Question 1

A measure of attitudes involves the rapid sorting of images into categories and measuring the speed of responses. What does this measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit attitudes 
B)  indirect attitudes 
C)  Likert self-report 
D)  implicit associations 
E)  bogus pipeline 
A)  explicit attitudes 
B)  indirect attitudes 
C)  Likert self-report 
D)  implicit associations 
E)  bogus pipeline

Question 2

A situation in which people with different attitudes toward the same issue relate their positions to entirely different values rather than differences in the importance of the same value is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  value confrontation 
B)  value polarization 
C)  the value justification effect 
D)  value expressive differences 
E)  value pluralism 
A)  value confrontation 
B)  value polarization 
C)  the value justification effect 
D)  value expressive differences 
E)  value pluralism

Question 3

According to Ajzen (1985, 1987) the predictive utility of the Theory of Reasoned Action can be improved if:

Accepted Answer

A)  attitudes toward the action are more thoroughly assessed 
B)  there is more careful use of subjective norms 
C)  subjective norms are integrated into social norms 
D)  volitional control is taken into consideration 
E)  motivation is ignored 
A)  attitudes toward the action are more thoroughly assessed 
B)  there is more careful use of subjective norms 
C)  subjective norms are integrated into social norms 
D)  volitional control is taken into consideration 
E)  motivation is ignored

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the values-related issues faced by societies, as identified by Schwartz (1994)?

Accepted Answer

A)  relationship between the individual and society 
B)  hierarchical versus egalitarian 
C)  relationship between people and their environment 
D)  masculinity/femininity 
E)  none of the above are relevant to Schwartz (1994) 
A)  relationship between the individual and society 
B)  hierarchical versus egalitarian 
C)  relationship between people and their environment 
D)  masculinity/femininity 
E)  none of the above are relevant to Schwartz (1994)

Question 5

The procedure described in item 38 has been called:

Accepted Answer

A)  galvanic skin response 
B)  lie detector 
C)  bogus pipeline to the soul 
D)  implicit attitude test 
E)  an eggplant 
A)  galvanic skin response 
B)  lie detector 
C)  bogus pipeline to the soul 
D)  implicit attitude test 
E)  an eggplant

Question 6

Which of the following is not a situational factor that may prevent people from acting in accordance with their attitudes?

Accepted Answer

A)  the presence of others may influence behaviour 
B)  social norms may affect attitudes 
C)  personality factors affect attitudes 
D)  unforeseen events can change behaviour 
E)  having no acceptable alternatives may affect behaviour 
A)  the presence of others may influence behaviour 
B)  social norms may affect attitudes 
C)  personality factors affect attitudes 
D)  unforeseen events can change behaviour 
E)  having no acceptable alternatives may affect behaviour

Question 7

In nations scoring high on the power-distance dimension:

Accepted Answer

A)  parents do not expect obedient children 
B)  individuals expect and accept autocratic leaders 
C)  children are trained to be independent 
D)  managers tend to consult with subordinates 
E)  governments are pluralistic 
A)  parents do not expect obedient children 
B)  individuals expect and accept autocratic leaders 
C)  children are trained to be independent 
D)  managers tend to consult with subordinates 
E)  governments are pluralistic

Question 8

A set of electrodes are attached to the person, and they are told that their 'true' reactions will be measured. Their task is to guess as accurately as possible what the machine will reveal. Of course, the machine does no such thing. This procedure is designed to measure:

Accepted Answer

A)  whether the person is lying 
B)  the person's motivation to tell the truth 
C)  the person's self-awareness 
D)  the perosn's real attitudes 
E)  the person's electrical potential 
A)  whether the person is lying 
B)  the person's motivation to tell the truth 
C)  the person's self-awareness 
D)  the perosn's real attitudes 
E)  the person's electrical potential

Question 9

According to Ajzen and Fishbein, attitudes toward an action are determined by:

Accepted Answer

A)  evaluation of specific outcomes 
B)  social norms 
C)  intentions and past experience 
D)  whether that action is likely to be reinforced 
E)  all of the above 
A)  evaluation of specific outcomes 
B)  social norms 
C)  intentions and past experience 
D)  whether that action is likely to be reinforced 
E)  all of the above

