Social Psych Final Exam

before you go any further with you plans for joining an online dating service, you want to find out how accurate online profiles are. a study checked online claims against actual measurements and found that ____________ percent of the dating profiles contained lies about height, weight, or age.

81

A company executive regularly brings donuts, cookies, and other tasty treats to the meetings she chairs. her group is known for being highly productive and maintaining close cooperative relationships with each other. How would a social psychologist view the treats?

Bringing treats to meetings help make the meetings more pleasant, thus increasing the likelihood of close cooperative relationships

the time has come to think about an exclusive dating relationship and there are two candidates. candidate A is tremendous fun to be with, exciting exhilarating but sometimes a bit sketchy, and leaves you worried about his trustworthiness. Candidate B is definitely more sedate and offers fewer thrills, but is a very moral person and utterly trustworthy. given social psychological research, your best choice for a lasting happy romantic relationship would be _____________

Candidate B, since trustworthiness is vital to lasting relationships

at age 32, Isabelle has not yet met the person with whom she wants to spend the rest of her life. while having lunch with her grandmother, her grandmother says "there's a lid for every pot." Isabelle's grandmother, while emphasizing that her granddaughter will ultimately find a suitable partner, seems to be emphasizing the importance of ________

Complementarity

Carol and Mike just got married. It is the second marriage for both of them and both have brought three children from a previous relationsihp into their marriage. If Mike and Carol want to increase their children's feling that they belong to the new family, the would be best advised to __________

Insist on regular family meals that are mandatory for all family members.

Someone changes groups every few months. He forms close relationships within a group but leaves once he is bored. Is he likely to be satisfying his need to belong?

Probably not, since the need to belong refers to forming and maintaining close, lasting relationships

a usual well-behaved, polite person becomes aggressive and defiant when he has joined a group. this most likely reflects __________

deindividuation

brainstorming remains a popular approach to generating ideas. what were the finding of a meta-analysis?

although people seem to enjoy it, brainstorming does not produce more ideas nor does it produce more creative ideas.

jarrett is temporarily staying with his brother Jess while he looks for his own apartment in Chicago. Although Jarrett has a job that pays well, Jess tells him to make himself at home and help himself to food and beverages as he wishes. Jess soon notices, however, that Jarrett seems to have developed very expensive tastes and has been eating and drinking only the best, and in rather significant amounts. Jess has most likely encountered the __________.

commons dilemma

__________ groups preserve information in the group and pass it along to future generations, greately increasing the benefit of being able to absorb and communicate information.

cultural

groups can be smarter than the smartest individuals, but only if ___________.

different people contribute different information to the mix

the most dangerous leaders tend to manifest _________

emotional disregard and disconnection from others.

a key characteristic of roles in human culture is that they ____________.

exit independenty of the person filling them.

Harley and Dakota has dated for nearly three years and have been exclusive for almost six months. Harley is sure Dakota is "the one" and is abotu to propose when Dakota states that she wants to break up. Which reaction might Harley experience that appears to be rooted in biology?

feeling numb

when a person joins a new work group, it is vital for her to _____________.

find common values and other sources of similarity.

Reid moved to a different part of the country for his new job. as he settles into his job and builds a social network in his new town, if he is like most people, he will be satisfied with __________ people who care about him, whose company he enjoys, and with whom he can spend time on a regular basis.

five

you've been asked to become a member of the board of a charity that is near and dear to your heart. however, you hesitate because you have heard a few stories questioning how independent the board is regarding the major donor's wishes. you attend a board meeting a find that there is, indeed, a lot of pressure to comply with the wishes of the major donor and that there is no room for criticism. this best suggests that occurrence of __________

groupthink

henry ford's buisness model required a much more efficient and cheaper system for building cars and the assembly line method facilitated this. however, workers became bored with the same repetitive tasks and quit, so ford has the expense of constantly hiring and training new workers. how did ford solve this problem?

he paid workers more.

a narcissist is expected to perform his best when ___________.

