Question 1

Which of the following is a defensive attribution?

Accepted Answer

A)  correspondence bias
B)  just-world belief
C)  situational attribution
D)  dispositional attributionE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Rules for behavior in social settings, which are usually unwritten or unspoken, are called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional behaviors
B)  social norms
C)  codes
D)  customsE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Why was the Stanford Prison Study (Haney, Banks & Zimbardo, 1973) stopped well ahead of schedule?

Accepted Answer

A)  inappropriate behaviors by study participants
B)  early completion of the study
C)  lack of study design
D)  inappropriate behaviors by the principal investigatorE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The elaboration likelihood model predicts responses to persuasive messages by distinguishing between ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  central and peripheral routes to persuasion
B)  left brain and right brain processing
C)  simple and elaborate messages
D)  primary and secondary exposure to informationE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Efforts to persuade using negative emotions are very common. When are they likely to be most effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  when negative consequences are depicted graphically
B)  when listeners are jolted out of complacency by their anxiety
C)  when they provide the most data to establish negative consequences
D)  when listeners are given an action step that they can take to reduce their anxietyE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Ross, a college sophomore, has no clear preference for any of the candidates running for student body president. The students he admires most are campaigning for their fraternity brother, Henry. Ross decides to support Henry as well. This most reflects ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  correspondence bias
B)  classical conditioning
C)  cognitive dissonance
D)  a desire for social inclusionE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Biologists have cataloged many species that determine the allocation of mating opportunities, food, and other resources, both within and between groups, by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  cooperation, usually among females
B)  communication, usually audible
C)  competition, usually in the form of fighting
D)  altruistic behavior, usually within the familyE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is identified in your text as "a dominant factor in romantic attraction"?

Accepted Answer

A)  financial security
B)  personality
C)  physical appearance
D)  intellectual achievementE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is true regarding physical attraction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural definitions of physical beauty are completely distinctive.
B)  Subjective judgments of beauty are not present until they are taught.
C)  Subjective judgments of beauty are heavily influenced by symmetry.
D)  Women prioritize symmetry while men prioritize curves.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

What level of support do brain imaging studies provide for cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A)  no support
B)  ambiguous support
C)  preliminary support
D)  substantial supportE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Children and youth are exposed to increasingly violent and graphic images and ideas through films, video games, and music lyrics. Some research results show correlations between media exposure and aggression, which indicates that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  visual imagery causes more aggression than music lyrics
B)  media exposure causes aggression
C)  there may or may not be some relationship between the two
D)  aggressive children and youth choose to watch and listen to violent mediaE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Cross-cultural data show that homicide rates are often high in cultures that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  reward children for aggression toward each other
B)  feature loving socialization of children and aversion to interpersonal conflict
C)  ignore interpersonal conflict among children
D)  explicitly teach children to fightE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

What causes us to view a person's behavior as the result of his or her disposition, even when the behavior can be completely explained by the situation in which it occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)  dispositional attribution
B)  correspondence bias
C)  the actor-observer bias
D)  situational attributionE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Manny coaches a team of 10-year-old boys in baseball. When they lost to their archrivals by a score of 7-2, the boys complained that the umpire was not fair and that they would have won if they had played on their home field. This is an example of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  correspondence bias
B)  group-serving bias
C)  just-world belief
D)  self-serving biasE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 15

What are the three dimensions of close relationships according to Sternberg's model?

Accepted Answer

A)  awareness, understanding, and knowledge
B)  intimacy, passion, and commitment
C)  acquaintance, friendship, and love
D)  latency, attachment, and mature loveE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Michelle has always preferred standard, run-of-the-mill milk chocolate; that is, until her sister encouraged her to try an organic, 72% cacao, imported Belgian dark chocolate. Now, she believes that she has eaten the "wrong" kind of chocolate most of her life. Which element of her attitude does this most reflect?

