Question 1

When touching is considered appropriate,it often produces reactions in the person being touched.

Accepted Answer

A) positive 
B) surprise 
C) hostile 
A) positive 
B) surprise 
C) hostile A

Question 2

Self-enhancement involves ,while other-enhancement involves .

Accepted Answer

A) efforts to increase an individual's appeal to others; efforts to make the other person feel good 
B) efforts to increase an individual's appeal to others; efforts to in crease the other person's self-esteem 
C) efforts to make the individual feel good; efforts to increase an individual's appeal to others 
D) efforts to increase others appeal to us; efforts to increase our self-esteem 
E) efforts to increase the individual's self-esteem; efforts to in crease the other person's self-esteem 
A) efforts to increase an individual's appeal to others; efforts to make the other person feel good 
B) efforts to increase an individual's appeal to others; efforts to in crease the other person's self-esteem 
C) efforts to make the individual feel good; efforts to increase an individual's appeal to others 
D) efforts to increase others appeal to us; efforts to increase our self-esteem 
E) efforts to increase the individual's self-esteem; efforts to in crease the other person's self-esteem A

Question 3

We tend to adjust our attributions to take account of situational constraints on our own behavior .

Accepted Answer

A) not at all - we don't adjust our attributions. 
B) to a lesser extent than we take account of situational constraints on others' behavior 
C) to about the same extent as we take account of situational constraints on others' behavior 
D) sometimes more and sometimes less than we take account of situational constraints on others' behavior 
E) to a greater extent than we take account of situational constraints on others' behavior 
A) not at all - we don't adjust our attributions. 
B) to a lesser extent than we take account of situational constraints on others' behavior 
C) to about the same extent as we take account of situational constraints on others' behavior 
D) sometimes more and sometimes less than we take account of situational constraints on others' behavior 
E) to a greater extent than we take account of situational constraints on others' behavior E

Question 4

An example of interchannel discrepancy during deception would be .

Accepted Answer

A) blinking very often 
B) showing one expression quickly followed by another 
C) smiling more frequently and broadly than would be expected in a given situation 
D) managing one's facial expressions well while not making much eye contact 
E) using pronouns such as "I" or "we" very frequently 
A) blinking very often 
B) showing one expression quickly followed by another 
C) smiling more frequently and broadly than would be expected in a given situation 
D) managing one's facial expressions well while not making much eye contact 
E) using pronouns such as "I" or "we" very frequently

Question 5

Recent research indicates that as we gain more experience with an individual our impressions of that person are formed primarily from .

Accepted Answer

A) idiosyncratic behaviors 
B) abstractions 
C) distinctive behaviors 
A) idiosyncratic behaviors 
B) abstractions 
C) distinctive behaviors

Question 6

The extent to which different people react to a given situation in the same general way is known as .

Accepted Answer

A) noncommon effects 
B) consistency 
C) consensus 
A) noncommon effects 
B) consistency 
C) consensus

Question 7

In general,we in our detection of deception.

Accepted Answer

A) do only a little better than chance 
B) don't perceive others as being trustworthy 
C) we feel the need to be polite 
D) often confront people directly 
E) often give up trying 
A) do only a little better than chance 
B) don't perceive others as being trustworthy 
C) we feel the need to be polite 
D) often confront people directly 
E) often give up trying

Question 8

The tendency to explain other people behaviors as being caused from dispositions even when situational causes are present is known as bias.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The tendency to explain other people behaviors...

Question 9

The tendency to attribute my positive outcomes to internal causes and my negative outcomes to external causes is known as the effect.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The tendency to attribute my positive outcomes...

Question 10

The extent to which a person's reaction to a particular event differs from their reaction to similar other events is an indication of .

Accepted Answer

A) distinctiveness 
B) consistency 
C) consensus 
A) distinctiveness 
B) consistency 
C) consensus

Question 11

One possible explanation for the self-serving bias is the motivational model,which states that the self-serving bias is caused by .

Accepted Answer

A) our expectations of failure in any given situation 
B) our expectations of success in any given situation 
C) our rational thought processes 
D) our correspondence bias 
E) our need to protect and enhance our self-esteem,or our social desirability bias 
A) our expectations of failure in any given situation 
B) our expectations of success in any given situation 
C) our rational thought processes 
D) our correspondence bias 
E) our need to protect and enhance our self-esteem,or our social desirability bias

Question 12

Our personal beliefs about the way that certain traits occur together are known as .

Accepted Answer

A) explicit trait theories 
B) implicit personality theories 
C) peripheral trait theories 
A) explicit trait theories 
B) implicit personality theories 
C) peripheral trait theories

Question 13

Trista's teacher just returned student essays to the class.Trista's teacher has written several positive comments throughout her paper and given Trista an A+ on the assignment.Trista is likely to believe because of .

