Question 1

Lynne is an optimistic individual, and decides to go out one night to the casino to play some blackjack. Given her optimism, Lynne is most likely to

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A)  win a bit of money, and then realistically quit while she is ahead. 
B)  gamble away the money she had allotted herself, and then stop playing. 
C)  persist in gambling her money, even when her losses are piling up. 
D)  blame the dealer for her misfortunes and reward herself for her successes. 
A)  win a bit of money, and then realistically quit while she is ahead. 
B)  gamble away the money she had allotted herself, and then stop playing. 
C)  persist in gambling her money, even when her losses are piling up. 
D)  blame the dealer for her misfortunes and reward herself for her successes.

Question 2

Marlon has just graduated with a business degree, and is starting his career at a large corporation. He feels confident in his abilities and defines himself as a business man who worked hard to achieve his own success. He strongly believes that the harder he works the more rewards he will earn for himself in the future. Marlon is likely from which of the following places?

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A)  Japan 
B)  Australia 
C)  Malaysia 
D)  South America 
A)  Japan 
B)  Australia 
C)  Malaysia 
D)  South America

Question 3

Low self-esteem is mainly caused by events in the present.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)  Students who are overconfident tend to overprepare for exams. 
B)  Students who are anxious about exams tend to blow off studying for them. 
C)  Some pessimism about an exam can motivate students to study harder and do better. 
D)  Students who are not confident tend to overprepare for exams. 
A)  Students who are overconfident tend to overprepare for exams. 
B)  Students who are anxious about exams tend to blow off studying for them. 
C)  Some pessimism about an exam can motivate students to study harder and do better. 
D)  Students who are not confident tend to overprepare for exams.

Question 5

The tendency to overestimate the commonality of one's opinions and undesirable behaviours is known as the

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A)  self-reference effect. 
B)  self-handicapping syndrome. 
C)  false uniqueness effect. 
D)  false consensus effect. 
A)  self-reference effect. 
B)  self-handicapping syndrome. 
C)  false uniqueness effect. 
D)  false consensus effect.

Question 6

Individualism is most prevalent in

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A)  small cultural groups. 
B)  large cultural groups. 
C)  industrialized Western cultures. 
D)  developing countries. 
A)  small cultural groups. 
B)  large cultural groups. 
C)  industrialized Western cultures. 
D)  developing countries.

Question 7

In his study on cultural differences in thought, Nisbett compared groups of American and Japanese students' perception of an underwater scene with fish. Which statement reflects his findings?

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A)  Japanese students recalled more peripheral features and spoke of objects in terms of relationships than American students. 
B)  Japanese students recalled more of the central features of the scene (the fish) than American students. 
C)  American students recalled more of the background features of the scene and spoke about how they would make the scene better if they designed it. 
D)  American students recalled the central and background features at the same level of accuracy, whereas Japanese students recalled background features better than central. 
A)  Japanese students recalled more peripheral features and spoke of objects in terms of relationships than American students. 
B)  Japanese students recalled more of the central features of the scene (the fish) than American students. 
C)  American students recalled more of the background features of the scene and spoke about how they would make the scene better if they designed it. 
D)  American students recalled the central and background features at the same level of accuracy, whereas Japanese students recalled background features better than central.

Question 8

Which of these statements is NOT true?

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A)  The sincerity with which people report and interpret their experiences is a guarantee of the validity of those reports. 
B)  Personal testimonies are powerfully persuasive. 
C)  The sincerity with which people report and interpret their experiences is not a guarantee of the validity of those reports. 
D)  Personal testimonies are often wrong. 
A)  The sincerity with which people report and interpret their experiences is a guarantee of the validity of those reports. 
B)  Personal testimonies are powerfully persuasive. 
C)  The sincerity with which people report and interpret their experiences is not a guarantee of the validity of those reports. 
D)  Personal testimonies are often wrong.

