Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Asch
B)   Milgram
C)   Luchens
D)   SingerE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Following direct and explicit orders of a person in authority is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   groupthink
B)   obedience
C)   prejudice
D)   deindividualizationE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

A state of tension that occurs when a person's attitudes do not match the person's actions is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive dissonance
B)   the validity effect
C)   the fundamental attribution error
D)   routinizationE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

"Birds of a feather" is a phrase that refers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   similarity
B)   reinforcement
C)   self-disclosure
D)   emotional expressionE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

The Robber's Cave experiment showed that playing athletic games, such as football and baseball, reduces us-them hostility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Once called the "risky shift" phenomenon, __________ refers to the tendency for people involved in a group discussion to take somewhat more extreme positions and suggest riskier actions when compared to individuals who have NOT participated in a group discussion.

Accepted Answer

A)   social loafing
B)   social idleness
C)   group polarization
D)   cognitive dissonanceE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

__________ found that normal people in normal times will often follow orders to hurt innocent people.

Accepted Answer

A)   Solomon Asch
B)   Kurt Lewin
C)   Carolyn Sherif
D)   Stanley MilgramE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Milgram is known for his research in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   prejudice
B)   groupthink
C)   obedience
D)   deindividualizationE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which theory addresses the question of how people make judgments about the causes of behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   exchange theory
B)   social learning theory
C)   attribution theory
D)   social influence theoryE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Wearing glasses is dignified; a respected political leader wears glasses.
B)   Dresses are feminine; Reese Witherspoon wears dresses.
C)   Pink shirts are considered feminine; Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson wears pink shirts.
D)   Orange juice is healthy; I love orange juice.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

A bank loan officer thinks people who speak with an accent are lazy; consequently, he refuses to grant them loans. The loan officer's belief is an example of __________. His refusal to grant them loans is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   discrimination; prejudice
B)   stereotyping; attribution
C)   attribution; stereotyping
D)   prejudice; discriminationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

While watching Jeopardy!, your roommate says, "Alex Trebek knows all the answers. He must be a genius." You tell your roommate she probably would not have said that if she had attended class the day the instructor discussed the topic of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   social facilitation
B)   stereotyping illusions
C)   internal attribution biases
D)   fundamental attribution errorsE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

According to Festinger, the feeling of discomfort that results from the realization that our beliefs and our behaviors are discrepant is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   attribution
B)   balance theory
C)   cognitive dissonance
D)   confirmation biasE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The public-service messages that encourage parents to sit down with their children and talk frankly about drugs are promoting which method of attitude formation?

Accepted Answer

A)   direct instruction
B)   direct contact
C)   vicarious conditioning
D)   observational learningE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Luciana is trying to decide whether to vote for a political candidate. Based on what she has read about him, she has concluded that he is not qualified for the position, but she agrees with his political positions. Also, she trusts him and likes his decisive personality. In fact, she likes him so much that she sent a small donation to his campaign. Luciana's trust of the candidate represents the __________ component of her attitude toward him.

Accepted Answer

A)   affective
B)   cognitive
C)   behavior
D)   situationalE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Describe one of the components of attitude.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Your best friend has been acting rather cool toward you lately. As you try to figure out why, you are engaging in the process called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   attribution
B)   causal analysis
C)   ascribing values
D)   nonverbal communicationE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Studies on similarity and interpersonal attraction have found that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the more similar two people are, the stronger the attraction between them, up to a point
B)   similarity appears to be unrelated to attraction
C)   complementarity is a more powerful influence on attraction than similarity
D)   the more similar two people are, the weaker the attraction between them, due to boredomE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

"Out of sight, out of mind" is a cliché that is consistent with which rule of interpersonal attraction?

Accepted Answer

A)   physical attractiveness
B)   similarity
C)   proximity
D)   reciprocal likingE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Your attitudes are most likely to influence specific behaviors when the attitudes are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   only moderately important
B)   very specific
C)   not relevant to the behavior
D)   difficult to access from memoryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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