Question 1

Discuss how self-fulfilling prophecies and stereotype threat perpetuate prejudice.

Accepted Answer

Self-fulfilling prophecies and stereotyp

Question 2

Paulo has always believed that tuition for higher education should be free. However, he has just changed his attitude to be more positive about paying for his education. In order to determine whether this change was the result of cognitive dissonance or self-perception, what would you look for?

Accepted Answer

A) If Paulo was paid a lot of money to express the new attitude 
B) If Paulo's attitude was extreme to begin with 
C) If Paulo experienced physiological arousal 
D) If Paulo was exposed to a peripheral route 
E) If Paulo was exposed to a central route 
A) If Paulo was paid a lot of money to express the new attitude 
B) If Paulo's attitude was extreme to begin with 
C) If Paulo experienced physiological arousal 
D) If Paulo was exposed to a peripheral route 
E) If Paulo was exposed to a central route

Question 3

Which of the following statements regarding the results of the Irwin and Gross study examining the impact of video games on child aggression is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) There were no differences in aggression between the children who played a nonviolent game, and those who played a violent game. 
B) The children who played a nonviolent game displayed more aggression, than did the children who played a violent game. 
C) The children who played a violent game displayed more aggression than did the children who played a nonviolent game, and this was not due to the fact that the violent game was more exciting. 
D) The children who played a nonviolent game displayed more aggression than did the children who played a violent game, but this was due to the fact that the nonviolent game was more exciting. 
A) There were no differences in aggression between the children who played a nonviolent game, and those who played a violent game. 
B) The children who played a nonviolent game displayed more aggression, than did the children who played a violent game. 
C) The children who played a violent game displayed more aggression than did the children who played a nonviolent game, and this was not due to the fact that the violent game was more exciting. 
D) The children who played a nonviolent game displayed more aggression than did the children who played a violent game, but this was due to the fact that the nonviolent game was more exciting.

Question 4

What causes cognitive dissonance and how can it produce attitude change?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive dissonance is caused by the ps

Question 5

Which of the following characteristics would be the least likely to enhance the persuasiveness of a communicator?

Accepted Answer

A) Having a communicator who is physically attractive 
B) Having a communicator who delivers a message that induces a moderate level of fear 
C) Having a communicator who is likeable 
D) Having a communicator who is perceived as being similar to you 
E) Having a communicator who is directive 
A) Having a communicator who is physically attractive 
B) Having a communicator who delivers a message that induces a moderate level of fear 
C) Having a communicator who is likeable 
D) Having a communicator who is perceived as being similar to you 
E) Having a communicator who is directive

Question 6

You are conducting a conformity experiment patterned after the one utilized by Asch. Under which of the following conditions would you expect conformity to be the highest (i.e., the most people will conform)?

Accepted Answer

A) When there are four people in the group 
B) When financial incentives are offered for correct answers on an easy task, making a mistake more costly 
C) When there are two people in the group 
D) When there is at least one dissenter in the group 
A) When there are four people in the group 
B) When financial incentives are offered for correct answers on an easy task, making a mistake more costly 
C) When there are two people in the group 
D) When there is at least one dissenter in the group

Question 7

When people are persuaded by an argument because they have thought carefully about it and find it compelling, the ________________ occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) peripheral route to persuasion 
B) central route to persuasion 
C) fundamental attribution error 
D) social facilitation 
A) peripheral route to persuasion 
B) central route to persuasion 
C) fundamental attribution error 
D) social facilitation

Question 8

The catharsis principle predicts that media violence should serve to ____________ the tendency to aggress but/and the social learning view asserts that media violence serves to ____________ the tendency to act aggressively.

Accepted Answer

A) increase; also increase 
B) increase; decrease 
C) decrease; increase 
D) decrease; also decrease 
A) increase; also increase 
B) increase; decrease 
C) decrease; increase 
D) decrease; also decrease

Question 9

Based on research, how does media violence affect people's behaviour and attitudes?