Accepted Answer

A) her grade reflects an error on the teacher's part; the fundamental attribution error 
B) her grade reflects both her ability level and her teacher's ability; rational thinking 
C) her grade reflects the true quality of her work; the self-serving bias 
D) her grade reflects her true ability level; the correspondence bias 
E) her grade reflects her teacher's skills as a teacher; the actor-observer effect 
A) her grade reflects an error on the teacher's part; the fundamental attribution error 
B) her grade reflects both her ability level and her teacher's ability; rational thinking 
C) her grade reflects the true quality of her work; the self-serving bias 
D) her grade reflects her true ability level; the correspondence bias 
E) her grade reflects her teacher's skills as a teacher; the actor-observer effect

Question 14

There are five basic channels of nonverbal communications.These are .

Accepted Answer

A) facial expressions,eye contact,body movements,posture,and touching 
B) touching,eye contact,body movements,vocal tone,and facial expressions 
C) body movements,facial expressions,posture,attributions,and vocal tone 
D) body movements,posture,facial expressions,eye contact,and attributions 
E) posture,facial expressions,eye saccades,body stillness,and touching 
A) facial expressions,eye contact,body movements,posture,and touching 
B) touching,eye contact,body movements,vocal tone,and facial expressions 
C) body movements,facial expressions,posture,attributions,and vocal tone 
D) body movements,posture,facial expressions,eye contact,and attributions 
E) posture,facial expressions,eye saccades,body stillness,and touching

Question 15

Emblems convey .

Accepted Answer

A) that the person is ill-at-ease 
B) a specific meaning within a given culture 
C) a specific meaning across different cultures 
D) a low level of emotional arousal 
E) that a person is cognitively aroused 
A) that the person is ill-at-ease 
B) a specific meaning within a given culture 
C) a specific meaning across different cultures 
D) a low level of emotional arousal 
E) that a person is cognitively aroused

Question 16

An abstraction about a particular trait is .

Accepted Answer

A) stylized expressions and body movements that convey the meaning of a trait 
B) a mental summary that has been abstracted from many observations of others' behavior 
C) a schema that represents our understanding of behaviors related to a particular trait 
D) previously formed exemplars that form the basis for our impressions of others 
E) a concrete example of behaviors that are consistent with the particular trait 
A) stylized expressions and body movements that convey the meaning of a trait 
B) a mental summary that has been abstracted from many observations of others' behavior 
C) a schema that represents our understanding of behaviors related to a particular trait 
D) previously formed exemplars that form the basis for our impressions of others 
E) a concrete example of behaviors that are consistent with the particular trait

Question 17

Jackie took longer to reply to certain questions,and the pitch of her voice rose considerably; these aspects of her gave away that that she was lying.

Accepted Answer

A) linguistic style 
B) nonverbal cue 
C) lack of affect 
A) linguistic style 
B) nonverbal cue 
C) lack of affect

Question 18

All of the following describe characteristics of a microexpression EXCEPT .

Accepted Answer

A) they are fleeting facial expressions lasting a few tenths of a second 
B) they appear on the face very quickly after an emotion-provoking event 
C) they are generally difficult to control 
D) they are difficult to suppress 
E) they usually do not reveal a person's true feelings 
A) they are fleeting facial expressions lasting a few tenths of a second 
B) they appear on the face very quickly after an emotion-provoking event 
C) they are generally difficult to control 
D) they are difficult to suppress 
E) they usually do not reveal a person's true feelings

Question 19

Jeremy has always been a very eloquent speaker and speech-writer.For his college oratory class Jeremy was recently required to write and deliver a speech in support of capital punishment.Although Jeremy is strongly opposed to the death penalty,he wrote and delivered a very powerful speech in support of the death penalty.As a result,his professor and several students now believe Jeremy actually supports the death penalty.Why might this be the case?

Accepted Answer

A) The professor and students must have been persuaded to support capital punishment by Jeremy's speech. 
B) The professor and students implicitly believe that only someone who really hold a particular opinion can persuasively write or speak about it. 
C) The professor and students themselves must strongly support capital punishment and see Jeremy as a potential ally in their beliefs. 
D) Eloquence and persuasiveness are fundamental aspects of Asch's central and peripheral traits theory. 
E) The theory of correspondent inference suggests that most people will accept Jeremy's position as his own if certain conditions are not met. 
A) The professor and students must have been persuaded to support capital punishment by Jeremy's speech. 
B) The professor and students implicitly believe that only someone who really hold a particular opinion can persuasively write or speak about it. 
C) The professor and students themselves must strongly support capital punishment and see Jeremy as a potential ally in their beliefs. 
D) Eloquence and persuasiveness are fundamental aspects of Asch's central and peripheral traits theory. 
E) The theory of correspondent inference suggests that most people will accept Jeremy's position as his own if certain conditions are not met.

