Question 1

Attribution theory suggests that we tend to attribute others' behavior either to their

Accepted Answer

A)   heredity or their environment.
B)   biological motives or their psychological motives.
C)   thoughts or their emotions.
D)   dispositions or their situations.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Compared with nonplayers, people with extensive exposure to violent video gaming display ________ desensitization to violence, and they are ________ likely to help an injured victim.

Accepted Answer

A)   more; less
B)   less; more
C)   more; more
D)   less; lessE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Diffusion of responsibility often plays an important role in the

Accepted Answer

A)   mere exposure effect.
B)   other-race effect.
C)   bystander effect.
D)   fundamental attribution error.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Social psychologists have observed people's willingness to pick up dropped coins or pencils in elevators in order to study the

Accepted Answer

A)   foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
B)   mere exposure effect.
C)   just-world phenomenon.
D)   bystander effect.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

When visiting the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp shortly after World War II, one German civilian was said to have remarked, "What terrible criminals these prisoners must have been to receive such treatment." This reaction is best explained in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)   the mere exposure effect.
B)   the just-world phenomenon.
C)   the social-responsibility norm.
D)   deindividuation.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Refusing to hire qualified job applicants because of the color of their skin is to engage in

Accepted Answer

A)   stereotyping.
B)   deindividuation.
C)   discrimination.
D)   the fundamental attribution error.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

With which of the following statements would a social-cognitive psychologist agree?

Accepted Answer

A)   People with an internal locus of control achieve more in school.
B)   "Externals" are better able to cope with stress than "internals."
C)   "Internals" are less independent than "externals."
D)   A social-cognitive psychologist would agree with all of these statements.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Among the following countries, the percentage of newborn children who are girls is largest in

Accepted Answer

A)   China.
B)   India.
C)   South Korea.
D)   the United States.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Most children believe their school is better than the other schools in town. This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   the just-world phenomenon.
B)   ingroup bias.
C)   the fundamental attribution error.
D)   scapegoating.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Professors Maksoud, Struthers, and Vasic each tend to think that obtaining a university degree is easier today than it was when they were students. After discussing the matter over coffee, they are even more convinced that obtaining a degree is easier today. This episode provides an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   the fundamental attribution error.
B)   social facilitation.
C)   group polarization.
D)   deindividuation.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Psychologists describe shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation as

Accepted Answer

A)   implicit.
B)   deindividuated.
C)   companionate.
D)   superordinate.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Violent pornographic movies often perpetuate the myth that

Accepted Answer

A)   many women enjoy aggressive sexual encounters.
B)   most rapes are commonly committed by victims' dates or acquaintances.
C)   women are more likely rape victims than are men.
D)   most rapes are never reported to the police.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The tendency to believe that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get is called

Accepted Answer

A)   the reciprocity norm.
B)   the scapegoat theory.
C)   the just-world phenomenon.
D)   the fundamental attribution error.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 14

After their country was ravaged by a series of earthquakes, two bitterly antagonistic political groups set aside their differences and worked cooperatively on effective disaster relief. This cooperation best illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)   mirror-image perceptions.
B)   the just-world phenomenon.
C)   superordinate goals.
D)   the mere exposure effect.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

A testosterone-linked trait that is also a predictor of men's aggressiveness is the ________ of their face.

Accepted Answer

A)   symmetry
B)   length
C)   width
D)   roundnessE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Testosterone levels are ________ correlated with assertiveness and ________ correlated with tolerance for frustration.

Accepted Answer

A)   positively; positively
B)   negatively; negatively
C)   positively; negatively
D)   negatively; positivelyE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

A person's behavior is most likely to be consistent with his or her attitudes when

Accepted Answer

A)   the attitudes are implicit rather than explicit.
B)   external influences on behavior are minimal.
C)   the person has not publicly communicated those attitudes.
D)   the attitudes are discrepant with most other people's opinions.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

The gradually escalating levels of destructive obedience in the Milgram experiments best illustrate one of the potential dangers of

Accepted Answer

A)   deindividuation.
B)   social facilitation.
C)   the fundamental attribution error.
D)   the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following processes most obviously operates in groupthink?

Accepted Answer

A)   social facilitation
B)   cognitive dissonance
C)   group polarization
D)   self-disclosureE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Continuing to operate a fuel-inefficient car despite warnings about the effect of greenhouse gases best illustrates the dynamics of

Accepted Answer

A)   social loafing.
B)   a social trap.
C)   the fundamental attribution error.
D)   the mere exposure effect.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 14: Stress and Health

Social psychologists have observed people's willingness to pick up dropped coins or pencils in elevators in order to study the

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The tendency to believe that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get is called

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Psychologists describe shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation as

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

A person's behavior is most likely to be consistent with his or her attitudes when

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Most children believe their school is better than the other schools in town. This best illustrates

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Testosterone levels are ________ correlated with assertiveness and ________ correlated with tolerance for frustration.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

With which of the following statements would a social-cognitive psychologist agree?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Professors Maksoud, Struthers, and Vasic each tend to think that obtaining a university degree is easier today than it was when they were students. After discussing the matter over coffee, they are even more convinced that obtaining a degree is easier today. This episode provides an example of

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

After their country was ravaged by a series of earthquakes, two bitterly antagonistic political groups set aside their differences and worked cooperatively on effective disaster relief. This cooperation best illustrates the importance of

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Attribution theory suggests that we tend to attribute others' behavior either to their

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Continuing to operate a fuel-inefficient car despite warnings about the effect of greenhouse gases best illustrates the dynamics of

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Among the following countries, the percentage of newborn children who are girls is largest in

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Refusing to hire qualified job applicants because of the color of their skin is to engage in

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Compared with nonplayers, people with extensive exposure to violent video gaming display ________ desensitization to violence, and they are ________ likely to help an injured victim.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The gradually escalating levels of destructive obedience in the Milgram experiments best illustrate one of the potential dangers of

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following processes most obviously operates in groupthink?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

A testosterone-linked trait that is also a predictor of men's aggressiveness is the ________ of their face.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

When visiting the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp shortly after World War II, one German civilian was said to have remarked, "What terrible criminals these prisoners must have been to receive such treatment." This reaction is best explained in terms of

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Violent pornographic movies often perpetuate the myth that

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Diffusion of responsibility often plays an important role in the

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Testosterone levels are correlated with assertiveness and correlated with tolerance for frustration.

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Compared with nonplayers, people with extensive exposure to violent video gaming display desensitization to violence, and they are likely to help an injured victim.

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified