Psych RC13

Poverty and unemployment are likely to be explained in terms of personal dispositions by ________ and in terms of situational influences by ________. a. the poor; the rich b. women; men c. social psychologists; evolutionary psychologists d. political conservatives; political liberals

People who blame victims of cancer for their medical misfortune best illustrate: a. stereotyping b. the hindsight bias c. scapegoating d. the just-world phenomenon

To a social psychologist, a perceived incompatibility of goals is indicative of: a. superordinate goals b. a social trap c. conflict d. the social-responsibility norm

The ________ is used in research to measure unconscious racial prejudice. a. Outgroup Bias Test b. Implicit Association Test c. Scapegoat Test d. Hindsight Bias Test

Oxytocin is a hormone that has been found to promote feelings of: a. anonymity b. anger c. trust d. envy

In 1942, German reserve police officers obeyed orders to kill some 1500 Jews in the village of Jozefow, Poland. This incident illustrated that people are most likely to be destructively obedient when: a. they fail to realize their actions are morally wrong b. their victims are distant and depersonalized c. they perceive their orders to come from legitimate authority figures d. they derive personal satisfaction from destructive acts

Alex thinks smoking is addictive but other players on his hockey team insist that it's not. Alex is likely to conform to their opinion if: a. he has publicly voiced his opinion on this issue b. there is obvious disagreement among team players regarding the issue c. he feels insecure in his role as a new member of the team d. there are very few team members whom he currently wants to befriend

In one famous experiment, a group of men were asked by an attractive woman to complete a short questionnaire immediately after they had crossed a swaying footbridge suspended 230 feet above the Capilano River. This experiment was designed to study the factors that contribute to: a. altruism b. the mere exposure effect c. passionate love d. companionate love

People heavily exposed to violent pornography are likely to engage in sexually aggressive behaviors that reflect a misleading: a. hindsight bias b. social script c. implicit association d. ingroup bias

Compared with central route persuasion, peripheral route persuasion tends to: a. be more durable b. occur more rapidly c. be more likely to influence behavior d. involve a greater number of logical arguments

Philip Zimbardo devised a simulated prison and randomly assigned college students to serve as prisoners or guards. This experiment best illustrated the impact of: a. cognitive dissonance b. peripheral route persuasion c. attributions d. role playing on attitudes

Social loafing is most likely to occur among: a. audience members who are asked to applaud after a speaker is introduced b. factory workers paid on the basis of individual level of productivity c. a group of runners competing for first place in a race d. students who are each assigned a different topic for their course term papers

While eating at a restaurant, you see a waiter's serving tray accidentally tilt and an avalanche of food and beverages splatters on four people. "What a careless, clumsy idiot," you mumble to yourself as you resume eating. You have just committed: a. cognitive dissonance b. an attitude c. the foot-in-the-door phenomenon d. the fundamental attribution error

The mental process people use to explain their behavior and the behavior of others is called: a. an attribution b. an attitude c. cognitive dissonance d. the fundamental attribution error

Tara has very strong opinions about a proposed tuition increase. However, when Tara becomes the student representative for the college board that proposed the raise in tuition, she develops a more favorable attitude about the tuition increase. Which theory best explains why? a. attribution theory b. attitude theory c. cognitive dissonance theory d. role-playing theory

Normative social influence results from people's desire to: a. clarify reality b. maintain personal control c. gain social approval d. demonstrate self-restraint

Which of the following is least likely to be a factor in producing aggressive behaviors? a. poverty b. extremely hot air temperatures c. alcohol consumption d. attending a football game in the winter

The strategy of Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-Reduction was designed for the purpose of decreasing: a. self-fulfilling prophecies b. superordinate goals c. the bystander effect d. international conflict

To study social facilitation, Norman Triplett observed adolescents while they were: a. judging the lengths of lines b. winding fishing reels c. mimicking emotions d. conforming to group pressure