Multiple Choice Questions

Which statement about Sternberg's triangular theory of love is incorrect?
  • Different aspects of love are hierarchical. For example, companionate love is much better and longer lasting than consummate love.
  • peripheral route
  • social exchange
  • Asch ignored the importance of several factors influencing conformity—including race, class, and gender.
What is a social role?
  • being in a crowd of bystanders when you witness someone fainting
  • People's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by social situations
  • socially defined pattern of behavior that is expected of a person in a given setting or group
  • an ideology common in the United States that people get the outcomes they deserve
Roger and Joan have passion in their relationship, and they agree they will support each other. But when it comes to sharing their thoughts, they lack intimacy. Their love is called ________.
  • normative
  • instrumental aggression
  • fatuous
  • stereotypes
Tom believes he is unable to stop gambling because his friends all gamble and are a bad influence; however, he believes that Barnaby is unable to stop gambling because Barnaby is addicted to gambling. This is an example of ________.
  • social loafing
  • actor-observer bias
  • different
  • group processes
Kara gets an F on her social psychology exam. Then she goes home and gets into an argument with her roommate, Lee. Lee assumes Kara is yelling at him because she likes to bully him, not because she had a bad day. Lee is making a ________.
  • peripheral route
  • instrumental aggression
  • diffusion of responsibility
  • Fundamental attribution error
Tyler visits his aunt once a week to bring her groceries is an example of what type of behavior?
  • social loafing
  • group think
  • actor-observer
  • prosocial
Anti-smoking advertisements that use charts and graphs to show how many people die from smoking-related causes each year is an example of what type of persuasion?
  • informational
  • central route
  • companionate
  • confederate
Social psychology is a field that studies both interpersonal and intrapersonal behavior. What is an example of interpersonal behavior?
  • self-fulfilling
  • group processes
  • group think
  • group consensus
What is the main point of the textbook discussion of Milgram's obedience study?
  • Asch ignored the importance of several factors influencing conformity—including race, class, and gender.
  • Individuals will obey authority to the point of potentially causing serious harm to another person.
  • socially defined pattern of behavior that is expected of a person in a given setting or group
  • The phrase "social exchange" should be replaced by the word "altruism."
Telling someone with dyslexia she cannot learn to read, leading her to become illiterate even though she could learn to read with a bit of extra effort is an example of what prophecy?
  • self-fulfilling
  • self serving
  • different
  • group processes
________ is the strengthening of an original group attitude after the discussion of views within a group.
  • Group polarization
  • Yale attitude change
  • Milgram lied to his respondents, making his study borderline unethical.
  • group processes
What theory states "People are dissatisfied if their social exchanges create more costs than benefits unless the relationship is an example of consummate love?"
  • social exchange
  • intimacy, passion, and commitment
  • central route
  • Different aspects of love are hierarchical. For example, companionate love is much better and longer lasting than consummate love.
The ________ is demonstrated by the attack on Kitty Genovese.
  • foot in the door
  • bystander effect
  • attitude
  • Standford (Prison)
People's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by social situations is a statement about...
  • self-serving bias
  • peripheral route
  • social exchange
  • social psychology
Who conducted his prison experiment to demonstrate that social roles have a great deal of influence on individual behavior?
  • Zimbardo
  • (Stanley) Milgram
  • Asch
  • Group polarization
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
  • central route
  • in-group
  • informational
  • stereotypes
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 is an example of what bias?
  • group processes
  • group think
  • actor-observer
  • ageist
Rhona and Jerome share each other's thoughts and feelings and are prepared to support each other, but they do not feel physical attraction. Their love is called ________.
  • companionate
  • romantic
  • Consummate
  • informational
What would effectively prevent groupthink from occurring? Seeking __________________ on group decisions
  • outside opinions
  • foot in the door
  • homophobia
  • self-serving bias
"Latara and Vaughn are the same race and attend the same church. They met in their psychology class, a subject they both major in. They begin to date"This is an example of what?
