Psych Quiz 12

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) Zimbardo d) Milgram

Which statement about groupthink is correct?

a) Group members will never agree if there is a minority influence present. b) Group members modify their opinion to go against what they believe is the group consensus. c) Group members modify their opinions to match what they believe is the group consensus. d) Group members will use brainstorming to discover the solution that most group members agree on.

Which of the following is an example of a self-serving bias?

ANSWER: 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 bad teacher who gave hard exams.

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding social exchange theory?

a) People are motivated to maximize the benefits of social exchanges, or relationships, and minimize the costs. b) Most people are dissatisfied if their social exchanges create more costs than benefits. c) People prefer to have more benefits than costs or to have nearly equal costs and benefits. d) People are dissatisfied if their social exchanges create more costs than benefits unless the relationship is an example of consummate love.

What is a social role?

a) a pattern of behavior that is expected of a person in a given setting or group. b) group's expectations regarding what is appropriate and acceptable for the thoughts and behavior of its members. c) group's knowledge about the sequence of events in a specific setting. d) person's knowledge about the sequence of events in a specific setting.

Which of the following is the best example of peripheral route persuasion?

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

Which of the following is the best example of central route persuasion?

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

During the international coronavirus pandemic, many people began acting aggressively toward individuals of Chinese descent, blaming them for the virus even though most of those people had lived in the United States for their entire lives. Those Chinese-Americans were the victim of a process called ________.

a) confirmation bias b) effort justification c) scapegoating d) in-group bias

A negative attitude and feeling toward an individual that is based solely on that person's membership in a specific group is called ________.

a) discrimination b) stereotype c) prejudice d) conformity

The ________ hypothesis is the ideology common in the United States that people get the outcomes they deserve.

a) equal status b) equipoentiality c) come-uppance d) just-world

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) informational c) confirmatory d) groupthink

What was the main conclusion drawn from the Stanford prison experiment?

a) social roles are powerful determinants of human behavior. b) students cannot be trusted in roles of authority. c) students cannot be relied upon to act appropriately. d) when operating in a group, some people will put forth less effort than if they were operating alone.

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, and does not consider that she may just have had a bad day and is venting. Lee is demonstrating ________.

a) the actor-observer effect b) the fundamental attribution error c) the self-serving bias d) groupthink

What is the single most important fact that predicts the person with whom you will become friends or have a romantic relationship?

a) your financial wellbeing. b) your similarity to others you meet. c) the amount of contact you have with people. d) your physical attractiveness.

Which of the following strategies would effectively prevent groupthink from occurring?

a)seeking outside opinions on group decisions. b) having the group leader make their position known before discussion begins. c) avoiding the development of any contingency plans. d) voting publicly in front of group members.

ANSWERS

d, b, d, a, a, a, a, b, a, c, a, c, c, d, c