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that exposure to medi

Question 10

Your best friend asks to borrow $100 until next week. You say no. He then asks if he can borrow $20 and you agree. You have fallen victim to

Accepted Answer

A) the foot-in-the-door technique 
B) the door-in-the-face technique 
C) lowballing 
D) the primacy effect 
E) the fundamental error 
A) the foot-in-the-door technique 
B) the door-in-the-face technique 
C) lowballing 
D) the primacy effect 
E) the fundamental error

Question 11

When explaining our own behaviour, if we make more personal attributions for successes and more situational attributions for failures, ___________ occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) the fundamental attribution error 
B) the social facilitation 
C) the attributional polarization 
D) the self-serving bias 
A) the fundamental attribution error 
B) the social facilitation 
C) the attributional polarization 
D) the self-serving bias

Question 12

Two common perspectives on attraction are that "birds of a feather flock together" and that "opposites attract." Scientific research on attraction has revealed that

Accepted Answer

A) both of these statements are equally supported 
B) neither or these statements is supported 
C) the evidence is overwhelmingly consistent with "opposites attract" 
D) the evidence is overwhelmingly consistent with "birds of a feather flock together" 
A) both of these statements are equally supported 
B) neither or these statements is supported 
C) the evidence is overwhelmingly consistent with "opposites attract" 
D) the evidence is overwhelmingly consistent with "birds of a feather flock together"

Question 13

The belief that prejudice is created by people's need to feel good about themselves is proposed by _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) the negative state relief model 
B) self-enhancement theory 
C) realistic conflict theory 
D) social identity theory 
A) the negative state relief model 
B) self-enhancement theory 
C) realistic conflict theory 
D) social identity theory

Question 14

The frustration-aggression hypothesis asserted that frustration inevitably leads to aggression and all aggression is the result of frustration. Subsequent research has revealed that

Accepted Answer

A) both of these assertions are strongly supported by empirical evidence 
B) neither of these assertions is supported by empirical evidence 
C) only the assertion that frustration inevitably leads to aggression has received considerable empirical support 
D) only the assertion that all aggression is the result of frustration has received considerable empirical support 
A) both of these assertions are strongly supported by empirical evidence 
B) neither of these assertions is supported by empirical evidence 
C) only the assertion that frustration inevitably leads to aggression has received considerable empirical support 
D) only the assertion that all aggression is the result of frustration has received considerable empirical support

Question 15

Bystanders are most likely to help individuals who are

Accepted Answer

A) perceived as being similar 
B) attractive 
C) judged as being responsible for their problems 
D) perceived as being dissimilar 
A) perceived as being similar 
B) attractive 
C) judged as being responsible for their problems 
D) perceived as being dissimilar

Question 16

You've just heard a new song on the radio. As you listened to it a few more times, you decided that you really liked it. How might we explain this increase in liking?

Accepted Answer

A) Primacy effect 
B) Recency effect 
C) Categorization 
D) Social exchange 
E) Mere exposure 
A) Primacy effect 
B) Recency effect 
C) Categorization 
D) Social exchange 
E) Mere exposure

Question 17

We have a natural tendency to categorize our environment. When we categorize people, we will tend to show

Accepted Answer

A) out-group favouritism 
B) in-group favouritism 
C) stereotype threat 
D) out-group homogeneity 
E) both in-group favouritism and out-group homogeneity 
A) out-group favouritism 
B) in-group favouritism 
C) stereotype threat 
D) out-group homogeneity 
E) both in-group favouritism and out-group homogeneity

Question 18

Based on the findings of Milgram's research, which of the following led to the greatest decrease in harmful obedience in the study?

Accepted Answer

A) When the "teacher" actually administered the "shock" 
B) When the "teacher" actually touched the student 
C) When the "teacher" stood closer to the student 
D) When the "teacher" was solely responsible for the outcome 
E) When the "student" complained about heart problems 
A) When the "teacher" actually administered the "shock" 
B) When the "teacher" actually touched the student 
C) When the "teacher" stood closer to the student 
D) When the "teacher" was solely responsible for the outcome 
E) When the "student" complained about heart problems

Question 19

The central route to persuasion has been found to be the most effective for people who

Accepted Answer

A) rely more heavily on communicator attractiveness and similarity 
B) score high on measures of social loafing 
C) have a high need for cognition 
D) are more prone to cognitive dissonance 
A) rely more heavily on communicator attractiveness and similarity 
B) score high on measures of social loafing 
C) have a high need for cognition 
D) are more prone to cognitive dissonance

Question 20

You are conducting a conformity experiment patterned after the one utilized by Solomon Asch. Under which of the following conditions would you expect conformity to be the highest? When ________.

Accepted Answer

A) there are four people in the group 
B) there are three people in the group 
C) the target person is from an individualistic culture 
D) there is at least one dissenter in the group 
A) there are four people in the group 
B) there are three people in the group 
C) the target person is from an individualistic culture 
D) there is at least one dissenter in the group

Discuss how self-fulfilling prophecies and stereotype threat perpetuate prejudice.