Question 9

According to ____________ theory, a ballet dancer who excelled during her time with a local dance company may find her self-esteem threatened once she joins a nationally famous dance company.

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A)  social identity 
B)  self-monitoring 
C)  social comparison 
D)  self-schema 
A)  social identity 
B)  self-monitoring 
C)  social comparison 
D)  self-schema

Question 10

Discuss how culture can influence cognition.

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Culture can influence cognition in a var

Question 11

Monica was participating in a psychology experiment and was asked to discuss her sense of who she is. She mentioned that she is a psychology major, volleyball player, Canadian, woman, daughter, sister, and a volunteer. This is an instance of Monica using her

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A)  social comparisons. 
B)  self-esteem. 
C)  self-concept. 
D)  social identity. 
A)  social comparisons. 
B)  self-esteem. 
C)  self-concept. 
D)  social identity.

Question 12

What is the dual attitude system? Describe this, and provide an example identifying how these attitudes differ and what the implications are for psychological research.

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The dual attitude system refers to the i

Question 13

According to research cited in your text, people have difficulty predicting

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A)  the intensity of their future emotions. 
B)  the duration of their future emotions. 
C)  the intensity and duration of their future emotions. 
D)  any behaviour. 
A)  the intensity of their future emotions. 
B)  the duration of their future emotions. 
C)  the intensity and duration of their future emotions. 
D)  any behaviour.

Question 14

Sometimes people exhibit a tendency to perceive themselves more favourably than the situation really dictates. This is known as:

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A)  the self-reference effect. 
B)  self-serving bias. 
C)  self-efficacy. 
D)  internal locus of control. 
A)  the self-reference effect. 
B)  self-serving bias. 
C)  self-efficacy. 
D)  internal locus of control.

Question 15

According to research, people are more likely to rate themselves superior in

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A)  objective and undesirable traits. 
B)  professional incompetence. 
C)  driving. 
D)  unethical behaviour. 
A)  objective and undesirable traits. 
B)  professional incompetence. 
C)  driving. 
D)  unethical behaviour.

Question 16

When discussing the relationship between individualism and collectivism, some researchers argue that

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A)  these distinctions are rooted in evolutionary forces that shaped status hierarchies and affiliation needs. 
B)  self-concept is shaped independent of whether one's culture is individualistic or collectivistic. 
C)  there are few regional or political variations within a particular culture as they endorse the broader culture viewpoint. 
D)  pigeonholing cultures as one or the other oversimplifies the variation within each culture. 
A)  these distinctions are rooted in evolutionary forces that shaped status hierarchies and affiliation needs. 
B)  self-concept is shaped independent of whether one's culture is individualistic or collectivistic. 
C)  there are few regional or political variations within a particular culture as they endorse the broader culture viewpoint. 
D)  pigeonholing cultures as one or the other oversimplifies the variation within each culture.

Question 17

People who score high on a scale of _____________ tend to act like social chameleons: they adjust their behaviour in response to external situations.

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A)  social absorption 
B)  self-monitoring 
C)  affective sensitivity 
D)  self-perception 
A)  social absorption 
B)  self-monitoring 
C)  affective sensitivity 
D)  self-perception

Question 18

Which of the following is most likely to trigger a false uniqueness effect in your thinking?

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A)  Lying to a friend to avoid embarrassment. 
B)  Turning down the opportunity to help out at the local homeless shelter. 
C)  Volunteering to give blood. 
D)  Failing your first social psychology exam. 
A)  Lying to a friend to avoid embarrassment. 
B)  Turning down the opportunity to help out at the local homeless shelter. 
C)  Volunteering to give blood. 
D)  Failing your first social psychology exam.

Question 19

The experience of repeated uncontrollable bad events contributes to

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A)  an internal locus of control. 
B)  an interdependent self. 
C)  learned helplessness. 
D)  self-efficacy. 
A)  an internal locus of control. 
B)  an interdependent self. 
C)  learned helplessness. 
D)  self-efficacy.

