Question 1

Research shows that proximity influences affiliation and attraction because proximity:

Accepted Answer

A)  increases the chance for frequent encounters 
B)  tends to make people more similar in interests and likes 
C)  reveals that people are similar in the first place 
D)  highlights the positive or attractive attributes 
A)  increases the chance for frequent encounters 
B)  tends to make people more similar in interests and likes 
C)  reveals that people are similar in the first place 
D)  highlights the positive or attractive attributes

Question 2

The central route to persuasion is likely to be most effective with people who have a high need for cognition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Sets of norms that specify how people in a particular social position are expected to behave are __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social norms 
B)  social standards 
C)  social rules 
D)  social roles 
A)  social norms 
B)  social standards 
C)  social rules 
D)  social roles

Question 4

Sally is walking down the street when she comes upon a man who appears to be having a seizure.Approximately 15 other people stop as well and all appear genuinely concerned about the man's health and well-being.However,nobody calls for help because,like Sally,they all assume that someone else has already made a call to the paramedics.In this instance,the lack of help appears to be the product of:

Accepted Answer

A)  diffusion of responsibility. 
B)  social comparison. 
C)  both diffusion of responsibility and social comparison. 
D)  the fundamental attribution error. 
A)  diffusion of responsibility. 
B)  social comparison. 
C)  both diffusion of responsibility and social comparison. 
D)  the fundamental attribution error.

Question 5

A person who changes her personal investment strategy based on the advice of her knowledgeable financial advisor is best demonstrating the power of ______________ social influence.

Accepted Answer

A)  facilitative 
B)  informational 
C)  normative 
D)  self-serving 
A)  facilitative 
B)  informational 
C)  normative 
D)  self-serving

Question 6

Anthony Greenwald's ____________ is used to assess covert prejudice.

Accepted Answer

implicit a

Question 7

The fact that guards in the Stanford Prison Study did not use their actual names,did not know that they were being observed,and wore reflective sunglasses that prevented direct eye contact all suggest that a key role in producing the results obtained in this experiment was _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  social facilitation 
C)  perceived legitimacy of the authority figures 
D)  deindividuation 
A)  the self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  social facilitation 
C)  perceived legitimacy of the authority figures 
D)  deindividuation

Question 8

Suppose you are told that a guest lecturer who will be coming to your class is rather aloof and cold.When the lecturer does come,you find that the lecturer behaves in a way that is consistent with the expectations you have been given.While it may be that the lecturer is in fact cold and aloof,which of the following additional conclusions is most likely?

Accepted Answer

A)  Your conclusions were facilitated by the activation of a specific schema. 
B)  Your conclusions were facilitated by the fundamental activation error. 
C)  Your conclusions were facilitated by the self-serving bias. 
D)  Your conclusions were facilitated by primacy effect. 
A)  Your conclusions were facilitated by the activation of a specific schema. 
B)  Your conclusions were facilitated by the fundamental activation error. 
C)  Your conclusions were facilitated by the self-serving bias. 
D)  Your conclusions were facilitated by primacy effect.

Question 9

Social comparison and diffusion of responsibility were mentioned as two of the possible ways that the bystander effect inhibits people from helping others in an emergency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In his study of murders,Raine found that when murderers who had committed their crimes as a planned predatory act were compared to impulsive murderers,the impulsive murderers had ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lower frontal lobe activity 
B)  greater frontal lobe activity 
C)  less subcortical activity 
D)  more subcortical activity 
A)  lower frontal lobe activity 
B)  greater frontal lobe activity 
C)  less subcortical activity 
D)  more subcortical activity

Question 11

A solicitor who first makes a very outrageous and demanding request and then follows it up with a more reasonable one is most likely using the ________________ persuasion technique.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A solicitor who first makes a very...

Question 12

According to the text,a(n)_____________ is a generalized belief about a group or category of people and it is similar to ____________,which specifically refers to a negative attitude towards people based on their group membership.

Accepted Answer

stereotype

Question 13

Having an authority figure who is physically close and who is perceived as legitimate were both mentioned as factors that increase:

Accepted Answer

A)  obedience. 
B)  conformity. 
C)  minority influence. 
D)  social facilitation. 
A)  obedience. 
B)  conformity. 
C)  minority influence. 
D)  social facilitation.

Question 14

A(n)_____________ consists of a set of norms that indicate how people of a particular social position ought to behave.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)_____________ consists of a set of norms...

Question 15

Janie's basketball team has collected money to buy the coach a gift at the end of the season.Most of the girls want to get the coach a gift certificate to her favourite restaurant,but Janie and Susie want to get her tickets to the Final Four tournament that year.After a lot of discussion,Janie and Susie agree to get the gift certificate.Some of the other girls pointed out that the restaurant certificate would be better because this way the coach could take her husband and they did not have enough money to get two tournament tickets.This made Janie and Susie change their opinion about the best gift.The two girls conformed due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  group think 
B)  normative social influence 
C)  informational social influence 
D)  social facilitation 
A)  group think 
B)  normative social influence 
C)  informational social influence 
D)  social facilitation

Question 16

All of the following were mentioned as cognitive factors that influence whether we respond aggressively to provocation EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  attribution of intentionality. 
B)  provocation. 
C)  the ability to regulate our emotions. 
D)  empathy. 
A)  attribution of intentionality. 
B)  provocation. 
C)  the ability to regulate our emotions. 
D)  empathy.

