Question 1

Jason has the ability to mimic the facial gestures of his friends and mirror their moods and emotional states.For this reason,his friends look to him for emotional support.Jason's behavior illustrates

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A)   empathy.
B)   subjectivity.
C)   authenticity.
D)   prejudice.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

As Adrienne walks through a shopping mall,she happens to pass an older woman who is sitting on a bench,clutching her arm,and moaning in pain.The presence of many other shoppers in the mall will most likely increase the probability that Adrienne will

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A)   experience contempt for the older woman.
B)   help the woman by calling an ambulance.
C)   experience a sense of empathy for the older woman.
D)   fail to notice the older woman's problem.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Anthony Philip's homeroom teacher seats her pupils in alphabetical order.By the end of the school year,Anthony's best friends had become Jake Parker and Aaron Porter.This is best explained by the phenomenon called

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A)   the mere exposure effect.
B)   mirror-image perceptions.
C)   the self-fulfilling prophecy.
D)   the bystander effect.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Joel's sexually violent behavior is influenced by his unrealistic sexual scripts,his social rejection,and his abuse of alcohol.A comprehensive understanding of Joel's behavior is most clearly provided by

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A)   the hindsight bias.
B)   the frustration-aggression principle.
C)   a biopsychosocial approach.
D)   scapegoat theory.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Facing the threat of death at the hands of terrorists is likely to heighten

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A)   social scripts.
B)   social identities.
C)   patriotism.
D)   equity.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an example of discrimination?

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A)   race-related traffic stops
B)   shorter Uber wait times for African-Americans
C)   less Airbnb acceptance for African-Americans
D)   reluctance to sit next to someone of a different race on a trainE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Stanley Milgram is the social psychologist who conducted studies to

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A)   determine people's willingness to conform to a group standard.
B)   measure people's willingness to comply with orders given by an authority figure.
C)   assess how the presence of other affects performance.
D)   understand the dynamics of a group decision-making process.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Our attitudes about another person are most likely to influence the way we treat that person if our attitudes are

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A)   negative.
B)   positive.
C)   unconscious.
D)   stable.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

A stereotype is best described as a

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A)   hostile feeling that triggers discrimination.
B)   perceived incompatibility of goals or actions.
C)   belief that victims of misfortune deserve their fate.
D)   generalized belief about a group of people.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

In communities where anti-gay prejudice is high,the LGBTQ rates of ________ and cardiovascular deaths are also higher than average.

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A)   suicide
B)   cancer
C)   genetic disorders
D)   aggressive behaviorE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

One of the dangers of groupthink is the group's tendency to

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A)   overthink all possible options.
B)   come up with too many solutions to a problem.
C)   be unable to come up with a solution.
D)   make poor decisions in order to achieve consensus.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Hearing someone reading a neutral text in a happy-sounding voice is most likely to trigger

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A)   group polarization.
B)   mood contagion.
C)   social loafing.
D)   deindividuation.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is true of non-Western cultures,as compared with Western cultures? They have

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A)   lower divorce rates and consider passionate love as more important for marriage.
B)   higher divorce rates and consider passionate love as less important for marriage.
C)   lower divorce rates and consider passionate love as less important for marriage.
D)   higher divorce rates and consider passionate love as more important for marriage.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 14

When a group of racially prejudiced high school students discussed racial issues,their attitudes became even more prejudiced.This best illustrates

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A)   group polarization.
B)   just-world phenomenon.
C)   social facilitation.
D)   groupthink.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Simone is working on a group project for her science class.Which of the following would NOT be a factor in her decision to engage in social loafing?

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A)   feeling more accountable for the group project
B)   viewing individual contributions to the project as dispensable
C)   overestimating her own contributions to the group project
D)   being unmotivated and not identifying with the group membersE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Thomas grew up in a household in which his father hit his mother whenever he became frustrated about work or money.Thomas,who frequently hits his girlfriend whenever he becomes frustrated,has developed an aggressive ________ for handling frustration.

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A)   stereotype
B)   social script
C)   hindsight bias
D)   ingroup biasE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

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)   peripheral route persuasion.
B)   cognitive dissonance.
C)   the fundamental attribution error.
D)   the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Jennifer has a friend who is homosexual.This is not unusual because

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A)   a small percentage of people try to avoid those whom they believe to be gay.
B)   a large percentage of people try to avoid those whom they believe to be gay.
C)   a small percentage of people now say that they know someone who is gay.
D)   a large percentage of people now say that they know someone who is gay.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

On the basis of what Americans say,in the last half-century

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A)   gender prejudice has decreased and racial prejudice has increased.
B)   gender prejudice has increased and racial prejudice has decreased.
C)   gender prejudice has decreased and racial prejudice has decreased.
D)   gender prejudice has increased and racial prejudice has increased.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

What determined whether college freshmen who had been randomly paired for a Welcome Week dance liked each other?

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A)   similarity in attitudes
B)   similarity in intelligence
C)   physical attractiveness
D)   self-disclosure skillsE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 12: Social Psychology

Anthony Philip's homeroom teacher seats her pupils in alphabetical order.By the end of the school year,Anthony's best friends had become Jake Parker and Aaron Porter.This is best explained by the phenomenon called

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Thomas grew up in a household in which his father hit his mother whenever he became frustrated about work or money.Thomas,who frequently hits his girlfriend whenever he becomes frustrated,has developed an aggressive ________ for handling frustration.

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Jason has the ability to mimic the facial gestures of his friends and mirror their moods and emotional states.For this reason,his friends look to him for emotional support.Jason's behavior illustrates

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A stereotype is best described as a

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In communities where anti-gay prejudice is high,the LGBTQ rates of ________ and cardiovascular deaths are also higher than average.

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Which of the following is true of non-Western cultures,as compared with Western cultures? They have

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Simone is working on a group project for her science class.Which of the following would NOT be a factor in her decision to engage in social loafing?

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On the basis of what Americans say,in the last half-century

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What determined whether college freshmen who had been randomly paired for a Welcome Week dance liked each other?

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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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When a group of racially prejudiced high school students discussed racial issues,their attitudes became even more prejudiced.This best illustrates

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One of the dangers of groupthink is the group's tendency to

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Which of the following is NOT an example of discrimination?

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Hearing someone reading a neutral text in a happy-sounding voice is most likely to trigger

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Jennifer has a friend who is homosexual.This is not unusual because

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Our attitudes about another person are most likely to influence the way we treat that person if our attitudes are

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As Adrienne walks through a shopping mall,she happens to pass an older woman who is sitting on a bench,clutching her arm,and moaning in pain.The presence of many other shoppers in the mall will most likely increase the probability that Adrienne will

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Facing the threat of death at the hands of terrorists is likely to heighten

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Stanley Milgram is the social psychologist who conducted studies to

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Joel's sexually violent behavior is influenced by his unrealistic sexual scripts,his social rejection,and his abuse of alcohol.A comprehensive understanding of Joel's behavior is most clearly provided by

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