Question 1

Which of the following characteristics would be the least likely to enhance the persuasiveness of a communicator?

Accepted Answer

A)  having a communicator who is physically attractive 
B)  having a communicator who delivers a message that induces a moderate level of fear 
C)  having a communicator who is likeable 
D)  having a communicator who is perceived as being similar to you 
E)  having a communicator who is directive 
A)  having a communicator who is physically attractive 
B)  having a communicator who delivers a message that induces a moderate level of fear 
C)  having a communicator who is likeable 
D)  having a communicator who is perceived as being similar to you 
E)  having a communicator who is directive E

Question 2

Mary's mother is a non-smoker and she believes that the government should cut health care benefits to anyone who does smoke because they are responsible for any health problems they might experience-they deserve what happens to them.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the fundamental attribution error. 
B)  the equal status effect. 
C)  the just world hypothesis. 
D)  out-group homogeneity bias. 
E)  misattribution. 
A)  the fundamental attribution error. 
B)  the equal status effect. 
C)  the just world hypothesis. 
D)  out-group homogeneity bias. 
E)  misattribution. C

Question 3

You are conducting a conformity experiment patterned after the one utilized by Solomon Asch.Under which of the following conditions would you expect conformity to be the highest (i.e. ,the most people will conform)?

Accepted Answer

A)  when there are four confederates in the group 
B)  when financial incentives are offered for correct answers on an easy task 
C)  when there are two confederates in the group 
D)  when there is at least one dissenter in the group 
E)  both when two people are in the group AND when there is at least one dissenter in the group about equally 
A)  when there are four confederates in the group 
B)  when financial incentives are offered for correct answers on an easy task 
C)  when there are two confederates in the group 
D)  when there is at least one dissenter in the group 
E)  both when two people are in the group AND when there is at least one dissenter in the group about equally A

Question 4

Gerri's boyfriend wants her to type his term paper for him,so he first asks her to type the cover page.After she does this,he then asks her to type the whole paper.Gerri appears to be a potential victim of

Accepted Answer

A)  self-monitoring. 
B)  the low-ball technique. 
C)  the over-justification effect. 
D)  the foot-in-the-door technique. 
E)  the door-in-the-face technique. 
A)  self-monitoring. 
B)  the low-ball technique. 
C)  the over-justification effect. 
D)  the foot-in-the-door technique. 
E)  the door-in-the-face technique.

Question 5

Let's say that you are very good at playing video games.So while playing in the mall one afternoon,you attract a large crowd to watch you.According to Zajonc's dominant response theory of social facilitation,you will

Accepted Answer

A)  perform better. 
B)  perform worse. 
C)  perform at your usual level. 
D)  find that you can change people's attitudes towards video games. 
E)  alter your sequence of dominant responses to include an audience. 
A)  perform better. 
B)  perform worse. 
C)  perform at your usual level. 
D)  find that you can change people's attitudes towards video games. 
E)  alter your sequence of dominant responses to include an audience.

Question 6

Based on the findings of Milgram's research,which of the following led to the greatest decrease in harmful obedience in the study?

Accepted Answer

A)  when the "teacher" actually administered the "shock" 
B)  when the "teacher" actually touched the student 
C)  when the "teacher" stood closer to the student 
D)  when the "teacher" was solely responsible for the outcome 
E)  when the "student" complained about heart problems 
A)  when the "teacher" actually administered the "shock" 
B)  when the "teacher" actually touched the student 
C)  when the "teacher" stood closer to the student 
D)  when the "teacher" was solely responsible for the outcome 
E)  when the "student" complained about heart problems

Question 7

We have a natural tendency to categorize our environment.When we categorize people,we will tend to show

Accepted Answer

A)  out-group favouritism. 
B)  in-group favouritism. 
C)  stereotype threat. 
D)  out-group homogeneity. 
E)  both in-group favouritism and out-group homogeneity. 
A)  out-group favouritism. 
B)  in-group favouritism. 
C)  stereotype threat. 
D)  out-group homogeneity. 
E)  both in-group favouritism and out-group homogeneity.

