Question 1

Regarding nonassertive behavior, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nonassertive behavior is self-enhancing and maintains one's self-respect. 
B)  Nonassertive behavior often leads to the receiver feeling sympathy, guilt, or contempt for the nonassertive person. 
C)  Nonassertive behavior often achieves the goals intended. 
D)  Nonassertive behavior is characterized by all of these statements. 
A)  Nonassertive behavior is self-enhancing and maintains one's self-respect. 
B)  Nonassertive behavior often leads to the receiver feeling sympathy, guilt, or contempt for the nonassertive person. 
C)  Nonassertive behavior often achieves the goals intended. 
D)  Nonassertive behavior is characterized by all of these statements. B

Question 2

Which of the following do therapy groups, businesses, and sports teams seek to increase because it helps people to work together better?

Accepted Answer

A)  group structure 
B)  status comparisons 
C)  group cohesiveness 
D)  compliance 
A)  group structure 
B)  status comparisons 
C)  group cohesiveness 
D)  compliance C

Question 3

Which factor of interpersonal attraction refers to how alike you are to another person in background, age, interests, and beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  similarity 
B)  cohesiveness 
C)  proximity 
D)  social conformity 
A)  similarity 
B)  cohesiveness 
C)  proximity 
D)  social conformity A

Question 4

In Festinger's classic experiment, college students did an extremely boring task for a long time. Afterward, they were asked to help lure others into the experiment by pretending that the task was interesting and enjoyable. Later they were asked their opinion of the task. Those paid $1 for luring more participants experienced a great deal of

Accepted Answer

A)  conformity. 
B)  persuasion 
C)  cognitive dissonance. 
D)  actor-observer bias. 
A)  conformity. 
B)  persuasion 
C)  cognitive dissonance. 
D)  actor-observer bias.

Question 5

When Amanda volunteers at the animal shelter and when she helps her elderly next-door-neighbor grocery shop, she is exhibiting behaviors that have a positive effect on people and are collectively referred to as __________ behaviors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When Amanda volunteers at the animal shelter...

Question 6

Regarding prejudice and direct experiences, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  By the time they are three years old, many children show signs of race bias. 
B)  Prejudices that occur when members of another social group are perceived as a threat to one's own interests are referred to as group prejudices. 
C)  Once prejudices are established, they prevent us from accepting more positive experiences that could reverse the damage. 
D)  Subtle influences, such as parents' attitudes, the depiction of people in books and on TV, and exposure to children of other races, can have an impact on one becoming prejudiced. 
A)  By the time they are three years old, many children show signs of race bias. 
B)  Prejudices that occur when members of another social group are perceived as a threat to one's own interests are referred to as group prejudices. 
C)  Once prejudices are established, they prevent us from accepting more positive experiences that could reverse the damage. 
D)  Subtle influences, such as parents' attitudes, the depiction of people in books and on TV, and exposure to children of other races, can have an impact on one becoming prejudiced.

Question 7

Describe how attribution theory affects how we think of ourselves and others, and include an explanation of internal and external causes, the fundamental attribution error, and the actor-observer bias.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that attribution is

Question 8

Understanding people's attitudes is valuable to psychologists because they

Accepted Answer

A)  are useful for studying the interaction between the conscious and the unconscious in our psyches. 
B)  help to predict people's future behavior and responses. 
C)  are the most important personality variables. 
D)  represent the clearest expression of our underlying needs and emotions. 
A)  are useful for studying the interaction between the conscious and the unconscious in our psyches. 
B)  help to predict people's future behavior and responses. 
C)  are the most important personality variables. 
D)  represent the clearest expression of our underlying needs and emotions.

Question 9

In a classic study on social facilitation that involved college students shooting pool at a student union, it was found that when being watched by others, the less confident, average pool players

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased their accuracy. 
B)  improved their accuracy. 
C)  showed no change in their pool shooting ability. 
D)  became extreme showmen and took risky shots, many of which did not pay off. 
A)  decreased their accuracy. 
B)  improved their accuracy. 
C)  showed no change in their pool shooting ability. 
D)  became extreme showmen and took risky shots, many of which did not pay off.

Question 10

Conversion to a cult often includes all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  intense displays of affection and understanding toward the convert. 
B)  isolation of the convert from noncult members. 
C)  drills, disciplines, and rituals. 
D)  having the convert reflect on his or her own ideas and beliefs. 
A)  intense displays of affection and understanding toward the convert. 
B)  isolation of the convert from noncult members. 
C)  drills, disciplines, and rituals. 
D)  having the convert reflect on his or her own ideas and beliefs.

Question 11

According to your text, all of the following are strategies that reduce cognitive dissonance EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  changing the importance of dissonant thoughts. 
B)  adding consonant thoughts. 
C)  changing your behavior. 
D)  adding dissonant thoughts. 
A)  changing the importance of dissonant thoughts. 
B)  adding consonant thoughts. 
C)  changing your behavior. 
D)  adding dissonant thoughts.

Question 12

According to the textbook, which of the following factors is NOT likely to motivate people to help?

Accepted Answer

A)  feeling a connection to the person in need 
B)  previous experiences of helping others 
C)  the perception of yourself as a sad, unfortunate person 
D)  seeing other people engaged in helping others 
A)  feeling a connection to the person in need 
B)  previous experiences of helping others 
C)  the perception of yourself as a sad, unfortunate person 
D)  seeing other people engaged in helping others

Question 13

Which of the following would be an internal cause for making a good grade on the psychology test?

Accepted Answer

A)  "The teacher likes me." 
B)  "The test items were easy." 
C)  "I'm smart." 
D)  "Boy, was I lucky that "B" was the answer on most of the questions." 
A)  "The teacher likes me." 
B)  "The test items were easy." 
C)  "I'm smart." 
D)  "Boy, was I lucky that "B" was the answer on most of the questions."

