Social Thinking
Social Processes, Attitudes, and Behavior
Social Structure and Demographics
Group Psychology
Social Perception and Bias
100
Which combination of traits would most likely lead to aggressive behavior?
A) inhibited prefrontal cortex and low testosterone levels
B) Inhibited amygdala and low testosterone levels
C) Inhibited prefrontal cortex and high testosterone levels
D) Inhibited amygdala and high testosterone levels
C) inhibited prefrontal cortex and high testosterone
prefrontal cortex: modulates impulsiveness
testosterone: is a hormone increases aggressive behavior
100
Mercedes is moving to a new city and is preparing her application for medical school. This is considered to be a part of what stage of socialization? When she first learned to practice inclusive language, this was an example of?
A) secondary socialization; taboo
B) anticipatory socialization; taboo
C) secondary socialization; resocialization
D) anticipatory socialization; resocialization
D) anticipatory socialization; resocialization
A.S.: the process by which a person prepares for future changes in occupation, living situation, or relationships.
RS: one discards old behaviors in favor of new ones to make a life change, and can have positive or negative connotations.
100
A chihuahua is eating food in her dog bowl but a Doberman comes and wants to eat out of her dog bowl. The Doberman then takes the food in the dog bowl. What theory comes from this outcome?
A) Functionalism
B) Symbolic Interactionism
C) Social Constructionism
D) Conflict theory
D) Conflict Theory
100
There is a common saying that the United States is a melting pot. Recently, more people are saying that it is uninclusive to do so as it resembles more of a salad bowl. What cultural interactions are they meaning by melting pot and salad bowl?
A) cultures; subcultures
B) assimilation; multiculturalism
C) multiculturalism; assimilation
D subcultures; cultures
B) assimilation; multiculturalism
100
In high school, I always thought Issac was really nice to me as he would say hi in the hallways. However, when college he changed my mind as he was actually rather rude and obnoxious at a party. What type of Impression Bias is this?
A) Primacy effect
B) Reliance on central traits effect
C) Recency effect
D) B and C
C) Recency effect as I changed my mind as he made another impression
200
Diego broke his tooth, but Diego has no insurance to cover the cost nor could he afford to fix it out of his own pocket. His partner, Mercedes tells him, "I am so sorry about your tooth and the situation. I cannot imagine how that feels." His coworker tells him, "It'll be okay. You do not need one tooth to eat and you still have a good smile." His parents loan him half of the cost. What types of social support are his partner, his coworker, and his parents to him?
A) M: esteem C: emotional P: material
B) M: emotional C: esteem P: material
C) M: esteem C: material P: emotional
D) M: material C: esteem P: emotional
Partner: emotional
Coworker: esteem
Parents: Material
B)
200
Jimmy is an intelligent student that feels he does not need to study to get an A due to "great test-taking skills". When he gets the semester's group project, he is paired with hardworking students. He feels he can sit back and do only the citations while they do everything else. What is this an example of?
A) Bystander effect
B) Group Polarization
C) Peer Pressure
D) Social loafing
D) Social loafing
is putting less effort in a social setting
This explains the bad group project experiences!
200
Mercedes lives near the Texas Medical Center and decides to drive to her first day of Clinical Biochemistry rather than take the bus due to wanting to be there early to introduce herself to her professor. What are the possible manifest and latent functions of Mercedes's decision?
A) manifest: She misses the bus latent: she meets the professor
B) manifest: She gets to class early to meet professor latent: She adds to traffic rush in the morning.
C) manifest: She adds to traffic rush in the morning latent: She gets to class early to meet the professor
D) manifest: She adds to traffic rush in the morning latent: she misses the bus
B) manifest: She gets to class early to meet professor latent: She adds to traffic rush in the morning.
200
Friends are sharing an order of curry. They all like spicy food (2 or 3 rating), but they must choose a single level for the whole group. If group polarization occurs, what might they do?
A)Choose the lowest individual spice rating (2 rating)
B)Average the individual spice rating (2.5 rating)
C)Choose the highest individual spice rating (5 rating)
D)None of the Above
C)Choose the highest individual spice rating (5 rating)
200
When Kylie, Mercedes's friend, cannot go out on a Friday night, she believes it is because she has a valid reason like an emergency or had previous plans as she usually meets with Mercedes. This is an example of:
A) Situational-Just World Hypothesis
B) Dispositional-Attribution Theory
C) Situational- Attribution Theory
D) Dispositional-Just World Hypothesis
C) Situational- Attribution Theory
300
A single parent's child is very fussy and can cry really loudly. This makes the parent very tired. Sometimes the parent will attend the child when it cries and other times the parent will let them "cry it out". This is an example of what type of attachment? How will the child likely to respond to their parent?
A) Ambivalent; the child is distressed when the parent leaves but has a mixed response when they return
B) Ambivalent; child shows no consistent pattern of behavior toward parent
C) Disorganized; the child is distressed when the parent leaves but has a mixed response when they return
D) Disorganized; child shows no consistent pattern of behavior toward parent
A) Ambivalent; the child is distressed when the parent leaves but has a mixed response when they return
This is due to the inconsistent response to the child.
300
Which of the following does NOT go from less extreme actions to more extreme actions?
A) Yerkes-Dodson Law
B) Groupthink
C) Group polarization
D) Choice shift
A) Yerkes-Dodson Law
Being in the presence of others, will significantly raise arousal, which enhances the ability to perform tasks one is already good at (SIMPLE tasks), and hinders performance of less familiar tasks (COMPLEX tasks)
300
Which of the following describes a demographic category based on physical traits?
I. Race
II. Ethnicity
III. Norms
A) I only
B) II only
C) I and II
D) I, II, III
A) I only
300
A high school pep rally has a competition for the spirit stick that separates students by class. Despite the norm that the seniors win every year, the junior class wins. One senior throws something at the juniors and everyone in that class follows. This is an example of:
A) Groupthink
B) Peer Pressure
C) Deindividuation
D) Social Facilitation
C) Deindividuation
Being in a large group can change behavior. It can cause antinormative behavior due to anonymity. This can explain the violence that can appear in crowds and mobs.
300
Which of the following cultures are NOT likely to have the Fundamental Attribution Error bias? What would they most likely attribute a mistake/inability to meet expectations?
A) culture that values conformity and interdependence; attributes someone's behavior to dispositional circumstances
B) culture that values personal goals and independence; attributes someone's behavior to dispositional circumstances
C) culture that values conformity and interdependence; attributes someone's behavior to situational circumstances
D) culture that values personal goals and independence; attributes someone's behavior to situational circumstances
C) culture that values conformity and interdependence; attributes someone's behavior to situational circumstances