Question 1

According to research, prejudice is reduced when people must __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   come into contact with one another
B)   change their attitudes and behaviors
C)   cooperate with one another to achieve a goal
D)   live togetherE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Asch found that the likelihood of conformity increased with group size until __________ confederates were present.

Accepted Answer

A)   three
B)   four
C)   five
D)   sixE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

What did Milgram study?

Accepted Answer

A)   the authoritarian personality
B)   bystander apathy
C)   the effects of watching violence on television
D)   obedience to authorityE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

One of the keys to deindividuation is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   anonymity
B)   group protection
C)   conformity
D)   group polarizationE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

What term do psychologists use for how physically close two people are to each other?

Accepted Answer

A)   similarity
B)   proximity
C)   propinquity
D)   complementarityE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The adage "Birds of a feather flock together" pertains most directly to the __________ factor in interpersonal attraction.

Accepted Answer

A)   propinquity
B)   numerosity
C)   similarity
D)   reciprocityE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

What term do psychologists use to describe our liking or having the desire for a relationship with another person?

Accepted Answer

A)   love
B)   appeal
C)   interpersonal attraction
D)   cognitive dissonanceE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Experiments showing the effects of group pressure on conformity were conducted by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Asch
B)   Luchens
C)   Milgram
D)   SingerE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

After a group of gang members learned that their friend had died in a seemingly random accident, several of the friends started blaming a rival gang for the death. Even though there was no evidence whatsoever that the death had been intentional, the more the gang members talked, the more passionate they became in their belief that an act of revenge was necessary. What concept from social psychology may contribute to an act of violent revenge in this case?

Accepted Answer

A)   social influence
B)   prosocial behavior
C)   altruism
D)   groupthinkE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

You want to visit Kenya, but your attitude about Kenya is changing as you read the news about the kidnappings that have occurred there. Which component of attitude is being affected?

Accepted Answer

A)   affective
B)   cognitive
C)   behavior
D)   situationalE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

The tendency of people to comply with a second, larger request after complying with a small request is called the __________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)   lowball
B)   door-in-the-face
C)   foot-in-the-door
D)   response cueE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following statements is an example of a situational attribution?

Accepted Answer

A)   "I did a good job because I'm smart."
B)   "I did a good job because the task was easy."
C)   "I did a bad job because I'm inept."
D)   "She did a good job because she's talented."E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

According to research, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a person will get more help in a crowd
B)   there is safety in numbers
C)   the fewer people present, the greater chance of receiving help
D)   people are not altruisticE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Central route is to peripheral route as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   careful is to superficial
B)   superficial is to careful
C)   right is to wrong
D)   error is to correctE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

According to the text, in which of the following has groupthink been known to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)   the sinking of the Titanic
B)   the fall of communism
C)   mass suicides by cults
D)   using selfie sticksE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

How can Coach Taylor get his football team to perform better if he suspects the players are exhibiting social loafing?

Accepted Answer

A)   introduce new challenges
B)   get the captain to apply pressure
C)   grade their individual performances
D)   ignore the behaviorE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

It is 1951, and you are required to participate in a perception experiment. You join seven others seated in a room. You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines. The experimenter, Solomon Asch, is studying __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   bystander apathy
B)   social loafing
C)   groupthink
D)   conformityE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Upon arriving at college and meeting your roommate, you sigh mightily as you listen to his endless droning on about how wonderful his girlfriend back home is. "I miss her so much and can't wait to see her during Thanksgiving break," he comments. Knowing a bit about social psychology and the rules of interpersonal attraction, what are you most likely to think to yourself?

Accepted Answer

A)   This relationship is doomed because the rule of proximity says that people are most attracted to those who are nearby, not far away.
B)   I'm going to have to listen to this all year, because relationships that have some distance usually get stronger in the long run.
C)   I wish he'd realize that everything he's saying makes it sound like they are too similar for each other, and people who date others with whom they share a lot of similarities usually end up breaking up.
D)   This relationship will never work out because research suggests that students going away to college change so much that they become unrecognizable to those with whom they formerly had relationships.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Research suggests that we are more easily influenced by an attractive speaker than by an unattractive speaker.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In Asch's study, conformity decreased when __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   at least one confederate agreed with the participant
B)   at least four confederates were present
C)   the participant was a male
D)   the participant had high self-esteemE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 12: Social Psychology

The adage "Birds of a feather flock together" pertains most directly to the __________ factor in interpersonal attraction.

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It is 1951, and you are required to participate in a perception experiment. You join seven others seated in a room. You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines. The experimenter, Solomon Asch, is studying __________.

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Research suggests that we are more easily influenced by an attractive speaker than by an unattractive speaker.

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According to research, prejudice is reduced when people must __________.

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According to the text, in which of the following has groupthink been known to occur?

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What did Milgram study?

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What term do psychologists use for how physically close two people are to each other?

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One of the keys to deindividuation is __________.

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You want to visit Kenya, but your attitude about Kenya is changing as you read the news about the kidnappings that have occurred there. Which component of attitude is being affected?

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Experiments showing the effects of group pressure on conformity were conducted by __________.

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Central route is to peripheral route as __________.

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In Asch's study, conformity decreased when __________.

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The tendency of people to comply with a second, larger request after complying with a small request is called the __________ effect.

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How can Coach Taylor get his football team to perform better if he suspects the players are exhibiting social loafing?

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