Accepted Answer

A)  affect
B)  cognition
C)  emotion
D)  behaviorE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Aggression is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  unintentional infliction of harm on another
B)  conscious intent to harm another
C)  desire and ability to harm another
D)  intentional or unintentional infliction of harm on anotherE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Agreeing to a request from a person with no perceived authority is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  obedience
B)  compliance
C)  conformity
D)  subordinanceE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Decision making is simpler, faster, and less stressful when ____ exist(s) to serve as one's guide.

Accepted Answer

A)  rational sense
B)  genetic predispositions
C)  attitudes
D)  conscienceE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

In Burger's (2009) replication of Milgram's original obedience research, which of the following changes was made in order to decrease the ethical concerns that surround the earlier study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participants were paid a higher fee that was commensurate with the discomfort that they were likely to experience.
B)  The experimenters revealed the actual nature of the experiment before the participants gave informed consent.
C)  Participants were asked to dunk the "learner's" head in an ice bath instead of using electrical shocks.
D)  Participants were informed that they could leave if they felt uncomfortable.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Exam 13: The Connected Mind: Social Psychology

Which of the following is true regarding physical attraction?

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Ross, a college sophomore, has no clear preference for any of the candidates running for student body president. The students he admires most are campaigning for their fraternity brother, Henry. Ross decides to support Henry as well. This most reflects ____.

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The elaboration likelihood model predicts responses to persuasive messages by distinguishing between ____.

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What causes us to view a person's behavior as the result of his or her disposition, even when the behavior can be completely explained by the situation in which it occurs?

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Agreeing to a request from a person with no perceived authority is called ____.

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Efforts to persuade using negative emotions are very common. When are they likely to be most effective?

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Children and youth are exposed to increasingly violent and graphic images and ideas through films, video games, and music lyrics. Some research results show correlations between media exposure and aggression, which indicates that ____.

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Cross-cultural data show that homicide rates are often high in cultures that ____.

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Which of the following is identified in your text as "a dominant factor in romantic attraction"?

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What are the three dimensions of close relationships according to Sternberg's model?

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What level of support do brain imaging studies provide for cognitive dissonance?

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Manny coaches a team of 10-year-old boys in baseball. When they lost to their archrivals by a score of 7-2, the boys complained that the umpire was not fair and that they would have won if they had played on their home field. This is an example of ____.

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Decision making is simpler, faster, and less stressful when ____ exist(s) to serve as one's guide.

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In Burger's (2009) replication of Milgram's original obedience research, which of the following changes was made in order to decrease the ethical concerns that surround the earlier study?

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Aggression is the ____.

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Why was the Stanford Prison Study (Haney, Banks & Zimbardo, 1973) stopped well ahead of schedule?

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Rules for behavior in social settings, which are usually unwritten or unspoken, are called ____.

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Biologists have cataloged many species that determine the allocation of mating opportunities, food, and other resources, both within and between groups, by ____.

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Which of the following is a defensive attribution?

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Exam 13: The Connected Mind: Social Psychology

Which of the following is true regarding physical attraction?

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Ross, a college sophomore, has no clear preference for any of the candidates running for student body president. The students he admires most are campaigning for their fraternity brother, Henry. Ross decides to support Henry as well. This most reflects ____.

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The elaboration likelihood model predicts responses to persuasive messages by distinguishing between ____.

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What causes us to view a person's behavior as the result of his or her disposition, even when the behavior can be completely explained by the situation in which it occurs?

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Agreeing to a request from a person with no perceived authority is called ____.

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Efforts to persuade using negative emotions are very common. When are they likely to be most effective?

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Cross-cultural data show that homicide rates are often high in cultures that ____.

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Which of the following is identified in your text as "a dominant factor in romantic attraction"?

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What are the three dimensions of close relationships according to Sternberg's model?

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What level of support do brain imaging studies provide for cognitive dissonance?

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Decision making is simpler, faster, and less stressful when ____ exist(s) to serve as one's guide.

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In Burger's (2009) replication of Milgram's original obedience research, which of the following changes was made in order to decrease the ethical concerns that surround the earlier study?

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Aggression is the ____.

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Why was the Stanford Prison Study (Haney, Banks & Zimbardo, 1973) stopped well ahead of schedule?

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Rules for behavior in social settings, which are usually unwritten or unspoken, are called ____.

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