Unit 6 Quiz

Which historical event led directly to Milgram's research on obedience? The virtual eradication of Native Americans by the settlers in the United States The slave trade from Africa to the United States The Bolshevik revolution in Russia German citizens' willingness to go along with Nazi leaders during the Holocaust

German citizens' willingness to go along with Nazi leaders during the Holocaust

Under which of the following circumstances would you expect a person to demonstrate the highest level of conformity in Solomon Asch's research protocol? Marsha has to write down her answer and submit it to the experimenter. Orlando has to give his choice out loud. Anquaan has to indicate his answer by pressing the associated number on a keyboard. Yadier has to tell his selection by holding up one, two, or three fingers.

Orlando has to give his choice out loud.

Which of the following statements is true of Asch's research on conformity in groups? About two-thirds of participants agreed with the group against their beliefs but did appear distressed. Participants who conformed appeared distressed, while those who resisted were calm. Participants confirmed with the group norm on about one-third of the total trials. Participants who resisted appeared distressed, while those who conformed were calm.

Participants conformed with the group norm on about a one-third of the total trials.

Rafael has joined the Spanish Club at his school. According to the social identity theory, what is Rafael likely to do when he meets individuals from the German Club or French Club and defines them as outgroup members? Rafael will want to be friends with the outgroup members. Rafael will exaggerate the similarities between his ingroup and the outgroups. Rafael will exaggerate the similarities amongst outgroup members. Rafael will see the groups as equal and want to decrease the social distance that exists.

Rafael will exaggerate the similarities amongst outgroup members.

Which of the following is a potential negative effect of using downward social comparisons? envy dissatisfaction scorn egocentrism

Scorn

What is the difference between stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination? Stereotypes are based on emotions, prejudice is based on beliefs, and discrimination is based on behavior. Stereotypes are based on behavior, prejudice is based on beliefs, and discrimination is based on emotions. Stereotypes are based on beliefs, prejudice is based on behavior, and discrimination is based on emotions. Stereotypes are based on beliefs, prejudice is based on emotions, and discrimination is based on behavior.

Stereotypes are based on beliefs, prejudice is based on emotions, and discrimination is based on behavior.

Jason believes that all Asian people are good at math. What is this belief an example of? prejudice discrimination a stereotype aversive racism

a stereotype

Most researchers define ________ as any behavior intended to harm another person who does not want to be harmed. aggression violence assertiveness hostility

aggression

What is the difference between aggressive behaviors and violent actions? violence may cause harm, but aggression is intended to cause extreme physical harm (e.g., injury or death) aggression may cause harm, but violence is intended to cause extreme physical harm (e.g., injury or death) they are two words for the same concept violence is verbal or relational in nature, while aggression is a physical action

aggression may cause harm, but violence is intended to cause extreme physical harm (e.g., injury or death)

Researchers have studied whether being left out of a group can cause the same neural responses as physical pain. Through fMRI studies, they found that two areas of the brain - the dorsal anterior cingulate and the ________ showed heightened activity when a person experienced social ostracism. This suggests that social pain can be as problematic as physical pain! posterior putamen suprachiasmatic nucleus substantia nigra anterior insula

anterior insula

The study of ________, which is a major topic of focus for social psychologists, examines the psychological processes involved in having a sexual interest in another person. attraction interpersonality social influence attitudes

attraction

Which heuristic would you likely use if you were asked, "are there more words in the English language that start with the letter "k" or that have "k" as the third letter in the word?" systematic heuristic availability heuristic representativeness heuristic fluency heuristic

availability heuristic

According to social psychologists Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary, human beings have a fundamental psychological need to ________. excel belong achieve compete

belong

According to Armour (2007), a Gallup poll indicated that employees who had ________ at work reported 50% more job satisfaction than those who did not. a romantic interest in a colleague higher wages than they thought they deserved close friends job security

close friends

A research ________ is a person who works with or for the researcher, and who poses as a participant or bystander. Sometimes they have instructions to behave a certain way to see how the actual participant will respond. confound assistant aide confederate

confederate

The perception of what most people do in a given situation is called a(n) __________ norm. informational descriptive influential confirmational

descriptive

A feeling of confidence in one's own abilities or worth is called self-________. concept esteem evaluation efficacy

esteem

Which of the following is an implicit attitude task: the task presents images of faces of men and women and then measures the time it takes the research participant to label the photo as good or bad? chameleon effect task mood-congruent memory task automaticity attitude task evaluative priming task

evaluative priming task

The Implicit Association Task (IAT) used in research, which records participants' reaction times to categorizing objects, is measuring what type of attitude? implicit attitude explicit attitude ambiguous attitude controlled attitude

implicit attitude

When surveyed, over 87% of Americans reported that they were married or wanted to be married. preferred to spend significant periods of time without other people around. lived with other people. had a social media account.

lived with other people.

Wesley is at a bar and has had far too much to drink. He now focuses his attention on a man sitting across the bar, and for no particular reason decides he doesn't like the man. Wesley pays attention only to the fact that the man is smaller than he, and neglects the fact that the man is sitting with 3 larger buddies. If Wesley provokes a fight, it may be in part due to alcohol _______. inhibition myopia blinders attributional bias

myopia

In order to study fear, a neuroscientist connects Natividad to an electroencephalograph (EEG) and then shows her a brief movie of scary animals. These include wasps, snakes, and alligators. He then observes as Natividad shows activation in her amygdala. At which level of analysis has this scientist made his observations? physiology chemistry/DNA thoughts/feelings/perceptions behavior

physiology

The term that refers to physical nearness and plays a big part in the interpersonal attraction that develops between people is ________. tangentiality complementarity proximity reciprocity

proximity

Any group of people in which membership is defined by similarities between its members is called a(n) ________. social category ethnic stratification socioeconomic status sociological clime

social category

Dominga has recently been distancing herself from others. She is becoming disconnected from society, and nobody has really taken notice. This may be because she was never truly close to others to begin with. According to Durkheim, Dominga will now be at higher risk for engaging in a violent act. cardiac disease. suicide. a psychotic break.

suicide.