Quiz 9 Social Psychology

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Quiz 9Social Psychology
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Social psychology is the branch of psychology
that focuses on _____.

• interactions between groups
• interactions of individuals within groups
• how people perceive their social world and those
  interacting and participating in it
• all of the above

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A social schema can help us to know how to
dress appropriately for a _____.

• bath
• wedding
• psychology class
• all of the above

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Stereotypes _____.

• make us aware of the diversity that exists within
  a group of people
• are flexible and unbiased perceptions
• prevent us from simplifying or categorizing our
  experiences
• are often based on gender, ethnicity, and
  occupation

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Bills mother and sister are very poor
drivers, so Bill often says things like, Women
are such bad drivers that they should be banned
from the road! Bills comments result from a(n)
_____.

• illusory correlation
• stereotype
• social schema
• all of the above

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Charmaines best friend is _____. This is a
good example of the factor that produces
interpersonal attraction known as _____.

• very beautiful, similarity
• her roommate, proximity
• very similar to Charmaine in many ways,
  reciprocity
• none of the above

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Which of the following adjectives is more
descriptive of passionate rather than
companionate love according to Berscheid and
Walster?

• trust
• caring
• ecstacy
• tolerance

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If Robert Sternberg gave a guest lecture to our
class on his triangular theory of love, you would
be likely to hear him say _____.

• I believe that love has four components
• Intimacy and commitment are two words that
  describe the same thing.
• Consummate love exists when intimacy, commitment,
  and passion are all present in a relationship.
• Passion refers to the desire to maintain a
  relationship despite problems and disadvantages.

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Clarence and Doris have been married for 30
years. Although they sleep in separate bedrooms
at night and spend their days fighting, nagging,
and bickering with each other, they would never
dream of getting divorced. Sternberg would say
that the _____ has gone from their marriage, but
the _____ remains.

• intimacy and commitment, passion
• passion and commitment, intimacy
• intimacy and passion, commitment
• commitment and intimacy, passion

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The inferences we make to explain events or
the behaviors of ourselves and others are known
as _____.

• social schema
• attributions
• attitudes
• elaborations

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Which of the following combinations is
correct?

• internal attribution ? intelligence, attitudes,
  personality, ability
• external attribution ? other people, luck,
  situational factors, God
• both of the above
• neither of the above

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If you believe that Scotts poor grades are
due to his lack of intelligence, then you are
engaging in _____. On the other hand, if you
believe his poor grades are a result of his
uncaring, unfair, and incompetent teachers, then
you are engaging in _____.

• stereotyping, prejudice
• illusory correlation, defensive attribution
• external attributions, internal attributions
• internal attributions, external attributions

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According to Kelly, we are likely to make an
_____ attribution when there is _____
consistency, _____ distinctiveness, and _____
consensus.

• internal, high, low, low
• internal, low, high, high
• external, high, high, high
• both a and c

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The fundamental attribution error refers to
the tendency to _____ the role of internal causes
and _____ the role of external or situational
causes when making an attribution about someone
elses behavior.

• glorify, reduce
• reduce, glorify
• overestimate, underestimate
• underestimate, overestimate

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Pete noticed that his teacher was frowning
when she walked up to the front of the room on
the first day of class. If Pete commits the
fundamental attribution error, he will assume
that she _____.

• is wearing uncomfortable shoes
• is a negative and unpleasant person
• has just received some bad news
• will cheer up when she finds out he is in her
  class

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Whenever Dr. Thayers patients are late for
an appointment, he attributes their lateness to
laziness or poor time management. Whenever he is
late for an appointment, he blames it on traffic
problems or his previous patient who bothered
him with too many trivial questions or
complaints. A social psychologist would use the
_____ concept to explain Dr. Thayers different
interpretations of his own and his patients
lateness.

• defensive attribution
• self-serving bias
• social loafing
• actor-observer bias

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Whenever Larrys team wins a game they
celebrate because they each of them executed
their basic skills well and they played together
as a cohesive team. Whenever they lose a game,
they complain bitterly because the refs made bad
calls, the opposing fans were hostile, and the
other team cheated. A social psychologist would
say that this difference in explanatory styles is
an example of _____.

• actor-observer bias
• self-serving bias
• defensive attribution
• discrimination

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Immediately after Jan was raped in her
dormitory room by a stranger, all her friends
were very caring and supportive. However three
weeks later, when the rapist is still at large
and her friends are getting more and more nervous
about being his next victim, they began to say
that Jan may have brought the rape upon herself
because of the way she dresses and the people she
hangs out with. A social psychologist would say
that this change of attitude toward Jan is an
example of _____.

• actor-observer bias
• self-serving bias
• defensive attribution
• discrimination

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Three of the following are components of
the fourth. Which one is the fourth?

• cognitive
• attitude
• affective
• behavioral

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Which of the following students exhibits the
best understanding of the relationship between
attitudes and behavior?

