Psychology Midterm : Quiz 11

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A social psychologist examines conceptions of attractiveness among a isolated pre literate society in the remote reaches of Papua New Guinea. For which of the following characteristics is the researcher least likely to find a preference among the Papua New Guineans?

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thinness

Front 2

Which of the following is the correct definition of prejudice?

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A set of generalized beliefs and expectations about a particular group and its members

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Research has found that we can form accurate impressions of another individual:

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within seconds

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We tend to like people we see again and again: social psychologists refer to this phenomenon as the effect of______.

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mere exposure

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According to your text, scores on the inclusion of other in self scale relate to people's satisfaction with their close relationships and the tendency for couples to stay together. These relationships affirm the scales:

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Construct validity

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People who are committed to a close relationship:

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A B&C

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Which of the following reflect a situation attribution?

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The test was very hard

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In determining the causes of others behavior, we over emphasize______factors; this is the_______.

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Person fundamental attribution error

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Research has found that when people are in front of an audience their performance improves on easy tasks but gets worse on difficult tasks. One explanation for this is that

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Increased arousal increases the likelihood of the dominant response

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Which of the following social psychological concepts is potentionally most relevant to a plausible explanation of the foot in the door effect?

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Cognitive dissonance

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When we continue to help others because our guilt is relieved when we do so, our helping behavior is maintained through:

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Operant conditioning

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Which of the following reasons for helping or failing to help is correctly match with the type of learning consequence it illustrates?

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We help others because we gain status when we do so. Positive reinforcement

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The likelihood that an individual will help someone in an emergency situation is ______correlated with the number of other people present.

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Negatively

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Which of the following statements is true regarding aggression?

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There is evidence for a genetic contribution to aggression

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Mr and Mrs Meyers encourage their growing sons to join a local rugby and lacrosse leagues they believe such sports help the boys blow off steam. The notion that engaging in less harmful aggressive actions will curtail more serious aggression is termed_____;it is associated with the psychologist_____.

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Catharsis Freud

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Your text states the children who witness violence are more likely to be aggressive. This statement suggests the contribution to aggression of______learning, associated with________.

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observational bandura

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In a study participants view violent images on the screen while researchers image the metabolic activity in the amydala in participants brains. Which Neroscientific method are researchers using? what should they find as participants complete successive trials?

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The researchers are using fMRI. Activity in participants amygdalas shouls increase accross successive trials.

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In Asch's classic conformity studies, participants thought they were taking part in a study of:

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visual ability

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We told her it says the local directly defines a social influence concept?

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None of these is correctly defined

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Joey's mom wants him to wear his rain boots to school today because it is raining. She nags him several times to take the boots but he argues that he doesn't need them. Finally Joey's mom says okay I don't care don't wear the boots after which Joey puts the boots on. Before his mom changed her mind, Joey was probably experiencing which of the following?

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Psychological reactance

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Which alternative best captures the relationship of psychological arousal to social inhibition on the one hand, and to social facilitation on the other?

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Increased arousal may produce either social inhibition or social facilitation

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Charlene can stitch 40 t-shirts in a day, Tony can stitch 25 shirts in the day, and Harriet can stitch 60 shirts in a day. they are working together in a group, and there is a process gain in the group. How many shirts might they stich in a day?

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150

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Which alternative best captures the relationship among the concepts of group process losses, social loafing, and group thinking?

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Social loafing and groupthink are examples of group process losses.

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In a classic rope pulling experiment ringelman found that groups of three men pulled at 85 percent of their expected capacity, whereas groups of 8 men pulled a 37 percent of their expected compatibility . which social psychology concept probably offers the best mechanism by which these results might be explained?

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Diffusion of responsibility

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rope pulling experiment ringelman found that groups of three men pulled at 85 percent of their expected capacity, whereas groups of 8 men pulled a 37 percent of their expected compatibility.Which of the following hypothesis is most immediately suggested by the results?

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The extent of social loafing is positively related to the size of the group

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Which of the following is not mentioned in your text as a factor that might encourage groupthink?

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The presence of conflicting information

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The intelligence that prompted the 2003 decision to invade Iraq was erroneous however, this possibility was not adequately considered once the decision had been made. A social psychologist my best explain the decision with reference to______, an example of a.____

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Groupthink group process loss

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Your text suggests that the illusion of group productivity may reflect the fact the members can easily bring to mind the ideas proposed by group members, as well as the overall productivity of the group. Recall the cognitive biases described earlier in your text. Which of the following biases seems most directly relevant to the explaining the illusion of group productivity?

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The availability heuristic

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Your text states that group members will work harder if they feel that their contributions to the group are known, keeping group member contributions identifiable made therefore guard against:

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Social loafing

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According to your text the most effective working groups contain______members.

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4 to 5