Question 1

_____ is based on a person's desire to be liked by a group.

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A)  Informational social influence
B)  Normative social influence
C)  Social loafing
D)  Social facilitation

Question 2

Melissa and John have been happily married for 30 years because they have ensured that they have no opportunities to fight.Both of them have jobs so they contribute proportionately to the household income, and they equally share all other responsibilities.Melissa and John's happy marriage can best be explained by the

Accepted Answer

A)  social exchange theory.
B)  social contagion theory.
C)  social identity theory.
D)  elaboration likelihood model.

Question 3

Katie, who is moderately liberal, attends a very liberal college.After four years at this college, Katie is likely to become more liberal as a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  the fundamental attribution error.
B)  cognitive dissonance.
C)  group polarization.
D)  social loafing.

Question 4

The process by which individuals evaluate their thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and abilities in relation to others is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  peer review.
B)  peripheral attribution.
C)  social comparison.
D)  peer recognition.

Question 5

Pretend that you just landed a new job as a psychological consultant for an internet dating service.Your new boss has asked you to give a presentation on the social psychological principles of attraction.Discuss the factors that influence interpersonal attraction.

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Proximity, or physical closeness, is a s...

Question 6

Susan drives by an unusually colorful apartment building each day on her way to and from work.Initially, she does not think much of the structure and has a mild dislike for it.However, after several months of commuting, she starts to like the apartment building and is even considering renting an apartment there.This change in Susan's feelings about the building best demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A)  the comparison effect.
B)  normative social influence.
C)  the mere exposure effect.
D)  informational social influence.

Question 7

Rob and Deandra are members of a football team.Their self-esteem is greatly affected by their team's performance.They tend to compare their team with that of the opponents in order to improve their self-image.Which of the following theories best explains this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)  the social identity theory
B)  the realistic conflict theory
C)  the social exchange theory
D)  the self-perception theory

Question 8

Andrew openly criticizes the Asian Americans in his neighborhood.He says that the presence of these "outsiders" has led to an increase in the crime rate in the United States.Others in his neighborhood do not agree with him.His openly shared racist attitude is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  institutional racism.
B)  covert racism.
C)  implicit racism.
D)  explicit racism.

Question 9

_____ is an unjustified negative attitude toward an individual based on the individual's membership in a group.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnocentrism
B)  Prejudice
C)  Discrimination
D)  Stereotype threat

Question 10

Attribution theory

Accepted Answer

A)  is an explanation of how behaviors influence attitudes.
B)  views people as motivated to discover the underlying causes of their behavior as part of their effort to make sense of the behavior.
C)  suggests that we feel uneasy when we notice an inconsistency between what we believe and what we do.
D)  is a theory of social comparison which posits that when individuals lack objective means to evaluate their opinions and abilities, they compare themselves with others.

Question 11

Robert, a nine-year-old boy, loves watching wrestling on TV.Last night, he used several of the aggressive wrestling moves on his little brother.Which of the following theories best explains William's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  observational learning
B)  frustration-aggression theory
C)  identity crisis
D)  cognitive dissonance

Question 12

The tendency for a group decision to be riskier than the average decision made by the individual group members is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  risk hedging.
B)  social loafing.
C)  risky shift.
D)  group polarization.

Question 13

Joyce has the potential to be an honor student but frustrates her teachers because of her actions.Rather than working to succeed, she tends to "dummy down" to act more like the students that she hangs out with.She has at times answered questions incorrectly in class on purpose to be more like her friends.Joyce's behavior is due to

Accepted Answer

A)  informational social influence.
B)  ethnocentrism.
C)  groupthink.
D)  normative social influence.

Question 14

Define Festinger's concept of cognitive dissonance.How can dissonance be reduced?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive dissonance refers to the psych...

Question 15

Jack and John were recently dumped by their girlfriends.Jack believes that his girlfriend broke up with him because she is selfish and unhappy, whereas John believes that his girlfriend broke up with him because she had to attend to a family emergency and could not make a commitment right now.Jack is making a(n)  _____ about his girlfriend's behavior, whereas John is making a(n)  _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  internal attribution/external attribution
B)  external attribution/internal attribution
C)  downward social comparison/upward social comparison
D)  upward social comparison/downward social comparison

Question 16

In attribution theory, the person who offers a causal explanation of the actor's behavior is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  attributor.
B)  observer.
C)  influencer.
D)  mediator.

Question 17

Which of the following is a similarity between the cognitive dissonance theory and self-perception theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both theories suggest that behavior can change attitudes.
B)  Both theories suggest that when attitude changes, behavior changes too.
C)  Both theories suggest that attitude remains constant while behavior changes.
D)  Both theories suggest that individuals should change their behavior to fit their attitude.

Question 18

In the context of psychological factors in conformity, which of the following best describes informational social influence?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refers to the influence people have on an individual because the individual wants to be right.
B)  It refers to how people resist authority when they feel their authority is being threatened.
C)  It refers to the influence people have on an individual because the individual wants to be liked by them.
D)  It refers to the focused interest that some individuals have in influencing others.

Question 19

The elaboration likelihood model

Accepted Answer

A)  views people as motivated to discover the underlying causes of behavior as part of their effort to make sense of the behavior.
B)  explains the effects of deindividuation.
C)  refers to the processes by which we use social stimuli to form impressions of others.
D)  identifies two ways to persuade: a central route and a peripheral route.

Question 20

Allison is at a workshop where a presenter is attempting to persuade people to make a rather risky but potentially profitable financial investment.The arguments for investing appeal to logic and reason.After slowly and carefully considering the presenter's arguments, Alison finds that this person's idea sounds compelling and decides to invest.This example best demonstrates the

Accepted Answer

A)  peripheral route to persuasion.
B)  norm of reciprocity.
C)  central route to persuasion.
D)  foot-in-the-door technique.

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