Question 10

Experiments, such as that conducted by Shetz (1974), have indicated that multiple variables (e.g., habits, beliefs, social environment, etc.) are more highly correlated with intention to buy a particular product than with actual frequency of doing so. This finding indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A)  intention and behaviour are unrelated 
B)  behaviour cannot be predicted from such variables as habits, beliefs, social environments, etc. 
C)  behaviour is more predictable than intention 
D)  intention is more predictable than behaviour 
E)  attitudes cannot predict either behaviour or intention 
A)  intention and behaviour are unrelated 
B)  behaviour cannot be predicted from such variables as habits, beliefs, social environments, etc. 
C)  behaviour is more predictable than intention 
D)  intention is more predictable than behaviour 
E)  attitudes cannot predict either behaviour or intention

Question 11

Motivation and opportunity are components of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Theory of Reasoned Action 
B)  cognitive dissonance theory 
C)  the MODE model 
D)  balance theory 
E)  the motivational theory of attitudes 
A)  the Theory of Reasoned Action 
B)  cognitive dissonance theory 
C)  the MODE model 
D)  balance theory 
E)  the motivational theory of attitudes

Question 12

What value(s) was (were) identified on the Chinese Value Survey and not identified in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  strong individualism 
B)  tradition 
C)  harmony 
D)  b and c 
E)  none of the above 
A)  strong individualism 
B)  tradition 
C)  harmony 
D)  b and c 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

Value confrontation refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  people having several values at the same time 
B)  people being made aware of discrepancies in their value priorities 
C)  people being faced with behaviour that involves competing values 
D)  the conflict between values and attitudes 
E)  both a and b 
A)  people having several values at the same time 
B)  people being made aware of discrepancies in their value priorities 
C)  people being faced with behaviour that involves competing values 
D)  the conflict between values and attitudes 
E)  both a and b

Question 14

Which of the following is a dimension of values isolated by Hofstede?

Accepted Answer

A)  democratic/dictational 
B)  power distance 
C)  avoidance of uncertainty 
D)  both b and c 
E)  all of the above 
A)  democratic/dictational 
B)  power distance 
C)  avoidance of uncertainty 
D)  both b and c 
E)  all of the above

Question 15

A country whose citizens score high on the individualism end of Hofstede's individualism-collectivism dimension is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  Australia 
C)  Japan 
D)  Hong Kong 
E)  both a and b 
A)  Canada 
B)  Australia 
C)  Japan 
D)  Hong Kong 
E)  both a and b

Question 16

The attitude similarity of monozygotic and dizygotic twins have been compared, to test the _______ hypothesis of attitudes.

Accepted Answer

A)  mental readiness 
B)  attitude-behaviour 
C)  genetic 
D)  nurture 
E)  none of the above 
A)  mental readiness 
B)  attitude-behaviour 
C)  genetic 
D)  nurture 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

Which one of the following components is not part of Gordon Allport's (1935) definition of an attitude?

Accepted Answer

A)  an attitude comprises a mental state of readiness 
B)  an attitude comprises a neutral state of readiness 
C)  attitudes are organized through experience 
D)  attitudes exert a dynamic influence upon behaviour 
E)  attitudes are always observable 
A)  an attitude comprises a mental state of readiness 
B)  an attitude comprises a neutral state of readiness 
C)  attitudes are organized through experience 
D)  attitudes exert a dynamic influence upon behaviour 
E)  attitudes are always observable

Question 18

Hofstede's (1984) power-distance dimension refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  how central a political value is to an individual 
B)  emphasis on differences in the power of individuals in the society 
C)  average socioeconomic status of individuals in the society 
D)  the extent to which people are expected to look after themselves 
E)  level of technological advancement in a society 
A)  how central a political value is to an individual 
B)  emphasis on differences in the power of individuals in the society 
C)  average socioeconomic status of individuals in the society 
D)  the extent to which people are expected to look after themselves 
E)  level of technological advancement in a society

Question 19

Rokeach found the following pattern after analyzing the writings of well-known authors representing different ideologies:

Accepted Answer

A)  social democrats valued freedom highly but not equally 
B)  conservatives valued equality highly but not freedom 
C)  an extreme right winger valued freedom highly 
D)  conservatives valued both freedom and equality highly 
E)  social democrats valued both freedom and equality highly 
A)  social democrats valued freedom highly but not equally 
B)  conservatives valued equality highly but not freedom 
C)  an extreme right winger valued freedom highly 
D)  conservatives valued both freedom and equality highly 
E)  social democrats valued both freedom and equality highly

Question 20

Attitude measures like the semantic differential and the Likert Scale are subject to the following bias(es)

Accepted Answer

A)  desire to create a favourable impression 
B)  desire to maintain a favourable self-concept 
C)  distortion of responses to sensitive issues 
D)  false responses to sensitive issues 
E)  all of the above 
A)  desire to create a favourable impression 
B)  desire to maintain a favourable self-concept 
C)  distortion of responses to sensitive issues 
D)  false responses to sensitive issues 
E)  all of the above

A measure of attitudes involves the rapid sorting of images into categories and measuring the speed of responses. What does this measure?

A situation in which people with different attitudes toward the same issue relate their positions to entirely different values rather than differences in the importance of the same value is referred to as:

According to Ajzen (1985, 1987) the predictive utility of the Theory of Reasoned Action can be improved if:

Which of the following is NOT one of the values-related issues faced by societies, as identified by Schwartz (1994)?

The procedure described in item 38 has been called:

Which of the following is not a situational factor that may prevent people from acting in accordance with their attitudes?

In nations scoring high on the power-distance dimension:

A set of electrodes are attached to the person, and they are told that their 'true' reactions will be measured. Their task is to guess as accurately as possible what the machine will reveal. Of course, the machine does no such thing. This procedure is designed to measure:

According to Ajzen and Fishbein, attitudes toward an action are determined by:

Experiments, such as that conducted by Shetz (1974), have indicated that multiple variables (e.g., habits, beliefs, social environment, etc.) are more highly correlated with intention to buy a particular product than with actual frequency of doing so. This finding indicates that:

Motivation and opportunity are components of:

What value(s) was (were) identified on the Chinese Value Survey and not identified in the United States?

Value confrontation refers to:

Which of the following is a dimension of values isolated by Hofstede?

A country whose citizens score high on the individualism end of Hofstede's individualism-collectivism dimension is:

The attitude similarity of monozygotic and dizygotic twins have been compared, to test the _______ hypothesis of attitudes.

Which one of the following components is not part of Gordon Allport's (1935) definition of an attitude?

Hofstede's (1984) power-distance dimension refers to:

Rokeach found the following pattern after analyzing the writings of well-known authors representing different ideologies:

Attitude measures like the semantic differential and the Likert Scale are subject to the following bias(es)

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A measure of attitudes involves the rapid sorting of images into categories and measuring the speed of responses. What does this measure?

A situation in which people with different attitudes toward the same issue relate their positions to entirely different values rather than differences in the importance of the same value is referred to as:

According to Ajzen (1985, 1987) the predictive utility of the Theory of Reasoned Action can be improved if:

Which of the following is NOT one of the values-related issues faced by societies, as identified by Schwartz (1994)?

The procedure described in item 38 has been called:

Which of the following is not a situational factor that may prevent people from acting in accordance with their attitudes?

In nations scoring high on the power-distance dimension:

A set of electrodes are attached to the person, and they are told that their 'true' reactions will be measured. Their task is to guess as accurately as possible what the machine will reveal. Of course, the machine does no such thing. This procedure is designed to measure:

According to Ajzen and Fishbein, attitudes toward an action are determined by:

Experiments, such as that conducted by Shetz (1974), have indicated that multiple variables (e.g., habits, beliefs, social environment, etc.) are more highly correlated with intention to buy a particular product than with actual frequency of doing so. This finding indicates that:

Motivation and opportunity are components of:

What value(s) was (were) identified on the Chinese Value Survey and not identified in the United States?

Value confrontation refers to:

Which of the following is a dimension of values isolated by Hofstede?

A country whose citizens score high on the individualism end of Hofstede's individualism-collectivism dimension is:

The attitude similarity of monozygotic and dizygotic twins have been compared, to test the _______ hypothesis of attitudes.

Which one of the following components is not part of Gordon Allport's (1935) definition of an attitude?

Hofstede's (1984) power-distance dimension refers to:

Rokeach found the following pattern after analyzing the writings of well-known authors representing different ideologies:

Attitude measures like the semantic differential and the Likert Scale are subject to the following bias(es)

Studying Social Behaviour

Social Perception and Cognition

The Social Self

Attitude Change

Social Influence

Language and Communication

Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships

Prosocial Behaviour

Cooperation and Conflict

Aggression

Social Identity, Groups and Leadership

Prejudice

Crowds and Collective Behaviour

Applied Social Psychology

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