Question 20

On her way to work one morning,Samantha was cut off by a driver who was weaving in and out of traffic,tailgating slower moving cars,racing through yellow lights,and generally driving rather erratically.According to recent research,Samantha should probably because .

Accepted Answer

A) stare the other driver down; she will become more aggressive towards others unless she confronts the true source of her discomfort 
B) slow down in front of the driver,if this can be done safely; this will allow the driver time to calm down and begin driving more safely 
C) pretend to call the police on your cell phone; Samantha will be able to intimidate the other driver 
D) stare the other driver down; the driver will eventually turn his attention elsewhere 
E) avoid making eye contact with the driver; the driver might interpret Samantha's eye contact as an act of aggression 
A) stare the other driver down; she will become more aggressive towards others unless she confronts the true source of her discomfort 
B) slow down in front of the driver,if this can be done safely; this will allow the driver time to calm down and begin driving more safely 
C) pretend to call the police on your cell phone; Samantha will be able to intimidate the other driver 
D) stare the other driver down; the driver will eventually turn his attention elsewhere 
E) avoid making eye contact with the driver; the driver might interpret Samantha's eye contact as an act of aggression

When touching is considered appropriate,it often produces reactions in the person being touched.

Self-enhancement involves ,while other-enhancement involves .

We tend to adjust our attributions to take account of situational constraints on our own behavior .

An example of interchannel discrepancy during deception would be .

Recent research indicates that as we gain more experience with an individual our impressions of that person are formed primarily from .

The extent to which different people react to a given situation in the same general way is known as .

In general,we in our detection of deception.

The tendency to explain other people behaviors as being caused from dispositions even when situational causes are present is known as bias.

The tendency to attribute my positive outcomes to internal causes and my negative outcomes to external causes is known as the effect.

The extent to which a person's reaction to a particular event differs from their reaction to similar other events is an indication of .

One possible explanation for the self-serving bias is the motivational model,which states that the self-serving bias is caused by .

Our personal beliefs about the way that certain traits occur together are known as .

Trista's teacher just returned student essays to the class.Trista's teacher has written several positive comments throughout her paper and given Trista an A+ on the assignment.Trista is likely to believe because of .

There are five basic channels of nonverbal communications.These are .

Emblems convey .

An abstraction about a particular trait is .

Jackie took longer to reply to certain questions,and the pitch of her voice rose considerably; these aspects of her gave away that that she was lying.

All of the following describe characteristics of a microexpression EXCEPT .

On her way to work one morning,Samantha was cut off by a driver who was weaving in and out of traffic,tailgating slower moving cars,racing through yellow lights,and generally driving rather erratically.According to recent research,Samantha should probably because .

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When touching is considered appropriate,it often produces reactions in the person being touched.

Self-enhancement involves ,while other-enhancement involves .

We tend to adjust our attributions to take account of situational constraints on our own behavior .

An example of interchannel discrepancy during deception would be .

Recent research indicates that as we gain more experience with an individual our impressions of that person are formed primarily from .

The extent to which different people react to a given situation in the same general way is known as .

In general,we in our detection of deception.

The tendency to explain other people behaviors as being caused from dispositions even when situational causes are present is known as bias.

The tendency to attribute my positive outcomes to internal causes and my negative outcomes to external causes is known as the effect.

The extent to which a person's reaction to a particular event differs from their reaction to similar other events is an indication of .

One possible explanation for the self-serving bias is the motivational model,which states that the self-serving bias is caused by .

Our personal beliefs about the way that certain traits occur together are known as .

Trista's teacher just returned student essays to the class.Trista's teacher has written several positive comments throughout her paper and given Trista an A+ on the assignment.Trista is likely to believe because of .

There are five basic channels of nonverbal communications.These are .

Emblems convey .

An abstraction about a particular trait is .

Jackie took longer to reply to certain questions,and the pitch of her voice rose considerably; these aspects of her gave away that that she was lying.

All of the following describe characteristics of a microexpression EXCEPT .

On her way to work one morning,Samantha was cut off by a driver who was weaving in and out of traffic,tailgating slower moving cars,racing through yellow lights,and generally driving rather erratically.According to recent research,Samantha should probably because .

Social Psychology: The Science of the Social Side of Life

Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

The Self: Answering the Question Who Am I

Attitudes: Evaluating and Responding to the Social World

The Causes,effects,and Cures of Stereotyping,prejudice,and Discrimination

Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships

Social Influence: Changing Others Behavior

Prosocial Behavior: Helping Others

Aggression: Its Nature,causes,and Control

Groups and Individuals: the Consequences of Belonging

Social Psychology: Applying Its Principles to Law,health,and Business

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