Question 1

Most people lack the words to justify disobedience and rudeness toward an authority that they respect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Eduardo is walking across campus on his way to the school's costume party. He is wearing a silly gorilla suit. Eduardo sees one of his friends and plays a practical joke on him. What phenomenon does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  deindividuation 
B)  diffusion of responsibility 
C)  just-world hypothesis 
D)  self-serving bias

Question 3

One of the factors that causes people to obey when they would rather not is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  they need time to decide whether this situation is one that meets the criteria they have been taught to justify disobedience toward an authority they respect. 
B)  good manners protect people's feelings and the desire to be polite ensnares people into further obedience. 
C)  after careful evaluation of the situation, the inner voice of conscience dictates obedience because civilization without obedience becomes chaos. 
D)  they focus on the greater good and know that they are morally obligated to follow institutionalized rules.

Question 4

Social ________ refers to the effect of social influence on thought, memory, perception, and beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A)  entrapment 
B)  attribution 
C)  attitudes 
D)  cognition

Question 5

The social psychologists who conducted the prison study found dramatic results within a short period of time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In variations of Stanley Milgram's study on obedience, people were more likely to disobey when two experimenters issued conflicting demands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain the role played by deindividuation in the wild behaviour of fans in Vancouver following the Vancouver Canucks' loss of the seventh game in the 2011 Stanley Cup.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the role played by deindividuation in...

Question 8

An economic function of prejudice is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make official forms of discrimination seem legitimate. 
B)  increase conformity to social norms. 
C)  increase self-esteem. 
D)  help people bond to their own ethnic group.

Question 9

In Stanley Milgram's study on obedience, the "learners" actually received only very mild shocks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The just-world hypothesis is especially prevalent in North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Carlos and his work associates form a close, friendly group and they usually work well together. However, they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called:

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamental attribution error. 
B)  generational identity. 
C)  groupthink. 
D)  self-serving bias.

Question 12

Tahir, an Arab, and Jan, a Swede, meet at a dinner for international students. Since the cultures of the two men differ in regard to ________, both may feel uncomfortable during their conversation.

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit laws 
B)  attitudes toward higher education 
C)  knowledge of North American etiquette 
D)  conversational distance

Question 13

The statement "All academics are socially inept" provides an example of the summary impression called:

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamental attribution error. 
B)  mental set. 
C)  mindlessness. 
D)  stereotype.

Question 14

Imagine that you have been asked to diffuse the tension and conflict between two rival neighbourhood groups. If you were to apply Muzafer Sherif's findings in the Robbers Cave study to your situation, you would:

Accepted Answer

A)  promise the group leaders monetary rewards if they can keep the conflict down between the rival groups. 
B)  engage the groups in cooperative action in pursuit of shared goals. 
C)  encourage the spread of positive rumours about the opposing groups. 
D)  establish an all-night basketball league and have the groups compete against one another.

Question 15

Social conventions, explicit laws, and implicit cultural standards are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  routines. 
B)  roles. 
C)  stereotypes. 
D)  norms.

Question 16

The belief that one's own ethnic group, nation, or religion is superior to all others is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-serving bias. 
B)  ethnocentrism. 
C)  the fundamental attribution error. 
D)  entrapment.

Question 17

Juan believes that all Anglos are uptight and cold, and he won't listen to any evidence that contradicts his belief. This example illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotyping. 
B)  self-serving bias. 
C)  prejudice. 
D)  ethnocentrism.

Question 18

Students participated in what they thought was a perception experiment and joined seven others seated in a room. The group was shown a 10-inch test line and had to choose a line that matched it in length from a choice of three lines: 8 inches, 10 inches, and 12 inches. The experimenter, Solomon Asch, had the seven confederates choose a line that was obviously wrong. Asch found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  60% of the students remained completely independent on every trial. 
B)  students who did not conform were confident and pleased that they had done well. 
C)  20% of the students remained completely independent on every trial. 
D)  students who conformed expressed certainty that they had made correct decisions.

Question 19

In variations of Stanley Milgram's study on obedience, even when the experimenter left the room, the participants felt obligated to continue increasing the shock levels as they were told.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A psychological function of prejudice is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  increase conformity to social norms. 
B)  make official forms of discrimination seem legitimate. 
C)  increase self-esteem. 
D)  help people bond to their own ethnic group.

Exam 8: Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Most people lack the words to justify disobedience and rudeness toward an authority that they respect.

Eduardo is walking across campus on his way to the school's costume party. He is wearing a silly gorilla suit. Eduardo sees one of his friends and plays a practical joke on him. What phenomenon does this illustrate?

One of the factors that causes people to obey when they would rather not is that:

Social ________ refers to the effect of social influence on thought, memory, perception, and beliefs.

The social psychologists who conducted the prison study found dramatic results within a short period of time.

In variations of Stanley Milgram's study on obedience, people were more likely to disobey when two experimenters issued conflicting demands.

Explain the role played by deindividuation in the wild behaviour of fans in Vancouver following the Vancouver Canucks' loss of the seventh game in the 2011 Stanley Cup.

An economic function of prejudice is to:

In Stanley Milgram's study on obedience, the "learners" actually received only very mild shocks.

The just-world hypothesis is especially prevalent in North America.

Carlos and his work associates form a close, friendly group and they usually work well together. However, they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called:

Tahir, an Arab, and Jan, a Swede, meet at a dinner for international students. Since the cultures of the two men differ in regard to ________, both may feel uncomfortable during their conversation.

The statement "All academics are socially inept" provides an example of the summary impression called:

Imagine that you have been asked to diffuse the tension and conflict between two rival neighbourhood groups. If you were to apply Muzafer Sherif's findings in the Robbers Cave study to your situation, you would:

Social conventions, explicit laws, and implicit cultural standards are examples of:

The belief that one's own ethnic group, nation, or religion is superior to all others is called:

Juan believes that all Anglos are uptight and cold, and he won't listen to any evidence that contradicts his belief. This example illustrates:

In variations of Stanley Milgram's study on obedience, even when the experimenter left the room, the participants felt obligated to continue increasing the shock levels as they were told.

A psychological function of prejudice is to: