Question 1

Which of the following is least likely to be emphasized by a theorist taking a social view of aggressive behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  desensitization to the sight and thought of violence 
B)  modelling of aggression by attractive models 
C)  believing that aggression is rewarded or at least rarely punished 
D)  vicarious discharge of aggressive impulses 
A)  desensitization to the sight and thought of violence 
B)  modelling of aggression by attractive models 
C)  believing that aggression is rewarded or at least rarely punished 
D)  vicarious discharge of aggressive impulses

Question 2

Anne has been practicing her new ballet moves all week.She wants to earn a role in the local ballet company's latest show.Although she has learned the moves very well,she is still making mistakes the night before the audition.According to the social facilitation phenomenon,at the audition,in front of an audience,Anne will:

Accepted Answer

A)  make the same number of mistakes as when she practiced 
B)  perform the ballet moves correctly 
C)  become distracted by the audience and create new moves at the audition 
D)  make more mistakes than she usually did at home practicing 
A)  make the same number of mistakes as when she practiced 
B)  perform the ballet moves correctly 
C)  become distracted by the audience and create new moves at the audition 
D)  make more mistakes than she usually did at home practicing

Question 3

Asch found that all of the following factors served to decrease conformity in his experiments except:

Accepted Answer

A)  the presence of one dissenter. 
B)  having a smaller group. 
C)  when financial incentives were offered for a difficult task,making a mistake more costly. 
D)  when financial incentives were offered for an easy task,making a mistake more costly. 
A)  the presence of one dissenter. 
B)  having a smaller group. 
C)  when financial incentives were offered for a difficult task,making a mistake more costly. 
D)  when financial incentives were offered for an easy task,making a mistake more costly.

Question 4

If Kelly takes the advice of another person because that person is perceived as having accurate knowledge,Kelly is being impacted by normative social influence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The phenomenon of how the mere presence of others can function to increase the likelihood of an individual's dominant response in a given situation is called ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  normative social influence 
B)  social facilitation 
C)  the self-fulfilling prophecy 
D)  the self-serving bias 
A)  normative social influence 
B)  social facilitation 
C)  the self-fulfilling prophecy 
D)  the self-serving bias

Question 6

Research by Kulik and Mahler found that hospital patients awaiting open-heart surgery expressed a stronger preference to have a roommate who:

Accepted Answer

A)  was also about to undergo open-heart surgery as well. 
B)  had already gone through open-heart surgery. 
C)  was about to undergo a different,more difficult procedure. 
D)  had already gone through a different,more difficult procedure. 
A)  was also about to undergo open-heart surgery as well. 
B)  had already gone through open-heart surgery. 
C)  was about to undergo a different,more difficult procedure. 
D)  had already gone through a different,more difficult procedure.

Question 7

Dave is consistently ten to fifteen minutes late to work every morning.His wife explains to him that this is stealing from his employer.Dave has always considered himself to be an honest person,he therefore justifies the time theft by explaining to his wife that he is not paid enough for the hard work he does so he considers the time part of his salary.Dave changed his attitude in order to justify his actions thereby:

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing cognitive dissonance 
B)  fulfilling the prophecy of self 
C)  changing his behaviour to match his attitude 
D)  averting possible negative reinforcement 
A)  reducing cognitive dissonance 
B)  fulfilling the prophecy of self 
C)  changing his behaviour to match his attitude 
D)  averting possible negative reinforcement

Question 8

All of the following were mentioned by Kelley as factors that determine the attributions we make EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  context. 
B)  consistency. 
C)  distinctiveness. 
D)  consensus. 
A)  context. 
B)  consistency. 
C)  distinctiveness. 
D)  consensus.

Question 9

The concept of ________________ asserts that stereotyped group members become fearful and anxious when they believe that they may confirm negative stereotypes about their group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The concept of ________________ asserts that stereotyped...

Question 10

The notion of how the average opinion of groups of like-minded individuals tends to become more extreme when they discuss an issue is the principle of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  group disparity 
B)  groupthink 
C)  group differentiation 
D)  group polarization 
A)  group disparity 
B)  groupthink 
C)  group differentiation 
D)  group polarization

Question 11

The term,"self-fulfilling prophecy" specifically refers to instances in which:

Accepted Answer

A)  people act in ways that confirm their beliefs about themselves. 
B)  people act towards others in a way that brings about expected behaviours. 
C)  people tend to attribute their successes to personal factors. 
D)  people tend to attribute their failures to situational factors. 
A)  people act in ways that confirm their beliefs about themselves. 
B)  people act towards others in a way that brings about expected behaviours. 
C)  people tend to attribute their successes to personal factors. 
D)  people tend to attribute their failures to situational factors.

Question 12

A meta-analysis of 60 different studies examining the possible causal mechanisms of deindividuation revealed that the primary factor that disinhibited behaviour was ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  group size 
B)  anonymity to outsiders 
C)  the remoteness of the victim 
D)  the legitimacy of the authority figure 
A)  group size 
B)  anonymity to outsiders 
C)  the remoteness of the victim 
D)  the legitimacy of the authority figure

Question 13

The social exchange theory of relationships asserts that the amount of self-disclosure is one of the key factors that determine how close and deep a relationship becomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The ______________ effect refers to how repeated exposure to a stimulus can increase a person's liking for it.This effect demonstrates one of the ways that __________ can increase or enhance affiliation.

Accepted Answer

mere expos

Question 15

Studies have shown that fear functions to __________ people's desire to affiliate.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Studies have shown that fear functions to...

