Question 1

The tendency,in explaining one's own behavior,to take credit for one's good actions and rationalize one's mistakes is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) a self-serving bias. 
B) a fundamental attribution error. 
C) an attitude. 
D) the validity effect. 
A) a self-serving bias. 
B) a fundamental attribution error. 
C) an attitude. 
D) the validity effect.

Question 2

__________ occurs when members of minority groups come to identify with and feel a part of the mainstream culture.

Accepted Answer

A) Socialization 
B) Ethnocentrism 
C) Acculturation 
D) Routinization 
A) Socialization 
B) Ethnocentrism 
C) Acculturation 
D) Routinization

Question 3

I believe I got an "A" in psychology because I'm a hard worker,but I got a "D" in sociology because the teacher doesn't like me.This demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A) the just-world hypothesis. 
B) the fundamental attribution error. 
C) blaming the victim. 
D) a self-serving bias. 
A) the just-world hypothesis. 
B) the fundamental attribution error. 
C) blaming the victim. 
D) a self-serving bias.

Question 4

Which of the following is true about obedience?

Accepted Answer

A) Obedience is not always harmful or bad,and is necessary in many cases. 
B) Most people follow orders because they secretly enjoy being told what to do. 
C) Most people follow orders,despite a strong desire to "rock the boat." 
D) Entrapment is a process that helps people disobey. 
A) Obedience is not always harmful or bad,and is necessary in many cases. 
B) Most people follow orders because they secretly enjoy being told what to do. 
C) Most people follow orders,despite a strong desire to "rock the boat." 
D) Entrapment is a process that helps people disobey.

Question 5

In the Milgram study,_______________ predicted that most people would refuse to go beyond 150 volts when administering shock to other people.

Accepted Answer

A) professionals 
B) nonprofessionals 
C) both professionals and nonprofessionals 
D) no one 
A) professionals 
B) nonprofessionals 
C) both professionals and nonprofessionals 
D) no one

Question 6

An authority figure is most likely to use entrapment in order to

Accepted Answer

A) get an individual to do something that violates his or her principles. 
B) punish an individual for disobeying an order. 
C) reward an individual for following orders. 
D) give "bad guys" an excuse to violate social norms. 
A) get an individual to do something that violates his or her principles. 
B) punish an individual for disobeying an order. 
C) reward an individual for following orders. 
D) give "bad guys" an excuse to violate social norms.

Question 7

What really seems to be happening when people are in large crowds and anonymous situations is that

Accepted Answer

A) they conform to the situation's specific norms. 
B) they become mindless and no longer conform to any social norms. 
C) they become uninhibited and their sexual urges are released. 
D) they become combative and their aggressiveness is released. 
A) they conform to the situation's specific norms. 
B) they become mindless and no longer conform to any social norms. 
C) they become uninhibited and their sexual urges are released. 
D) they become combative and their aggressiveness is released.

Question 8

The belief that one's own ethnic group,nation,or religion is superior to all others is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Replications of Milgram's study of obedience showed

Accepted Answer

A) occupational differences,because 90 percent of lower-SES individuals and 55 percent of upper-SES individuals inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner." 
B) gender differences in a willingness to obey,because 75 percent of men but only 30 percent of women inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner." 
C) that more than 90 percent of the subjects in Spain and in the Netherlands inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner." 
D) that when the victim said that he had a heart ailment or screamed in agony,10 percent of the "teachers" inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner." 
A) occupational differences,because 90 percent of lower-SES individuals and 55 percent of upper-SES individuals inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner." 
B) gender differences in a willingness to obey,because 75 percent of men but only 30 percent of women inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner." 
C) that more than 90 percent of the subjects in Spain and in the Netherlands inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner." 
D) that when the victim said that he had a heart ailment or screamed in agony,10 percent of the "teachers" inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner."

Question 10

Methods of indoctrination include all of these elements EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the person is subjected to entrapment. 
B) all of the person's problems are reduced to one simple attribution. 
C) the person's past identity is strengthened. 
D) the person's access to information is severely controlled. 
A) the person is subjected to entrapment. 
B) all of the person's problems are reduced to one simple attribution. 
C) the person's past identity is strengthened. 
D) the person's access to information is severely controlled.

Question 11

List two ways that stereotypes can distort reality.

Accepted Answer

Stereotypes can distort realit

Question 12

Benevolent sexism is affectionate,but patronizing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When Lidia first moved to Texas,she really didn't like country music.However,after being exposed to it for a while,her attitude began to change.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) the validity effect. 
B) brainwashing. 
C) cognitive dissonance. 
D) the familiarity effect. 
A) the validity effect. 
B) brainwashing. 
C) cognitive dissonance. 
D) the familiarity effect.

Question 14

While stuck in a traffic jam,Yani notices a frustrated driver frequently honking his horn.Yani thinks to himself,"That driver is a real jerk!" This is an example of a _______________ attribution.

Accepted Answer

A) situational 
B) dispositional 
C) self-serving 
D) dissonant 
A) situational 
B) dispositional 
C) self-serving 
D) dissonant

Question 15

What is the process of explaining why certain events occurred or why a particular person acted in a certain manner?

