Question 1

Mirror neuron research has revealed that areas of the brain normally activated when one experiences pain were also activated when

Accepted Answer

A)  hearing a loud sound 
B)  viewing another person delivering bad news 
C)  delivering a mild shock to another person 
D)  viewing another person about to experience pain

Question 2

The rivalry between the Eagles and Rattlers in the Robber's Cave experiment was only remedied when the experimenters

Accepted Answer

A)  brought the boys together to celebrate July 4th 
B)  encouraged the boys to shake hands with the other group members 
C)  had the boys cooperate to find out why the camp's water supply had failed 
D)  brought the boys together to watch a favorite film

Question 3

People are more likely to seek employment with companies whose names begin with the same letter as their own. This is evidence for the

Accepted Answer

A) self-serving error 
B)  name-letter effect 
C)  cognitive dissonance effect 
D)  anagram effect

Question 4

Early studies of the effects of computer-mediated communication (CMC) on social relationships were limited mainly because of

Accepted Answer

A) the age of the participants 
B)  the low number of people using CMC 
C)  the type of CMC available 
D)  the average life span of participants

Question 5

As the ________________ effect predicted, participants' liking for each other increased as a function of the number of days they engaged in the chat routines.

Accepted Answer

The answer of As the ________________ effect predicted, participants' liking...

Question 6

Like it or not, a great deal-a very great deal-of self-presentation occurs over the Internet in ______________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Like it or not, a great deal-a...

Question 7

When Stanley Milgram asked a group of psychiatrists how many of the research participants in his obedience studies would deliver shocks all the way to the XXX level, they predicted that between 62 percent and 65 percent of participants would comply.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to social psychologists, each person's subjective awareness of, and ideas about, his or her own individual nature, characteristics, and very existence, is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the ego 
B)  the self 
C)  consciousness 
D)  social awareness

Question 9

It may be that factors of the prison situation interacted with the personality factors of the volunteers to create the abuses that arose during Zimbardo's experiment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Allport's intergroup contact theory, prejudice is diminished when positive, constructive contact occurs between members of different groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If you are a fan of a particular baseball team, but find yourself involved in a conversation with people who turn out to be rival fans, which of the following is LEAST likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  you will consider these fans to be good people, but continue to not like other fans 
B)  you will politely excuse yourself from the conversation 
C)  you will attempt to physically fight the rival fans 
D)  you will be sympathetic to the rival team from now on

Question 12

All of the following are ways that the Milgram studies do not correspond to the actualities of mass killing and genocide, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  The participants in the Milgram studies were assured by a strict but nonetheless apparently benevolent expert that no real harm would befall the "learner." 
B)  If participants were given an excuse to avoid obeying the experimenter, they would generally avoid administering shocks. 
C)  Milgram's participants demonstrated little mental conflict or anguish when delivering the shocks. 
D)  The Milgram studies lasted approximately 1 hour.

Question 13

Janet Polivy and Peter Herman use this term to describe the result of repeated attempts at self-change that are based on unrealistically high expectations.

Accepted Answer

A) learned helplessness 
B)  hopelessness theory 
C)  false-hope syndrome 
D)  self-defeating bias

Question 14

When couples were asked to report how they met each other in a 2009 survey, online dating and social networking sites were second only to this reason for meeting.

Accepted Answer

A) meeting at school 
B)  being introduced by friends 
C)  meeting at a bar 
D)  going on a blind date

Question 15

Impression construction and self-presentation have changed dramatically with the advent of computer-mediated communication (CMC). Discuss the ways in which CMC has affected our social lives.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Impression construction and self-presentation have changed dramatically...

Question 16

Cross-cultural researchers found that the fundamental attribution error (FAE) was much weaker and sometimes non-existent when tested among East Asians such as Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to research on the mere exposure effect, a person's name may influence important career decisions. Dentists are more likely to be named Denise or Dennis than other names, and lawyers are more likely to be named Laura or Larry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The lessening of self-awareness or identity when in a group that may lead to reduced concern about how your behavior will be evaluated by others is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) social loafing 
B)  the bystander effect 
C)  deindividuation 
D)  reciprocal altruism

Question 19

Social psychologists refer to the tendency to seek mates who are similar to ourselves as

Accepted Answer

A)  positive attraction 
B)  opposite attraction 
C)  positive assortment 
D)  negative assortment

Question 20

Research on the spotlight effect has shown that people forgive social blunders and embarrassing acts to a much greater extent than we assume.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Social Psychology

Mirror neuron research has revealed that areas of the brain normally activated when one experiences pain were also activated when

The rivalry between the Eagles and Rattlers in the Robber's Cave experiment was only remedied when the experimenters

People are more likely to seek employment with companies whose names begin with the same letter as their own. This is evidence for the

Early studies of the effects of computer-mediated communication (CMC) on social relationships were limited mainly because of

As the ________________ effect predicted, participants' liking for each other increased as a function of the number of days they engaged in the chat routines.

Like it or not, a great deal-a very great deal-of self-presentation occurs over the Internet in ______________________.

When Stanley Milgram asked a group of psychiatrists how many of the research participants in his obedience studies would deliver shocks all the way to the XXX level, they predicted that between 62 percent and 65 percent of participants would comply.

According to social psychologists, each person's subjective awareness of, and ideas about, his or her own individual nature, characteristics, and very existence, is called

It may be that factors of the prison situation interacted with the personality factors of the volunteers to create the abuses that arose during Zimbardo's experiment.

According to Allport's intergroup contact theory, prejudice is diminished when positive, constructive contact occurs between members of different groups.

If you are a fan of a particular baseball team, but find yourself involved in a conversation with people who turn out to be rival fans, which of the following is LEAST likely to occur?

All of the following are ways that the Milgram studies do not correspond to the actualities of mass killing and genocide, EXCEPT:

Janet Polivy and Peter Herman use this term to describe the result of repeated attempts at self-change that are based on unrealistically high expectations.

When couples were asked to report how they met each other in a 2009 survey, online dating and social networking sites were second only to this reason for meeting.

Impression construction and self-presentation have changed dramatically with the advent of computer-mediated communication (CMC). Discuss the ways in which CMC has affected our social lives.

Cross-cultural researchers found that the fundamental attribution error (FAE) was much weaker and sometimes non-existent when tested among East Asians such as Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese.

According to research on the mere exposure effect, a person's name may influence important career decisions. Dentists are more likely to be named Denise or Dennis than other names, and lawyers are more likely to be named Laura or Larry.

The lessening of self-awareness or identity when in a group that may lead to reduced concern about how your behavior will be evaluated by others is referred to as

Social psychologists refer to the tendency to seek mates who are similar to ourselves as

Research on the spotlight effect has shown that people forgive social blunders and embarrassing acts to a much greater extent than we assume.