Question 1

Epley and Dunning (2000) discovered that we can

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A)  better predict people's behaviour by asking them to predict others' actions rather than their own. 
B)  better predict people's behaviour by asking them to talk about their behaviour in the past. 
C)  better predict people's behaviour by asking them what their behaviour is going to be. 
D)  not predict people's behaviour irrespective of what strategy we use. 
A)  better predict people's behaviour by asking them to predict others' actions rather than their own. 
B)  better predict people's behaviour by asking them to talk about their behaviour in the past. 
C)  better predict people's behaviour by asking them what their behaviour is going to be. 
D)  not predict people's behaviour irrespective of what strategy we use.

Question 2

Which people are more often found defending the victims of bullying?

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A)  Those with low self-esteem 
B)  Those with defensive self-esteem 
C)  Those with high self-esteem 
D)  Those with secure self-esteem 
A)  Those with low self-esteem 
B)  Those with defensive self-esteem 
C)  Those with high self-esteem 
D)  Those with secure self-esteem

Question 3

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 4

After moving into a nursing home and experiencing little control over his daily schedule, Mr. Roark became apathetic, stopped eating, and even seemed to lose the will to live. Mr. Roark's reaction most clearly illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  learned helplessness. 
B)  the interdependent self. 
C)  self-handicapping. 
D)  internal locus of control. 
A)  learned helplessness. 
B)  the interdependent self. 
C)  self-handicapping. 
D)  internal locus of control.

Question 5

Give an example of false consensus and an example of false uniqueness. Clearly label which is which.

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An example of false consensus is when a

Question 6

Wilson et al. (1989; 2002) found that

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A)  people's expressed attitudes toward things, situations, or people usually do not predict later behaviour well, nor does the overanalysis of their feelings. 
B)  people's expressed attitudes toward things, situations, or people usually do not predict later behaviour well, and overanalysis of their feelings also renders future behaviour predictions useless. 
C)  people's expressed attitudes toward things, situations, or people usually predict later behaviour well, as does the overanalysis of their feelings. 
D)  people's expressed attitudes toward things, situations, or people usually predict later behaviour well; overanalysis of their feelings, however, renders future behaviour predictions useless. 
A)  people's expressed attitudes toward things, situations, or people usually do not predict later behaviour well, nor does the overanalysis of their feelings. 
B)  people's expressed attitudes toward things, situations, or people usually do not predict later behaviour well, and overanalysis of their feelings also renders future behaviour predictions useless. 
C)  people's expressed attitudes toward things, situations, or people usually predict later behaviour well, as does the overanalysis of their feelings. 
D)  people's expressed attitudes toward things, situations, or people usually predict later behaviour well; overanalysis of their feelings, however, renders future behaviour predictions useless.

Question 7

The self-reference effect illustrates that

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A)  our sense of self is at the centre of our world. 
B)  self-efficacy promotes achievement. 
C)  individualism leads to social isolation. 
D)  most of us suffer from a negative self-image. 
A)  our sense of self is at the centre of our world. 
B)  self-efficacy promotes achievement. 
C)  individualism leads to social isolation. 
D)  most of us suffer from a negative self-image.

Question 8

According to the text, several researchers investigated the effects of people's intuition about what factors affect their mood. Their results show that

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A)  there is a high correlation between people's perceptions of how well a factor predicted their mood and how well it actually did so 
B)  there is low correlation between people's perceptions of how well a factor predicted their mood and how well it actually did so 
C)  there is a moderate correlation between people's perceptions of how well a factor predicted their mood and how well it actually did so 
D)  there is no correlation what so ever between people's perceptions of how well a factor predicted their mood and how well it actually did so 
A)  there is a high correlation between people's perceptions of how well a factor predicted their mood and how well it actually did so 
B)  there is low correlation between people's perceptions of how well a factor predicted their mood and how well it actually did so 
C)  there is a moderate correlation between people's perceptions of how well a factor predicted their mood and how well it actually did so 
D)  there is no correlation what so ever between people's perceptions of how well a factor predicted their mood and how well it actually did so

Question 9

Jan waited weeks to learn if she would land her dream job, then found out that she did get the job. When she finally starts the new job, which scenario is most likely to be true?

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A)  She is much happier than she had expected. 
B)  She is less happy than she had expected. 
C)  She is more worried about her performance than she had expected. 
D)  She is less happy than if she had not gotten the job. 
A)  She is much happier than she had expected. 
B)  She is less happy than she had expected. 
C)  She is more worried about her performance than she had expected. 
D)  She is less happy than if she had not gotten the job.

Question 10

According to the text, self-serving bias

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A)  can protect us from depression. 
B)  contributes to group conflict. 
C)  can motivate us to greater achievement. 
D)  All of these choices. 
A)  can protect us from depression. 
B)  contributes to group conflict. 
C)  can motivate us to greater achievement. 
D)  All of these choices.

