Question 1

Self-perception theory appears to offer a better explanation of attitude change than dissonance theory when the counterattitudinal behaviour does not threaten a person's self-worth and when our attitudes are _________ to begin with.

Accepted Answer

A) strong 
B) weak or unclear 
C) negative 
D) positive

Question 2

Recent research on the "shooter bias" has demonstrated that ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the shooter bias can be significantly reduced through practice on a video game simulation 
B) black police officers are more likely to shoot an unarmed white suspect than an unarmed black suspect 
C) police officers are more likely to shoot an unarmed suspect if the suspect is from the same race as the police officer 
D) all attempts to reduce a shooter bias in police officers have been unsuccessful

Question 3

Which of the following concepts specifically asserts that prejudicial attitudes create fear and self-consciousness among stereotyped group members and that they will confirm other people's negative attitudes?

Accepted Answer

A) The stereotype threat 
B) The self-fulfilling prophecy 
C) the deindividuation 
D) The out-group homogeneity bias

Question 4

During rush hour one afternoon, Tabitha sees a van on fire at the side of the road. Though normally she would drive on by assuming that someone else had already called for help, she learned in her psychology class that people often walk or drive past emergencies, due to __________. When she calls 911, she is nonetheless shocked to learn that nobody else has called in the fire.

Accepted Answer

A) social facilitation 
B) normative social conformity 
C) the bystander effect 
D) deindividuation 
E) repressed tendencies

Question 5

What is the difference between group polarization and groupthink? For group polarization, discuss two processes that may explain its occurrence. For groupthink, discuss some of its symptoms and several factors that make it more likely to occur.

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Question 6

Gerri's boyfriend wants her to type his term paper for him, so he first asks her to type the cover page. After she does this, he then asks her to type the whole paper. Gerri appears to be a potential victim of

Accepted Answer

A) self-monitoring 
B) the low-ball technique 
C) the over-justification effect 
D) the foot-in-the-door technique 
E) the door-in-the-face technique

Question 7

The assumption that life is fair and that people get what they deserve and also deserve what they get is the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) frustration-aggression hypothesis 
B) self-fulfilling prophecy 
C) just world hypothesis 
D) empathy altruism hypothesis

Question 8

A man shows little or no reaction when other individuals provoke him. This continues for many years until finally one evening, he almost kills his neighbour after she unlocks the door to her apartment "too loudly." According to Megargee, this man would be said to have overcontrolled hostility and provides evidence most consistent with the __________ model of aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic 
B) social learning 
C) biological 
D) evolutionary

Question 9

Discuss three broad conditions under which attitudes best predict behaviour.

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Question 10

While Allyson is considering her options in a computer store, a sales representative finishes helping a male client and asks if he can help her. When she says her router is not working, he asks her very basic questions that he never bothered to ask the male customer. Before the conversation is over, it is clear that Allyson knows far more about routers than the sales representative. The representative's behaviour suggests that he has a generalized belief

Accepted Answer

A) or norm of reciprocity. 
B) that by using informational social influence he will impress Allyson. 
C) fostered by the effects of realistic conflict theory in the computer industry. 
D) or stereotype that women are less likely than men to understand computer technology. 
E) fallacy.

Question 11

When people are persuaded by an argument because they have thought carefully about it and find it compelling, the _______________ occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) peripheral route to persuasion 
B) central route to persuasion 
C) fundamental attribution error 
D) social facilitation

Question 12

The principal has just told Mrs. Snyder, a kindergarten teacher, that a new little girl will be joining her kindergarten class. The little girl is African-American and Mrs. Snyder believes that African-American children are not as bright as European-American children. Consequently, when speaking to the little girl, Mrs. Snyder speaks slower and tends not to explain answers to the little girls questions in as much detail as she does to other children. In fact, the little girl is very bright but in responding to Mrs. Snyder in the way Mrs. Snyder expects, the little girl's grades begin to slip downward. The little girl appears to have entered into a __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) social facilitation 
B) stereotype threat 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) groupthink

Question 13

The matching effect refers to people's tendency to prefer romantic partners whose major personality traits are similar to their own.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Sally is walking down the street when she comes upon a man who appears to be having a seizure. Approximately 15 other people stop as well and all appear genuinely concerned about the man's health and well-being. However, nobody calls for help because, like Sally, they all assume that someone else has already made a call to the paramedics. In this instance, the lack of help appears to be the product of

Accepted Answer

A) diffusion of responsibility 
B) social comparison 
C) both diffusion of responsibility and social comparison 
D) the fundamental attribution error

Question 15

What methodology did Richard LaPiere use to investigate the relation between attitudes and behaviour and what results did he obtain? List and discuss the conditions under which attitudes are good predictors of behaviour.

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Question 16

What is social facilitation and how does it work? Describe two hypothetical situations, one in which the presence of others would increase your performance and another where the presence of others would decrease your performance.

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Question 17

Imagine that someone asks you for a large favour and you refuse. Then, they ask you for a smaller favour. What technique might they be using?

Accepted Answer

A) norm of reciprocity 
B) lowballing 
C) door-in-the-face technique 
D) foot-in-the-door technique 
E) highballing

Question 18

All of the following were mentioned as factors that increase the influence of a minority opinion EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) when the person with the minority opinion is consistent over time 
B) when the person with the minority opinion is resistant to hearing the majority side's viewpoint 
C) when the person with the minority opinion remains independent in the face of majority pressure 
D) when the person with the minority opinion appears to keep an open mind

Question 19

Identify cognitive processes that foster prejudice.

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Question 20

Shawn saw a woman slip on the ice and fall to the ground. He felt quite distressed and after helping her, he felt a lot better. Shawn's altruism could be explained by

Accepted Answer

A) diffusion of responsibility 
B) in-group bias 
C) just world effect 
D) bystander effect 
E) the negative state relief model

Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context