SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BOOK QUESTIONS

Lisa and Nate are on their first fate at a local restaurant. Which of the following is the best predictor of whether they will have a second date? a. how physically attractive they find each other b. if they both have successful careers c. if they are the same religion d. if they met using an online dating service e. if they have a shared desire to have children one day

a

Sherif and his colleagues found that by providing hostile groups with _______, they were able to reduce tension as they worked together to solve problems. a. superordinate goals b. self-fulfilling prophecies c. mirror-image perceptions d. social traps e. GRIT

a

The discomfort we feel when our attitudes are not in line with our actions is called a. cognitive dissonance b. the power of the situation c. the foot-in-the-door phenomenon d. role playing e. the fundamental attribution error

a.

The primary distinction between prejudice and discrimination is that a. prejudice is cognitive and discrimination is behavior b. prejudice is based on anger and discrimination is based on fear c. prejudice is a legal term and discrimination is a psychological term d. prejudice typically develops in infancy and discrimination typically develops in adolescence e. discrimination is primarily caused by nature and prejudice is primarily caused by nurture

a.

Putting himself in danger, Nish stood up to the bullies who were beating up Neel in a display of a. assuming responsibility b. mirror-image perceptions c. altruism d. the bystander effect e. diffusion of responsibility

c

Brandt's football team just barely lost the state championship game after a questionable referee call. As a result, Brandt gets angry and starts shouting insults. Which of the following terms best identifies this chain of events? a. aggression b. biochemical influences c. frustration-aggression principle d. social scripts e. biopsychosocial model

c.

Claire has had several car accidents that she blames on other drivers. When her boyfriend has an accident, she is quick to blame his carelessness behind the wheel. Claire's difference in blame is due to a. peripheral route persuasion b. cognitive dissonance c. the fundamental attribution error d. the foot-in-the-door phenomenon e. central route persuasion

c.

Dwayne is acting violently toward his friends and family. A PET scan of his brain may show a. increased frontal lobe activity b. diminished activity in the amygdala c. decreased frontal lobe activity d. a decrease in the size of the hippocampus e. enlarged ventricles

c.

Maggie is an excellent hockey player, and she is playing in the final hockey game of her high school career. The cheering of the fans causes her to score three goals in the game, a record for her. The most likely explanation for her performance is a. social loafing b. group behavior c. social facilitation d. deindividuation e. group polarization

c.

Marie disagrees with the answer her math review group comes up with. She does not voice her own answer because she does not want to go against the group. Marie is being affected by a. group polarization b. groupthink c. social loafing d. social facilitation e. cultural influences

c.

Following a natural disaster, is it not uncommon for large groups of people to loot stores and take far more than they might need to help them survive the situation. This behavior is best explained by a. culture b. social facilitation c. groupthink d. deindividuation e. group polarization

d.

In Milgram's studies, obedience was highest when a. the person receiving orders witnessed others defying the authority figure b. the person receiving orders wondered whether the person giving orders had legitimate authority c. the person supposedly receiving the shocks was physically near the person receiving orders d. the authority figure was from a prestigious institution e. the person receiving the orders was female.

d.

The enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next is known as a. deindividuation b. groupthink c. social facilitation d. culture e. social loafing

d.

What is the best explanation for why Carl, an African-American, was better able to describe the African-American man who robbed his store than he was able to describe the Caucasian man who was with him? a. Scapegoat theory b. A vivid case c. Just-world phenomenon d. The other-race effect e. Ingroup bias

d.

Which of the following is an example of a social-cultural influence on aggressive behavior? a. reading an anxiety-provoking novel b. frustration c. testosterone d. exposure to violent media e. genetics

d.

A situation in witch the conflicting parties, by rationally pursuing their self-interest, become caught in mutually destructive behavior known as a. social trap b. conflict c. bystander effect d. diffusion of responsibility e. social-responsibility norm

a

Lee feels that he cannot understand chemistry, so he gives up on doing the homework or studying for tests. When he fails chemistry he is demonstrating a a. superordinate goal b. mirror-image perception c. enemy perception d. social trap e. self-fulfilling prophecy

e

Over time, a. passionate and companionate love both decrease b. passionate love increases and companionate love decreases c. passionate and companionate love both increase d. passionate love decreases and companionate love increases e. there is no consistent relationship between the levels of passionate and companionate love.

e

A feeling, often induced by a belief, that predisposes one to respond in a particular way to people and events is known as a. central role persuasion b. a role c. social psychology d. the foot-in-the-door phenomenon e. an attitude

e.

In Milgram's classic study on obedience, approximately what percentage of people delivered what they believed to be the maximum shock level? a. one-tenth b. one-half c. one-third d. one-fourth e. two-thirds

e.

In recent years, a. both explicit and implicit prejudice have shown steady and equal increase b. explicit prejudice has decreased, but implicit prejudice has not c. both explicit and implicit have been increasing, but explicit prejudice is increasing at a faster rate d. both explicit and implicit prejudice have been increasing, but implicit prejudice is increasing at a faster rate e. explicit prejudice has been decreasing more than implicit prejudice

e.

Which of the following is an example of ingroup bias? a. Hinata talked only to her five best friends when she was in ninth grade b. Sabrina has been a New York Yankees fan since she was in 4th grade. c. Kimia believes she is the best student in her AP Psych class, but her grades are not as good as several other students. d. Francisco believes he is the best in his AP psych class, and in fact he has the highest average. e. Derek believes his T-ball team is the best in the league and that the other teams in the league have no talented players

e.

Jon does what his friends are doing and throws eggs at houses on Halloween, even though he knows that he should not. Jon's egg throwing is most likely due to a. obedience b. normative social influence c. social contagion d. informational social influence e. the chameleon effect

b.

Which of the following is an example of conformity? a. Malik has had a series of dogs over the years. Each has learned to curl up at his feet when he watches television. b. Renee buys the same brand of sweatshirt that most of the kids in her school are wearing. c. Jonah makes sure to arrive home before his curfew because he knows he will be grounded if he doesn't d. Yuri makes sure to arrive home before her curfew because she does not want her parents to be disappointed in her. e. Terry cranks it up a notch during volleyball practice because the team captain has been on her case for not showing enough effort.

b.

Which of the following terms describes our geographic nearness to another person? a. mere exposure effect b. proximity c. similarity d. intimacy e. symmetry

b.

Which of the following accurately describes the just world phenomenon? a. It's the reduction in prejudice that has resulted from improvements in our laws and justice system. b. It's the reduction in discrimination that has resulted from improvements in our laws and judicial system. c. It's the belief that most people get what they deserve and deserve what they get. d. It's the tendency of people to deny that prejudice is still a problem. e. It's a reflection of our desire to categorize daily events as 'unfair'.

c.

Which of the following is an example of the mere exposure effect? a. Adrianna has started arriving tardy to her second period class to avoid a group of kids in the hall who constantly tease her. b. Abe has biked the same route to school so many times that he no longer has to think about where to turn. c. Daiyu has seen the same toothpaste ad on television a hundred times. Each time she sees it she hates it more. d. Abdul has always loved dogs, so he adopted one from the local shelter. e. Guiren didn't like sushi the first couple of times he tried it, but his friends encouraged him to keep eating it and now it's one of his favorite foods.

e.