Question 1

An example of deindividuation is mob behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to the ________ theory, leaders are phenomenal people who would have led any nation at any time in history.

Accepted Answer

A)   common person
B)   royalist
C)   elitist
D)   great-person

Question 3

Whenever a person has two contradictory cognitions at the same time, a state of ________ exists.

Accepted Answer

A)   nonreciprocity
B)   cognitive dissonance
C)   identity diffusion
D)   cognitive congruence

Question 4

An attitude has ________ major components.

Accepted Answer

A)   five
B)   two
C)   four
D)   three

Question 5

Compliance is a change in behavior in response to the specific command of someone else.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The most important factor in interpersonal attraction is usually ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   proximity
B)   attractiveness
C)   reciprocity
D)   similarity

Question 7

A racing driver who wins an important event is most likely to attribute her performance to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   good conditions on the track
B)   errors in judgment by other drivers
C)   her nearly flawless performance in the event
D)   being very lucky in this particular event

Question 8

We are most likely to help in an emergency ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   if we have no fear of negative evaluation for offering help
B)   when we feel guilty
C)   when there are others around who are passive and refuse to get involved
D)   if the situation is ambiguous

Question 9

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Profanity is childish; my father uses profanity.
B)   Exercising is healthy; I love to exercise.
C)   Dresses are feminine; Nicole Kidman wears dresses.
D)   Smoking is bad for my health; I love to smoke.

Question 10

The tendency of people to comply with a second, larger request after complying with a first, small request is called the ________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)   door-in-the-face
B)   response cue
C)   lowball
D)   foot-in-the-door

Question 11

The Japanese management model ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   combines the task-oriented and relationship-oriented management styles into a single overall management style
B)   focuses on the task-oriented management style at the expense of the relationship- oriented style
C)   ignores both the task-oriented and relationship-oriented management styles
D)   focuses on the relationship-oriented management style at the expense of the task- oriented style

Question 12

Explain what social and cultural influences are. Also, discuss the similarities and differences among norms, cultural norms, and cultural assimilators.

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Question 13

Which of the following is not one of the factors that determine the effectiveness of a leader's style, according to the contingency model?

Accepted Answer

A)   the ability to exercise power over the group
B)   the size of the group
C)   the relationship between the leader and group members
D)   the nature of the task

Question 14

It is possible to change someone's behavior long before you change his or her attitude about that behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When our expectations bring about the expected behavior in another person, our expectations have become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

________ is compliance in response to the command from another person, typically in a position of authority.

Accepted Answer

A)   Conformity
B)   Deindividuation
C)   Altruism
D)   Obedience

Question 17

The tendency of people to exert less effort on a task when working in a group than when working individually is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   social loafing
B)   groupthink
C)   social conformity
D)   malingering

Question 18

Prejudice and discrimination are basically the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Obedience is a change in behavior ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   in response to unspoken social norms
B)   in response to a specific request
C)   in response to a specific command
D)   initiated on your own without any prompting from someone else

Question 20

Identify and discuss the three factors influencing attribution as described by Kelley. Also, compare and contrast three types of errors in attribution.

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When our expectations bring about the expected behavior in another person, our expectations have become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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The tendency of people to comply with a second, larger request after complying with a first, small request is called the ________ effect.

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The Japanese management model ________.

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An attitude has ________ major components.

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Prejudice and discrimination are basically the same.

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Which of the following is not one of the factors that determine the effectiveness of a leader's style, according to the contingency model?

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Explain what social and cultural influences are. Also, discuss the similarities and differences among norms, cultural norms, and cultural assimilators.

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The most important factor in interpersonal attraction is usually ________.

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The tendency of people to exert less effort on a task when working in a group than when working individually is called ________.

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An example of deindividuation is mob behavior.

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Compliance is a change in behavior in response to the specific command of someone else.

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It is possible to change someone's behavior long before you change his or her attitude about that behavior.

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Identify and discuss the three factors influencing attribution as described by Kelley. Also, compare and contrast three types of errors in attribution.

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Whenever a person has two contradictory cognitions at the same time, a state of ________ exists.

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