Accepted Answer

A) attribution 
B) causality analysis 
C) ascribing 
D) stereotyping 
A) attribution 
B) causality analysis 
C) ascribing 
D) stereotyping

Question 16

When people in the United States are trying to find reasons for someone else's behavior,they tend to

Accepted Answer

A) ignore dispositional attributions in favor of situational attributions. 
B) leap to the attribution that people's behaviors correspond to the context. 
C) explore the personality traits and the environmental constraints to derive an explanation. 
D) overestimate personality traits and underestimate the influence of the situation. 
A) ignore dispositional attributions in favor of situational attributions. 
B) leap to the attribution that people's behaviors correspond to the context. 
C) explore the personality traits and the environmental constraints to derive an explanation. 
D) overestimate personality traits and underestimate the influence of the situation.

Question 17

Us-them social identities can be reduced by

Accepted Answer

A) interdependence in reaching mutual goals. 
B) competition. 
C) education and awareness. 
D) acculturation and accommodation. 
A) interdependence in reaching mutual goals. 
B) competition. 
C) education and awareness. 
D) acculturation and accommodation.

Question 18

Before Milgram's study on obedience began,psychiatrists predicted that only one person in a thousand would administer the highest voltage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

As part of the indoctrination process used by terrorist groups and cults,as soon as a person is a committed believer,the leader is most likely to

Accepted Answer

A) allow them more choices than before. 
B) encourage private doubts. 
C) encourage contact with family members. 
D) denigrate critical thinking. 
A) allow them more choices than before. 
B) encourage private doubts. 
C) encourage contact with family members. 
D) denigrate critical thinking.

Question 20

Janis,an administrative assistant at a London firm,is trying to find reasons for her boss's hostile behavior.She is likely to

Accepted Answer

A) ignore her boss's dispositional attributions in favor of situational attributions. 
B) leap to the attribution that her boss's behavior corresponds to work demands. 
C) explore her boss's personality traits and the environmental constraints to derive an explanation. 
D) overestimate her boss's personality traits and underestimate the influence of the situation. 
A) ignore her boss's dispositional attributions in favor of situational attributions. 
B) leap to the attribution that her boss's behavior corresponds to work demands. 
C) explore her boss's personality traits and the environmental constraints to derive an explanation. 
D) overestimate her boss's personality traits and underestimate the influence of the situation.

The tendency,in explaining one's own behavior,to take credit for one's good actions and rationalize one's mistakes is an example of

__________ occurs when members of minority groups come to identify with and feel a part of the mainstream culture.

I believe I got an "A" in psychology because I'm a hard worker,but I got a "D" in sociology because the teacher doesn't like me.This demonstrates

Which of the following is true about obedience?

In the Milgram study,_______________ predicted that most people would refuse to go beyond 150 volts when administering shock to other people.

An authority figure is most likely to use entrapment in order to

What really seems to be happening when people are in large crowds and anonymous situations is that

The belief that one's own ethnic group,nation,or religion is superior to all others is called

Replications of Milgram's study of obedience showed

Methods of indoctrination include all of these elements EXCEPT

List two ways that stereotypes can distort reality.

Benevolent sexism is affectionate,but patronizing.

When Lidia first moved to Texas,she really didn't like country music.However,after being exposed to it for a while,her attitude began to change.This is an example of

While stuck in a traffic jam,Yani notices a frustrated driver frequently honking his horn.Yani thinks to himself,"That driver is a real jerk!" This is an example of a _______________ attribution.

What is the process of explaining why certain events occurred or why a particular person acted in a certain manner?

When people in the United States are trying to find reasons for someone else's behavior,they tend to

Us-them social identities can be reduced by

Before Milgram's study on obedience began,psychiatrists predicted that only one person in a thousand would administer the highest voltage.

As part of the indoctrination process used by terrorist groups and cults,as soon as a person is a committed believer,the leader is most likely to

Janis,an administrative assistant at a London firm,is trying to find reasons for her boss's hostile behavior.She is likely to

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Exam 10: Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

The tendency,in explaining one's own behavior,to take credit for one's good actions and rationalize one's mistakes is an example of

__________ occurs when members of minority groups come to identify with and feel a part of the mainstream culture.

I believe I got an "A" in psychology because I'm a hard worker,but I got a "D" in sociology because the teacher doesn't like me.This demonstrates

Which of the following is true about obedience?

In the Milgram study,_______________ predicted that most people would refuse to go beyond 150 volts when administering shock to other people.

An authority figure is most likely to use entrapment in order to

What really seems to be happening when people are in large crowds and anonymous situations is that

The belief that one's own ethnic group,nation,or religion is superior to all others is called

Replications of Milgram's study of obedience showed

Methods of indoctrination include all of these elements EXCEPT

List two ways that stereotypes can distort reality.

Benevolent sexism is affectionate,but patronizing.

When Lidia first moved to Texas,she really didn't like country music.However,after being exposed to it for a while,her attitude began to change.This is an example of

While stuck in a traffic jam,Yani notices a frustrated driver frequently honking his horn.Yani thinks to himself,"That driver is a real jerk!" This is an example of a _______________ attribution.

What is the process of explaining why certain events occurred or why a particular person acted in a certain manner?

When people in the United States are trying to find reasons for someone else's behavior,they tend to

Us-them social identities can be reduced by

Before Milgram's study on obedience began,psychiatrists predicted that only one person in a thousand would administer the highest voltage.

As part of the indoctrination process used by terrorist groups and cults,as soon as a person is a committed believer,the leader is most likely to

Janis,an administrative assistant at a London firm,is trying to find reasons for her boss's hostile behavior.She is likely to

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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