Question 1

Luther operates a small nightclub that specializes in soul music and features up-and-coming African American singing groups.He actively discourages white couples from coming in and always gives them the worst seats if they insist on being admitted.Luther's behaviour is BEST described as an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice. 
B) ambiguity. 
C) discrimination. 
D) oppression.

Question 2

The World-Will-End-on-June-7 group got together on June 7 to pray as the world ended.The next day the world did not end.The leader of the group said,"Our prayers saved the world." What process was responsible for the attitude change?

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning 
B) cognitive dissonance 
C) classical conditioning 
D) positive reinforcement

Question 3

When the expectations of one person bring about the expected behaviour in another person,the expectation has become a/an:

Accepted Answer

A) attribution. 
B) response characteristic. 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D) primary drive.

Question 4

The tendency of people to comply with a second,larger request after complying with a small request is called the ______ effect.

Accepted Answer

A) lowball 
B) door-in-the-face 
C) foot-in-the-door 
D) response cue

Question 5

The purpose of Milgram's study on obedience was to find out how many people would obey an authority figure when directly ordered to violate their own ethical standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to ____________,aggression results when a person is prevented from reaching some desired goal.

Accepted Answer

A) the General Aggression Model 
B) instinct theory 
C) deindividuation theory 
D) the frustration-aggression hypothesis

Question 7

Social psychology is the scientific study of how a person's behaviour,thoughts,and feelings are influenced by:

Accepted Answer

A) cognition. 
B) mental processes. 
C) the real or imagined presence of others. 
D) psychology.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about cognitive dissonance is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) It occurs only in Western cultures. 
B) It occurs only in Eastern cultures. 
C) It is a universal phenomenon,experienced in the same way across all cultures. 
D) It is a universal phenomenon but is experienced differently across cultures.

Question 9

When face-to-face contact is a part of the task,which aspect of culture tends to decrease rates of conformity?

Accepted Answer

A) sex-role stereotypes 
B) low socioeconomic status 
C) high level of individualism 
D) high levels of societal dependence

Question 10

John was late to class,and his friend Eddie assumes that John simply doesn't care about being on time.But when Eddie is late the next day,he blames it on heavy traffic.Eddie has made the __________________ error.

Accepted Answer

A) egocentric 
B) fundamental attribution 
C) assumption 
D) false consensus

Question 11

Your best friend has been acting rather cool toward you lately.As you try to figure out why,you are engaging in the process called:

Accepted Answer

A) attribution. 
B) causal analysis. 
C) ascribing values. 
D) nonverbal communication.

Question 12

What actual event could have been predicted based on the results of Zimbardo's classic prisoner study at Stanford University?

Accepted Answer

A) the prison break at Attica prison in New York 
B) the events in Waco,Texas,in which followers of a cult were killed by government agents 
C) the events at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq 
D) the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11,2001

Question 13

A teacher decides against assigning group projects in which all group members get the same grade.What social psychological phenomenon might the teacher be concerned about?

Accepted Answer

A) conformity 
B) social loafing 
C) social influence 
D) social facilitation

Question 14

Which statement best represents the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A) We attribute most of what people do to the influence of situations. 
B) We rely on the first information we receive to make internal attributions. 
C) We are more likely to attribute another's behaviour to internal rather than to situational causes. 
D) We tend to attribute our successes to our own efforts and failures to the shortcomings of others.

Question 15

In a crowded mall parking lot,dozens of people hear a female voice yell,"He's killing me!" Yet no one calls the police.What is the reason for the lack of action,according to Darley and Latané?

Accepted Answer

A) People are too busy to respond. 
B) Most people "do not want to become involved." 
C) The fight-or-flight response is not activated when others are in danger. 
D) Diffusion of responsibility is the reason most people do not respond.

Question 16

While watching Jeopardy,your roommate says,"Alex Trebek knows all the answers.He must be a genius." You tell your roommate she probably would not have said that if she had attended class the day the instructor discussed the topic of:

Accepted Answer

A) social facilitation. 
B) stereotyping illusions. 
C) internal attribution biases. 
D) fundamental attribution errors.

Question 17

What is the term for the process of developing an opinion about another person?

Accepted Answer

A) social interaction 
B) stereotyping 
C) impression formation 
D) interpersonal judgment

Question 18

What do we call judgments about people,objects,or thoughts?

Accepted Answer

A) cognitions 
B) stereotypes 
C) attitudes 
D) attributions

Question 19

Which of these people is most likely to commit the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A) a man watching someone trip and fall while crossing the street 
B) a woman buying a car 
C) a young boy who helps an old lady cross the street 
D) a gardener who runs over a rosebush with the mower

Question 20

A group of people viewed as competitors,enemies,or different and unworthy of respect is a/an:

Accepted Answer

A) pariah. 
B) in-group. 
C) threat-group. 
D) out-group.

Exam 12: Social Psychology