Question 1

Joanie's friend yells at her for being five minutes late for lunch. Rather than believe her friend is a rude jerk, Joanie decides that she may be having difficulties with her partner. Joanie is making a(n) _____ attribution about her friend's behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  situational
B)  dispositional
C)  uncontrollable
D)  stable A

Question 2

In 1964, Kitty Genovese was brutally stabbed to death in front of her apartment building. Police reports showed that although more than 30 neighbors witnessed the event, no one helped or called the police. This incident reflects:

Accepted Answer

A)  the bystander effect.
B)  groupthink.
C)  social loafing.
D)  the just-world hypothesis. A

Question 3

Teacher expectations have more impact on low-SES than on high-SES pupils.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

A cell phone manufacturer uses a famous pop singer to advertise its product to teenagers. The company is relying on the _____ route to persuasion.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

In an experiment, each participant is asked to pull as hard as possible on a rope. In Condition A, participants are led to believe they are pulling alone; in Condition B, they are led to believe three other people are pulling with them. The phenomenon of _____ predicts that participants should pull hardest in Condition _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  risky shift; A
B)  risky shift; B
C)  social loafing; A
D)  social loafing; B

Question 6

While walking along the ocean shoreline, Mr. Hughes heard a swimmer cry for help. However, he continued walking because he thought that one of the many swimmers in the vicinity would provide help. Mr. Hughes' reaction BEST illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  deindividuation.
B)  the fundamental attribution error.
C)  the bystander effect.
D)  social loafing.

Question 7

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.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Leon Festinger is credited with uncovering the phenomenon of cognitive dissonance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Cognitive dissonance was first investigated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Asch.
B)  Diener.
C)  Milgram.
D)  Festinger.

Question 10

Tim's new roommate Jaxon leaves dirty laundry all over his room, and Tim assumes he must be a slob. Tim ignores the fact that Jaxon is currently studying for finals and working 30 hours per week. Tim is demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

A)  the door-in-the-face effect.
B)  the fundamental attribution error.
C)  the self-serving bias.
D)  diffusion of responsibility.

Question 11

Social _____ is the branch of social psychology that investigates how people process social information and how they think about other people.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognition
B)  intelligence
C)  perception
D)  learning

Question 12

In the Stanford Prison Study, participants were randomly assigned to be prisoners and guards in the experiment. The guards wore khaki prison uniforms, carried night sticks, and wore sunglasses, while the prisoners wore prison garb with their prison numbers on the back. These costumes signified the participants' social:

Accepted Answer

A)  roles.
B)  schemas.
C)  identities.
D)  norm.

Question 13

Direct aggression is to relational aggression as _____ is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  females; males
B)  hitting someone; ignoring someone
C)  gossiping about someone; ignoring someone
D)  excluding someone; punching someone

Question 14

_____ love is an aroused state of intense, positive absorption in another person. It is usually present at the beginning of a love relationship.

Accepted Answer

A)  Consummate
B)  Romantic
C)  Companionate
D)  Proximate

Question 15

The peripheral route to persuasion involves a focus on the content of a message.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An advertising agency is creating two public-service announcements encouraging middle-aged men to take steps to ensure continued prostate health. One announcement is likely to reach an audience of men in their late 30s and early 40s; the other should target men in their 50s. The younger men are probably less interested in prostrate health than are the older men, who may well be highly motivated to consider the topic. Based on this information, which recommendations might the agency draw from research on central and peripheral routes to persuasion?

Accepted Answer

A)  The announcement aimed at the younger men should rely on the peripheral route to persuasion. The announcement aimed at the older men should rely on the central route to persuasion.
B)  The announcement aimed at the younger men should rely on the central route to persuasion. The announcement aimed at the older men should rely on the peripheral route to persuasion.
C)  Both announcements should rely on the peripheral route to persuasion.
D)  Both announcements should rely on the central route to persuasion.

Question 17

Why is deception sometimes necessary in social psychological research? Discuss the ethical considerations surrounding the use of deception in psychological research.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

A professor infers that a tall African-American male student is probably attending the college on a basketball scholarship. The professor's conclusion reflects a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  attribution.
B)  stereotype.
C)  appraisal.
D)  schema.

Question 19

Luna lives in Houston, Texas, and wants to visit New Orleans during Mardi Gras. She asks her dad to buy her a plane ticket so that she can visit a friend in Seattle, Washington, and he refuses. Luna then asks for the bus ticket to New Orleans and he agrees. Luna capitalized on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the door-in-the face technique.
B)  the just-world hypothesis.
C)  the foot-in-the-door technique.
D)  cognitive dissonance.

Question 20

"But are you in love?" Lynette asks her friend. Lynette wants to determine whether her friend is experiencing _____ love.

Accepted Answer

A)  companionate
B)  romantic
C)  compassionate
D)  physical

Exam 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders