Question 1

Sometimes people will live up to others' stereotypes of their group because of fear and self-consciousness. Why?

Accepted Answer

A) Categorization 
B) Because of stereotype threat 
C) To maintain social identity 
D) Because they actually believe the stereotype 
E) It is the effect of realistic conflict 
A) Categorization 
B) Because of stereotype threat 
C) To maintain social identity 
D) Because they actually believe the stereotype 
E) It is the effect of realistic conflict

Question 2

Self-perception theory asserts that

Accepted Answer

A) people's attitudes are predictive of their future behaviour when cognitive dissonance is low 
B) people infer their attitudes from watching their own behaviours, just as they do when watching others 
C) people are more likely to change their attitudes when they perceive that their behaviours have been coerced 
D) people tend to attribute their own behaviours to external causes, while they tend to attribute the behaviour of others to internal causes 
A) people's attitudes are predictive of their future behaviour when cognitive dissonance is low 
B) people infer their attitudes from watching their own behaviours, just as they do when watching others 
C) people are more likely to change their attitudes when they perceive that their behaviours have been coerced 
D) people tend to attribute their own behaviours to external causes, while they tend to attribute the behaviour of others to internal causes

Question 3

A generalized belief about a group or a category of people is best known as a ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) social norm 
B) mental set 
C) schema 
D) stereotype 
A) social norm 
B) mental set 
C) schema 
D) stereotype

Question 4

A highly cohesive group is under a lot of pressure to develop a new antiviral drug. The group is moving toward a decision desired by the senior executive but during discussions the members withhold any doubts they may have.This reflects a symptom of groupthink known as

Accepted Answer

A) the illusion of unanimity 
B) the use of mind guards 
C) applying direct pressure 
D) insulation 
E) self-censorship 
A) the illusion of unanimity 
B) the use of mind guards 
C) applying direct pressure 
D) insulation 
E) self-censorship

Question 5

The phenomenon of how the mere presence of others can function to increase the likelihood of an individual's dominant response in a given situation is called ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) normative social influence 
B) social facilitation 
C) the self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) the self-serving bias 
A) normative social influence 
B) social facilitation 
C) the self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) the self-serving bias

Question 6

The term "self-fulfilling prophecy" specifically refers to the instances in which people ________.

Accepted Answer

A) act in ways that confirm their beliefs about themselves 
B) act toward others in a way that brings about the expected behaviours 
C) tend to attribute their successes to personal factors 
D) tend to attribute their failures to situational factors 
A) act in ways that confirm their beliefs about themselves 
B) act toward others in a way that brings about the expected behaviours 
C) tend to attribute their successes to personal factors 
D) tend to attribute their failures to situational factors

Question 7

Commercials often use famous people or attractive models to sell their product. They are trying to use

Accepted Answer

A) the peripheral route to persuasion 
B) the central route to persuasion 
C) self-refutational approach to persuasion 
D) self-justification 
E) the theory of other-perception 
A) the peripheral route to persuasion 
B) the central route to persuasion 
C) self-refutational approach to persuasion 
D) self-justification 
E) the theory of other-perception

Question 8

There is the notion that people may want to be positively judged by the company they keep and this is a possible reason why ___________ has a positive impact on attraction.

Accepted Answer

A) similarity 
B) proximity 
C) physical beauty 
D) sexuality 
A) similarity 
B) proximity 
C) physical beauty 
D) sexuality

Question 9

The peripheral route to persuasion is said to occur when people are persuaded because

Accepted Answer

A) they are influenced by non-message factors such as communicator attractiveness 
B) they have thought carefully about a message 
C) a message is moderately discrepant 
D) a message evokes a moderate amount of fear 
A) they are influenced by non-message factors such as communicator attractiveness 
B) they have thought carefully about a message 
C) a message is moderately discrepant 
D) a message evokes a moderate amount of fear

Question 10

All of the following are environmental factors that increase the likelihood of aggression, EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A) painful stimuli 
B) provocation 
C) heat 
D) negative mood 
A) painful stimuli 
B) provocation 
C) heat 
D) negative mood

Question 11

When forming impressions of people, how people tend to attach more importance to initial information that is learned about a person refers to the ___________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A) recency effect 
B) stereotype effect 
C) primacy effect 
D) source effect 
A) recency effect 
B) stereotype effect 
C) primacy effect 
D) source effect

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a component in Sternberg's triangular theory of love?

Accepted Answer

A) Passion 
B) Intimacy 
C) Arousal 
D) Commitment 
A) Passion 
B) Intimacy 
C) Arousal 
D) Commitment

Question 13

Which of the following conclusions regarding the results from obedience studies is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Contrary to popular beliefs, most people are followers who are inherently obedient. 
B) Contrary to popular beliefs, most people appear to be very apathetic and cruel. 
C) Obedience behaviour appears to be more a product of situational factors than of personal characteristics. 
D) Obedience behaviour appears to be more a product of personal characteristics than of situational factors. 
A) Contrary to popular beliefs, most people are followers who are inherently obedient. 
B) Contrary to popular beliefs, most people appear to be very apathetic and cruel. 
C) Obedience behaviour appears to be more a product of situational factors than of personal characteristics. 
D) Obedience behaviour appears to be more a product of personal characteristics than of situational factors.

