Social Psyc Final Questions
Elliot is initially neutral toward his coworker, Sarah. Overtime, across frequent interactions with Sarah, it is likely
drow to like her
Autokinetic effect was able to study and describe
emergence of group norms
in our classroom demonstration of rumor transmission, is someone telling the joke changes cup of tea to cup of coffee then they are engaging in
assimilation
Bem's self-perception theory we infer our _______ from our _________.
attitudes; behavior
The role of natural selection processes in the development of social behavior is a concern in
evolutionary psychology
Where cultures and helping is concerned research suggests that
individuals help outgroup members more collectivists help ingroup members more
Which of the following situations in which dissonance theory makes predictions frequently not confirmed?
people avoiding information that will create dissonance
Research concerning private and public self-consciousness show that people who are
privately self-conscious are very aware of their inner states and feelings
Which of the following does not appear to be associated with low self-esteem?
the ability to effectively resist peer pressure
Helping behavior can be adaptive from an evolutionary standpoint only if *****
the helper's gene survive in those who helped
According to Kelley's research on attributional conflict in couples the best solution to an attributional argument with your spouse or lover is
Correct answer: share feelings, not attributions
What about social roles theory, gender stereotypes are the result of
Correct answer: unequal gender based division of labor
Research demonstrates that exposure to weak versions of a persuasive argument tends to increase later resistance to that argument. This is consistent with
The Inoculation Hypothesis
Allport and Postman's classic applied research on rumor was aimed at solving problems during
WW2
According to the two step model of fundamental attribution error, people make an
auto first step of making a personal attribution and then an effortful second step of considering situational factors
people in negative moods are less likely to help if they
become self-focused
Latane's (81) Social Impact Theory depicts _________ as strong form of social influence in which there are several sources, but just one target
conformity
according to the original theory of Latane and Darley's model of bystander intervention, the epileptic seizure experiment illustrates the negative effects of
diffusion of responsibility
Anthony is talking to his friend about his ex-girlfriend who broke up with him because she is cold-hearted. what kind of attribution is Anthony making?
dispositional attribution
Which of the following questions would a social psychologist be most likely to study? ****
do groups lead to higher or lower productivity?
Jamie wants an extra day to write a paper for class. Jamie first asks for a one week extension and the professor refuses. Jamie then asks for a one day extension and the professor agrees. This is an example of
door in the face
Jamie wants an extra day to write a paper for class. Jamie first asks for a one week extension and the professor refuses. Jamie then asks for a one day extension and the professor accepts. This is referred to as
door-in-the-face
Schnacter and singer found that subjects are most likely to report having the same feelings as a euphoric or angry confederate waiting with them in the _____ condition
epinephrine-uninformed
in order to achieve high internal validity, social psychologists conduct
experiments without confounds
A hypothesis is a(n)
explicit testable prediction about the conditions under which an event will occur
Which of the following concerns the use of fear appeals does NOT describe findings in this complex area research
fear appears are generally less effective than messages that do not provoke fear
According to your instructor, __________ is the relationship in which self-disclosure
friends and lovers; immediate reciprocity decreases
Social psychology differs from personality by looking at how ______ lead to ______ behaviors.
given situation, the same or typical
which of the following does not contribute to a good mood effect?
good mood encourage a careful analysis of rewards and costs
Modern models of the relationship between attitudes and behavior like Azjen's theory of planned behavior claim that specific attitudes
help to predict our intentions to behave
research on the empathy-altruism model has demonstrated that individuals _________ in empathic concern offer help ______.
high; regardless of the ease of escape from a situation
All of the following result from social categorization except ****
increased tendency to notice behaviors inconsistent with group stereotype
Which of the following paradigms for dissonance theory research examine attitude behavior inconsistencies ***
insufficient justification
realistic conflict theory proposes that
intergroup hostility arises from competition among groups for scarce but valued resources
the timing effect refers to a person whose intimate disclosure comes
later in an interaction
Among your group of friends, Chandler is the only one that is always late for your weekly game of poker. This makes Chandler
low in consensus, high in consistency, and low in distinctiveness
Which of the following manipulations reduced the level of obedience in the Milgram Shock Generator experiment?
lowering the prestige of the institute where the experiment was conducted. having the experimenter in a different location, having the learner in the same room as the teacher
which of the following manipulations reduced the level of obedience in the Milgram Shock Experiments?
lowering the prestige of the institution where the experiment was conducted, having experimenter in different location, having learner be in the same room as the teacher
Compared to high self-monitors, low self-monitors are more likely to
maintain consistency in behavior
A form of prejudice that surfaces in subtle ways when it is safe, socially acceptable and easy to rationalize is called
modern racism
in communal (as opposed to exchange) relationships
obligations are constant and do not come and go
social psychology research is a necessary endeavor because our common sense intuitions
often contradict each other and explain any outcome
Cooper and Fazio conditions of dissonance
people most freely choose to engage in attitude-discrepant behavior, people must experience physiological arousal as a result of their behavior, people must attribute their arousal to attitude-discrepant behavior
Jones and Davis correspondent inference theory maintains that observers make stronger dispositional attribution when the behavior of the person they're observing
personality signals out the observer for help or harm
what is the term used when everyone pretends to be calm and then uses the calmness of the other group
pluralistic ignorance
Jones and Davis submariner-astronaut demonstrated how the _____ rule ______ operates in observer attributions
rational, social desirability/ expectedness
Which of the following does the original theory predict as cognitive response to the dissonance
reducing the importance of cognitions, adding a consonant cognition, changing a cognition
the wheel of science is about the way scientists move back and forth between ________ and ________
research and theories
Your instructor claims that ______ measures are best for the _________ component of the ABC model of attitude.
self-report; cognitive
similarity leads to attraction for all the following reasons except
similarity is the same thin as physical attraction
Zajonc's theory claims that social facilitation energizes the dominant response which is the one that is
simple; complex, but well learned
theories tend to be evaluated in terms of all the following criteria
simplicity, comprehensiveness, generation of research; not international fame
All of the following are primary goals of basic research except
solving major social problems
Carlos is nervous about giving a class presentation because he doesn't think he can communicate very well with everyone watching him. If carlos attempts to deal with his anxiety by self-handicapping, he will most likely
stay out partying the night before the presentation
If an investigator intends to predict behavior with attitudes Azjen's theory of planned behavior claims ****
the situation should not be one with strong external pressures or norms present
Which of the following was not a reason that lab exp were criticized in the social psychology in the 60's and 70's
the topics being studied were irrelevant to current social problems
The pluralism evident in contemporary social psychology is reflected by
the use of multi-method investigations
______ is the means (method or approach) through which social psychologists gain the end (goal) _________.
theory, understanding or explanation
Social comparison theory, the two-factor theory, theory of emotion and self-perception their all work especially well when people are _______ about aspects about themselves.
uncertain
with respect to the impact of group size on conformity, Asch surprisingly found *****
very little increase in conformity by increasing the confederates beyond three or four
according to the evolutionary perspective, women prefer
wealthy men because wealth is the criterion they use to estimate their best chances for reproductivity success