PSYCH 101 Ch 12 Quiz

_________ holds that our behavior is determined by internal factors, such as individual traits or temperaments. a. dispositionism b. collectivism c. situationism d. moralism

a. dispositionism

What is the main point of the textbook discussion of Milgram's obedience study? a. individuals will obey authority to the point of potentially causing serious harm to another person. b. when acting in a group, people will obey authority to the point of potentially causing serious harm to another person. c. research is only useful if it can be successfully replicated time and time again. d. stanley milgram was driven by political and personal agendas that demonstrated how research can be biased

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

Suppose you hate reality shows, but you pretend to like them in order to fit in, feel good, and be accepted by your friends, who all love reality television. This is an example of ___________ social influence. a. normative b. groupthink c. confirmatory d. informational

a. normative

During the international coronavirus pandemic, many people began acting aggressively towards individuals of Chinese descent, blaming them for the virus even though most of those people have lived in the United States for the entire lives. Those Chinese-Americans were the victim of a process called _________. a. scapegoating b. effort justification c. in-group bias d. confirmation bias

a. scapegoating

What is a main function of the jigsaw classroom?

a. students work together with other who are of different racial backgrounds or ability sets.

The behavior of soldiers who abused prisoners at the Abu Ghraib facility during the Iraq war was predicted by the Stanford Prison Experiment that was overseen by social psychologist _________. a. Solomon Asch b. Philip Zimbardo c. John Cacioppo d. Stanley Milgram

b. Philip Zimbardo

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. a. cacioppo b. asch c. milgram d. zimbardo

b. asch

What was the main conclusion drawn from the Stanford prison experiment? a. students cannot be relied upon to act appropriately b. social roles are powerful determinants of human behavior c. students cannot be trusted in roles of authority d. when operating in a group, some people put forth less effort than if they were operating alone

b. social roles are powerful determinants of human behavior

Which of the following is an example of a self-serving bias? a. Leonard gets good grades in sociology and psychology, so he sends his professors a card thanking them for what good professors they are. b.Leonard attributes earning a good grade in his psychology class to the fact that he is an exceptionally hard working student who is also incredibly smart. He blames the poor grade he received in his sociology class on having a hard teacher who gave hard exams. c. Leonard gets bad grades in socio

b.Leonard attributes earning a good grade in his psychology class to the fact that he is an exceptionally hard working student who is also incredibly smart. He blames the poor grade he received in his sociology class on having a hard teacher who gave hard exams.

What is the main point of the quizmaster study? a. People will defend themselves by claiming situational influences changed their behavior. b. People will attack other people by claiming situational influences are making them behave badly. c. People will overlook obvious situational influences on behavior. d. People will overlook obvious dispositional influences on their behavior.

c. People will overlook obvious situational influences on behavior

Which of the following is the best example of central route persuasion? a. encouraging your parents to quit smoking by switching to chewing tobacco, then convincing them to chew less tobacco each week b. anti-smoking advertisements that rely on celebrity spokespeople advocating for a reduction in cigarette use c. anti-smoking advertisements that use charts and graphs to show how many people die from smoking-related causes each year d. supporting your sister, who has decided to go cold turkey in

c. anti-smoking advertisements that use charts and graphs to show how many people die from smoking-related causes each year

Why are girls more likely than boys to be victims of cyberbullying? a. because girls are found to spend more time online b. because girls' parents tend to spend less time monitoring their daughter's online activities c. because it is a less direct and nonphysical form of bullying d. because girls are more likely to share photographs of themselves on social media sites

c. because it is a less direct and nonphysical form of bullying

In Stanley Milgram's obedience research, the person playing the part of the "learner" was an accomplice, or _____________ of the experiment. He was aware of the true purpose of the research, was never shocked, and was acting according to Milgram's instructions. a. union b. associate c. confederate d. ally

c. confederate

The field of social psychology studies topics at the intrapersonal level. These topics include ________. a. prejudice and discrimination, helping behavior, aggression, and group processes b. Society and social interaction, families, ecology, and religion c. emotions and attitudes, the self and social cognition d. ethnographies, case studies, archives, and statistics

c. emotions and attitudes, the self, and social cognition

Orlando shares with a friend that he does not like people who are homosexual, and that he goes out of his way at work to avoid helping customers who he suspects are gay. His friend says to him, "man, that isn't a cool way to be. You do realize that you're expressing a form of prejudice called ____________, don't you?" a. transphobia b. asexuality c. homophobia d. gender dysphoria

c. homophobia

_________ is the strengthening of an original group attitude after the discussion of views within a group. a. cognitive dissonance b. social loafing c. social facilitation d. group polarization

c. social facilitation

What is social role?

d. a pattern of behavior that is expected of a person in a given setting or group

Which type of persuasion approach involves encouraging a person to agree to a small favor, or to buy a small item, only to later request a larger favor, or purchase of a larger item a. door-in-the-face strategy b. lowball technique c. effort justification strategy d. foot-in-the-door technique

d. foot-in-the-door technique

Which of the following is the best example of the foot-in-the-door technique of persuasion? a. anti-smoking ads that use charts and graphs to show how many people die from smoking related causes each year b. anti-smoking ads that rely on celebrity spokespeople advocating for the reduction of cigarette use c. supporting your sister who has decided to go cold turkey to quit smoking d. getting your parents to agree to cut their smoking down by a few cigarettes, then asking them to quit altogether

d. getting your parents to agree to cut their smoking down by a few cigarettes, then asking them to quit altogether

Jasmine 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 in this group. She thinks that those who do not play chess must be less intelligent than those who do, and thus doesn't want to spend time with them. Jasmine has a(an) ________________ bias. a. confirmation b. out-group c. scapegoating d. in-group

d. in-group

The _________ hypothesis is the ideology common in the United States that people get the outcomes they deserve. a. equipotentiality b. come-uppance c. equal status d. just-world

d. just world

Erikah has just arrived at the funeral of her friend's father. Even though Erikah is usually very outspoken and jovial, she keeps her voice down, expresses her sympathy to the family members, and sits quietly and respectfully during the religious service. Erikah is following the ________ of how to behave in this particular situation. a. heuristic b. social norm c. social role d. script

d. script

Which of the following strategies would effectively prevent groupthink from occurring? a. avoiding the development of any contingency plans b. having the group leader make their position known before discussion begins c. voting publicly in front of group members d. seeking outside opinions on group decisions

d. seeking outside opinions on group decisions

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 is just a nasty person, not because she had a bad day and is venting. Lee is demonstrating ________. a. the actor-observer effect b. the self-serving bias c. groupthink d. the fundamental attribution error

d. the fundamental attribution error