Deck 13: Web Quiz 2

Question 1

Which characteristic is considered attractive across all cultures?

A)immature facial features in females
B)height in males
C)bilateral asymmetry of the face
D)slimness in women

Answer 1

immature facial features in females

Question 2

Shondra really wants to borrow Alicia's shoes,but she feels that Alicia may refuse.The idea of the door-in-the-face technique states that Shondra is more likely to get the shoes if she:

A)first asks for something else that she knows Alicia will give her.
B)first asks to borrow something Alicia will refuse to give her and then asks to borrow the shoes.
C)first lends something to Alicia.
D)asks for the shoes when Alicia is in a good mood.

Answer 2

first asks to borrow something Alicia will refuse to give her and then asks to borrow the shoes.

Question 3

Aggression is _____ specific.

A)race
B)socioeconomic-status
C)age
D)gender

Answer 3

gender

Question 4

The president of a college justifies a proposed tuition increase to the students by describing how the projected revenue will not meet the costs associated with operating the college.The president is attempting to use _____ to convince the students that the tuition increase is necessary.

A)heuristic persuasion
B)systematic persuasion
C)informational influence
D)normative influence

Question 5

The prisoner's dilemma game illustrates:

A)the hypothesis-confirming bias.
B)the benefits and costs of cooperation.
C)the diffusion of responsibility.
D)group polarization.

Question 6

The _____ suggests that people are more likely to cheat when they are not focused on themselves but instead immersed in a group of people.

A)confirmation-bias
B)mere exposure effect
C)idea of deindividuation
D)idea of diffusion of responsibility

Question 7

_____ love occurs rapidly and ends within a few months,whereas _____ love develops more slowly and can continue throughout the rest of the life span.

A)Sexual;compassionate
B)Passionate;companionate
C)Immature;equitable
D)Passionate;equitable

Question 8

How do humans differ from other social species,such as termites and naked mole rats?

A)Humans divide labor among members.
B)Humans engage in mutual cooperation.
C)Humans form societies that are genetically unrelated.
D)Humans share resources based on judgment with other members of society.

Question 9

The _____ states that people tend to make situational attributions for their own behaviors while making dispositional attributions for identical behaviors of others.

A)groupthink theory
B)actor-observer effect
C)common knowledge effect
D)frustration-aggression hypothesis

Question 10

According to the covariation model of attribution,the actions of another person are attributed to a situational cause when that action is:

A)consistently performed,typical of their similar actions,and routinely performed by other people in similar circumstances.
B)consistently performed,typical of their similar actions,and not routinely performed by other people in similar circumstances.
C)rarely performed,not typical of their similar actions,and routinely performed by other people in similar circumstances.
D)rarely performed,not typical of their similar actions,and not routinely performed by other people in similar circumstances.

Question 11

_____ is to obedience as _____ is to conformity.

A)Milgram;Asch
B)Asch;Milgram
C)Zimbardo;Asch
D)Milgram;Zimbardo

Question 12

Women are _____ selective than are men in choosing sexual partners because the costs of reproduction are _____ for women.

A)less;lower
B)less;higher
C)more;higher
D)more;lower

Question 13

Rachel helps her colleague when he needs help with work.Although her behavior seems genuinely unselfish,Rachel expects her colleague to return the favor for her someday.This is an example of:

A)kin selection.
B)in-group altruism.
C)reciprocal altruism.
D)the mere-exposure effect.

Question 14

The head of the Department of Mathematics at a large university considers applications only from those who are alumni of the university for faculty positions in the department.The professor is demonstrating:

A)normative influence.
B)group polarization.
C)prejudice.
D)the common-knowledge effect.

Question 15

When people in a crowded room start screaming and running for the exits with a look of terror on their faces,you would run for an exit,too,because of:

A)informational influence.
B)your attitude.
C)your beliefs.
D)group polarization.