Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Voluntarily yielding to social norms,even at the expense of one's own preference,is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  obedience
B)  submission
C)  conformity
D)  compliance

Question 3

Some have suggested that the results of Milgram's obedience study may have been due to the __________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocity
B)  indebtedness
C)  foot-in-the-door
D)  returning-a-favor C

Question 4

Attributions are __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reasons people make for why they and others do what they do
B)  innate personality traits
C)  genetic predispositions to behave a certain way
D)  physical qualities people have such as attractiveness

Question 5

The hormone associated with aggression seems to be ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  testosterone
B)  estrogen
C)  MDH
D)  peptone

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the factors related to persuasion?

Accepted Answer

A)  the source
B)  the context
C)  the message
D)  the audience

Question 7

What term do psychologists use to describe our liking of other people?

Accepted Answer

A)  love
B)  appeal
C)  interpersonal attraction
D)  cognitive dissonance

Question 8

Which term refers to a set of characteristics believed to be shared by all members of a particular group?

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotype
B)  expectation
C)  classification
D)  categorization A

Question 9

What process describes the use of social influence to cause other people to change their attitudes and behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  enticement
B)  persuasion
C)  conversion
D)  affectance B

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of "groupthink"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Challenger disaster
B)  the Titanic
C)  the Boston Red Sox
D)  Bay of Pigs

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

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Voluntarily yielding to social norms,even at the expense of one's own preference,is called ______.

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Some have suggested that the results of Milgram's obedience study may have been due to the __________ effect.

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Attributions are __________________.

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The hormone associated with aggression seems to be ___________.

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

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Some have suggested that the results of Milgram's obedience study may have been due to the __________ effect.

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Attributions are __________________.

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The hormone associated with aggression seems to be ___________.

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Which of the following is not one of the factors related to persuasion?

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What term do psychologists use to describe our liking of other people?

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Which of the following is NOT an example of "groupthink"?

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