Question 8

A stranger has collapsed on a city sidewalk due to a heart attack.According to Darley and Latané,what is the first thing that must happen before a bystander helps in this emergency?

Accepted Answer

A)  the bystander must be in a good mood 
B)  the bystander must have pre-existing guilt 
C)  the bystander must have seen a helpful role model 
D)  the bystander experienced personal distress 
E)  none of the these 
A)  the bystander must be in a good mood 
B)  the bystander must have pre-existing guilt 
C)  the bystander must have seen a helpful role model 
D)  the bystander experienced personal distress 
E)  none of the these

Question 9

According to Harold Kelley,if consistency,distinctiveness,and consensus are all high we are likely to make

Accepted Answer

A)  a self-serving error. 
B)  a personal attribution. 
C)  a situational attribution. 
D)  a primacy error. 
E)  a fundamental attribution error. 
A)  a self-serving error. 
B)  a personal attribution. 
C)  a situational attribution. 
D)  a primacy error. 
E)  a fundamental attribution error.

Question 10

Consider the following scenario: when discussing her recent grades,Sherri indicated that she did very well in Math and attributes her success to studying very hard.Even though she studied equally hard for Chemistry,Sherri failed the exam but explains this failure in terms of her unfair professor. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  primacy effect 
B)  stereotype threat 
C)  self-serving bias 
D)  fundamental attribution error 
E)  depressive realism 
A)  primacy effect 
B)  stereotype threat 
C)  self-serving bias 
D)  fundamental attribution error 
E)  depressive realism

Question 11

Which of the following brain structures or neurotransmitters has NOT been linked to aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdale 
B)  frontal lobes 
C)  hypothalamus 
D)  GABA 
E)  serotonin 
A)  amygdale 
B)  frontal lobes 
C)  hypothalamus 
D)  GABA 
E)  serotonin

Question 12

In a psychology experiment,the experimenter forces you to write a counterattitudinal essay in favour of raising tuition.After you do so,you asked what you really think about raising tuition.According to the theory of cognitive dissonance,you will

Accepted Answer

A)  have a more positive attitude than before about raising tuition. 
B)  have a more negative attitude than before about raising tuition. 
C)  complain about the nature of the experiment. 
D)  not change your attitude at all. 
E)  feel a threat to your self-worth. 
A)  have a more positive attitude than before about raising tuition. 
B)  have a more negative attitude than before about raising tuition. 
C)  complain about the nature of the experiment. 
D)  not change your attitude at all. 
E)  feel a threat to your self-worth.

Question 13

Krista has been in a romantic relationship with Alek for several months.Initially,her feelings for her partner were very intense and ranged from ecstatic highs when seeing her partner to sometimes heart-breaking lows when her partner was away.These feelings have faded somewhat,and more recently,she has also noticed more feelings of affection and caring for her partner.The difference between her initial and recent feelings best demonstrates the difference between Sternberg's

Accepted Answer

A)  passionate love and companionate love. 
B)  companionate love and erotic love. 
C)  intimacy and consummate love. 
D)  commitment love and companionate love. 
E)  erotic love and monotony. 
A)  passionate love and companionate love. 
B)  companionate love and erotic love. 
C)  intimacy and consummate love. 
D)  commitment love and companionate love. 
E)  erotic love and monotony.

Question 14

After Gerri reluctantly agreed to type her boyfriend's psychology term paper,he told her it might actually be 75 pages long.Gerri appears to be a potential victim of

Accepted Answer

A)  self-monitoring. 
B)  the low-ball technique. 
C)  the over-justification effect. 
D)  the lure technique. 
E)  the door-in-the-face technique. 
A)  self-monitoring. 
B)  the low-ball technique. 
C)  the over-justification effect. 
D)  the lure technique. 
E)  the door-in-the-face technique.

