Question 1

In Stanley Milgram's experiments, the "Teacher" was instructed to

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A)   state which line was the longest.
B)   tell people when to give shocks.
C)   learn lists of memory words.
D)   administer shocks to the "Learner."
E)   help people during a staged emergency.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

Which type of love is defined as passion only?

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A)   seduction
B)   infatuation
C)   romantic
D)   companionate
E)   consummateF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

In a crowded mall parking lot, dozens of people hear a female voice yell, "He's killing me!" Yet no one calls the police. What is the reason for the lack of action, according to Darley and Latané?

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A)   People are too busy to respond.
B)   Most people "do not want to become involved."
C)   The fight-or-flight response is not activated when others are in danger.
D)   Diffusion of responsibility is the reason most people do not respond.
E)   Social loafing is the reason why people do not respond.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

As a result of __________ , people in larger groups feel less obligated to help someone in need.

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diffusion ...

Question 5

People with a self-serving bias attribute their success to ________ factors and their failures to ________ factors.

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A)   informative; normative
B)   normative; informative
C)   internal; external
D)   situational; dispositional
E)   prejudicial; discriminatoryF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

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

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A)   three
B)   four
C)   five
D)   six
E)   eightF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 7

When Ramon uses a self-serving bias, he is likely to believe that

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A)   Kristin will go out on a date with him.
B)   he will not beat Kevin in racquetball.
C)   his friend, Emma, got an A in her anatomy class, because she is brilliant.
D)   other people will agree with his political views.
E)   it is his teacher's fault that he failed his chemistry test.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 8

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 friends 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?

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A)   social influence
B)   prosocial behavior
C)   altruism
D)   groupthink
E)   social loafingF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 9

Close, friendly groups usually work well together, but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called

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A)   fundamental attribution error.
B)   groupthink.
C)   generational identity.
D)   self-serving bias.
E)   social facilitation.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

This report highlighted the social psychological factors that contributed to creating an abusive environment at Abu Ghraib Prison:

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A)   The Singenbaum Report
B)   The Schlesinger Report
C)   The Schneidman Report
D)   The Zimmerman Report
E)   The Zimbardo ReportF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is the correct definition of cognitive dissonance?

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A)   a state of tension that occurs when a person's behavior does not correspond to the his or her attitude
B)   the tendency for members of a group to avoid taking responsibility for their actions because they assume that others will do so
C)   the tendency for members of a close-knit group to think alike for the sake of harmony and to suppress disagreement
D)   a belief that a statement is true just because the person has heard it repeated over and over again
E)   the tendency of individual group members to put in less effort when they think others will "pick up the slack."F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

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

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A)   Asch.
B)   Milgram.
C)   Luchens.
D)   Singer.
E)   Kagan.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

According to Sternberg, the category of love known as ________ has much passion and intimacy, but little commitment.

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A)   friendship
B)   infatuation
C)   romantic love
D)   self-love
E)   consummate loveF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

Describe Sternberg's triangular theory of love.

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Question 15

Name the three components of love as emphasized by Sternberg's triangular theory of love.

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passion, i...

Question 16

A person who is ________ is likely to be perceived as being cold and indifferent.

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A)   poised and indifferent
B)   shy and average in looks
C)   an attractive female politician
D)   an attractive male politician
E)   shy and physically attractiveF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

The term psychologists use for how close two people live to each other is

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A)   similarity.
B)   proximity.
C)   propinquity.
D)   complementarity.
E)   in-grouping.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 18

This report highlighted the social psychological factors that contributed to creating an abusive environment:

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Question 19

Conformity refers to the tendency for people to

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A)   behave in ways that they want to.
B)   publicly tell others how to act.
C)   assist those who need help in unfamiliar circumstances.
D)   adopt the behaviors and opinions presented by others.
E)   not care about how other people are behaving.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following is TRUE about social distance?

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A)   Prejudice increases social distance.
B)   The in-group serves to decrease social distance toward newcomers.
C)   As the social distance increases, the probability of prejudice increases.
D)   Social distance can only be bridged by scapegoating.
E)   Social distance leads to the prevention of discrimination.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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