Psychology 3 exam
When in a new situation, Cecilia makes a judgment by processing new information and comparing it to her past experiences. What type of judgment did she mostly likely make?
stereotype
Social exchange theory posits that we will help others until_________________.
we're not getting the same amount of help in return
Which is an example of social learning?
· A child with supportive parents will have a greater likelihood of behaving supportively in the future.
You attend a presentation on the topic of the triangular model of love. The speakers identifies three important aspects of love: passion, intimacy and commitment. Which psychologist's research most likely formed the basis for the presentation?
Robert Sternberg
_________ involves the tendency to celebrate our own success as an indication of our internal abilities and failure as a result of external factors.
Self-serving bias
Helping others is considered __________________.
a biological instinct that furthers evolution
Cognitive Dissonance Theory describes what occurs when ____________.
beliefs are in conflict
According to social identity theory, we perceive __________________.
our ingroup as heterogeneous and our outgroup as homogenous
Geneticist Dmitri Belyaev's experiments with selective breeding has shown that aggression is_________.
partly genetic
According to Reactance Theory, a high school student might be inclined to
skip a class
_____________ psychology studies group behavior and how we interact in social situations.
social
___________ explanations for aggressive behavior include genetic predisposition, high testosterone level and frontal lobe damage.
Biological
How might a poker player exhibit a self-serving bias?
By crediting a winning streak to his skills and a losing streak to a poor dealer
Which is an example of aggression?
Chris intentionally got into a fight with another student at school.
Sternberg's triangular model of love included which of the following?
Commitment, intimacy and passion
Jeremy and his friends often wrestle when they get into arguments. The parents shrug off the boys' behavior as 'just getting it out of their system.' What is influencing the parents' perception of this type of aggression?
Culture
Which of the following statements is true about attractiveness?
Different cultures have varying ideas about the characteristics that make a person attractive.
Which of the following attributes indicate cross-cultural attractiveness?
Having youthful facial features
Derek leaves the movie theater feeling very dissatisfied after viewing the latest installment in his favorite series. This installment wasn't interesting and Derek almost got up and left halfway through. Which of the following possible responses might demonstrate the fundamental attribution error on Derek's part?
He blames the performance on the movie director's ineptness.
How might a sales professional integrate social psychology into their strategy?
He or she might incorporate persuasion techniques that have been shown to influence people.
Which is an example of drive theory?
Joanne thinks playing piano is easy and performs best in front of an audience.
Heidi believes that bad things happen to bad people and that people get what they deserve. This is an example of the __________________ hypothesis.
Just world
Julie demonstrates ____________ by changing her behavior in social situations to meet social norms so people will like her.
Normative conformity
social identity refers to...
Our membership in particular groups, which largely determines our everyday interactions
You attend a research presentation in which the speaker states that our prejudices are based on individual experiences that occur during our development. Which theory is the speaker's presentation most likely based upon?
Personality Theory
In Stanley Milgram's experiment on obedience and authority, the participants believed the responsibility for the shocks fell to:
The authority figure
Joe recently lost his job. Jenny is his good friend and offers to set him up with an interview at her work. After Joe happily agrees to the job opportunity, Jenny asks him if he would mind babysitting her daughter the following week. What persuasion strategy is Jenny using?
The reciprocity norm
Why were Solomon Asch's experiments on conformity so important?
They clearly demonstrated the power of conformity.
While deciding on how to approach a battle, an army unit that is exhibiting groupthink might __________.
endanger themselves with a risky but agreed-upon plan
Several close friends decide to invest their money together in a business. The business is risky, but as the friends discuss their investment strategy, they achieve consensus and conformity. This is an example of
groupthink