Question 11

Prisoners given some control over their environments (e.g., being able to move chairs, control TV sets, and switch the lights)

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A)  become more manipulative of prison officials over time. 
B)  commit less vandalism. 
C)  experience greater stress and more health problems. 
D)  experience stronger guilt feelings over past misconduct. 
A)  become more manipulative of prison officials over time. 
B)  commit less vandalism. 
C)  experience greater stress and more health problems. 
D)  experience stronger guilt feelings over past misconduct.

Question 12

What is learned helplessness? Apply this to an example that a student could face in a university or classroom setting.

Accepted Answer

Learned helplessness is a psychological

Question 13

Cooley (1902) argued that we come to know ourselves by seeing our reflection in how we appear to others. Other people's judgments, then, help to shape what he called

Accepted Answer

A)  the social self. 
B)  the perceived self. 
C)  the looking-glass self. 
D)  self-appraisal. 
A)  the social self. 
B)  the perceived self. 
C)  the looking-glass self. 
D)  self-appraisal.

Question 14

Why might a large-scale survey not be the best method for a social psychologist to study self-knowledge?

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A)  It is too difficult to achieve a truly representative sample. 
B)  One cannot reach cause-and-effect conclusions through survey research. 
C)  It is impossible to measure a person's self-knowledge. 
D)  Self-report data are often unreliable. 
A)  It is too difficult to achieve a truly representative sample. 
B)  One cannot reach cause-and-effect conclusions through survey research. 
C)  It is impossible to measure a person's self-knowledge. 
D)  Self-report data are often unreliable.

Question 15

Carlos often thinks about his future and looks forward to graduating, getting married, and having children. He feels strongly that these events will make him a very happy man and he will feel a deep sense of contentment and satisfaction. According to the research by Wilson and Gilbert (2003) that has found that people often mispredict how they will feel at some point in the future, Carlos' beliefs about his future happiness

Accepted Answer

A)  will be accurate because he knows himself and his feelings very well. 
B)  have no relationship to how he will actually feel in the future. 
C)  will be more accurate than his friend's predictions of how happy these events would make Carlos. 
D)  will not be accurate because we are vulnerable to the impact bias. 
A)  will be accurate because he knows himself and his feelings very well. 
B)  have no relationship to how he will actually feel in the future. 
C)  will be more accurate than his friend's predictions of how happy these events would make Carlos. 
D)  will not be accurate because we are vulnerable to the impact bias.

Question 16

According to research in your text, people overestimate the enduring impact of emotion-causing negative events. For example,

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A)  people tested for HIV predict that they will feel misery over bad news and elation over good news, but research shows that five weeks later it is more likely for the bad news recipients to be less distraught than the good news recipients. 
B)  people tested for HIV predict that they will feel misery over bad news and elation over good news, but research shows that five weeks later the bad news recipients are more distraught than they anticipated and the good news recipients are not as elated as they thought they will be. 
C)  people tested for HIV predict that they will feel misery over bad news and elation over good news, but research shows that five weeks later the bad news recipients are more distraught than they anticipated originally and the good news recipients more elated than they thought they will be. 
D)  people tested for HIV predict that they will feel misery over bad news and elation over good news, but research shows that five weeks later it is more unlikely for the bad news recipients to be less distraught than the good news recipients. 
A)  people tested for HIV predict that they will feel misery over bad news and elation over good news, but research shows that five weeks later it is more likely for the bad news recipients to be less distraught than the good news recipients. 
B)  people tested for HIV predict that they will feel misery over bad news and elation over good news, but research shows that five weeks later the bad news recipients are more distraught than they anticipated and the good news recipients are not as elated as they thought they will be. 
C)  people tested for HIV predict that they will feel misery over bad news and elation over good news, but research shows that five weeks later the bad news recipients are more distraught than they anticipated originally and the good news recipients more elated than they thought they will be. 
D)  people tested for HIV predict that they will feel misery over bad news and elation over good news, but research shows that five weeks later it is more unlikely for the bad news recipients to be less distraught than the good news recipients.

Question 17

Participants who worked in groups were given false feedback that they had done either well or poorly. Results indicated that, in comparison to the members of unsuccessful groups,

Accepted Answer

A)  members of successful groups claimed more responsibility for their group's performance. 
B)  members of successful groups claimed less responsibility for their group's performance. 
C)  males but not females of successful groups claimed more responsibility for their group's performance. 
D)  females but not males of successful groups claimed more responsibility for their group's performance. 
A)  members of successful groups claimed more responsibility for their group's performance. 
B)  members of successful groups claimed less responsibility for their group's performance. 
C)  males but not females of successful groups claimed more responsibility for their group's performance. 
D)  females but not males of successful groups claimed more responsibility for their group's performance.

