Question 1

Aggression is defined as behavior where the purpose is to:

Accepted Answer

A) use physical violence. 
B) impulsively take something from another person. 
C) harm another. 
D) take premeditated action to achieve a goal.

Question 2

Membership to groups minimizes the risks associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) deindividuation. 
B) prejudice. 
C) groupthink. 
D) cooperation.

Question 3

Although Marcia no longer desires to have frequent sexual relations with her partner,she reports that she loves her even more now than when they first began a serious relationship.Which statement BEST accounts for Marcia's feelings?

Accepted Answer

A) Passionate love has decreased,but companionate love has increased. 
B) Companionate love has decreased,but passionate love has increased. 
C) Passionate love has decreased,but companionate love has remained steady. 
D) Companionate love has decreased,but passionate love has remained steady.

Question 4

On September 11,2001,in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center,everyday people headed toward Ground Zero to provide assistance to victims whom they did not know.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) altruism. 
B) reciprocal altruism. 
C) deindividuation. 
D) normative influence.

Question 5

Which statement accurately summarizes the literature on proximity and attraction?

Accepted Answer

A) Familiarity breeds contempt. 
B) Familiarity breeds contempt among males but not females. 
C) Familiarity breeds liking. 
D) Familiarity breeds liking among males but not females.

Question 6

Groups usually do NOT capitalize fully on the _____ of their members.

Accepted Answer

A) status 
B) common knowledge 
C) expertise 
D) talkativeness

Question 7

When Massachusetts increased the penalty for speeding among teenage drivers,this appeal to the _____ motive actually _____.

Accepted Answer

A) hedonic;worked and saved lives 
B) hedonic;backfired and increased traffic fatalities 
C) approval;worked and saved lives 
D) approval;backfired and increased traffic fatalities

Question 8

The door-in-the-face technique works because of:

Accepted Answer

A) deindividuation. 
B) the norm of reciprocity. 
C) systematic persuasion. 
D) heuristic persuasion.

Question 9

A person is more likely to help a stranger in an emergency situation when she is the only one there to provide help,relative to a situation where others also could potentially render aid.This bystander intervention effect is due to a more general phenomenon termed:

Accepted Answer

A) altruism. 
B) diffusion of responsibility. 
C) cooperation. 
D) groupthink.

Question 10

When ranking photographs of women with different emotional expressions in terms of attractiveness,straight women tend to rank men who look _____ as being MOST attractive.

Accepted Answer

A) happy 
B) sad 
C) proud 
D) angry

Question 11

Shannon is a shy,quiet college student.However,when she sits in the student section at university basketball games,she cheers and yells whenever her team scores.Shannon's behavior at the game BEST illustrates the phenomenon of:

Accepted Answer

A) group polarization. 
B) deindividuation. 
C) informational influence. 
D) diffusion of responsibility.

Question 12

The foot-in-the-door technique works because of:

Accepted Answer

A) reciprocal concessions. 
B) our desire for consistency. 
C) heuristic persuasion. 
D) systematic persuasion.

Question 13

Which type of motive is NOT one of the basic motives that makes a person susceptible to social influence?

Accepted Answer

A) hedonic 
B) approval 
C) accuracy 
D) equity

Question 14

Because the United States and Canada are different countries,people are likely to _____ the distance between Memphis,Tennessee,and Pierre,South Dakota,and _____ the distance between Memphis,Tennessee,and Toronto,Ontario.

Accepted Answer

A) overestimate;underestimate 
B) underestimate;overestimate 
C) overestimate;overestimate 
D) underestimate;underestimate

Question 15

Suppose that students were given two tests.Before the tests,students were told that men usually do better than women do on test A but not on test B.Which set of results would be predicted by the literature on stereotype threats?

Accepted Answer

A) Women performed more poorly than men did on both tests. 
B) Women performed better than men did on test A but more poorly than men did on test B. 
C) Women performed better than men did on both tests. 
D) Women performed more poorly than men did on test A but did just as well as men did on test B.

Question 16

Coach Perez believes that Ashley's blazing fastball and wicked curveball resulted in her having the best win-loss record of any pitcher in her softball league this season.This type of attribution is called:

Accepted Answer

A) distinctive. 
B) situational. 
C) inferential. 
D) dispositional.

Question 17

Police officers received specialized training to reduce the effects of stereotypes on their job performance.Then,they were shown pictures for less than 1 second of White and Black men carrying either guns or cameras.The officers were instructed to "shoot" the men carrying guns by pressing a button.Compared with officers who did not receive the specialized training,the officers who did receive the training:

Accepted Answer

A) nevertheless shot just as many Black men carrying cameras,despite reporting that they actively tried to suppress their stereotype. 
B) were less likely to shoot Black men carrying cameras,although it still took longer to determine that the held object was a camera if the suspect was Black relative to White. 
C) quickly discriminated guns versus cameras for both races and were less likely to shoot either race carrying cameras. 
D) shot more White men carrying cameras than they did Black men carrying cameras,indicating overcompensation.

Question 18

Which statement is NOT a characteristic of people considered to be beautiful?

Accepted Answer

A) They earn more money. 
B) They have better social skills. 
C) They are more intelligent. 
D) They have more sex.

Question 19

Senior psychology majors listened to a speaker who promoted the funding of a cutting-edge neuroscience lab that would be available for student use within the next 5 years.According to research on persuasion,these seniors would be MOST influenced by:

Accepted Answer

A) the status of the speaker. 
B) the strength of the facts. 
C) their relative level of excitement about the neuroscience lab. 
D) their personal cost-benefit analysis of the necessity for the neuroscience lab.

Question 20

Which statement is NOT a reason why we find similarity with a potential mate attractive?

Accepted Answer

A) It is easier to interact with a similar person. 
B) Similarity is associated with an increased probability of reproductive success. 
C) It is more likely that our attitudes and beliefs will be justified. 
D) It is more likely that we will be liked by similar people.

Exam 13: Social Psychology-Part A