Question 15

Jon and Madison have been dating for several weeks and are both considering making their relationship exclusive and not seeing other people.According to the work on close relationships ,their relationship will tend to grow closer and deeper if

Accepted Answer

A)  there is sexual intimacy. 
B)  the relationship exceeds their respective expectations. 
C)  there is no other reasonable alternative relationships for both of them. 
D)  their respective friends deem that Jon and Madison are similar. 
E)  there is enough self-disclosure. 
A)  there is sexual intimacy. 
B)  the relationship exceeds their respective expectations. 
C)  there is no other reasonable alternative relationships for both of them. 
D)  their respective friends deem that Jon and Madison are similar. 
E)  there is enough self-disclosure.

Question 16

People are most likely to aggress against another person when they perceive that the other person's behaviour was

Accepted Answer

A)  unintended or controllable. 
B)  unintended or uncontrollable. 
C)  intended or controllable. 
D)  intended or uncontrollable. 
E)  vicious or uncontrollable. 
A)  unintended or controllable. 
B)  unintended or uncontrollable. 
C)  intended or controllable. 
D)  intended or uncontrollable. 
E)  vicious or uncontrollable.

Question 17

Self-perception theory asserts that

Accepted Answer

A)  people's attitudes are predictive of their future behaviour when cognitive dissonance is low. 
B)  people infer their attitudes from watching their own behaviours,just as they do when watching others. 
C)  people are more likely to change their attitudes when they perceive that their behaviours have been coerced. 
D)  people tend to attribute their own behaviours to external causes,while they tend to attribute the behaviour of others to internal causes. 
E)  people tend to attribute their successes to internal factors,but attribute their failures to external factors. 
A)  people's attitudes are predictive of their future behaviour when cognitive dissonance is low. 
B)  people infer their attitudes from watching their own behaviours,just as they do when watching others. 
C)  people are more likely to change their attitudes when they perceive that their behaviours have been coerced. 
D)  people tend to attribute their own behaviours to external causes,while they tend to attribute the behaviour of others to internal causes. 
E)  people tend to attribute their successes to internal factors,but attribute their failures to external factors.

Question 18

Suppose that someone has just opened a new night club and you freely choose to carry a big,obnoxious,heavy sign advertising this business around campus for three hours on a very hot day.According to _____________,you would probably rate this activity as the most enjoyable (or the least boring)if someone paid you _____ to do it.

Accepted Answer

A)  the cognitive dissonance theory;$1 
B)  the self-fulfilling prophecy;$25 
C)  the norm of reciprocity;$1 
D)  the cognitive dissonance theory;$25 
E)  the norm of reciprocity;$25 
A)  the cognitive dissonance theory;$1 
B)  the self-fulfilling prophecy;$25 
C)  the norm of reciprocity;$1 
D)  the cognitive dissonance theory;$25 
E)  the norm of reciprocity;$25

Question 19

A psychologist who is discussing the causes of racism and prejudice argues that these negative beliefs are caused primarily by people's needs to enhance their self-esteem and to feel good about themselves.This psychologist's explanation is most consistent with

Accepted Answer

A)  the fundamental attribution error. 
B)  social identity theory. 
C)  the self-serving bias. 
D)  realistic conflict theory. 
E)  self-fulfilling prophecy. 
A)  the fundamental attribution error. 
B)  social identity theory. 
C)  the self-serving bias. 
D)  realistic conflict theory. 
E)  self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 20

The Asch conformity results involving the judgement of line lengths are all the more startling because the study did not employ any

Accepted Answer

A)  judgments about ambiguous stimuli. 
B)  groups larger than four persons. 
C)  experimental realism. 
D)  open,obvious pressure to conform. 
E)  computers. 
A)  judgments about ambiguous stimuli. 
B)  groups larger than four persons. 
C)  experimental realism. 
D)  open,obvious pressure to conform. 
E)  computers.

Which of the following characteristics would be the least likely to enhance the persuasiveness of a communicator?

Mary's mother is a non-smoker and she believes that the government should cut health care benefits to anyone who does smoke because they are responsible for any health problems they might experience-they deserve what happens to them.This is an example of

You are conducting a conformity experiment patterned after the one utilized by Solomon Asch.Under which of the following conditions would you expect conformity to be the highest (i.e. ,the most people will conform)?

