Chapter 7 book qs

Which of the following incidents would violate an assumptive world belief? Getting a flat tire Slipping and falling on the highway on the ice Getting beaten up by a bully at school All of the above

All of the above

According to Gordon Allport, what is the most important concept in psychology? Aggression Attitudes Discrimination Social influence

Attitudes

Which concept can be defined as pieces of information (facts or opinions) about something? a. Attitudes b. Beliefs c. Intentions d. Values

Beliefs

Which is faster, believing or disbelieving? Believing Disbelieving They are equally fast. It depends on how old the person is.

Believing

Trent was in a serious car crash. He totaled his car and broke his collarbone. Trent considered himself very unlucky. While in the hospital, he saw a story on the local news about another car accident in which the driver totaled his car and suffered serious brain damage. After hearing the news report, Trent now considers himself lucky rather than unlucky. What type of social comparison did Trent make? Downward Lateral Upward None of the above

Downward

After reviewing the results from 47 studies, what did Wicker conclude in his 1969 article about the relationship between attitudes and behaviors? It is almost perfect. It is strong. It is moderate in size. It is so weak that the concept of attitudes should be abandoned.

It is so weak that the concept of attitudes should be abandoned.

In 1934, a social psychologist and a Chinese couple drove 10,000 miles across the country, stopping at numerous hotels and restaurants. The Chinese couple received service at all of the establishments except one. Six months later, LaPiere sent a questionnaire to the same establishments, asking whether they would accommodate Chinese guests. How many said they would accommodate Chinese guests? More than 90% About 75% of them About 25% of them Less than 10%

Less than 10%

Which statement summarizes the basic idea underlying effort justification? a. Less leads to more. b. More leads to less. c. Suffering leads to liking. d. Liking leads to suffering.

Suffering leads to liking.

Which concept can be defined as a global evaluation? a. Attitude b. Belief c. Intention d. Value

attitude

Fast evaluation is to slow evaluation as ______ is to _______. a. automatic attitude; deliberate attitude b. deliberate attitude; automatic attitude c. primacy effect; recency effect d. recency effect; primacy effect

automatic attitude; deliberate attitude

Dual attitudes refer to ______ and _______ attitudes. a. automatic; deliberate b. new; old c. private; public d. rewarded; unrewarded

automatic; deliberate

Alissa heard a new song on the radio that she likes. A company used the same song in its advertising jingle, and the song was played over and over, so she was repeatedly exposed to the song. Alissa's attitude toward the song is likely to . a. become ambivalent b. become more negative c. become more positive d. remain the same

become more positive

Sometimes even social psychologists are reluctant to give up their pet theories, even when the data contradict those theories. This tendency is called . assumptive world beliefs belief perseverance mere exposure effect the A-B problem

belief perseverance

If the word pink is followed by negative words and frowns from his mother, the toddler learns to respond negatively to the word pink. This is an example of a. classical conditioning b. operant conditioning c. social learning d. verbal learning

classical conditioning

Don says he values the environment. Someone reminds Don that he litters, wastes water, eats a lot of meat, drives a gas-guzzling car alone, and never uses public transportation. Don feels a certain amount of mental discomfort, which is most likely a. attitude polarization b. cognitive dissonance c. effort justification d. negative attitude change

cognitive dissonance

Cognitive dissonance theory predicts that when there is little external justification for having performed an act, dissonance will be ______ and attitude change will ______ a. high; occur b. high; not occur c. low; occur d. low; not occur

high; occur

Juan wasn't sure whether he was in favor of capital punishment or not. However, after receiving an "A" on a speech paper denouncing capital punishment, he decides that capital punishment is ineffective and inhumane. This is an example of a. classical conditioning b. operant conditioning c. social learning d. verbal learning

operant conditioning

The best way to predict whether people will go see the next Marvel movie is to assess their attitudes toward . comics films previous Marvel movies Superheroes

previous Marvel movies

The specific process of avoiding information that is different from what one already believes is called a. cognitive dissonance b. predictive selection c. rationality d. selective exposure

selective exposure

After 3-year-old Davis sees his dad shaving, he covers his own face with shaving cream. This is an example of a. classical conditioning b. operant conditioning c. social learning d. verbal learning

social learning