Question 1

Mr.Muller has an unfavorable view of an offshore drilling moratorium enacted in the wake of a major oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.A social psychologist would most likely say that Mr.Muller has a(n):

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A) attribution for the moratorium. 
B) schema for the moratorium. 
C) impression of the moratorium. 
D) attitude toward the moratorium.

Question 2

Carter loves philosophical discussions and theoretical debates; Dante,by contrast,is more interested in the practical and concrete and becomes impatient with hypothetical speculations.Carter is most likely to be persuaded via the _____ route; Dante,via the _____.

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A) peripheral route; peripheral route as well 
B) peripheral route; central route 
C) central route; central route as well 
D) central route; peripheral route

Question 3

_____ refers to a change in behavior or attitudes brought about by a desire to follow the beliefs or standards of other people.

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A) Dissonance 
B) Conformity 
C) Schema 
D) Incongruity

Question 4

A magazine publisher asks you to commit to a brief trial subscription.Having committed to the trial subscription,you may be more likely to buy a full year-long subscription.This exemplifies the _____ compliance technique.

Accepted Answer

A) door-in-the-face 
B) foot-in-the-door 
C) foot-in-the-mouth 
D) that's-not-all

Question 5

According to one of the models of the helping process,during which of the following steps is there a possibility for the diffusion of responsibility to occur if others are present?

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A) Deciding on and implementing the form of helping 
B) Noticing a person,event,or situation that may require help 
C) Assuming responsibility for helping 
D) Interpreting the event as one that requires help

Question 6

Which of the following is TRUE of schemas?

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A) A schema occurs when a person holds two contradictory attitudes or thoughts. 
B) Schemas are never susceptible to error. 
C) Schemas are absolutely accurate as our moods affect how we perceive others and we make judgments based on our moods. 
D) Schemas help us predict what others are like on the basis of relatively little information.

Question 7

Dahlia is trying to make partner at one of the city's most prestigious law firms.It is generally understood that associates remain hard at work in the office until at least 7 or 8 each evening.This is an element of the firm's group:

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A) role. 
B) schema. 
C) norm. 
D) attitude.

Question 8

We expect the people we meet to be more or less the same as we are.Social psychologists call this the_____ .

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The answer of We expect the people we meet to...

Question 9

Classic experimental studies of conformity were conducted in the 1950s by:

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A) Solomon Asch. 
B) Stanley Milgram. 
C) Philip Zimbardo. 
D) Leon Festinger.

Question 10

In Asch's study on conformity,what percentage of the subjects conformed at least once when they knew their answer to be FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 35% 
C) 50% 
D) 75%

Question 11

Research using the Implicit Association Test reveals that _____% of participants show a pro-white bias.This _____ the results of research examining the activation of the amygdala in response to black faces.

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A) 50; supports 
B) 50; refutes 
C) 90; supports 
D) 90; refutes

Question 12

The mental conflict that occurs when a person holds two contradictory attitudes or thoughts is known as:

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A) social cognition. 
B) halo effect. 
C) cognitive dissonance. 
D) schema.

Question 13

Social psychologist Leon Festinger is associated with the study of:

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A) routes to persuasion. 
B) cognitive dissonance. 
C) conformity. 
D) obedience.

Question 14

Blanche is extremely interested in politics and believes an upcoming election is very important to the future.Blanche would most likely be persuaded by a campaign message relying on the _____ route to persuasion.

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A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) central 
D) peripheral

Question 15

The notion of a diffusion of responsibility is most usually applied to the study of:

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A) group decision making. 
B) prosocial behavior. 
C) aggression. 
D) social influence.

Question 16

Unusually important characteristics that help one form an initial overall impression of another individual are called _____ traits.

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A) primary 
B) cardinal 
C) central 
D) schematic

Question 17

The love we feel for family members and close friends is termed _____ love.

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A) committed 
B) compassionate 
C) companionate 
D) consummate

Question 18

Putting oneself at risk to help an individual in danger exemplifies_____ behavior.

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The answer of Putting oneself at risk to help an...

Question 19

Which of the following is TRUE of the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A) There are weak group level differences in the use of the fundamental attribution error. 
B) It is actually not very common,either in Western or Eastern cultures. 
C) It is more common in Western than in Eastern cultures. 
D) It is more common in Eastern than in Western cultures.

Question 20

The influential "prison" study of the power of social roles was conducted by:

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