Question 1

According to the research on implicit personality theory, who among the following is most likely to think that personality is a changeable thing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mark, an Irish American born in Kansas 
B)  Yonghang, a Chinese American born in Hong Kong 
C)  Tony, an Italian American born in New York 
D)  Shireese, an African American born in New Jersey

Question 2

Attitude formation is the result of a number of influences. What they have in common is that they are all forms of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  learning 
B)  intuition 
C)  reinforcement 
D)  conformity

Question 3

The major problem associated with groupthink is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no leadership during the decision making process. 
B)  Group polarization occurs. 
C)  Risky shift occurs. 
D)  No critical evaluation occurs.

Question 4

Collectivist cultures seem to be more conducive to conformity than individualistic cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Expertise, attractiveness, and trustworthiness all relate to which factor of persuasion?

Accepted Answer

A)  channel 
B)  message 
C)  source 
D)  audience

Question 6

The ________ theory suggests that we often learn about ourselves by comparing our performance with that of other people.

Accepted Answer

A)  dissonance 
B)  attribution 
C)  social comparison 
D)  conformity

Question 7

The study of the judgments people make as to whether someone else's behavior is due to something about that person or due to the person's situation is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the primacy effect 
B)  cognitive dissonance 
C)  attribution theory 
D)  stereotyping

Question 8

The belief that every member of a given group must share some common feature-a belief that ignores the individuality of the group members-is called a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  attribution 
B)  stereotype 
C)  discrimination 
D)  social loafing

Question 9

A person asks you if you would volunteer to counsel delinquent youths at a detention center for one year. When you refuse, she asks you if you could supervise the youths during a trip to the zoo. She is using the ________.technique.

Accepted Answer

A)  lowball 
B)  door-in-the-face 
C)  foot-in-the-door 
D)  bait-and-switch

Question 10

Which of the following terms is associated with social cognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  thinking about others 
B)  action 
C)  obedience 
D)  objective

Question 11

What is the term for an improvement in performance caused by the perception that others are watching?

Accepted Answer

A)  social loafing 
B)  social idleness 
C)  social facilitation 
D)  social productivity

Exam 12: Social Psychology