Multiple Choice Questions

Dale thinks that women shouldn't work outside the home and vows never to hire a woman at his bank. Dale's attitudes and planned course of action are ________.
  • consumate
  • sexist
  • romantic
  • confederate
Social psychology is a field that studies both interpersonal and intrapersonal behavior. Which of the following is an example of interpersonal behavior?
  • seeking outside opinions on group decisions
  • social loafing
  • group processes
  • children who are different from others are more likely to get bullied
What is groupthink?
  • modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus
  • anti-smoking advertisements that rely on celebrity spokespeople advocating for reduction in cigarette use
  • social roles are powerful determinants of human behavior
  • teaching children to think independently and challenge social norms that promote racism
Which type of persuasion involves an indirect route that relies on association of peripheral cues to associate positivity with a message?
  • peripheral route
  • foot-in-the-door
  • self-serving bias
  • central route
Ashley and Mikhail share their intimate thoughts and emotions, are physically attracted to each other, and agree to support each other. Their love is called ________.
  • informational
  • reciprocity
  • consumate
  • central route
Who was Stanley Milgram?
  • situationist
  • social psychology professor at Yale who wanted to test the defense of " I was just following orders" typically used by accused Nazis
  • Zimbardo did not use a control group
  • telling someone whith dyslexia she cannot learn to read, leading her to become illerate even though she could learn to read with a bit of extra effort
________ holds that our behavior is determined by internal factors.
  • homophobia
  • attitude
  • Dispositionism
  • groupthink
What was the major flaw in the Stanford prison experiment?
  • Zimbardo did not use a control group
  • social loafing
  • telling someone whith dyslexia she cannot learn to read, leading her to become illerate even though she could learn to read with a bit of extra effort
  • influence of the group majority on an individual's judgment
Which of the following best defines the Asch effect?
  • influence of the group majority on an individual's judgment
  • seeking outside opinions on group decisions
  • group processes
  • social loafing
Heather and Mike share the household chores as equally as possible. They take turns with the cooking and driving their son to daycare. Both of them work outside the home, and each of them takes responsibility for child care one night a week to give the other one a break. We can say that their relationship has ________.
  • groupthink
  • reciprocity
  • consumate
  • sterotypes
Jasmin belongs to the chess club on her campus. She prefers to associate with other members of the chess club while avoiding people that do not belong to this group. Jasmin has a(n) ________ bias.
  • sterotypes
  • romantic
  • in-group
  • confederate
Diane and Bruce share their intimate thoughts and emotions and are physically attracted to each other, but their love does not contain any expectations beyond that. Their love is called ________.
  • consumate
  • reciprocity
  • romantic
  • empty
Which of the following makes it more likely that a child will be bullied?
  • seeking outside opinions on group decisions
  • group processes
  • Zimbardo did not use a control group
  • children who are different from others are more likely to get bullied
Which of the following is an example of actor-observer bias?
  • Tyler visits his aunt once a week to bring her groceries
  • Yale attitude change
  • Akbar believes he is unable to stop gambling because his friends all gamble and are a bad influence, yet Tim is unable to stop gambling because he is addicted to gambling.
  • Zimbardo
Following an outcome, ________ are those attributions that enable us to see ourselves in favorable light.
  • bystander effect
  • foot-in-the-door
  • self-serving bias
  • central route
Which of the following best exemplifies prosocial behavior?
  • Akbar believes he is unable to stop gambling because his friends all gamble and are a bad influence, yet Tim is unable to stop gambling because he is addicted to gambling.
  • Milgram lied to his respondents, making his study borderline unethical
  • Tyler visits his aunt once a week to bring her groceries
  • Yale attitude change
Which of the following is an example of a self-serving bias?
  • central route
  • anti-smoking advertisements that use charts and graphs to show how many people die from smoking-related causes each year
  • teaching children to think independently and challenge social norms that promote racism
  • Leonard attributes earning a good grade in his psychology class to the fact that he is an exceptionally hard working student who is also incredibly smart. He blames the poor grade he received in his sociology class on having a bad teacher who gave hard exam.
Henry is juror number four in a murder trial. He believes the accused is guilty, but when the jurors vote it becomes clear he is the only one that thinks this way. Henry votes not guilty along with the other jurors despite what he sees as evidence clearly indicating guilt. This is an example of the ________ effect.
  • reciprocity
  • social exchange
  • Asch
  • romantic
What is modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus?
  • homophobia
  • groupthink
  • informational
  • reciprocity
What is the main point of the Stanford prison experiment?
  • person's knowledge about the sequence of events in a specific setting.
  • social roles are powerful determinants of human behavior
  • socially defined pattern of behavior that is expected of a person in a given setting or group
  • anti-smoking advertisements that use charts and graphs to show how many people die from smoking-related causes each year
Who conducted the Stanford prison experiment?
  • Tyler visits his aunt once a week to bring her groceries
  • children who are different from others are more likely to get bullied
  • Zimbardo
  • telling someone whith dyslexia she cannot learn to read, leading her to become illerate even though she could learn to read with a bit of extra effort
________ refers to prejudice and discrimination against individuals based solely on their same-sex orientation.
  • attitude
  • homophobia
  • Asch
  • consumate
Travis is part of a group playing tug-of-war. He knows that his team is stronger, so he doesn't try as hard as he could. Travis is engaged in ________.
  • situationist
  • social loafing
  • group processes
  • Zimbardo did not use a control group
Mark and Rosa commit to support each other, but they have no real physical passion and do not share their thoughts and feelings. Their love is called ________.
  • empty
  • reciprocity
  • sterotypes
  • sexist
Which type of social influence involves conformity to a group norm prompted by the belief that the group is competent and has the correct information?
  • central route
  • peripheral route
  • groupthink
  • informational
Penny gets an acting job on Friday that she attributes to her good acting. She doesn't get the next acting job; therefore, she blames the casting director for not wanting to hire a woman. This is an example of ________.
  • foot-in-the-door
  • social exchange
  • peripheral route
  • self-serving bias
Which of the following strategies would effectively prevent groupthink from occurring?
  • telling someone whith dyslexia she cannot learn to read, leading her to become illerate even though she could learn to read with a bit of extra effort
  • children who are different from others are more likely to get bullied
  • group processes
  • seeking outside opinions on group decisions
The Milgram experiment required the participation of a(n) ________ to play the part of the person being shocked because the experiment would be invalidated if the participant realized the electric shock treatment was faked.
  • confederate
  • sterotypes
  • central route
  • consumate
Which of the following is the best example of central route persuasion?
  • person's knowledge about the sequence of events in a specific setting.
  • anti-smoking advertisements that use charts and graphs to show how many people die from smoking-related causes each year
  • social roles are powerful determinants of human behavior
  • anti-smoking advertisements that rely on celebrity spokespeople advocating for reduction in cigarette use
Don knows that drinking too much liquor is a costly habit that is bad for his health, but he continues to drink large amounts of liquor. He also thinks he is a smart person that makes good choices. Don feels some psychological discomfort from this contradiction, which is also called ________.
  • Cognitive dissonance
  • social exchange
  • reciprocity
  • self-serving bias
Which type of persuasion involves encouraging a person to agree to a small favor or to buy a small item, only to later request a larger favor or purchase of a larger item?
  • central route
  • foot-in-the-door
  • social exchange
  • informational
If a person says that actors make effective spokespeople for potato chips because they are above average in attractiveness, which approach is that person using to explain attitude change?
  • Yale attitude change
  • social psychology professor at Yale who wanted to test the defense of " I was just following orders" typically used by accused Nazis
  • Zimbardo
  • situationist
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