Questions 1
The Asch line study was to _____ as the Milgram shock study was to _____
a. conformity; obedience
b. obedience; conformity
c. confederates; participants
d. attitudes; attributions
a. conformity; obedience
Students the tuition is too high. Students also want an improved cafeteria, more timely maintenance, and host of other amenities. If one stopes to consider these beliefs, it may cause some _____ for the student.
a. normative social influence
b. discrimination
c. cognitive dissonance
d. altruism
c. cognitive dissonance
Putting participants in groups with others that have extreme views on a particular topic often results in
a. the group encouraging each other to see the perspective of others
b. the participant's view on the issue becoming more extreme
c. the participant's view on the issue becoming weakened
d. lower rates of depression for both the participant and the group
b. the participant's view on the issue becoming more extreme
While discussing television shows, all of your friends concur that there has never been a good show on The CW. Despite being a big fan of Arrow and Flash, among others, you agree with your friends in an effort not to feel like an outcast. This is an example of:
a. information social influence
b. normative social influence
c. obedience
d. altruism
b. normative social influence
Jack works at an animal shelter and need to find volunteers for a two hour event that is scheduled to take place in two weeks. He first asks his friends if they would be willing to volunteer for 30 minutes. One week later, Jack asks if his friends would be willing to volunteer for 2 hours with him. Which technique did Jack use on his friends?
a. the foot in the door technique
b. the door in the face technique
c. the low ball technique
d. the bait and switch technique
a. the foot in the door technique
The Stanford Prison Study showed how quickly _____ can influence our behavior
a. cognitive dissonance
b. social loafing
c. social facilitation
d. deindividuation
d. deindividuation
A(n) _____ attribution is made when we blame an individual's behavior on the context or situation; a(n) _____ attribution is made when we blame the individual's behavior to his or her personality or other personal characteristics
a. extrinsic; intrinsic
b. intrinsic; extrinsic
c. situational; personal
d. personal; situational
c. situational; personal
Rose, Martha, and Grace are assigned a group project. Rose ends up doing most of the work while the others get the same grade as her. This is an example of
a. the bystander effect
b. pluralistic ignorance
c. diffusion of responsibility
d. social loafing
d. social loafing
A student fails their exam. The professor blames the student, believing the student is lazy, and that's why he failed. The professor is making a _____
a. personal attribution
b. diffusion of responsibility
c. external locus of control
d. situational attribution
a. personal attribution
Upon encountering a car accident, Sally initially thinks she should stop to help. But she sees numerous other cars driving by as if nothing has happened. She thinks "No one else seems to think it's an emergency" and drives off. This is an example of
a. reciprocity
b. pluralistic ignorance
c. diffusion of responsibility
d. the mere exposure effect
b. pluralistic ignorance
Treating someone differently (behavior) would best be described by which term from the social psychology unit?
a. discrimination
b. prejudice
c. stereotype
d. hostility
a. discrimination
Upon encountering a car accident, Bobby says, "there are a bunch of people around, this isn't my job, someone else will deal with it." This is an example of
a. reciprocity
b. scapegoating
c. diffusion of responsibility
d. pluralistic ignorance
c. diffusion of responsibility
You come to the conclusion that Carla is a naturally anxious woman. You ignore the fact that Carla is currently taking finals and working 40 hours per week. You are demonstrating _____
a. fundamental attribution error
b. universality mistake
c. diffusion of responsibility
d. confirmation bias
a. fundamental attribution error
The notion that if something bad happened to someone, they must have been a bad person is called
a. deindividuation
b. external locus of control
c. the fundamental attribution error
d. the just-world phenomenon
d. the just-world phenomenon
Matt is a great rugby player. Last Saturday, his new girlfriend attended the game to watch him play, and Matt played even better than usual. Matt's enhanced performance demonstrates the phenomenon known as
a. social loafing
b. social conformity
c. social facilitation
d. the bystander effect
c. social facilitation