game 
C) at a church social 
D) in a math class 
A) at a football game 
B) at a bridge game 
C) at a church social 
D) in a math class

What does the Stanford prison study tell us about the relationship between social roles and behavior?

Stereotypes can be useful tools in the mental toolbox,energy-saving devices that allow us to make efficient decisions.

Juan believes that all Anglos are uptight and cold,and he won't listen to any evidence that contradicts his belief.This example illustrates

The members of Ike's fraternity think blindfolding the initiates and covering them with molasses is a great idea for pledging.Ike does not think this is a good idea but he decides to keep quiet rather than offend his fraternity brothers and risk being ridiculed.This illustrates a symptom of

Milgram concluded that personality traits were virtually irrelevant to how people behave in his obedience experiment.

The Robbers' Cave experiment showed that

Mere repetition of a statement or opinion increases the perception that it is true.

Define groupthink and provide an example of it.

Efforts to reduce prejudices-for example,between whites and blacks in the United States-by appealing to moral or intellectual arguments are insufficient.Describe the four external conditions that psychologists have found are necessary before conflict and prejudice between groups can be diminished.

refers to active dislike of women,whereas refers to superficially positive attitudes that place women on a pedestal,while reinforcing women's subordination.

The tendency for individuals in a group to avoid taking a needed action because they assume that others will is called

Research suggests that you are more likely to

Which of the following actions by the "learner" reduced the likelihood of being shocked by the "teacher" in Milgram's obedience study?

How is the just-world hypothesis related to the phenomenon of "blaming the victim"?

Methods of indoctrination include which of the elements?

When Milgram and his team set up several variations of his original study,they found that people were more likely to disobey when

The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency of people to

The part of a person's self-concept that is based on his or her identification with a racial or ethnic group is called

In which of the following situations would a person most likely feel deindividuated?

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What does the Stanford prison study tell us about the relationship between social roles and behavior?

Stereotypes can be useful tools in the mental toolbox,energy-saving devices that allow us to make efficient decisions.

Juan believes that all Anglos are uptight and cold,and he won't listen to any evidence that contradicts his belief.This example illustrates

The members of Ike's fraternity think blindfolding the initiates and covering them with molasses is a great idea for pledging.Ike does not think this is a good idea but he decides to keep quiet rather than offend his fraternity brothers and risk being ridiculed.This illustrates a symptom of

Milgram concluded that personality traits were virtually irrelevant to how people behave in his obedience experiment.

The Robbers' Cave experiment showed that

Mere repetition of a statement or opinion increases the perception that it is true.

Define groupthink and provide an example of it.

Efforts to reduce prejudices-for example,between whites and blacks in the United States-by appealing to moral or intellectual arguments are insufficient.Describe the four external conditions that psychologists have found are necessary before conflict and prejudice between groups can be diminished.

__________ refers to active dislike of women,whereas __________ refers to superficially positive attitudes that place women on a pedestal,while reinforcing women's subordination.

The tendency for individuals in a group to avoid taking a needed action because they assume that others will is called

Research suggests that you are more likely to

Which of the following actions by the "learner" reduced the likelihood of being shocked by the "teacher" in Milgram's obedience study?

How is the just-world hypothesis related to the phenomenon of "blaming the victim"?

Methods of indoctrination include which of the elements?

When Milgram and his team set up several variations of his original study,they found that people were more likely to disobey when

The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency of people to

The part of a person's self-concept that is based on his or her identification with a racial or ethnic group is called

In which of the following situations would a person most likely feel deindividuated?

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

Filters

refers to active dislike of women,whereas refers to superficially positive attitudes that place women on a pedestal,while reinforcing women's subordination.