Chapter 12 Quiz Questions and Answers

Jasmin belongs to the chess club on her campus. She prefers to associate with other members of the chess club while avoiding people that do not belong to this group. Jasmin has a(n) ________ bias. -in-group -scapegoating -confirmation -out-group

confirmation

Henry is juror number four in a murder trial. He believes the accused is guilty, but when the jurors vote it becomes clear he is the only one that thinks this way. Henry votes not guilty along with the other jurors despite what he sees as evidence clearly indicating guilt. This is an example of the ________ effect. -Asch -majority -Milgram -Zimbardo

Asch

Ashley and Mikhail share their intimate thoughts and emotions, are physically attracted to each other, and agree to support each other. Their love is called ________. -fatuous -infatuation -romantic -consummate

consummate

________ holds that our behavior is determined by internal factors. -moralism -situationism -collectivism -dispositionism

dispositionism

Which type of persuasion involves an indirect route that relies on association of peripheral positivity with a message? -head-in-the-sand -peripheral route -cognitive route -foot-in-the-door

peripheral route

When it comes to relationships, we expect to share thoughts, feelings, and ideas in a mutual exchange called _______. -reciprocity -intimacy -altruism -balancee

reciprocity

In California, undocumented migrants are often blamed for high unemployment in the state although statistics show that high employment is not related to the number of illegal migrants. In this example, illegal migrants are victims of ______: the act of blaming an out-group when the in-group experiences frustration or is blocked from obtaining a goal. -in-group bias -discrimination -scapegoating -confirmation bias

scapegoating

Dale thinks that women shouldn't work outside the home and vows never to hire a woman at his bank. Dale's attitudes and planned course of action are ________. -racist -sexist -typical -xenophobic

sexist

Travis is part of a group playing tug-of-war. He knows that his team is stronger, so he doesn't try as hard as he could. Travis is engaged in ______. -altruism -social loafing -diffusion of responsibility -aggression

social loafing

Fatima generalizes that all men are irresponsible players, cheaters, and liars. When it comes to men, Fatima may be applying ________: negative beliefs about individuals based solely on their membership in a group. -diffusion of responsibility -cognitive dissonance -stereotypes -social change

stereotypes

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Hostile aggression is motivated by achieving a goal and not necessarily involve intent to cause pain.

the word "hostile" should be changed to the word "instrumental"

Who was the social psychology professor at Yale who designed an obedience study in order to test the defense of "I was just following orders" typically used by accused Nazis? -Zimbardo -Asch -Milgram -Phillips

Milgram

What is the main point of the textbook discussion of Milgram's obedience study? -Milgram was unethical -Groups will obey authority to the point of potentially causing serious harm to another person -Milgram study could never be repeated again because too many people know about it. -Individuals will obey authority to the point of potentially causing serious harm to another person.

Individuals will obey authority to the point of potentially causing serious harm to another person.

Which statement about Sternberg's triangular theory of love is most accurate? -There are three components of love: intimacy, passion, and commitment. -There are three components of love: romance, fatuous, and infatuation. -There are five types of love that can be described from the three components of love. -There are three types of love that can be described from the three components of love.

There are three components of love: intimacy, passion, and commitment.

What is the just-world hypothesis? -an ideology common in the US that people get the outcomes they deserve -a belief common in the US that rejects the idea that people get the outcomes they deserve -an ideology common in the US that the rich are bad people who will eventually be punished -a belief common in the US that we will be rewarded in the after-life

an ideology common in the US that people get the outcomes they deserve

Kara gets an F on her social psychology exam. Then she goes home and gets into an argument with her roommate, Lee. Lee assumes Kara is yelling at him because she likes to bully him, not because she had a bad day. Lee is making a ________. -fundamental attribution error -fundamental attitude shift -central attitude shift -fundamental attitude shift

fundamental attribution error

What is the modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus? -inter-group bias -pattern bias -group patterns -groupthink

groupthink

______ refers to prejudice and discrimination against individuals based solely on their same-sex orientation. -homophilia -homophobia -misogyny -sexism

homophilia

Don knows that drinking too much liquor is a costly habit that is bad for his health, but he continues to drink large amounts of liquor. He also thinks he is a smart person that makes good choices. Don feels some psychological discomfort from this contradiction, which is also called ________. -cognitive dissonance -aggressive discord -peripheral dissension -perceptive deception

cognitive dissonance

The field of social psychology studies topics at the interpersonal level. These topics include _____ . -prejudice and discrimination, helping behavior, aggression, and group precesses -emotions and attitudes, the self, and social cognition -society and social interaction, families, ecology, and religion -ethnographics, case studies, archives, and statistics

society and social interaction, families, ecology, and religion