Question 1

From an analysis of 60 deindividuation studies,Tom Postmes and Russell Spears (1998)concluded that being anonymous makes a person

Accepted Answer

A) less self-conscious. 
B) less responsive to situational cues. 
C) less group-conscious. 
D) less prone to errors. 
A) less self-conscious. 
B) less responsive to situational cues. 
C) less group-conscious. 
D) less prone to errors. A

Question 2

People are more likely to abandon normal restraints and become deindividuated when they

Accepted Answer

A) perceive a particular action as part of their group's. 
B) believe themselves to be physically anonymous. 
C) are involved in arousing,distracting activities. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) perceive a particular action as part of their group's. 
B) believe themselves to be physically anonymous. 
C) are involved in arousing,distracting activities. 
D) All of the answers are correct. D

Question 3

An effect of deindividuation is

Accepted Answer

A) diminished self-restraint. 
B) increased self-awareness. 
C) social facilitation. 
D) a risky shift. 
A) diminished self-restraint. 
B) increased self-awareness. 
C) social facilitation. 
D) a risky shift. A

Question 4

When people experience a loss of self-awareness and evaluation apprehension,they are in a state of

Accepted Answer

A) social facilitation. 
B) social loafing. 
C) deindividuation. 
D) groupthink. 
A) social facilitation. 
B) social loafing. 
C) deindividuation. 
D) groupthink.

Question 5

Research by Johnson and Downing (1979)found that

Accepted Answer

A) people wearing nurses' uniforms became more aggressive in administering shock than those who were not anonymous. 
B) people wearing nurses' uniforms delivered as much shock as those who were anonymous. 
C) people wearing nurses' uniforms delivered as much shock as those wearing Ku Klux Klan- style outfits. 
D) people wearing nurses' uniforms became less aggressive in administering shock than those who were not anonymous. 
A) people wearing nurses' uniforms became more aggressive in administering shock than those who were not anonymous. 
B) people wearing nurses' uniforms delivered as much shock as those who were anonymous. 
C) people wearing nurses' uniforms delivered as much shock as those wearing Ku Klux Klan- style outfits. 
D) people wearing nurses' uniforms became less aggressive in administering shock than those who were not anonymous.

Question 6

A lynch mob that enables its members to believe they will not be prosecuted is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) social loafing. 
B) groupthink. 
C) deindividuation. 
D) a risky shift. 
A) social loafing. 
B) groupthink. 
C) deindividuation. 
D) a risky shift.

Question 7

In the context of self- awareness,research by Ed Diener (1980)and Steven Prentice-Dunn and Ronald Rogers (1980,1989)revealed that unself-conscious,deindividuated people are _____ than normal,conscious individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) more responsive to a situation 
B) less likely to act without thinking about their own values 
C) highly self-regulated 
D) constrained and less expressive 
A) more responsive to a situation 
B) less likely to act without thinking about their own values 
C) highly self-regulated 
D) constrained and less expressive

Question 8

The relationship between self-consciousness and deindividuation is

Accepted Answer

A) positive. 
B) negative. 
C) neutral. 
D) curvilinear. 
A) positive. 
B) negative. 
C) neutral. 
D) curvilinear.

Question 9

People who are made self-aware,by acting in front of a mirror or TV camera,

Accepted Answer

A) exhibit increased self-confidence. 
B) show inconsistency between their words outside a situation and their deeds in it. 
C) are thoughtful in analyzing complex social issues. 
D) are vulnerable to persuasive appeals that run counter to social norms. 
A) exhibit increased self-confidence. 
B) show inconsistency between their words outside a situation and their deeds in it. 
C) are thoughtful in analyzing complex social issues. 
D) are vulnerable to persuasive appeals that run counter to social norms.

Question 10

According to the text,physical anonymity _____ results in antisocial behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) always 
B) sometimes 
C) never 
D) almost never 
A) always 
B) sometimes 
C) never 
D) almost never

Question 11

Robert Watson (1973)scrutinized anthropological files and found that the cultures with depersonalized warriors were also the cultures that

Accepted Answer

A) were victorious. 
B) were unlikely to survive for long. 
C) attacked their enemies at night. 
D) brutalized their victims. 
A) were victorious. 
B) were unlikely to survive for long. 
C) attacked their enemies at night. 
D) brutalized their victims.

Question 12

A loss of self-awareness and evaluation apprehension that occurs in group situations that foster responsiveness to group norms,good or bad,is called

Accepted Answer

A) groupthink. 
B) social loafing. 
C) group polarization. 
D) deindividuation. 
A) groupthink. 
B) social loafing. 
C) group polarization. 
D) deindividuation.

Question 13

In a research study on deindividuation conducted by Diener and his colleagues (1976),Seattle children were observed trick-or-treating.The results indicated that children who were _____ committed more transgressions than other children.

Accepted Answer

A) abused at home 
B) anonymous and in a group 
C) from low-income families 
D) solo and had no siblings 
A) abused at home 
B) anonymous and in a group 
C) from low-income families 
D) solo and had no siblings

Question 14

Zimbardo reported that women who were masked and hooded in Ku Klux Klan (KKK)-style hoods and robes tended to _____ than women who were visible and wore name tags.

Accepted Answer

A) administer longer shocks to a victim 
B) engage in greater social loafing 
C) make riskier decisions 
D) make more contact and reveal more personal information 
A) administer longer shocks to a victim 
B) engage in greater social loafing 
C) make riskier decisions 
D) make more contact and reveal more personal information

Question 15

Whenever your friend Ted surfs online,he writes terribly harsh letters to strangers using a bogus email address.Ted's behavior can likely be attributed to the role of _____ in deindividuation.

Accepted Answer

A) group size 
B) physical anonymity 
C) arousing activities 
D) culture 
A) group size 
B) physical anonymity 
C) arousing activities 
D) culture

Question 16

The relationship between group size and the probability of deindividuation occurring is

Accepted Answer

A) positive. 
B) negative. 
C) neutral. 
D) curvilinear. 
A) positive. 
B) negative. 
C) neutral. 
D) curvilinear.

Exam 19: Doing Together What We Would Not Do Alone

From an analysis of 60 deindividuation studies,Tom Postmes and Russell Spears (1998)concluded that being anonymous makes a person

People are more likely to abandon normal restraints and become deindividuated when they

An effect of deindividuation is

When people experience a loss of self-awareness and evaluation apprehension,they are in a state of

Research by Johnson and Downing (1979)found that

A lynch mob that enables its members to believe they will not be prosecuted is an example of

In the context of self- awareness,research by Ed Diener (1980)and Steven Prentice-Dunn and Ronald Rogers (1980,1989)revealed that unself-conscious,deindividuated people are _____ than normal,conscious individuals.

The relationship between self-consciousness and deindividuation is

People who are made self-aware,by acting in front of a mirror or TV camera,

According to the text,physical anonymity _____ results in antisocial behavior.

Robert Watson (1973)scrutinized anthropological files and found that the cultures with depersonalized warriors were also the cultures that

A loss of self-awareness and evaluation apprehension that occurs in group situations that foster responsiveness to group norms,good or bad,is called

In a research study on deindividuation conducted by Diener and his colleagues (1976),Seattle children were observed trick-or-treating.The results indicated that children who were _____ committed more transgressions than other children.

Zimbardo reported that women who were masked and hooded in Ku Klux Klan (KKK)-style hoods and robes tended to _____ than women who were visible and wore name tags.

Whenever your friend Ted surfs online,he writes terribly harsh letters to strangers using a bogus email address.Ted's behavior can likely be attributed to the role of _____ in deindividuation.

The relationship between group size and the probability of deindividuation occurring is

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