Question 1

An unlikable person is likely to be perceived more ________ a group discussion of that person's qualities,and a likable person is likely to be perceived more ________ a group discussion of that person's qualities.

Accepted Answer

A)   negatively before;positively after
B)   positively after;negatively after
C)   negatively after;positively after
D)   positively after;negatively before

Question 2

Marilyn judges her professor's strict class attendance policy to be an indication of his overcontrolling personality rather than a necessity dictated by the limited number of class sessions in a course that meets only once a week.Her judgment best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive dissonance.
B)   a situational disposition.
C)   peripheral route persuasion.
D)   the fundamental attribution error.

Question 3

When New York University women were dressed in Ku Klux Klan-style hoods,they demonstrated significantly more aggression.This finding is best explained in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)   social facilitation.
B)   groupthink.
C)   deindividuation.
D)   minority influence.

Question 4

The fundamental attribution error is illustrated in our tendency to underestimate the extent to which others' behavior is influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive dissonance.
B)   assigned roles.
C)   attitudes.
D)   personality traits.

Question 5

An explanation of aggression in terms of instinct would have the most difficulty accounting for

Accepted Answer

A)   unexpected and unprovoked outbursts of aggression.
B)   wide cultural variations in aggressiveness.
C)   aggression that is accompanied by anger and hostility.
D)   the use of nuclear weapons to kill millions of unseen victims.

Question 6

According to _____,altruistic behavior is guided by calculations of costs and benefits.

Accepted Answer

A)   social exchange theory
B)   passionate love
C)   companionate love
D)   altruism

Question 7

The impact of the foot-in-the-door phenomenon is most clearly illustrated by

Accepted Answer

A)   the increased number of suicides shortly after Marilyn Monroe's highly publicized death.
B)   President John F.Kennedy's ill-fated decision to invade Cuba.
C)   the tragic murder of Kitty Genovese just outside her New York apartment.
D)   the destructive obedience of participants in the Milgram experiments.

Question 8

Roberto won $5 million in the lottery.He secretly gave $2 million to a homeless shelter without anyone knowing who gave the money.Roberto's behavior can be described as

Accepted Answer

A)   altruism.
B)   social exchange.
C)   equity.
D)   the reciprocity norm.

Question 9

The tendency to favor "us" rather than "them" is called

Accepted Answer

A)   unconscious patronization.
B)   the other-race effect.
C)   an implicit association.
D)   ingroup bias.

Question 10

Violent crime and spousal abuse rates have been found to be higher during

Accepted Answer

A)   political elections.
B)   holiday weekends.
C)   hotter months.
D)   rainy days.

Question 11

In one famous experiment,a group of men were asked by an attractive woman to complete a short questionnaire immediately after they had crossed a swaying footbridge suspended 230 feet above the Capilano River.This experiment was designed to study the factors that contribute to

Accepted Answer

A)   altruism.
B)   the mere exposure effect.
C)   passionate love.
D)   companionate love.

Question 12

Philip Zimbardo devised a simulated prison and randomly assigned college students to serve as prisoners or guards.This experiment best illustrated the impact of

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive dissonance.
B)   peripheral route persuasion.
C)   attributions.
D)   role playing on attitudes.

Question 13

While Eddie was working alone in the microcomputer lab,he noticed a strange,unpleasant smell and immediately went to report the incident.Eddie's behavior

Accepted Answer

A)   was not constrained by the bystander effect.
B)   was the result of diffusion of responsibility.
C)   is an example of the reciprocity norm.
D)   was constrained by altruism.

Question 14

To brainwash captured American soldiers during the Korean war,Chinese communists made effective use of

Accepted Answer

A)   attribution theory.
B)   role playing.
C)   central route persuasion.
D)   the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

Question 15

According to the text,aggression always involves

Accepted Answer

A)   physical damage.
B)   anger and hostility.
C)   the intent to hurt.
D)   a reaction to frustration.

Question 16

The two-factor theory of emotion has been used to explain

Accepted Answer

A)   passionate love.
B)   companionate love.
C)   the mere exposure effect.
D)   altruism.

Question 17

The presence of others does not always lead to social facilitation because

Accepted Answer

A)   an increasing familiarity with novel stimuli facilitates free riding.
B)   the loss of self-restraint often accompanies arousal and anonymity.
C)   a high level of arousal inhibits the correct performance of difficult tasks.
D)   group discussion enhances whatever attitude is initially dominant in a group.

Question 18

The odds of our helping someone are higher when we are in a ________ town and we are feeling ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   small;frustrated
B)   large;frustrated
C)   small;guilty
D)   large;guilty

Question 19

Social loafing is most likely to occur among

Accepted Answer

A)   audience members who are asked to applaud after a speaker is introduced.
B)   factory workers paid on the basis of individual level of productivity.
C)   a group of runners competing for first place in a race.
D)   students who are each assigned a different topic for their course term papers.

Question 20

According to the text,an attribution is

Accepted Answer

A)   the process of utilizing the central route to persuasion.
B)   a mental process people use to explain their behavior and the behavior of others.
C)   a type of role playing.
D)   the process of attitudes causing behavior.

Exam 12: Social Psychology

When New York University women were dressed in Ku Klux Klan-style hoods,they demonstrated significantly more aggression.This finding is best explained in terms of

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Roberto won $5 million in the lottery.He secretly gave $2 million to a homeless shelter without anyone knowing who gave the money.Roberto's behavior can be described as

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Philip Zimbardo devised a simulated prison and randomly assigned college students to serve as prisoners or guards.This experiment best illustrated the impact of

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In one famous experiment,a group of men were asked by an attractive woman to complete a short questionnaire immediately after they had crossed a swaying footbridge suspended 230 feet above the Capilano River.This experiment was designed to study the factors that contribute to

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The presence of others does not always lead to social facilitation because

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Marilyn judges her professor's strict class attendance policy to be an indication of his overcontrolling personality rather than a necessity dictated by the limited number of class sessions in a course that meets only once a week.Her judgment best illustrates

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Violent crime and spousal abuse rates have been found to be higher during

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The fundamental attribution error is illustrated in our tendency to underestimate the extent to which others' behavior is influenced by

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According to the text,aggression always involves

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The tendency to favor "us" rather than "them" is called

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While Eddie was working alone in the microcomputer lab,he noticed a strange,unpleasant smell and immediately went to report the incident.Eddie's behavior

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To brainwash captured American soldiers during the Korean war,Chinese communists made effective use of

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An explanation of aggression in terms of instinct would have the most difficulty accounting for

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The impact of the foot-in-the-door phenomenon is most clearly illustrated by

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The two-factor theory of emotion has been used to explain

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Social loafing is most likely to occur among

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The odds of our helping someone are higher when we are in a ________ town and we are feeling ________.

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An unlikable person is likely to be perceived more ________ a group discussion of that person's qualities,and a likable person is likely to be perceived more ________ a group discussion of that person's qualities.

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