PERSONALITY 1
PERSONALITY 2
SOCIAL 1
SOCIAL 2
POT LUCK
100
Johnny is in a store with his mother, and he sees a shelf of toys. According to Freud, Johnny’s Id might suggest a. that he grab a toy and play with it because it is fun b. that he ask his mother to buy him a toy c. that he should not grab the toy as that is not morally right d. that he go outside the store and wait for his mother
What is a. that he grab a toy and play with it because it is fun
100
According to Freud, we have an “Ego Ideal” operating in the Superego. An Ego Ideal is a. a view of our realistic self b. a view of our ideal self c. a view of our worst self d. all of the above
What is b. a view of our ideal sel
100
Research has found that for a minority to succeed in swaying a majority, the minority must a. make up a sizable portion of the group. b. be able to convince a key majority leader. c. express its position in the most extreme terms possible. d. express its position as consistently as possible.
What is d. express its position as consistently as possible
100
After waiting in line for an hour to buy concert tickets, Teresa is told that the concert is sold out. In her anger she pounds her fist on the ticket counter, frightening the clerk. Teresa's behavior is best explained by a. evolutionary psychology. b. the frustration-aggression principle. c. reward theory. d. deindividuation.
What is b. the frustration-aggression principle
100
.Social traps are situations in which a. conflicting parties realize that they have shared goals, the attainment of which requires their mutual cooperation b. conflicting parties have similar and generally negative views of one another c. conflicting parties each pursue their self-interests and become caught in mutually destructive behavior d. two conflicting groups meet face-to-face in an effort to resolve their differences
What is c. conflicting parties each pursue their self-interests and become caught in mutually destructive behavior
200
Something unfair happens at school and the instructor makes you very angry. Instead of yelling at the instructor, you go home and yell at your younger sister. This would be an example of which defense mechanism? a. projection c. repression b. displacement d. denial
What is b. displacement
200
According to Freud, the Id is hedonistic and follows the pleasure principle. This means that the Id a. seeks after pleasure b. seeks after morally right answers c. seeks for realistic solutions d. all of the above
What is a. seeks after pleasure
200
Maria recently heard a speech calling for a ban on aerosol sprays that endanger the earth's ozone layer. Maria's subsequent decision to stop using aerosol sprays is an example of a. deindividuation. b. social facilitation. c. normative social influence. d. informational social influence.
What is d. informational social influence.
200
Social Psychology is defined as ___________. a. the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another. b. tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable. c. one's willingness to accept others' opinions about reality d. prevailing attitudes through discussion within the group
What is a. the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.
200
The phenomenon in which individuals lose their identity and relinquish normal restraints when they are part of a group is called a. deindividuation b. Mere Exposure Effect c. Scapegoat Theory d. Groupthink
What is a. deindividuation
300
In the Myers-Briggs typology ______________ like to have information presented in a step-by-step fashion a. introverts b. extroverts c. sensors d. intuitives
What is c. sensors
300
In the Myers-Briggs typology _____________like to talk to people, talk on the phone and interact with others. a. introverts b. extroverts c. sensors d. intuitives
What is b. extroverts
300
. The tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition a. Observer bias c. Attribution Theory b. Fundamental Attribution Error d. Knowing it all, without knowing anything at all.
What is b. Fundamental Attribution Error
300
__________ is described as the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request. a. Head in Noose technique b. Rat trap technique c. Dirty Dealing Technique d. Foot-in-the-door Phenomenon
What is d. Foot-in-the-door Phenomenon
300
The bystander effect refers to the tendency for an observer of an emergency to withhold aid if the a. emergency takes place in a large city b. observer has just endured a frustrating experience c. emergency victim is a member of a different racial group than the observer d. emergency is being observed by a number of other people
What is d. emergency is being observed by a number of other people
400
In the Myers-Briggs typology a. feelers make decisions according to their hearts b. thinkers make decisions according to their heads c. perceivers like to be flexible d. all of the above e. only a and b above
What is d. all of the above
400
The defense mechanism by which people disguise threatening impulses by attributing them to others is called a. displacement b. projection c. fixation d. reaction formation e. repression
What is b. projection
400
_______ is referred to as the tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable. a. Skating b. Social Loafing c. Handicapping d. group influence
What is b. Social Loafing
400
The tendency of people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get is called the ________________. a. Scapegoat Theory b. mere exposure theory c. Just-world phenomenon d. Social Loafing
What is c. Just-world phenomenon
400
Jane and Sandy were best friends in their first year of university. Jane joined a sorority; Sandy didn't. By the end of their last year, they found that they had less in common with each other than the other members of their respective circles of friends. Which of the following phenomena most likely explains their feelings? a. Normative Social Influence b. Group Polarization c. Informative Social Influence d. Social Loafing
What is b. Group Polarization
500
Although Jerry frequently cheats on classroom tests, he justifies his behavior by erroneously thinking that most other students cheat even more than he does. His mistaken belief best illustrates a. reciprocal determinism b. the Barnum Effect c. reaction formation d. an external locus of control e. self-serving bias
What is e. self-serving bias
500
According to Erikson, the central psychological challenges pertaining to adolescence, Young adulthood, and middle age, respectively, are: a. identity formation; intimacy; generativity b. intimacy; identity formation; generativity c. generativity; intimacy; identity information d. intimacy; generativity; identity formation e. identity formation; generativity; intimacy
What is a. identity formation; intimacy; generativity
500
_________ improved performance of tasks in the presence of others and occurs with simple or well-learned tasks but not with tasks that are difficult or not yet mastered. a. Conformity b. Social Loafing c. Social Facilitation d. Cognitive Dissonance
What is c. Social Facilitation
500
26. In his study of obedience, Stanley Milgram found that the majority of subjects a. refused to shock the learner even once b. complied with the experiment until the learner first indicated pain c. complied with the experiment until the learner began screaming in agony d. complied with all the demands of the experiment
What is d. complied with all the demands of the experiment
500
Students at State University are convinced that their school is better than any other; this most directly illustrates a. the scapegoat effect. b. an ingroup bias. c. prejudice and discrimination. d. the just-world phenomenon
What is b. an ingroup bias.
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