Question 1

Which statement is true about televised violence in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  TV portrays violent acts at about the same rate as they occur in real life. 
B)  Nearly 70% of prime-time shows portray violence. 
C)  TV accurately portrays the long-term effects of violence. 
D)  Federal regulations prohibit the showing of violence on television commercials.

Question 2

Cognitive consistency theories are specifically used to explain ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  how we come to know ourselves 
B)  how we resolve conflict between ourselves and others with whom we interact 
C)  why and when we change our attitudes 
D)  the steps we go through when developing logical thinking skills

Question 3

Lorenzo, who is Italian, tends to believe that all Americans are alike. This tendency would be called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the out-group homogeneity bias 
B)  the in-group heterogeneity bias 
C)  self-serving bias 
D)  confirmation bias

Question 4

Which behavior is most likely to ease racial tensions in a town?

Accepted Answer

A)  Majority members hire minority members to work for them. 
B)  Majority members live on the opposite side of town from minority members. 
C)  Minority members are hired for higher paying jobs than the majority members. 
D)  Minority and majority members work together on civic projects.

Question 5

Stereotype threat is most related to which concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fundamental attribution error 
B)  Bystander intervention 
C)  Groupthink 
D)  Self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 6

Emilio lives in Miami, Florida. All other things being equal, Emilio is most likely to be attracted to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sally, a woman who lives in New York City 
B)  Carla, a woman from another town in Florida 
C)  Sara, a woman who lives across town 
D)  Yvonne, a woman who lives in his apartment building

Question 7

Name three main factors involved in determining attraction to others.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Name three main factors involved in determining...

Question 8

The jigsaw classroom provides an example of the benefits of using ____ to reduce prejudice and conflict between groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  competition 
B)  contact 
C)  superordinate goals 
D)  conciliation

Question 9

In Zimbardo's mock prison study, ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  guards became abusive and prisoners became docile 
B)  prisoners developed rival gangs amongst themselves 
C)  female prisoners became just as hardened and rebellious as male prisoners 
D)  guards and prisoners together overthrew the prison warden's authority

Question 10

Receiving weak arguments from a credible source may increase persuasion over time if the recipient is focused on _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-monitoring 
B)  the communicator's credibility 
C)  the drawbacks of the arguments 
D)  only one side of the arguments

Question 11

According to Darley and Latané, the five factors that influence whether a person will help someone in need are ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  assessing, determining need, assuming responsibility, checking safety, deciding to help 
B)  looking around, calling the victim by name, getting others involved, giving assistance, evaluating help 
C)  noticing, interpreting, assuming responsibility, deciding how to help, implementing help 
D)  verifying, reviewing liability, calling 911, helping, resting

Question 12

Cognitive dissonance theory is an attempt to explain ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  attitude inconsistency 
B)  behavior inconsistency 
C)  behavior constancy 
D)  attitude and/or behavior change

Question 13

The degree to which members wish to maintain membership in the group is referred to as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  compliance 
B)  conformity 
C)  cohesiveness 
D)  conviviality

Question 14

To please your date, you agree to attend a talk given by an attractive celebrity about water conservation, even though you don't know anything about the topic. You are most likely to process the celebrity's arguments on the ____ route.

Accepted Answer

A)  central 
B)  systematic 
C)  peripheral 
D)  tertiary

Question 15

Describe the fundamental attribution error and give two specific examples.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the fundamental attribution error and give...

Question 16

Researchers have found that having recently watched violent media is associated with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased use of corporal punishment 
B)  door-in-the-face compliance 
C)  promoting actor/observer bias 
D)  having subsequent violent dreams

Question 17

Throughout his childhood, Brett saw his father watching football every Monday night. Now that Brett is an adult, he also loves football and watches it every Monday night. Which of the following best explains Brett's football watching behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Classical conditioning 
B)  Operant conditioning 
C)  Habituation 
D)  Observational learning

Question 18

When a person cuts into the front of a line to save time, this is an act of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  hostile aggression 
B)  instrumental aggression 
C)  pseudo-aggression 
D)  frustration aggression

Question 19

When witnessing an emergency with many other people, you may not perceive it as an emergency if no one else helps the victim. This is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  reductionist fallacy 
B)  the fundamental attribution error 
C)  the availability heuristic 
D)  pluralistic ignorance

Question 20

The attitudes that people hold tend to be ____ the attitudes held by their parents.

Accepted Answer

A)  similar to 
B)  more conservative than 
C)  more liberal than 
D)  the exact opposite of

Exam 10: Social Psychology