Question 1

__________ is the process of forming impressions of others.

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A)  Person perception
B)  Social cognition
C)  Social networking
D)  Personal schemaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Mark's brother invited him to go fishing.Mark went down to the dock and as he put his pole in the boat,his brother told him they had to wash down the boat and clean it at the end of the day.Later,Mark was asked for cost $200 in gas and fees.Mark's brother used

Accepted Answer

A)  compliance.
B)  the lowball technique.
C)  the reciprocity norm.
D)  the foot-in-the-door technique.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Identify and briefly describe the three steps involved in the self-fulfilling prophecy and how the effects of expectations influence the classroom environment.

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The self-fulfilling prophecy involves th...

Question 4

Practically everyone learns stereotypes about various groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT considered an essential element of reducing intergroup hostility through cooperative interdependence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Working together for a common goal
B)  Successful outcomes to cooperative efforts
C)  Ensuring that everyone has equal status
D)  Assigning specific titles or names to each groupE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The ____________ threats to one's in­group are much more likely to cause hostility between groups than threats.

Accepted Answer

A)  competitive;territorial
B)  territorial;competitive
C)  actual;perception of
D)  perception of;actualE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Confirmation bias occurs in

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A)  casual social interactions.
B)  job interviews.
C)  courtrooms.
D)  all of these.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Making choices that align oneself with supportive others can

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A)  decrease anxiety.
B)  make disobeying authority easy.
C)  works best when there is no risk.
D)  all of these.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

The process whereby expectations about a person cause the person to behave in ways that confirm the expectations is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the self-fulfilling prophecy.
B)  the fundamental attribution error.
C)  self-regulatory attribution.
D)  confirmation bias.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

______________ are widely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics because of their membership in a particular group.

Accepted Answer

A)  Attributions
B)  Stereotypes
C)  Person perceptions
D)  Self-fulfilling propheciesE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

In the United States over the past 40 years,prejudice and discrimination against minority groups have

Accepted Answer

A)  diminished.
B)  increased.
C)  stayed about the same.
D)  become more blatant.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

___________ occurs when people yield to social pressure in their public behavior,even though their private beliefs have not changed.

Accepted Answer

A)  Conformity
B)  Compliance
C)  Obedience
D)  AttributionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

In general,prejudice is ____________ and discrimination is _____________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  an attitude;a behavior
B)  a behavior;an attitude
C)  a behavior;an attribution
D)  an attitude;an attributionE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The bystander effect is most likely to occur because of

Accepted Answer

A)  ambiguous situations.
B)  social norms.
C)  informational influence.
D)  normative influence.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT consistent with the "what­is­beautiful­is­good" stereotype?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attractive people have an advantage in the social arena.
B)  Attractive individuals are judged as less assertive than unattractive individuals.
C)  Attractive individuals are perceived in a more favorable light than is actually the case.
D)  The tendency to associate attractiveness with positive qualities occurs outside the United States.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Asch found that group size had little influence on group conformity if

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A)  the task was ambiguous.
B)  the experimenter ridiculed the group's wrong answers.
C)  just one accomplice failed to go along with the rest of the group.
D)  at least several accomplices failed to go along with the rest of the group.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following characteristics is NOT an effective source of a persuasive message?

Accepted Answer

A)  Likable
B)  Credible
C)  Trustworthy
D)  ControversialE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Blaming racial minorities for their plight by saying they should be able to "pull themselves up by their own bootstraps" discounts the importance of situational factors.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  the primacy effect.
B)  the recency effect.
C)  the ultimate attribution error.
D)  defensive attribution.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 19

The elaboration likelihood model states that

Accepted Answer

A)  the more elaborate the message,the likelier the attitude will change.
B)  the thoughts about a message rather than the content of the message determines whether an attitude will change.
C)  peripheral routes are more important than central routes.
D)  attitudes change mainly when the person cannot elaborate on their reasoning for their initial attitude.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

An attribution is

Accepted Answer

A)  a defense mechanism used in social situations.
B)  an inference about the causes of behavior and events.
C)  always negative in tone.
D)  all of the above.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 7: Social Thinking and Social Influence

In the United States over the past 40 years,prejudice and discrimination against minority groups have

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Which of the following is NOT considered an essential element of reducing intergroup hostility through cooperative interdependence?

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Practically everyone learns stereotypes about various groups.

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Which of the following is NOT consistent with the "what­is­beautiful­is­good" stereotype?

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Making choices that align oneself with supportive others can

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An attribution is

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Asch found that group size had little influence on group conformity if

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______________ are widely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics because of their membership in a particular group.

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The bystander effect is most likely to occur because of

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The process whereby expectations about a person cause the person to behave in ways that confirm the expectations is called

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The elaboration likelihood model states that

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Confirmation bias occurs in

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Mark's brother invited him to go fishing.Mark went down to the dock and as he put his pole in the boat,his brother told him they had to wash down the boat and clean it at the end of the day.Later,Mark was asked for cost $200 in gas and fees.Mark's brother used

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Which of the following characteristics is NOT an effective source of a persuasive message?

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___________ occurs when people yield to social pressure in their public behavior,even though their private beliefs have not changed.

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__________ is the process of forming impressions of others.

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Blaming racial minorities for their plight by saying they should be able to "pull themselves up by their own bootstraps" discounts the importance of situational factors.This illustrates

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The ____________ threats to one's in­group are much more likely to cause hostility between groups than threats.

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In general,prejudice is ____________ and discrimination is _____________ .

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Identify and briefly describe the three steps involved in the self-fulfilling prophecy and how the effects of expectations influence the classroom environment.

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