Question 14

Crowds, teams, bands, and companies are considered social networks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which theory of aggression is illustrated by the fact that children who are physically abused at home, those who suffer severe physical punishment, and those who merely witness violence in the community are more likely to be involved in fighting, aggressive play, and antisocial behavior at school?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytical theory 
B)  instinctual theory 
C)  social learning theory 
D)  humanistic theory. 
A)  psychoanalytical theory 
B)  instinctual theory 
C)  social learning theory 
D)  humanistic theory.

Question 16

To determine whether you are a good athlete, worker, parent, or friend or whether your views on politics, religion, or music are unusual or widely shared, you usually engage in the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  attribution. 
B)  groupthink. 
C)  social comparison. 
D)  social facilitation. 
A)  attribution. 
B)  groupthink. 
C)  social comparison. 
D)  social facilitation.

Question 17

Research suggests that if you wish to persuade an audience, only one side of the argument should

Accepted Answer

A)  be presented to a poorly informed audience. 
B)  be presented to a well-informed audience. 
C)  be presented to every audience. 
D)  never be presented to an audience. 
A)  be presented to a poorly informed audience. 
B)  be presented to a well-informed audience. 
C)  be presented to every audience. 
D)  never be presented to an audience.

Question 18

We are more likely to comply with a request if

Accepted Answer

A)  it comes from someone we know rather than a stranger. 
B)  it is consistent with our previous actions. 
C)  it allows us to reciprocate a prior gift, favor, or service. 
D)  all of these are present. 
A)  it comes from someone we know rather than a stranger. 
B)  it is consistent with our previous actions. 
C)  it allows us to reciprocate a prior gift, favor, or service. 
D)  all of these are present.

Question 19

The marriage of two people who are similar to one another in age, race, values, religion, etc. is known as androgyny.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Since you have no objective standards for rating the difficulty of the psychology test you just took, you ask other students who also took the test whether they thought the test was "hard," which illustrates your use of __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Since you have no objective standards for...

Regarding nonassertive behavior, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Which of the following do therapy groups, businesses, and sports teams seek to increase because it helps people to work together better?

Which factor of interpersonal attraction refers to how alike you are to another person in background, age, interests, and beliefs?

When Amanda volunteers at the animal shelter and when she helps her elderly next-door-neighbor grocery shop, she is exhibiting behaviors that have a positive effect on people and are collectively referred to as __________ behaviors.

Regarding prejudice and direct experiences, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Describe how attribution theory affects how we think of ourselves and others, and include an explanation of internal and external causes, the fundamental attribution error, and the actor-observer bias.

Understanding people's attitudes is valuable to psychologists because they

In a classic study on social facilitation that involved college students shooting pool at a student union, it was found that when being watched by others, the less confident, average pool players

Conversion to a cult often includes all of the following EXCEPT

According to your text, all of the following are strategies that reduce cognitive dissonance EXCEPT

According to the textbook, which of the following factors is NOT likely to motivate people to help?

Which of the following would be an internal cause for making a good grade on the psychology test?

Crowds, teams, bands, and companies are considered social networks.

Which theory of aggression is illustrated by the fact that children who are physically abused at home, those who suffer severe physical punishment, and those who merely witness violence in the community are more likely to be involved in fighting, aggressive play, and antisocial behavior at school?

To determine whether you are a good athlete, worker, parent, or friend or whether your views on politics, religion, or music are unusual or widely shared, you usually engage in the process of

Research suggests that if you wish to persuade an audience, only one side of the argument should

We are more likely to comply with a request if

The marriage of two people who are similar to one another in age, race, values, religion, etc. is known as androgyny.

Since you have no objective standards for rating the difficulty of the psychology test you just took, you ask other students who also took the test whether they thought the test was "hard," which illustrates your use of __________.

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Exam 15: Social Psychology

Regarding nonassertive behavior, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Which of the following do therapy groups, businesses, and sports teams seek to increase because it helps people to work together better?

Which factor of interpersonal attraction refers to how alike you are to another person in background, age, interests, and beliefs?

When Amanda volunteers at the animal shelter and when she helps her elderly next-door-neighbor grocery shop, she is exhibiting behaviors that have a positive effect on people and are collectively referred to as __________ behaviors.

Regarding prejudice and direct experiences, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Describe how attribution theory affects how we think of ourselves and others, and include an explanation of internal and external causes, the fundamental attribution error, and the actor-observer bias.

Understanding people's attitudes is valuable to psychologists because they

In a classic study on social facilitation that involved college students shooting pool at a student union, it was found that when being watched by others, the less confident, average pool players

Conversion to a cult often includes all of the following EXCEPT

According to your text, all of the following are strategies that reduce cognitive dissonance EXCEPT

According to the textbook, which of the following factors is NOT likely to motivate people to help?

Which of the following would be an internal cause for making a good grade on the psychology test?

Crowds, teams, bands, and companies are considered social networks.

Which theory of aggression is illustrated by the fact that children who are physically abused at home, those who suffer severe physical punishment, and those who merely witness violence in the community are more likely to be involved in fighting, aggressive play, and antisocial behavior at school?

To determine whether you are a good athlete, worker, parent, or friend or whether your views on politics, religion, or music are unusual or widely shared, you usually engage in the process of

Research suggests that if you wish to persuade an audience, only one side of the argument should

We are more likely to comply with a request if

The marriage of two people who are similar to one another in age, race, values, religion, etc. is known as androgyny.

Since you have no objective standards for rating the difficulty of the psychology test you just took, you ask other students who also took the test whether they thought the test was "hard," which illustrates your use of __________.

Introducing Psychology

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Human Sexuality

Personality

Health Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Herapies

Applied Psychology

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