Question 16

During jury duty,Brian realizes that he does not know very much about the background of the case.He really could not care less whether the defendant is found guilty or not and often during deliberations,other jurors voice the very thoughts he himself has.When the time comes to reach a verdict,Brian does not put as much effort and thoughtfulness into his vote as he should because he really doesn't think it makes that big of a difference.Brian's behaviour reflects the principle of:

Accepted Answer

A)  social loafing 
B)  social facilitation 
C)  norm of reciprocity 
D)  social compensation 
A)  social loafing 
B)  social facilitation 
C)  norm of reciprocity 
D)  social compensation

Question 17

According to Janis,which of the following would be the least likely to reduce or prevent the possibility of groupthink?

Accepted Answer

A)  regularly encourage critical thinking 
B)  create groups that are low to moderate in cohesion 
C)  create sub-groups to see if they independently reach the same conclusions 
D)  bring in outsiders to offer their opinions 
A)  regularly encourage critical thinking 
B)  create groups that are low to moderate in cohesion 
C)  create sub-groups to see if they independently reach the same conclusions 
D)  bring in outsiders to offer their opinions

Question 18

Having a victim who is located remotely (i.e. ,farther away)is one of the factors that decreases obedience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The fundamental attribution error refers to people's tendency to overestimate the influence of ______________ factors and to underestimate the influence of ___________ factors when making judgements about other people's behaviours.

Accepted Answer

personal;s

Question 20

The out-group homogeneity bias refers to the tendency:

Accepted Answer

A)  to assume that out-group members are more similar to one another than are in-group members. 
B)  to treat members of the out-group more favourably and to attribute more positive qualities to them. 
C)  for members of a like-minded group to become more prejudiced after discussing an issue. 
D)  for groups motivated by prejudice to suspend critical thinking. 
A)  to assume that out-group members are more similar to one another than are in-group members. 
B)  to treat members of the out-group more favourably and to attribute more positive qualities to them. 
C)  for members of a like-minded group to become more prejudiced after discussing an issue. 
D)  for groups motivated by prejudice to suspend critical thinking.

Which of the following is least likely to be emphasized by a theorist taking a social view of aggressive behaviour?

Asch found that all of the following factors served to decrease conformity in his experiments except:

If Kelly takes the advice of another person because that person is perceived as having accurate knowledge,Kelly is being impacted by normative social influence.

The phenomenon of how the mere presence of others can function to increase the likelihood of an individual's dominant response in a given situation is called ________________.

Research by Kulik and Mahler found that hospital patients awaiting open-heart surgery expressed a stronger preference to have a roommate who:

All of the following were mentioned by Kelley as factors that determine the attributions we make EXCEPT:

The concept of ________________ asserts that stereotyped group members become fearful and anxious when they believe that they may confirm negative stereotypes about their group.

The notion of how the average opinion of groups of like-minded individuals tends to become more extreme when they discuss an issue is the principle of _______________.

The term,"self-fulfilling prophecy" specifically refers to instances in which:

A meta-analysis of 60 different studies examining the possible causal mechanisms of deindividuation revealed that the primary factor that disinhibited behaviour was ___________.

The social exchange theory of relationships asserts that the amount of self-disclosure is one of the key factors that determine how close and deep a relationship becomes.

The ____ effect refers to how repeated exposure to a stimulus can increase a person's liking for it.This effect demonstrates one of the ways that can increase or enhance affiliation.

Studies have shown that fear functions to __________ people's desire to affiliate.

According to Janis,which of the following would be the least likely to reduce or prevent the possibility of groupthink?

Having a victim who is located remotely (i.e. ,farther away)is one of the factors that decreases obedience.

The fundamental attribution error refers to people's tendency to overestimate the influence of ____ factors and to underestimate the influence of _ factors when making judgements about other people's behaviours.

The out-group homogeneity bias refers to the tendency:

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Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

Which of the following is least likely to be emphasized by a theorist taking a social view of aggressive behaviour?

Asch found that all of the following factors served to decrease conformity in his experiments except:

If Kelly takes the advice of another person because that person is perceived as having accurate knowledge,Kelly is being impacted by normative social influence.

The phenomenon of how the mere presence of others can function to increase the likelihood of an individual's dominant response in a given situation is called ________________.

Research by Kulik and Mahler found that hospital patients awaiting open-heart surgery expressed a stronger preference to have a roommate who:

All of the following were mentioned by Kelley as factors that determine the attributions we make EXCEPT:

The concept of ________________ asserts that stereotyped group members become fearful and anxious when they believe that they may confirm negative stereotypes about their group.

The notion of how the average opinion of groups of like-minded individuals tends to become more extreme when they discuss an issue is the principle of _______________.

The term,"self-fulfilling prophecy" specifically refers to instances in which:

A meta-analysis of 60 different studies examining the possible causal mechanisms of deindividuation revealed that the primary factor that disinhibited behaviour was ___________.

The social exchange theory of relationships asserts that the amount of self-disclosure is one of the key factors that determine how close and deep a relationship becomes.

The ______________ effect refers to how repeated exposure to a stimulus can increase a person's liking for it.This effect demonstrates one of the ways that __________ can increase or enhance affiliation.

Studies have shown that fear functions to __________ people's desire to affiliate.

According to Janis,which of the following would be the least likely to reduce or prevent the possibility of groupthink?

Having a victim who is located remotely (i.e. ,farther away)is one of the factors that decreases obedience.

The fundamental attribution error refers to people's tendency to overestimate the influence of ______________ factors and to underestimate the influence of ___________ factors when making judgements about other people's behaviours.

The out-group homogeneity bias refers to the tendency:

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The ____ effect refers to how repeated exposure to a stimulus can increase a person's liking for it.This effect demonstrates one of the ways that can increase or enhance affiliation.

The fundamental attribution error refers to people's tendency to overestimate the influence of ____ factors and to underestimate the influence of _ factors when making judgements about other people's behaviours.