Question 20

The most researched topic in psychology today is

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A)  the self. 
B)  attitudes. 
C)  cultural influence. 
D)  problem solving. 
A)  the self. 
B)  attitudes. 
C)  cultural influence. 
D)  problem solving.

Lynne is an optimistic individual, and decides to go out one night to the casino to play some blackjack. Given her optimism, Lynne is most likely to

Low self-esteem is mainly caused by events in the present.

Which of the following statements is true?

The tendency to overestimate the commonality of one's opinions and undesirable behaviours is known as the

Individualism is most prevalent in

In his study on cultural differences in thought, Nisbett compared groups of American and Japanese students' perception of an underwater scene with fish. Which statement reflects his findings?

Which of these statements is NOT true?

According to ____________ theory, a ballet dancer who excelled during her time with a local dance company may find her self-esteem threatened once she joins a nationally famous dance company.

Discuss how culture can influence cognition.

Monica was participating in a psychology experiment and was asked to discuss her sense of who she is. She mentioned that she is a psychology major, volleyball player, Canadian, woman, daughter, sister, and a volunteer. This is an instance of Monica using her

What is the dual attitude system? Describe this, and provide an example identifying how these attitudes differ and what the implications are for psychological research.

According to research cited in your text, people have difficulty predicting

Sometimes people exhibit a tendency to perceive themselves more favourably than the situation really dictates. This is known as:

According to research, people are more likely to rate themselves superior in

When discussing the relationship between individualism and collectivism, some researchers argue that

People who score high on a scale of _____________ tend to act like social chameleons: they adjust their behaviour in response to external situations.

Which of the following is most likely to trigger a false uniqueness effect in your thinking?

The experience of repeated uncontrollable bad events contributes to

The most researched topic in psychology today is

Introducing Social Psychology

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behaviour and Attitudes

Persuasion

Conformity

Group Influence

Altruism: Helping Others

Aggression: Hurting Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Sources of Prejudice

Consequences of Prejudice

Social Psychology in Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Psychology in the Clinic

Social Psychology in Court

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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Exam 2: The Self in a Social World

Lynne is an optimistic individual, and decides to go out one night to the casino to play some blackjack. Given her optimism, Lynne is most likely to

Low self-esteem is mainly caused by events in the present.

Which of the following statements is true?

The tendency to overestimate the commonality of one's opinions and undesirable behaviours is known as the

Individualism is most prevalent in

In his study on cultural differences in thought, Nisbett compared groups of American and Japanese students' perception of an underwater scene with fish. Which statement reflects his findings?

Which of these statements is NOT true?

According to ____________ theory, a ballet dancer who excelled during her time with a local dance company may find her self-esteem threatened once she joins a nationally famous dance company.

Discuss how culture can influence cognition.

Monica was participating in a psychology experiment and was asked to discuss her sense of who she is. She mentioned that she is a psychology major, volleyball player, Canadian, woman, daughter, sister, and a volunteer. This is an instance of Monica using her

What is the dual attitude system? Describe this, and provide an example identifying how these attitudes differ and what the implications are for psychological research.

According to research cited in your text, people have difficulty predicting

Sometimes people exhibit a tendency to perceive themselves more favourably than the situation really dictates. This is known as:

According to research, people are more likely to rate themselves superior in

When discussing the relationship between individualism and collectivism, some researchers argue that

People who score high on a scale of _____________ tend to act like social chameleons: they adjust their behaviour in response to external situations.

Which of the following is most likely to trigger a false uniqueness effect in your thinking?

The experience of repeated uncontrollable bad events contributes to

The most researched topic in psychology today is

Introducing Social Psychology

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behaviour and Attitudes

Persuasion

Conformity

Group Influence

Altruism: Helping Others

Aggression: Hurting Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Sources of Prejudice

Consequences of Prejudice

Social Psychology in Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Psychology in the Clinic

Social Psychology in Court

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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