Paulo has always believed that tuition for higher education should be free. However, he has just changed his attitude to be more positive about paying for his education. In order to determine whether this change was the result of cognitive dissonance or self-perception, what would you look for?

Which of the following statements regarding the results of the Irwin and Gross study examining the impact of video games on child aggression is most accurate?

What causes cognitive dissonance and how can it produce attitude change?

Which of the following characteristics would be the least likely to enhance the persuasiveness of a communicator?

You are conducting a conformity experiment patterned after the one utilized by Asch. Under which of the following conditions would you expect conformity to be the highest (i.e., the most people will conform)?

When people are persuaded by an argument because they have thought carefully about it and find it compelling, the ________________ occurs.

The catharsis principle predicts that media violence should serve to the tendency to aggress but/and the social learning view asserts that media violence serves to the tendency to act aggressively.

Based on research, how does media violence affect people's behaviour and attitudes?

Your best friend asks to borrow $100 until next week. You say no. He then asks if he can borrow $20 and you agree. You have fallen victim to

When explaining our own behaviour, if we make more personal attributions for successes and more situational attributions for failures, ___________ occurs.

Two common perspectives on attraction are that "birds of a feather flock together" and that "opposites attract." Scientific research on attraction has revealed that

The belief that prejudice is created by people's need to feel good about themselves is proposed by _______________.

The frustration-aggression hypothesis asserted that frustration inevitably leads to aggression and all aggression is the result of frustration. Subsequent research has revealed that

Bystanders are most likely to help individuals who are

You've just heard a new song on the radio. As you listened to it a few more times, you decided that you really liked it. How might we explain this increase in liking?

We have a natural tendency to categorize our environment. When we categorize people, we will tend to show

Based on the findings of Milgram's research, which of the following led to the greatest decrease in harmful obedience in the study?

The central route to persuasion has been found to be the most effective for people who

You are conducting a conformity experiment patterned after the one utilized by Solomon Asch. Under which of the following conditions would you expect conformity to be the highest? When ________.

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Discuss how self-fulfilling prophecies and stereotype threat perpetuate prejudice.

Paulo has always believed that tuition for higher education should be free. However, he has just changed his attitude to be more positive about paying for his education. In order to determine whether this change was the result of cognitive dissonance or self-perception, what would you look for?

Which of the following statements regarding the results of the Irwin and Gross study examining the impact of video games on child aggression is most accurate?

What causes cognitive dissonance and how can it produce attitude change?

Which of the following characteristics would be the least likely to enhance the persuasiveness of a communicator?

You are conducting a conformity experiment patterned after the one utilized by Asch. Under which of the following conditions would you expect conformity to be the highest (i.e., the most people will conform)?

When people are persuaded by an argument because they have thought carefully about it and find it compelling, the ________________ occurs.

The catharsis principle predicts that media violence should serve to ____________ the tendency to aggress but/and the social learning view asserts that media violence serves to ____________ the tendency to act aggressively.

Based on research, how does media violence affect people's behaviour and attitudes?

Your best friend asks to borrow $100 until next week. You say no. He then asks if he can borrow $20 and you agree. You have fallen victim to

When explaining our own behaviour, if we make more personal attributions for successes and more situational attributions for failures, ___________ occurs.

Two common perspectives on attraction are that "birds of a feather flock together" and that "opposites attract." Scientific research on attraction has revealed that

The belief that prejudice is created by people's need to feel good about themselves is proposed by _______________.

The frustration-aggression hypothesis asserted that frustration inevitably leads to aggression and all aggression is the result of frustration. Subsequent research has revealed that

Bystanders are most likely to help individuals who are

You've just heard a new song on the radio. As you listened to it a few more times, you decided that you really liked it. How might we explain this increase in liking?

We have a natural tendency to categorize our environment. When we categorize people, we will tend to show

Based on the findings of Milgram's research, which of the following led to the greatest decrease in harmful obedience in the study?

The central route to persuasion has been found to be the most effective for people who

You are conducting a conformity experiment patterned after the one utilized by Solomon Asch. Under which of the following conditions would you expect conformity to be the highest? When ________.

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning 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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The catharsis principle predicts that media violence should serve to the tendency to aggress but/and the social learning view asserts that media violence serves to the tendency to act aggressively.