• Willie If you want to know how people will
  behave in a situation, just ask them about their
  attitudes toward that situation.
• Lyle You can predict behaviors from attitudes
  only about 10 of the time.
• Dwight Current research has led social
  scientists to be even more certain than ever that
  attitudes are good predictors of behavior.
• Garth The behavioral component of attitudes is
  unaffected by situational factors such as how
  people think others will want them to behave.

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Whether or not a person acts in accordance
with one of their attitudes is determined by how
_____.

• strong their attitude is
• easily they can remember the attitude
• relevant the attitude is to them
• all of the above

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Which of the following students has the best
understanding of the concept prejudice.

• Simon A prejudice is always negative.
• Arthur Prejudice involves a behavior, rather
  than an attitude or feeling.
• Paul A prejudice is usually based on the
  stereotypes associated with a particular group of
  people.
• Garfunkel Prejudice and ethnocentrism are
  unrelated concepts.

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The teacher in Donalds psychology class
acted weird. When Donalds roommate asked him if
he was going to take another psychology class
next semester, Donald replied that he would never
take another class from a psychologist because
they are so weird. This is an example of _____.

• discrimination
• ethnocentrism
• latitude of acceptance
• stereotyping

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Which of the following combinations is correct?

• ethnocentrism ? The members of my church are all
  going to heaven because we are Gods chosen
  people. People who dont go to my church will
  all burn in hell.
• discrimination ? Donna was not allowed to try out
  for her high schools wrestling team because she
  is a girl.
• prejudice ? Farleys dad is a teacher. He must
  be really intelligent.
• all of the above

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Sexism and racism are examples of _____.

• prejudice
• discrimination
• both a and b
• neither a nor b

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When attempting to determine how effective a
persuasion technique will be in changing peoples
attitudes, it is important to consider the _____.

• message that will be communicated
• audience who will receive the message
• person who will deliver the message
• all of the above

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If a message falls _____ your latitude of
acceptance, then you are _____ to be persuaded by
that message.

• inside, less likely
• inside, more likely
• outside, less likely
• both b and c

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According to the elaboration likelihood model
of attitude change, if a message is highly
relevant to us, then we are likely to _____,
whereas if the message is irrelevant to us, then
we are likely to _____.

• think carefully about the contents of the
  message, pay more attention to our emotional
  response to the message or the characteristics of
  the person who is delivering it
• pay more attention to our emotional response to
  the message or the characteristics of the person
  who is delivering it, think carefully about the
  contents of the message
• either a or b
• neither a nor b

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According to Heiders balance theory of
attitude change, _____.

• people prefer their attitudes to be balanced
• imbalanced attitudes creates tension
• tension causes people to change their attitudes
• all of the above

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Peter likes to play reggae music in his room
while he studies. He also likes his roommate
Mark, but Mark hates reggae music. According to
balance theory Josh could resolve this problem by
_____.

• deciding that he doesnt really like reggae music
  that much and no longer playing it in his room
• decidign that he doesnt really like Mark that
  much and moving in with a new roommate who likes
  reggae music
• either of the above
• neither of the above

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Saleem likes foreign sports cars and makes
fun of his friends who drive big American
family-type cars. After he wrecked his last car,
he could not afford to buy another sports car, so
he borrowed his brothers second car, which fits
into the family-type car category. He is now
noticing that hes beginning to appreciate his
new car because of its roominess (its bigger),
its safety (its heavier), and its convenience
(it has four doors). A social psychologist would
be most likely to use the term _____ in his
explanation of Saleems change of attitudes about
cars.

• balance theory
• cognitive dissonance
• elaboration likelihood
• conformity

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The _____ theory of attitude change
indicates that people engage in normal
attributional processesby observing their own
behavior within the context of that behaviorin
order to better understand and/or change their
attitudes?

• balance
• cognitive dissonance
• self-perception
• elaboration likelihood

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Peer pressure is likely to be the most
important factor in which of the following types
of social pressure?

• compliance
• conversion
• conformity
• obediance

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Sally has always avoided tight clothing.
However, now that she is a member of the in
group at schoolwho all wear skin-tight
jeansshe finds that she is buying her jeans two
sizes smaller than she did before. A social
psychologist would say her behavior is an example
of _____.

• obediance
• conversion
• conformity
• groupthink

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If a policeman orders you to pull over to
the side of the roadand you doyou are engaging
in _____.

• conformity
• conversiton
• compliance
• obediance

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The difference between compliance and
conversion is that _____.

• you obey an authority in compliance, but not in
  conversion
• you do not change your beliefs in compliance, but
  you do in conversion
• you give in to peer pressure in conversion
• none of the above

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_____ occurs when the members of a group are
more interested in getting along with each other
and the groups leader than making wise decisions.

• The bystander effect
• Groupthink
• Social loafing
• Group polarization

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______ occurs when the members of a group
work less hard than they would if they were
alone.

• The bystander effect
• Groupthink
• Social loafing
• Group polarization