Question 17

Melissa is doing a project for her lab class in a group with three other people.Melissa knows that two of the other girls are straight A students and that they will do an excellent job on the project.Melissa also knows that the teacher will not know who has done what work on the project so she does not put much work into it.Melissa is falling sway to:

Accepted Answer

A)  social facilitation 
B)  group think 
C)  norm of reciprocity 
D)  social loafing 
A)  social facilitation 
B)  group think 
C)  norm of reciprocity 
D)  social loafing

Question 18

The tendency for people to work less hard when they are working in a group than when they are working alone is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the self-serving bias. 
B)  groupthink. 
C)  social loafing. 
D)  social facilitation. 
A)  the self-serving bias. 
B)  groupthink. 
C)  social loafing. 
D)  social facilitation.

Question 19

According to Sorrentino and colleagues at the University of Western Ontario,if you are trying to persuade someone regarding an issue that is personally relevant to that person and that person has a certainty-oriented approach to new information,you would probably be more successful by:

Accepted Answer

A)  having that person think carefully about your arguments. 
B)  presenting your arguments in a compelling and unbiased manner. 
C)  appearing to be an attractive speaker and an expert on that issue. 
D)  presenting your arguments in a persuasive and biased manner. 
A)  having that person think carefully about your arguments. 
B)  presenting your arguments in a compelling and unbiased manner. 
C)  appearing to be an attractive speaker and an expert on that issue. 
D)  presenting your arguments in a persuasive and biased manner.

Question 20

Research on mate preferences has determined that with regard to age,men prefer women who are __________,while women prefer men who are __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Research on mate preferences has determined that...

Research shows that proximity influences affiliation and attraction because proximity:

The central route to persuasion is likely to be most effective with people who have a high need for cognition.

Sets of norms that specify how people in a particular social position are expected to behave are __________________.

A person who changes her personal investment strategy based on the advice of her knowledgeable financial advisor is best demonstrating the power of ______________ social influence.

Anthony Greenwald's ____________ is used to assess covert prejudice.

The fact that guards in the Stanford Prison Study did not use their actual names,did not know that they were being observed,and wore reflective sunglasses that prevented direct eye contact all suggest that a key role in producing the results obtained in this experiment was _____________.

Social comparison and diffusion of responsibility were mentioned as two of the possible ways that the bystander effect inhibits people from helping others in an emergency.

In his study of murders,Raine found that when murderers who had committed their crimes as a planned predatory act were compared to impulsive murderers,the impulsive murderers had ___________.

A solicitor who first makes a very outrageous and demanding request and then follows it up with a more reasonable one is most likely using the ________________ persuasion technique.

According to the text,a(n)_ is a generalized belief about a group or category of people and it is similar to ,which specifically refers to a negative attitude towards people based on their group membership.

Having an authority figure who is physically close and who is perceived as legitimate were both mentioned as factors that increase:

A(n)_____________ consists of a set of norms that indicate how people of a particular social position ought to behave.

All of the following were mentioned as cognitive factors that influence whether we respond aggressively to provocation EXCEPT:

The tendency for people to work less hard when they are working in a group than when they are working alone is known as:

According to Sorrentino and colleagues at the University of Western Ontario,if you are trying to persuade someone regarding an issue that is personally relevant to that person and that person has a certainty-oriented approach to new information,you would probably be more successful by:

Research on mate preferences has determined that with regard to age,men prefer women who are ,while women prefer men who are .

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Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

Research shows that proximity influences affiliation and attraction because proximity:

The central route to persuasion is likely to be most effective with people who have a high need for cognition.

Sets of norms that specify how people in a particular social position are expected to behave are __________________.

A person who changes her personal investment strategy based on the advice of her knowledgeable financial advisor is best demonstrating the power of ______________ social influence.

Anthony Greenwald's ____________ is used to assess covert prejudice.

The fact that guards in the Stanford Prison Study did not use their actual names,did not know that they were being observed,and wore reflective sunglasses that prevented direct eye contact all suggest that a key role in producing the results obtained in this experiment was _____________.

Social comparison and diffusion of responsibility were mentioned as two of the possible ways that the bystander effect inhibits people from helping others in an emergency.

In his study of murders,Raine found that when murderers who had committed their crimes as a planned predatory act were compared to impulsive murderers,the impulsive murderers had ___________.

A solicitor who first makes a very outrageous and demanding request and then follows it up with a more reasonable one is most likely using the ________________ persuasion technique.

According to the text,a(n)_____________ is a generalized belief about a group or category of people and it is similar to ____________,which specifically refers to a negative attitude towards people based on their group membership.

Having an authority figure who is physically close and who is perceived as legitimate were both mentioned as factors that increase:

A(n)_____________ consists of a set of norms that indicate how people of a particular social position ought to behave.

All of the following were mentioned as cognitive factors that influence whether we respond aggressively to provocation EXCEPT:

The tendency for people to work less hard when they are working in a group than when they are working alone is known as:

According to Sorrentino and colleagues at the University of Western Ontario,if you are trying to persuade someone regarding an issue that is personally relevant to that person and that person has a certainty-oriented approach to new information,you would probably be more successful by:

Research on mate preferences has determined that with regard to age,men prefer women who are __________,while women prefer men who are __________.

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

And Adaptation: the Role of Experience

Memory

Language and Thinking

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

Personality

Stress, Coping, and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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According to the text,a(n)_ is a generalized belief about a group or category of people and it is similar to ,which specifically refers to a negative attitude towards people based on their group membership.

Research on mate preferences has determined that with regard to age,men prefer women who are ,while women prefer men who are .