Question 1

Internet-formed friendships and romantic relationships are,on average,slightly ________ likely than relationships formed in person to last and be satisfying.In fact,in one estimate,online dating now is responsible for about a _____ of U.S.marriages.

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A)  more;one-third
B)  less;one-tenth
C)  more;one-fifth
D)  less;one-eighthE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

When a salesperson visits your home and asks you to try a free sample of a cleaning fluid,you agree.When he returns the following week and asks you to purchase an assortment of expensive cleaning products,you make the purchase.The salesperson appears to have made effective use of

Accepted Answer

A)  the fundamental attribution error.
B)  peripheral route persuasion.
C)  the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
D)  cognitive dissonance.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Observing yourself on a video replay is most likely to increase your tendency to attribute your behavior to

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A)  cognitive dissonance.
B)  role-playing.
C)  personality traits.
D)  attitudes.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

In Milgram's obedience experiments,"teachers" were least likely to deliver the highest levels of shock when

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A)  the experiment was conducted at a prestigious institution such as Yale University.
B)  the experimenter became too pushy and told hesitant participants,"You have no choice,you must go on."
C)  the "teachers" observed other participants refuse to obey the experimenter's orders.
D)  the "learner" said he had a heart condition.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

In which of the following scenarios is the person most likely to be helped by other people?

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A)  At a moderately crowded Greyhound bus station,a woman struggles to retrieve her suitcase from a man who shouts at her,"Do you understand? You're not leaving!"
B)  Just moments after hundreds of people get off a crowded subway train on their way to work,an oddly dressed man in the crowd stumbles and falls as he is walking up the exit steps.
C)  Carla's car won't restart and partially blocks the exit drive as her fellow employees are walking to their own cars.
D)  As the impatient crowd surges forward to enter the stadium in the race for the best possible seats for the concert,a man in the crowd yells,"Wait! Stop! I dropped my contact lens!"E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Mrs.Pinheiro fell on a busy city sidewalk and broke her leg.Although hundreds of pedestrians saw her lying on the ground,most failed to recognize that she was in need of medical assistance.Their oversight best illustrates one of the dynamics involved in

Accepted Answer

A)  the self-fulfilling prophecy.
B)  the reciprocity norm.
C)  the bystander effect.
D)  the mere exposure effect.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

A sense of social identity is most likely to promote

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A)  scapegoating.
B)  ingroup bias.
C)  social facilitation.
D)  deindividuation.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

The tendency in individualist cultures to attribute the behavior of others to internal,personality characteristics while ignoring or underestimating the effects of external,situational factors is called

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive dissonance.
B)  an attitude.
C)  foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
D)  the fundamental attribution error.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

The foot-in-the-door phenomenon refers to the tendency to

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A)  behave according to our feelings rather than our beliefs.
B)  change our attitude because it differs from our behavior.
C)  comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request.
D)  attribute strangers' behavior to their personal traits.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

In speed dating,people meet a succession of prospective partners,each for a short period.As a result,their choices for future contact become ________ superficial.If women at a speed-dating event stay seated while the men circulate,men wish for future contact with ________ of their speed dates than do women.

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A)  more;more
B)  less;fewer
C)  less;more
D)  more;fewerE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The understood rules for accepted and expected behavior are called

Accepted Answer

A)  automatic mimicry.
B)  social norms.
C)  personal control.
D)  mood linkage.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

After a light turns green,drivers take about 15 percent less time to travel the first 100 yards when another car is beside them at the intersection than when they are alone.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
B)  groupthink.
C)  group polarization.
D)  social facilitation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following combinations is most likely to increase violent behavior?

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A)  low testosterone and drinking some alcohol
B)  high testosterone and drinking some alcohol
C)  high testosterone and diminished activity in the frontal lobe
D)  normal testosterone and an immature frontal lobeE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Cognitive dissonance refers to the discomfort we feel when our thoughts and behaviors are

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit.
B)  conciliatory.
C)  inconsistent.
D)  reciprocated.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Our attitudes about another person are most likely to influence the way we treat that person if our attitudes are

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A)  negative.
B)  positive.
C)  unconscious.
D)  stable.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following is most likely to help us empathize with others?

Accepted Answer

A)  deindividuation
B)  automatic mimicry
C)  social loafing
D)  social facilitationE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The social psychologist who is best known for his pioneering studies of conformity is

Accepted Answer

A)  Solomon Asch.
B)  Stanley Milgram.
C)  Leon Festinger.
D)  Phillip Zimbardo.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Julius begins to yawn while he and his girlfriend are studying together.Soon his girlfriend begins to yawn.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  the chameleon effect.
B)  social loafing.
C)  social facilitation.
D)  deindividuation.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Three keys to an enduring companionate love are

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A)  the reciprocity norm,bystander intervention,and passionate love.
B)  self-disclosure,altruism,and social responsibility.
C)  equity,self-disclosure,and emotional support.
D)  superordinate goals,mirror-image perceptions,and the mere exposure effect.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 20

If one were to generalize from Sherif's study of conflict resolution between two groups of campers,the best way for the United States and China to improve their relationship would be to

Accepted Answer

A)  hold highly publicized athletic contests between the two countries.
B)  minimize their trade and economic exchanges.
C)  conduct a joint space program designed to land humans on Mars.
D)  allow citizens of each country the right to freely immigrate to the other country.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 11: Social Psychology

Julius begins to yawn while he and his girlfriend are studying together.Soon his girlfriend begins to yawn.This best illustrates

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The understood rules for accepted and expected behavior are called

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Cognitive dissonance refers to the discomfort we feel when our thoughts and behaviors are

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When a salesperson visits your home and asks you to try a free sample of a cleaning fluid,you agree.When he returns the following week and asks you to purchase an assortment of expensive cleaning products,you make the purchase.The salesperson appears to have made effective use of

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The tendency in individualist cultures to attribute the behavior of others to internal,personality characteristics while ignoring or underestimating the effects of external,situational factors is called

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Which of the following is most likely to help us empathize with others?

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If one were to generalize from Sherif's study of conflict resolution between two groups of campers,the best way for the United States and China to improve their relationship would be to

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Mrs.Pinheiro fell on a busy city sidewalk and broke her leg.Although hundreds of pedestrians saw her lying on the ground,most failed to recognize that she was in need of medical assistance.Their oversight best illustrates one of the dynamics involved in

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The foot-in-the-door phenomenon refers to the tendency to

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After a light turns green,drivers take about 15 percent less time to travel the first 100 yards when another car is beside them at the intersection than when they are alone.This best illustrates

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The social psychologist who is best known for his pioneering studies of conformity is

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In which of the following scenarios is the person most likely to be helped by other people?

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A sense of social identity is most likely to promote

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Internet-formed friendships and romantic relationships are,on average,slightly ________ likely than relationships formed in person to last and be satisfying.In fact,in one estimate,online dating now is responsible for about a _____ of U.S.marriages.

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Observing yourself on a video replay is most likely to increase your tendency to attribute your behavior to

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Three keys to an enduring companionate love are

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In Milgram's obedience experiments,"teachers" were least likely to deliver the highest levels of shock when

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Which of the following combinations is most likely to increase violent behavior?

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Our attitudes about another person are most likely to influence the way we treat that person if our attitudes are

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