Question 1

Some research has shown that there are gender differences in aggression. These findings suggest that

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A)  higher levels of testosterone may produce more outward aggression in males.
B)  males are more likely to engage in relational aggression than females.
C)  males engage in more nondirect aggression than females.
D)  females are more likely to be affected by high temperatures than males.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the classic Robbers Cave study by Sherif and Sherif (1967) ?

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A)  It demonstrated that when the in-group and out-group mentality develops, prejudice and hostility are likely to follow.
B)  It showed just how obedient males and females can be when faced with an authority figure.
C)  By providing unlimited resources, groups did not need to work together; the hostility ended and friendships eventually formed.
D)  It demonstrated that when the in-group and out-group mentality develops, prejudice and hostility are likely to follow, and by limiting resources, thereby forcing the groups to work together, the hostility ended and friendships eventually formed.

Question 3

According to research, humans have a biological need for interpersonal interactions. This is called the ________.

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A)  need-for-friends theory
B)  need-for-intimacy theory
C)  need-for-interpersonal-interactions theory
D)  need-to-belong theory

Question 4

An attitude

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A)  is a conclusion regarding factual evidence.
B)  includes an emotional component.
C)  predicts behaviour reasonably well.
D)  includes a physiological component.

Question 5

The best way to avoid groupthink is to encourage ________ within an organisation.

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A)  passive agreement
B)  dissent
C)  active agreement
D)  apathetic presence

Question 6

At a crowded park, Kayla sees an old man clutching his heart and stumbling. If Kayla assumes that someone else will help the old man, she is experiencing the phenomenon known as ________.

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A)  pluralistic ignorance
B)  social loafing
C)  diffusion of responsibility
D)  evaluation apprehension

Question 7

The tendency of people to alter their behaviour as a result of group pressure is called ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

________ is the assumption that behaviours among individual members of a group are due to internal dispositions of individuals within the group.

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A)  The ultimate attribution error
B)  Implied association
C)  The scapegoat hypothesis
D)  The just-world hypothesis

Question 9

Who is least likely to be aggressive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cody, a Queenslander, who has just been insulted by a neighbour
B)  Juan, who just watched a daylong marathon of slasher movies
C)  Jeff, who has been drinking heavily at a bar
D)  Shoshone, who lives in Hobart, Tasmania

Question 10

A(n) ________ is a claim about the cause of a person's behaviour.

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A)  explanation
B)  inference
C)  attribution
D)  assumption

Question 11

Who is more likely to engage in physical aggression?

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A)  Billy, who was raised in Canberra, Australia
B)  Mao Lin, who was raised in Beijing, China
C)  Beau, who was raised in Darwin, Australia
D)  Tanaka, who was raised in Tokyo, Japan

Question 12

________ is the tendency of people to change their behaviour as a consequence of group behaviour.

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Question 13

Discuss groupthink. Give several examples and explain the treatments for groupthink.

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Question 14

Which of the following phrases best summarises the concept of out-group homogeneity?

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A)  "Those people are all alike."
B)  "We should probably all agree."
C)  "I want to be like everyone else."
D)  "I'll do what my boss tells me to do so that I don't get fired."

Question 15

Which of the following researchers' work was the most influential in shaping our understanding of conformity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hans Eysenck
B)  Solomon Asch
C)  Martin Seligman
D)  Muzafer Sherif

Question 16

You are walking downtown one day and find a man wearing street clothes who is slumped on the sidewalk. You look around and see others walking and not paying attention, so you decide to do the same thing. You have demonstrated ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  monistic ignorance
B)  pluralistic ignorance
C)  singular ignorance
D)  triangular ignorance

Question 17

This is the reduction in feelings of personal responsibility in the presence of others.

Accepted Answer

A)  Diffusion of responsibility
B)  Contusion of responsibility
C)  Infusion of responsibility
D)  Illusion of responsibility

Question 18

People with high levels of intrinsic religiosity, for whom religion is a deeply ingrained part of their belief system, tend to have ________ levels of prejudice than nonreligious people.

Accepted Answer

A)  equal or lower
B)  higher
C)  average
D)  equal or higher

Question 19

In Stanley Milgram's classic study on obedience, the teacher was the ________, whereas the learner was the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  confederate; person posing to be a subject
B)  confederate; naive subject
C)  person posing to be a subject; a true subject
D)  naive subject; confederate

Question 20

"Oh my gosh, it's a UFO!" This scream came from the backyard of a suburban home, after which several other people came out and agreed that they were all seeing a UFO. As it turns out, there was merely a weather balloon flying high in the sky after it had separated from its tethering cord. This simpler explanation for the sighting of a UFO is consistent with the conceptual principle of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Occam's Razor
B)  correlation versus causation
C)  falsifiability
D)  replicability

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According to research, humans have a biological need for interpersonal interactions. This is called the ________.

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You are walking downtown one day and find a man wearing street clothes who is slumped on the sidewalk. You look around and see others walking and not paying attention, so you decide to do the same thing. You have demonstrated ________.

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The tendency of people to alter their behaviour as a result of group pressure is called ________.

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Which of the following is true of the classic Robbers Cave study by Sherif and Sherif (1967) ?

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At a crowded park, Kayla sees an old man clutching his heart and stumbling. If Kayla assumes that someone else will help the old man, she is experiencing the phenomenon known as ________.

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The best way to avoid groupthink is to encourage ________ within an organisation.

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People with high levels of intrinsic religiosity, for whom religion is a deeply ingrained part of their belief system, tend to have ________ levels of prejudice than nonreligious people.

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