Question 1

A bank loan officer thinks people who speak with an accent are lazy; consequently, he refuses to grant them loans. The loan officer's belief is an example of _________. His refusal to grant them loans is an example of _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   discrimination; prejudice
B)   stereotyping; attribution
C)   attribution; stereotyping
D)   prejudice; discrimination
E)   bias; prejudice

Question 2

Which of these strangers is most likely to help a woman who has fainted at the mall?

Accepted Answer

A)   Erika, who has had CPR training
B)   Leah, who is late for piano practice
C)   Sara, who is delivering pizza
D)   Matt, who is homeless
E)   Zeb, who is a famous actor

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

When members of a group give priority to the cohesiveness of the group over the facts of a situation, they are engaging in what social psychologists call

Accepted Answer

A)   groupthink.
B)   mass thought.
C)   consumerism.
D)   solidarity think.
E)   social facilitation.

Question 5

The fundamental attribution error basically involves

Accepted Answer

A)   failing to assist others who are in need.
B)   doing what other people are currently doing.
C)   obeying the commands of authority figures during stressful situations.
D)   falling in love with people who are similar to ourselves.
E)   believing that personal traits, rather than situations, are primary in determining behavior.

Question 6

The _______ claims that we like those best who give us maximum rewards at minimum cost.

Accepted Answer

A)   social reality theory
B)   reward theory of attraction
C)   peripheral action theory
D)   law of proximity
E)   expectancy-value theory

Question 7

When you take credit for your success while denying responsibility for your failure, you are showing

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Question 8

The results of Milgram's studies of obedience challenges the myth that

Accepted Answer

A)   bystanders rarely intervene.
B)   relative status has minimal influence on obedience.
C)   only certain people would blindly follow orders to harm another.
D)   women are more obedient than men.
E)   A and D are

Question 9

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A)   I believe smoking is bad for my health; I love to smoke.
B)   I believe exercising is healthy; I love to exercise.
C)   I believe dresses are feminine; Nicole Kidman sometimes wears pants.
D)   I believe profanity is childish; my father uses profanity.
E)   I believe that recycling is foolish; I'm not going to recycle.

Question 10

Extremely attractive people are often viewed as ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   profound; mysterious
B)   vain; materialistic
C)   aloof; disdainful
D)   shallow; accessible
E)   shy; boring

Question 11

The term __________ refers to an innocent person who receives the blame when others feel threatened.

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Question 12

The key determinant of individual behavior, according to social psychology, is the

Accepted Answer

A)   social situation.
B)   individual's personality.
C)   person's temperament.
D)   bystander effect.
E)   individual's upbringing.

Question 13

An antismoking ad that shows the "Marlboro Man" as sickly, coughing, and needing a respirator would make use of

Accepted Answer

A)   the power of authority.
B)   conformity.
C)   scapegoating.
D)   social validation.
E)   the poison parasite argument.

Question 14

By allowing a new Teacher to first observe someone else administering the final shock level, Milgram could get compliance rates as high as

Accepted Answer

A)   65%.
B)   70%.
C)   85%.
D)   90%.
E)   95%.

Question 15

Describe the four factors that underlie interpersonal attraction.

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The factors include proximity (the notio...

Question 16

The process of cognitive dissonance motivates people to make unpleasant experiences seem

Accepted Answer

A)   more rational.
B)   painful.
C)   involuntary.
D)   ambiguous.
E)   useless.

Question 17

What actual event could have been predicted based on the results of Zimbardo's classic prisoner study at Stanford University?

Accepted Answer

A)   the prison break at Attica prison in New York
B)   the events in Waco, Texas, in which followers of a cult were killed by government agents
C)   the events at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq
D)   the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001
E)   the impeachment of President Bill Clinton

Question 18

Carlos and his work associates form a close, friendly group, and they usually work well together. However, they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called

Accepted Answer

A)   fundamental attribution error.
B)   generational identity.
C)   groupthink.
D)   self-serving bias.
E)   the proximity effect.

Question 19

In Hawaii, few business meetings involve people wearing formal suits. To fit in, someone who is from the U.S. mainland who is used to wearing suits will have to

Accepted Answer

A)   experience blind obedience.
B)   learn norm crystallization.
C)   adjust to new social norms.
D)   experience the Milgram effect.
E)   diffuse responsibility.

Question 20

When we look at what occurred at Abu Ghraib prison and even in the Stanford Prison Experiment, it is quite clear that these situations are created by

Accepted Answer

A)   graduate students.
B)   governments.
C)   "a few bad apples."
D)   systems.
E)   friends.

Exam 11: Social Psychology

A bank loan officer thinks people who speak with an accent are lazy; consequently, he refuses to grant them loans. The loan officer's belief is an example of _________. His refusal to grant them loans is an example of _________.

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The fundamental attribution error basically involves

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Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

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What actual event could have been predicted based on the results of Zimbardo's classic prisoner study at Stanford University?

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By allowing a new Teacher to first observe someone else administering the final shock level, Milgram could get compliance rates as high as

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Extremely attractive people are often viewed as ________ and ________.

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The _______ claims that we like those best who give us maximum rewards at minimum cost.

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The results of Milgram's studies of obedience challenges the myth that

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When members of a group give priority to the cohesiveness of the group over the facts of a situation, they are engaging in what social psychologists call

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When you take credit for your success while denying responsibility for your failure, you are showing

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

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The key determinant of individual behavior, according to social psychology, is the

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The term __________ refers to an innocent person who receives the blame when others feel threatened.

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An antismoking ad that shows the "Marlboro Man" as sickly, coughing, and needing a respirator would make use of

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Carlos and his work associates form a close, friendly group, and they usually work well together. However, they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called

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In Hawaii, few business meetings involve people wearing formal suits. To fit in, someone who is from the U.S. mainland who is used to wearing suits will have to

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Which of these strangers is most likely to help a woman who has fainted at the mall?

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The process of cognitive dissonance motivates people to make unpleasant experiences seem

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When we look at what occurred at Abu Ghraib prison and even in the Stanford Prison Experiment, it is quite clear that these situations are created by

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Describe the four factors that underlie interpersonal attraction.

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