Question 1

In Milgram's obedience study,15 percent of the subjects refused to administer any shocks to the "learner."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Doni enters an elevator and stands in it facing the back instead of turning around to face the elevator door.Doni is violating

Accepted Answer

A) her gender role. 
B) a social role. 
C) a norm. 
D) a stereotype. 
A) her gender role. 
B) a social role. 
C) a norm. 
D) a stereotype.

Question 3

As members of an anonymous crowd,

Accepted Answer

A) individuals become uninhibited and likely to engage in combative behavior. 
B) individuals strive to maintain individuality rather than follow the crowd. 
C) individuals often fail to take action because they believe that someone else will do so. 
D) individuals are apathetic bystanders when someone is in trouble. 
A) individuals become uninhibited and likely to engage in combative behavior. 
B) individuals strive to maintain individuality rather than follow the crowd. 
C) individuals often fail to take action because they believe that someone else will do so. 
D) individuals are apathetic bystanders when someone is in trouble.

Question 4

While stuck in a traffic jam,Yani notices a frustrated driver frequently honking his horn.Yani thinks to himself,"That driver must be late for work." 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 5

Attitudes that we are aware of are said to be __________,whereas attitudes we are unaware of yet still influence our behavior are said to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A) explicit;implicit 
B) implicit;explicit 
C) dispositional;situational 
D) situational;dispositional 
A) explicit;implicit 
B) implicit;explicit 
C) dispositional;situational 
D) situational;dispositional

Question 6

According to the just-world hypothesis

Accepted Answer

A) people's actions are just if they truly believe in them. 
B) if people work hard for something,then they deserve their reward. 
C) bad people are punished and good people are rewarded. 
D) international cooperation leads to justice. 
A) people's actions are just if they truly believe in them. 
B) if people work hard for something,then they deserve their reward. 
C) bad people are punished and good people are rewarded. 
D) international cooperation leads to justice.

Question 7

Deindividuation occurs when members of a group lose awareness of their own individuality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Recent surveys mentioned in your text have found that prejudice of all kinds has been increasing sharply.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

About _______________ of all participants in Milgram's study administered the highest level of shock to the learner.

Accepted Answer

A) a fourth 
B) a third 
C) half 
D) two-thirds 
A) a fourth 
B) a third 
C) half 
D) two-thirds

Question 10

In the famous Milgram experiment on obedience,who received a shock?

Accepted Answer

A) the "learner" 
B) no one 
C) the confederate 
D) the subject 
A) the "learner" 
B) no one 
C) the confederate 
D) the subject

Question 11

Joseph Goebbels,Hitler's propaganda minister,used a technique called "The Big Lie." He knew that people begin to believe that a statement is true simply because it has been repeated a number of times.The formal name for this technique is

Accepted Answer

A) the validity effect. 
B) groupthink. 
C) diffusion of responsibility. 
D) symbolic racism. 
A) the validity effect. 
B) groupthink. 
C) diffusion of responsibility. 
D) symbolic racism.

Question 12

Researchers in the area of ___________________ examine how people's perception of themselves and others affect their relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysis 
B) sociobiology 
C) social cognition 
D) behaviorism 
A) psychoanalysis 
B) sociobiology 
C) social cognition 
D) behaviorism

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a sign of groupthink?

Accepted Answer

A) an illusion of invulnerability 
B) a leader who rewards the expression of doubt and dissent 
C) self-censorship 
D) an illusion of unanimity 
A) an illusion of invulnerability 
B) a leader who rewards the expression of doubt and dissent 
C) self-censorship 
D) an illusion of unanimity

Question 14

______________ reflects a behavioral expression of prejudice,a reluctance to get to close to another group.

Accepted Answer

A) Personal space 
B) Social distance 
C) Cultural space 
D) Discrimination distance 
A) Personal space 
B) Social distance 
C) Cultural space 
D) Discrimination distance

Question 15

Describe what is meant by the fundamental attribution error.

Accepted Answer

The fundamental attribution er

Question 16

Social cognition is an area in social psychology concerned with social influences on thought,memory,perception,and other cognitive processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

An economic cause of prejudice is to

Accepted Answer

A) help people bond to their own ethnic group. 
B) increase self-esteem. 
C) increase conformity to social norms. 
D) make official forms of discrimination seem legitimate. 
A) help people bond to their own ethnic group. 
B) increase self-esteem. 
C) increase conformity to social norms. 
D) make official forms of discrimination seem legitimate.