  • normative
  • reciprocity
  • homophily
  • companionate
This is an example of what type of persuasion? Anti-smoking advertisements that rely on celebrity spokespeople advocating for reduction in cigarette use
  • peripheral route
  • companionate
  • self-serving bias
  • central route
"Influence of the group majority on an individual's judgment" defines what effect?
  • (Stanley) Milgram
  • Group polarization
  • Asch
  • Yale attitude change
What describes when "Group members modify their opinions to match what they believe is the group consensus"?
  • group think
  • situationist
  • group consensus
  • group processes
Group members modify their opinions to match what they believe is the ________________________.
  • prosocial
  • group consensus
  • actor-observer bias
  • group processes
What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Asch conducted his prison experiment to demonstrate that social roles have a great deal of influence on individual behavior.
  • emotions and attitudes, the self, and social cognition
  • The word "Asch" should be replaced by "Zimbardo."
  • homophily
  • outside opinions
Sternberg's triangular theory of love states there are three components of love. What are they?
  • Standford (Prison)
  • intimacy, passion, and commitment
  • Different aspects of love are hierarchical. For example, companionate love is much better and longer lasting than consummate love.
  • Fundamental attribution error
The ________ effect focuses on the influence of the group majority on an individual's judgment.
  • Standford (Prison)
  • sexist
  • Asch
  • emotions and attitudes, the self, and social cognition
Which type of persuasion involves logic-driven arguments using data and facts to convince people of an argument's worthiness?
  • foot in the door
  • central route
  • foot-in-the-door
  • peripheral route
Suppose you hate reality shows, but you pretend to like them in order to fit in, feel good, and be accepted by your friends, who all love reality television. This is an example of ________ social influence.
  • diffusion of responsibility
  • informational
  • stereotypes
  • normative
Which of the following is the best example of the foot-in-the-door technique of persuasion?
  • getting your parents to agree to cut their smoking down by a few cigarettes, then asking them to quit altogether
  • People's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by social situations
  • central route
  • emotions and attitudes, the self, and social cognition
Who was a social psychology professor at Yale who wanted to test the defense of "I was just following orders" typically used by accused Nazis?
  • situationist
  • Yale attitude change
  • actor-observer
  • (Stanley) Milgram
People view the Environmental Protection Agency as competent and believe they know correct information regarding what individuals should do to protect the environment, so they possess ________ social influence when it comes to enforcing a group norm of recycling
  • self serving
  • informational
  • normative
  • instrumental aggression
Robert Sternberg (1986) proposed that there are three components of love: intimacy, passion, and commitment. These three components form a triangle that defines multiple types of love: this is known as ____________.
  • Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love
  • diffusion of responsibility
  • altruism
  • self-serving bias
Nicole wants a cookie. Heather has a cookie. Nicole pushes Heather and takes her cookie. Nicole doesn't intend to hurt Heather, Nicole just wants the cookie. This is an example of ________.
  • Consummate
  • instrumental aggression
  • informational
  • central route
Fattima generalizes that all men are irresponsible players, cheaters, and liars. When it comes to men, Fatima may be applying ________: negative beliefs about individuals based solely on their membership in a group.
  • social exchange
  • normative
  • in-group
  • stereotypes
Which statement about social psychology is most accurate?
  • People's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by social situations
  • Asch ignored the importance of several factors influencing conformity—including race, class, and gender.
  • an ideology common in the United States that people get the outcomes they deserve
  • getting your parents to agree to cut their smoking down by a few cigarettes, then asking them to quit altogether
Fantasia believes that people with blue eyes are somehow more creative than other people. Whenever Fantasia encounters a person that has blue eyes and is creative, she places greater importance on this evidence supporting her already existing belief. At the same time, Fantasia ignores any evidence that people without blue eyes might display exceptional creativity. This is called a ________.
  • confederate
  • Confirmation bias
  • informational
  • self-serving bias
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