Question 14

Jill has been seeing two men to whom she is very attracted. Bob is a co-worker and Jill usually has lunch with Bob two or three days a week. Steve is a traveling salesperson and he and Jill manage to get together once or twice a month. Jill is more likely to develop a more meaningful relationship with Bob according to the concept of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) social facilitation 
B) physical proximity 
C) groupthink 
D) mutual attraction 
A) social facilitation 
B) physical proximity 
C) groupthink 
D) mutual attraction

Question 15

Realistic conflict theory originally assumed that prejudice was primarily caused by ___________, but research indicates that it is most strongly triggered by _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) an actual threat to one's personal welfare; a perceived threat to one's in-group 
B) stereotype threat; an actual threat to one's personal welfare 
C) a perceived threat to one's in-group; an actual threat to one's personal welfare 
D) stereotype threat; a perceived threat to one's in-group 
A) an actual threat to one's personal welfare; a perceived threat to one's in-group 
B) stereotype threat; an actual threat to one's personal welfare 
C) a perceived threat to one's in-group; an actual threat to one's personal welfare 
D) stereotype threat; a perceived threat to one's in-group

Question 16

In trying to explain long-term relationships, all of the following are important EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) passion 
B) stability 
C) intimacy 
D) commitment 
E) consummate love 
A) passion 
B) stability 
C) intimacy 
D) commitment 
E) consummate love

Question 17

Identify four common compliance techniques and explain how they work.

Accepted Answer

1. Foot-in-the-door technique: This tech

Question 18

Define the term "catharsis" and how is it related to Megargee's concept of overcontrolled hostility?

Accepted Answer

Catharsis refers to the process of relea

Question 19

Based on the research evidence, we would be most attracted to someone who is

Accepted Answer

A) proximal in location and similar to us 
B) proximal in location and dissimilar to us 
C) distant in location and similar to us 
D) distant in location and dissimilar to us 
A) proximal in location and similar to us 
B) proximal in location and dissimilar to us 
C) distant in location and similar to us 
D) distant in location and dissimilar to us

Question 20

Under which of the following conditions would you expect the least likelihood of social loafing?

Accepted Answer

A) When the group is less important to the person 
B) When the task is simple and the person's input is redundant 
C) When individual performance is being monitored 
D) When the person is fatigued 
A) When the group is less important to the person 
B) When the task is simple and the person's input is redundant 
C) When individual performance is being monitored 
D) When the person is fatigued

Sometimes people will live up to others' stereotypes of their group because of fear and self-consciousness. Why?

Self-perception theory asserts that

A generalized belief about a group or a category of people is best known as a ________________.

A highly cohesive group is under a lot of pressure to develop a new antiviral drug. The group is moving toward a decision desired by the senior executive but during discussions the members withhold any doubts they may have.This reflects a symptom of groupthink known as

The phenomenon of how the mere presence of others can function to increase the likelihood of an individual's dominant response in a given situation is called ________________.

The term "self-fulfilling prophecy" specifically refers to the instances in which people ________.

Commercials often use famous people or attractive models to sell their product. They are trying to use

There is the notion that people may want to be positively judged by the company they keep and this is a possible reason why ___________ has a positive impact on attraction.

The peripheral route to persuasion is said to occur when people are persuaded because

All of the following are environmental factors that increase the likelihood of aggression, EXCEPT ________.

When forming impressions of people, how people tend to attach more importance to initial information that is learned about a person refers to the ___________ effect.

Which of the following is NOT a component in Sternberg's triangular theory of love?

Which of the following conclusions regarding the results from obedience studies is most accurate?

Realistic conflict theory originally assumed that prejudice was primarily caused by _, but research indicates that it is most strongly triggered by _______.

In trying to explain long-term relationships, all of the following are important EXCEPT

Identify four common compliance techniques and explain how they work.

Define the term "catharsis" and how is it related to Megargee's concept of overcontrolled hostility?

Based on the research evidence, we would be most attracted to someone who is

Under which of the following conditions would you expect the least likelihood of social loafing?

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Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

Sometimes people will live up to others' stereotypes of their group because of fear and self-consciousness. Why?

Self-perception theory asserts that

A generalized belief about a group or a category of people is best known as a ________________.

A highly cohesive group is under a lot of pressure to develop a new antiviral drug. The group is moving toward a decision desired by the senior executive but during discussions the members withhold any doubts they may have.This reflects a symptom of groupthink known as

The phenomenon of how the mere presence of others can function to increase the likelihood of an individual's dominant response in a given situation is called ________________.

The term "self-fulfilling prophecy" specifically refers to the instances in which people ________.

Commercials often use famous people or attractive models to sell their product. They are trying to use

There is the notion that people may want to be positively judged by the company they keep and this is a possible reason why ___________ has a positive impact on attraction.

The peripheral route to persuasion is said to occur when people are persuaded because

All of the following are environmental factors that increase the likelihood of aggression, EXCEPT ________.

When forming impressions of people, how people tend to attach more importance to initial information that is learned about a person refers to the ___________ effect.

Which of the following is NOT a component in Sternberg's triangular theory of love?

Which of the following conclusions regarding the results from obedience studies is most accurate?

Realistic conflict theory originally assumed that prejudice was primarily caused by ___________, but research indicates that it is most strongly triggered by _________________.

In trying to explain long-term relationships, all of the following are important EXCEPT

Identify four common compliance techniques and explain how they work.

Define the term "catharsis" and how is it related to Megargee's concept of overcontrolled hostility?

Based on the research evidence, we would be most attracted to someone who is

Under which of the following conditions would you expect the least likelihood of social loafing?

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

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Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Realistic conflict theory originally assumed that prejudice was primarily caused by _, but research indicates that it is most strongly triggered by _______.