Question 18

The most powerful weapon that groups have to ensure their members' cooperation and to weed out disruptive members is ostracism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Eduardo wearing a silly gorilla suit at costume party.Although he is normally responsible and respectful,Eduardo joins in when the party starts getting wild.After the police breakup the party,he apologetically tells them that he "forgot himself." What phenomenon does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Distinguish between hostile sexism and benevolent sexism,as it relates to prejudice.

Accepted Answer

Hostile sexism reflects an act

In Milgram's obedience study,15 percent of the subjects refused to administer any shocks to the "learner."

Doni enters an elevator and stands in it facing the back instead of turning around to face the elevator door.Doni is violating

As members of an anonymous crowd,

While stuck in a traffic jam,Yani notices a frustrated driver frequently honking his horn.Yani thinks to himself,"That driver must be late for work." This is an example of a _______________ attribution.

Attitudes that we are aware of are said to be ,whereas attitudes we are unaware of yet still influence our behavior are said to be .

According to the just-world hypothesis

Deindividuation occurs when members of a group lose awareness of their own individuality.

Recent surveys mentioned in your text have found that prejudice of all kinds has been increasing sharply.

About _______________ of all participants in Milgram's study administered the highest level of shock to the learner.

In the famous Milgram experiment on obedience,who received a shock?

Joseph Goebbels,Hitler's propaganda minister,used a technique called "The Big Lie." He knew that people begin to believe that a statement is true simply because it has been repeated a number of times.The formal name for this technique is

Researchers in the area of ___________________ examine how people's perception of themselves and others affect their relationships.

Which of the following is NOT a sign of groupthink?

______________ reflects a behavioral expression of prejudice,a reluctance to get to close to another group.

Describe what is meant by the fundamental attribution error.

Social cognition is an area in social psychology concerned with social influences on thought,memory,perception,and other cognitive processes.

An economic cause of prejudice is to

The most powerful weapon that groups have to ensure their members' cooperation and to weed out disruptive members is ostracism.

Eduardo wearing a silly gorilla suit at costume party.Although he is normally responsible and respectful,Eduardo joins in when the party starts getting wild.After the police breakup the party,he apologetically tells them that he "forgot himself." What phenomenon does this illustrate?

Distinguish between hostile sexism and benevolent sexism,as it relates to prejudice.

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In Milgram's obedience study,15 percent of the subjects refused to administer any shocks to the "learner."

Doni enters an elevator and stands in it facing the back instead of turning around to face the elevator door.Doni is violating

As members of an anonymous crowd,

While stuck in a traffic jam,Yani notices a frustrated driver frequently honking his horn.Yani thinks to himself,"That driver must be late for work." This is an example of a _______________ attribution.

Attitudes that we are aware of are said to be __________,whereas attitudes we are unaware of yet still influence our behavior are said to be __________.

According to the just-world hypothesis

Deindividuation occurs when members of a group lose awareness of their own individuality.

Recent surveys mentioned in your text have found that prejudice of all kinds has been increasing sharply.

About _______________ of all participants in Milgram's study administered the highest level of shock to the learner.

In the famous Milgram experiment on obedience,who received a shock?

Joseph Goebbels,Hitler's propaganda minister,used a technique called "The Big Lie." He knew that people begin to believe that a statement is true simply because it has been repeated a number of times.The formal name for this technique is

Researchers in the area of ___________________ examine how people's perception of themselves and others affect their relationships.

Which of the following is NOT a sign of groupthink?

______________ reflects a behavioral expression of prejudice,a reluctance to get to close to another group.

Describe what is meant by the fundamental attribution error.

Social cognition is an area in social psychology concerned with social influences on thought,memory,perception,and other cognitive processes.

An economic cause of prejudice is to

The most powerful weapon that groups have to ensure their members' cooperation and to weed out disruptive members is ostracism.

Eduardo wearing a silly gorilla suit at costume party.Although he is normally responsible and respectful,Eduardo joins in when the party starts getting wild.After the police breakup the party,he apologetically tells them that he "forgot himself." What phenomenon does this illustrate?

Distinguish between hostile sexism and benevolent sexism,as it relates to prejudice.

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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Attitudes that we are aware of are said to be ,whereas attitudes we are unaware of yet still influence our behavior are said to be .