Gerri's boyfriend wants her to type his term paper for him,so he first asks her to type the cover page.After she does this,he then asks her to type the whole paper.Gerri appears to be a potential victim of

Let's say that you are very good at playing video games.So while playing in the mall one afternoon,you attract a large crowd to watch you.According to Zajonc's dominant response theory of social facilitation,you will

Based on the findings of Milgram's research,which of the following led to the greatest decrease in harmful obedience in the study?

We have a natural tendency to categorize our environment.When we categorize people,we will tend to show

A stranger has collapsed on a city sidewalk due to a heart attack.According to Darley and Latané,what is the first thing that must happen before a bystander helps in this emergency?

According to Harold Kelley,if consistency,distinctiveness,and consensus are all high we are likely to make

Which of the following brain structures or neurotransmitters has NOT been linked to aggression?

In a psychology experiment,the experimenter forces you to write a counterattitudinal essay in favour of raising tuition.After you do so,you asked what you really think about raising tuition.According to the theory of cognitive dissonance,you will

After Gerri reluctantly agreed to type her boyfriend's psychology term paper,he told her it might actually be 75 pages long.Gerri appears to be a potential victim of

Jon and Madison have been dating for several weeks and are both considering making their relationship exclusive and not seeing other people.According to the work on close relationships ,their relationship will tend to grow closer and deeper if

People are most likely to aggress against another person when they perceive that the other person's behaviour was

Self-perception theory asserts that

A psychologist who is discussing the causes of racism and prejudice argues that these negative beliefs are caused primarily by people's needs to enhance their self-esteem and to feel good about themselves.This psychologist's explanation is most consistent with

The Asch conformity results involving the judgement of line lengths are all the more startling because the study did not employ any

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Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

Which of the following characteristics would be the least likely to enhance the persuasiveness of a communicator?

Mary's mother is a non-smoker and she believes that the government should cut health care benefits to anyone who does smoke because they are responsible for any health problems they might experience-they deserve what happens to them.This is an example of

You are conducting a conformity experiment patterned after the one utilized by Solomon Asch.Under which of the following conditions would you expect conformity to be the highest (i.e. ,the most people will conform)?

Gerri's boyfriend wants her to type his term paper for him,so he first asks her to type the cover page.After she does this,he then asks her to type the whole paper.Gerri appears to be a potential victim of

Let's say that you are very good at playing video games.So while playing in the mall one afternoon,you attract a large crowd to watch you.According to Zajonc's dominant response theory of social facilitation,you will

Based on the findings of Milgram's research,which of the following led to the greatest decrease in harmful obedience in the study?

We have a natural tendency to categorize our environment.When we categorize people,we will tend to show

A stranger has collapsed on a city sidewalk due to a heart attack.According to Darley and Latané,what is the first thing that must happen before a bystander helps in this emergency?

According to Harold Kelley,if consistency,distinctiveness,and consensus are all high we are likely to make

Which of the following brain structures or neurotransmitters has NOT been linked to aggression?

In a psychology experiment,the experimenter forces you to write a counterattitudinal essay in favour of raising tuition.After you do so,you asked what you really think about raising tuition.According to the theory of cognitive dissonance,you will

After Gerri reluctantly agreed to type her boyfriend's psychology term paper,he told her it might actually be 75 pages long.Gerri appears to be a potential victim of

Jon and Madison have been dating for several weeks and are both considering making their relationship exclusive and not seeing other people.According to the work on close relationships ,their relationship will tend to grow closer and deeper if

People are most likely to aggress against another person when they perceive that the other person's behaviour was

Self-perception theory asserts that

A psychologist who is discussing the causes of racism and prejudice argues that these negative beliefs are caused primarily by people's needs to enhance their self-esteem and to feel good about themselves.This psychologist's explanation is most consistent with

The Asch conformity results involving the judgement of line lengths are all the more startling because the study did not employ any

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Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

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Language and Thinking

Intelligence

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Development Over the Lifespan

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