Social Psychology Test

Four equally attractive women silently attended a 200-student class for zero, 5, 10, or 15 class sessions. When shown slides of each woman, students in the class rated the women who had attended ________ class sessions as the most attractive.

15

We tend to feel cheerful around happy people and sad around depressed people. This illustrates...

attribution theory

Altruism is best described as...

behaving unselfishly to enhance the welfare of others

The just-world phenomenon often leads people to...

believe that victims of misfortune deserve to suffer

During a test, Abe impulsively copied several answers from a nearby student's paper. He felt very uncomfortable about having done this until he convinced himself that copying answers is not wrong if classmates are careless enough to expose their test sheets. Which theory best explains why Abe adopted this new attitude?

cognitive dissonance theory

Equity and self-disclosure are important to the development of...

companionate love

If two countries are rivals for the exclusive control of the same area of land, their predicament best illustrates...

conflict

By inventing customs and passing them on to their peers and offspring, chimpanzees exhibit the rudiments of...

culture

The Y chromosome is the most well-known genetic marker identifying those who are most likely to...

engage in aggression

Initially prejudiced heterosexuals are likely to develop more accepting attitudes toward homosexuals following the experience of...

face-to-face contact

Group polarization is most likely to occur in a group in which...

individuals share a similar opinion

Aggression-replacement programs are most likely to advise parents to avoid...

modeling violence

Social facilitation refers to the tendency to...

perform well-learned tasks more effectively in the presence of others

An unjustifiable and usually negative attitude toward a group and its members is called...

prejudice

Two social norms that influence altruistic behavior are...

reciprocity and social responsibility

Gallup surveys indicate that Americans who frequently attend religious services are more likely than those who do not attend religious services to...

report that they are currently aiding the poor and infirm

In explaining our own behavior or the behavior of those we know well, we often resort to...

situational attributions

Psychologists describe shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation as...

superordinate

The impact of the foot-in-the-door phenomenon is most clearly illustrated by...

the destructive obedience of participants in the Milgram experiments

A social trap is a situation in which...

the pursuit of self-interest leads to collective harm