his team leader and other supervisors are observing him

Dale Carnegie's classic self-help book "How to Win Firends and Influence People" suggests that it is important to give honest and sincere appreciation to others and make other people feel important through sincere means. Carnegie was writing abut what social psychologists refer to as _________

ingratiation

social stories for individuals with special needs, such as autism spectrum disorders, help with learning skills needed for social encounters. for example, social stories on being friends may point out the importance of saying ncie things to friends and doing nice things for them. strategies like this are broadly referred to ask _________

ingratiation

research indicates that there are social norms for binge eating and that over time, the binge eating patterns of those who belong to the same group become more similar. This suggests that binge eating ________.

is learned from others

many a broken heart has been soothed with ultra-rich ice cream consumed straight from the carton. What is the relationship between such dietary indulgences and rejection?

it is primarily one of self-regulation because people who are rejected do not self-regulate their eating as effectively.

how do human groups differ from animal groups?

many human groups are made up of distinct, well-defined, individual roles.

the 2015 supreme court decision regarding marriage equality has led to speculation that polygamy might also be legalized. from a social psycholgical point of view, _________.

monogamy offers advantages to most men.

Which of the following is an essential component of belongingness? -physical attraction -frequent superficial contact -mutual concern -partial satisfaction

mutual concern

which statement about dissimilarity is true -dissimilarity promotes both liking and reciprocity -as we get to know our friends and identify important differences reciprocity increases. -we tend to be attracted to people who are dissimilar to us. -once we detect dissimilarities, liking decreases

once we detect dissimilarities, liking decreases.

some religions practice shunning, in which individuals who are judged to have broken important rules are systematically excluded from the group. although it varies, shunning may include excommunication as well as social exclusion, which may include a ban on communication with family members who wish to remain in good standing. in this context, shunning is best described as a form of __________

ostracism

Shandi has had several bad relationships during a generally rough period of her life. she typically falls for one "perfect match" after another, only to be dumped shortly thereafter. after taking a break from dating to get her life back on track, Shandi meets a potential partner through a friend. This time, however, when a date is cancelled due to what is described as a family emergency, Shandi is the one who ends the realtionship. Shandi seems to have developed _________.

rejection sensitivity.

factories that have large production floors sometimes place large mirrors on the ceiling. although it is often done to facilitate monitoring employees, the presence of mirrors in which employees can see themselves may also increase _________, thereby decreasing deindividuation and thus the likelihood of theft or others misconduct.

self awareness

a person joining a few groups in hopes of finding a long-term romantic relationship should seek out groups with people who are __________.

similar in factors such as level of intelligence and attractiveness

a presence of others increase one's dominant response tendency. this is the main feature of __________

social facilitation theory

a person who is very capable of producing good work begins to slack off when becoming part of a team at work. this is known as __________

social loafing

although your roommate's love of practical jokes bothered from the beginning, sometimes the jokes were actually somewhat funny. The most recent joke, involving a suprise beverage topped with whipped cream and emanating a strong odor, was not even slightly funny. you now begin to think that you dont even like your roommate anymore. you seem to be experiencing ____________

the social allergy effect

which statement about altruistic punishers is true?

they may sacrifice thier own gains by penalizing people who cheat the system.

In the days leading up to his wedding, colton practiced his wedding vows using his financee's a rather colorful, very suggestive nickname rather than her full given name. social facilitation theory would suggest that _________

this is not a good idea, since arousal will increase the likelihood of using the colorful nickname at the actual ceremony.

members of a small group remember different kinds of information with the help of _________ memory.

transactive

people who are repeatedly or continually ostracized by others over a long period of time report a broad variety of problems: pain, illness, depression, suicida thoughts, eating disorders, helplessness, and promiscutiy. their self-esteem suffers and they may feel worthless. This makes it clear that people naturally _______.

want to be in relationships

when children withdraw from contact with others, they tend to get rejected by others in turn. as these children become adolescents, the avoidance by others ________

will likely escalate

An innovative program designed to help individuals living in homeless shelters find jobs and progress toward independent living provides makeovers for both men and women who are going on job interviews. The makeovers can include personal grooming, clothing, and even dental services. Are these programs likely to be helpful?

yes, because people judged to be more attractive do better on job interviews, even when appearance is not related to the job.