Question 1

Gallup surveys indicate that Americans who frequently attend religious services are more likely than those who do not attend religious services to

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A)   report that they volunteer helping the poor and infirm.
B)   demonstrate the bystander effect.
C)   violate the social-responsibility norm.
D)   base their altruistic acts on the principle of reciprocity.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

In group situations, the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint that fosters arousal and anonymity is called

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A)   cognitive dissonance.
B)   social loafing.
C)   deindividuation.
D)   ingroup bias.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Groupthink can be prevented by a leader who

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A)   is directive and makes his or her own position clear from the start.
B)   invites outside experts to critique a group's developing plans.
C)   tries to maintain high morale among group members.
D)   emphasizes the importance of the issue under discussion.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

On average, Internet-formed friendships and romantic relationships are ________ likely than relationships formed in person to last beyond two years. When conversing online with someone for 20 minutes, participants in one study felt ________ liking for that person than they did for someone they talked with face to face.

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

Question 5

The set of people perceived as different from "us" is called a(n)

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A)   group polarization.
B)   scapegoat.
C)   other-race effect.
D)   outgroup.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The other-race effect refers to a bias with respect to the recognition of other people's

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A)   names.
B)   faces.
C)   voices.
D)   personality traits.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

A sense of social identity is most likely to promote

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A)   the bystander effect.
B)   ingroup bias.
C)   deindividuation.
D)   cognitive dissonance.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

A tendency to overestimate the extent to which a stranger's violent behavior stems from his or her aggressive personality best illustrates

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A)   the frustration-aggression principle.
B)   the mere exposure effect.
C)   the fundamental attribution error.
D)   deindividuation.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Which branch of psychology is most directly concerned with the study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another?

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A)   developmental psychology
B)   social psychology
C)   personality psychology
D)   clinical psychologyE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

To a social psychologist, a perceived incompatibility of goals is indicative of

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A)   social loafing.
B)   prejudice.
C)   conflict.
D)   group polarization.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Opinion change resulting from a thoughtful focus on the content of arguments illustrates

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A)   central route persuasion.
B)   normative social influence.
C)   social facilitation.
D)   cognitive dissonance.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

In all of Milgram's obedience experiments, participants were deceived about

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A)   the association of the research with a prestigious university.
B)   Milgram's professional status as a research psychologist.
C)   how much they would actually be paid for participating in the research.
D)   the amount of shock the victim actually received.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following phenomena is best explained by cognitive dissonance theory?

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A)   group polarization
B)   the foot-in-the-door phenomenon
C)   normative social influence
D)   informational social influenceE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

When a mild-mannered woman had an electrode implanted in her amygdala, she

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A)   developed more aggressive tendencies.
B)   acted just as she had before the implantation.
C)   became even milder, unable even to say "no" to anyone's request for help.
D)   lost her ability to remember events that had recently occurred.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following processes most obviously operates in groupthink?

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A)   social facilitation
B)   cognitive dissonance
C)   group polarization
D)   self-disclosureE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Superordinate goals refer to

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A)   prevailing inclinations that have been enforced through discussion within a group.
B)   mutual diabolical images that enemies have of each other.
C)   social expectations that people will help those that depend on them.
D)   shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

People's physical attractiveness is unrelated to their

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A)   feelings of popularity.
B)   level of earned income.
C)   frequency of dating.
D)   happiness.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

If a person stares at the sky, passersby will often pause to do likewise. This best illustrates

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A)   the mere exposure effect.
B)   the bystander effect.
C)   social loafing.
D)   the chameleon effect.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

We are most likely to ________ the diversity among members of an ________.

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A)   overestimate; outgroup
B)   underestimate; outgroup
C)   correctly estimate; outgroup
D)   underestimate; ingroupE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Professor Lindsten emphasized that aggressive behavior often involves the interactive influence of personal frustration, exposure to aggressive models, and heightened levels of arousal. The professor's emphasis best illustrates

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A)   attribution theory.
B)   the reciprocity norm.
C)   social facilitation.
D)   a biopsychosocial approach.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 13: Personality

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Which branch of psychology is most directly concerned with the study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another?

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Professor Lindsten emphasized that aggressive behavior often involves the interactive influence of personal frustration, exposure to aggressive models, and heightened levels of arousal. The professor's emphasis best illustrates

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Gallup surveys indicate that Americans who frequently attend religious services are more likely than those who do not attend religious services to

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In all of Milgram's obedience experiments, participants were deceived about

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When a mild-mannered woman had an electrode implanted in her amygdala, she

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If a person stares at the sky, passersby will often pause to do likewise. This best illustrates

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A tendency to overestimate the extent to which a stranger's violent behavior stems from his or her aggressive personality best illustrates

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In group situations, the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint that fosters arousal and anonymity is called

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Superordinate goals refer to

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Groupthink can be prevented by a leader who

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