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Cora and Hector have been married for 30 years.They have a deep commitment to the marriage and to each other.They both give and receive equitably within their marriage and depend on and trust each other.Cora and Hector's marriage illustrates


A) passionate love.
B) altruism.
C) companionate love.
D) the reciprocity norm.

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In which of the following groups is social loafing least likely?


A) Girl Scouts who must gather wood for a campfire
B) restaurant food servers who are allowed to keep the individual tips they receive
C) executive board members who each receive an equal share of the company profits
D) students working on a group project for which they will all receive the same grade

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Jonah's friend,Julio,is late for their tee time at the golf course.Jonah thinks Julio is late because he is inconsiderate and selfish,when in fact he was late because the battery in his car died.Jonah has just committed


A) cognitive dissonance.
B) an attitude.
C) the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
D) the fundamental attribution error.

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________ refers to the phenomenon in which the presence of other people makes it less likely that any individual will help someone in distress because the obligation to intervene is shared among all the onlookers.


A) The reciprocity norm
B) Equity
C) The social-responsibility norm
D) Diffusion of responsibility

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David has issues with delinquency,hard drug use,and aggressive-bullying responses to frustration.If tested,David's level of _____ is likely to be higher than average but will decline with old age.


A) unconscious patronization
B) testosterone
C) stereotyping
D) serotonin

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Professor Maslova attends faculty meetings simply to gain the approval of the college dean.His behavior exemplifies the importance of


A) personal control.
B) informational social influence.
C) normative social influence.
D) deindividuation.

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Parents who discipline their children with beatings are often teaching aggression through the process of


A) social scripts.
B) scapegoat theory.
C) modeling.
D) blaming the victim.

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Researchers find that conformity to the group is more likely when all of the following occur EXCEPT


A) one is made to feel secure.
B) one has not made a prior commitment to any response.
C) the group is unanimous.
D) one admires the group's status and attractiveness.

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A sincere word of apology often helps to reduce the tension between two conflicting parties.This best illustrates the value of


A) the mere exposure effect.
B) altruism.
C) the bystander effect.
D) conciliation.

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Roland and Marcus have been best friends for years.According to the text,which of the following is the most significant factor in the durability of their friendship?


A) equity
B) proximity
C) similarity
D) physical attractiveness

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When Hutu militia began to slaughter the Tutsi in 1994,missionary Carl Wilkens risked his own life to save the lives of others.His actions best illustrated


A) superordinate goals.
B) the mere exposure effect.
C) the reciprocity norm.
D) altruism.

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To study social facilitation,Norman Triplett observed adolescents while they were


A) judging the lengths of lines.
B) winding fishing reels.
C) mimicking emotions.
D) conforming to group pressure.

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Tom is in a bad mood because he has just lost his cell phone,but he decides to attend his friend's party anyhow.At the party,people are laughing and having a good time,so Tom immediately cheers up and joins the fun.Tom's emotional change is to the result of


A) mood linkage.
B) informational social influence.
C) social facilitation.
D) social loafing.

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Individuals are likely to conform to the responses of other group members if they ________ already publicly committed themselves to their own personal response and if they know that others in the group ________ observe their response.


A) have;will
B) have;will not
C) have not;will
D) have not;will not

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Every Halloween,Mrs.Augustin puts a bowl of candy on her porch with a sign that says,"Take one." This year the bowl was empty after just a few minutes,leading Mrs.Augustin to believe that one group of children took more than their fair share.To discourage such dishonest actions,Mrs.Augustin positioned a mirror above the candy bowl,which should work because


A) children who can see their own costumes will be too distracted to take candy.
B) seeing your own face in a mirror heightens self-awareness,counteracting deindividuation that can lead to irresponsible behavior.
C) self-reflection increases in-group behavior.
D) seeing your own face in a mirror heightens the sense of being watched,inhibiting irresponsible behavior.

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To analyze how people explain others' behavior,Fritz Heider developed


A) cognitive dissonance theory.
B) role-playing theory.
C) attribution theory.
D) attitude theory.

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The gradually escalating levels of destructive obedience in the Milgram experiments best illustrate one of the potential dangers of


A) deindividuation.
B) social facilitation.
C) groupthink.
D) the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

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Rebecca needs a new car.When she sees her favorite movie star in a car commercial,she decides to purchase the car advertised in the commercial.Rebecca's decision making illustrates


A) cognitive dissonance.
B) central route persuasion.
C) peripheral route persuasion.
D) a situational attribution.

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A business leader who welcomes a variety of opinions from subordinates and invites experts to critique her company's developing plans is most likely to inhibit


A) groupthink.
B) cognitive dissonance.
C) social facilitation.
D) social loafing.

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The understood rules for accepted and expected behavior are called


A) automatic mimicry.
B) social norms.
C) personal control.
D) mood linkage.

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