Question 18

Jack cheats on his income taxes and consoles himself with the thought that everyone else probably cheats a little, too. This rationalization represents

Accepted Answer

A)  the fundamental attribution error. 
B)  the false uniqueness effect. 
C)  unrealistic optimism. 
D)  the false consensus effect. 
A)  the fundamental attribution error. 
B)  the false uniqueness effect. 
C)  unrealistic optimism. 
D)  the false consensus effect.

Question 19

According to the text, which people are more likely to be shy, modest, and self-effacing?

Accepted Answer

A)  People with low self-esteem. 
B)  People with high self-esteem. 
C)  Depressed people. 
D)  Individualistic people. 
A)  People with low self-esteem. 
B)  People with high self-esteem. 
C)  Depressed people. 
D)  Individualistic people.

Question 20

Jenny, who has low self-esteem, has also recently experienced difficulties in her relationship with her boyfriend Travis. She

Accepted Answer

A)  does not appreciate the love and affection Travis feels toward her, and lacks security in their relationship. 
B)  does not appreciate the love and affection Travis feels toward her, but feels secure in their relationship. 
C)  appreciates the love and affection Travis feels toward her, but lacks security in their relationship. 
D)  appreciates the love and affection Travis feels toward her, and feels secure in their relationship. 
A)  does not appreciate the love and affection Travis feels toward her, and lacks security in their relationship. 
B)  does not appreciate the love and affection Travis feels toward her, but feels secure in their relationship. 
C)  appreciates the love and affection Travis feels toward her, but lacks security in their relationship. 
D)  appreciates the love and affection Travis feels toward her, and feels secure in their relationship.

Epley and Dunning (2000) discovered that we can

Which people are more often found defending the victims of bullying?

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

After moving into a nursing home and experiencing little control over his daily schedule, Mr. Roark became apathetic, stopped eating, and even seemed to lose the will to live. Mr. Roark's reaction most clearly illustrates

Give an example of false consensus and an example of false uniqueness. Clearly label which is which.

Wilson et al. (1989; 2002) found that

The self-reference effect illustrates that

According to the text, several researchers investigated the effects of people's intuition about what factors affect their mood. Their results show that

Jan waited weeks to learn if she would land her dream job, then found out that she did get the job. When she finally starts the new job, which scenario is most likely to be true?

According to the text, self-serving bias

Prisoners given some control over their environments (e.g., being able to move chairs, control TV sets, and switch the lights)

What is learned helplessness? Apply this to an example that a student could face in a university or classroom setting.

Cooley (1902) argued that we come to know ourselves by seeing our reflection in how we appear to others. Other people's judgments, then, help to shape what he called

Why might a large-scale survey not be the best method for a social psychologist to study self-knowledge?

According to research in your text, people overestimate the enduring impact of emotion-causing negative events. For example,

Participants who worked in groups were given false feedback that they had done either well or poorly. Results indicated that, in comparison to the members of unsuccessful groups,

Jack cheats on his income taxes and consoles himself with the thought that everyone else probably cheats a little, too. This rationalization represents

According to the text, which people are more likely to be shy, modest, and self-effacing?

Jenny, who has low self-esteem, has also recently experienced difficulties in her relationship with her boyfriend Travis. She

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Group Influence

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Exam 2: The Self in a Social World

Epley and Dunning (2000) discovered that we can

Which people are more often found defending the victims of bullying?

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

After moving into a nursing home and experiencing little control over his daily schedule, Mr. Roark became apathetic, stopped eating, and even seemed to lose the will to live. Mr. Roark's reaction most clearly illustrates

Give an example of false consensus and an example of false uniqueness. Clearly label which is which.

Wilson et al. (1989; 2002) found that

The self-reference effect illustrates that

According to the text, several researchers investigated the effects of people's intuition about what factors affect their mood. Their results show that

Jan waited weeks to learn if she would land her dream job, then found out that she did get the job. When she finally starts the new job, which scenario is most likely to be true?

According to the text, self-serving bias

Prisoners given some control over their environments (e.g., being able to move chairs, control TV sets, and switch the lights)

What is learned helplessness? Apply this to an example that a student could face in a university or classroom setting.

Cooley (1902) argued that we come to know ourselves by seeing our reflection in how we appear to others. Other people's judgments, then, help to shape what he called

Why might a large-scale survey not be the best method for a social psychologist to study self-knowledge?

According to research in your text, people overestimate the enduring impact of emotion-causing negative events. For example,

Participants who worked in groups were given false feedback that they had done either well or poorly. Results indicated that, in comparison to the members of unsuccessful groups,

Jack cheats on his income taxes and consoles himself with the thought that everyone else probably cheats a little, too. This rationalization represents

According to the text, which people are more likely to be shy, modest, and self-effacing?

Jenny, who has low self-esteem, has also recently experienced difficulties in her relationship with her boyfriend Travis. She

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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