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1
Ana prioritizes her family’s success over her personal goals. Which cultural value does she follow?
Collectivism
Individualism
Groupthink
Conformity
2
Politicians who publicly oppose a tax increase that they privately favor best illustrate that
actions may sometimes be inconsistent with attitudes.
group discussion enhances a group's prevailing attitudes.
people fail to notice the influence they exert over others.
a pooling of efforts toward a goal leads to social loafing.
3
When entering a crowded elevator, Zoe faces forward like everyone else without thinking. What best explains this?
social norms
information influence
obedience
deindividuation
4
After 9/11, outraged people lashed out at innocent Muslim-Americans. This is an example of:
scapegoat theory
prejudice effect
the just-world phenomenon
the mere exposure effect
5
Which is an example of social loafing?
not using full strength when playing tug of war w/ others
agreeing that 2 + 2 is 4 because everyone else does
participating more in class because your crush is there
not completing your asgn because your teacher isn't watching
6
Volunteering on a mission trip to help those who cannot pay you back is an example of:
social responsibility for helping
informational social influence for helping
reciprocity norm for helping
normative social influence for helping
7
Feeling worse off when comparing yourself to others is called
Relative deprivation
Diffusion of responsibility
Groupthink
Halo effect
8
Leah feels uncomfortable after lying to a friend because it clashes with her honesty values. She is feeling
Cognitive dissonance
Mere-exposure effect
Social loafing
Self-fulfilling prophecy
9
Which of the following is the best example of social facilitation?
A players has 70% free throw in practice but 90% in games
A normally outgoing person acts aloof and sullen at a party
A person declines to give money to a charity anonymously
A child refuses to imitate the modeled behavior of an adult.
10
Which of the following is an example of discrimination?
refusing to interview someone because his name is "exotic"
having a stereotype that Arabs are terrorists
thinking that all girls are bad drivers
being angry at your parents for grounding you
11
Which aspect of culture tends to increase conformity?
high levels of societal independence
high levels of collectivism
high levels of individualism
socioeconomic status
12
A snack commercial features a catchy jingle and funny animal mascots but no nutritional facts. What is this?
Reciprocity norm
Peripheral route
Central route
Deindividuation
13
Even after being shown facts that disprove his view, Kyle refuses to change his mind. This show
Confirmation bias
Belief perseverance
Fundamental attribution error
Cognitive dissonance
14
Patricia was in a car accident. Which example below is using the fundamental attribution error?
Patricia's brakes must have failed.
Patricia's children probably distracted her.
They need to improve the visibility at that corner.
Patricia's recklessness has finally gotten her into trouble.
15
Which group would be considered a "control group" in Asch’s study?
Participants who refused to conform
Participants who agreed with group pressure
Participants with no confederates giving wrong answers
Participants hearing wrong answers first
16
Why is the Stanford Prison Study NOT considered a true experiment?
No random assignment
No clear independent variable
No control group for comparison
It only had female participants
17
Two rival teams work together to fix the school’s Wi-Fi, reducing their rivalry. What helped unite them?
Superordinate goal
Individualism
Peer pressure
Reciprocity norm
18
Amy only reads articles that support her opinion on climate change. This is an example of
Self-serving bias
Confirmation bias
Belief perseverance
Group polarization
19
Behaving unselfishly to enhance the welfare of others is called:
social facilitation
altruism
social norms
social-exchange theory
20
The gradual escalating levels of destructive obedience in the Milgram experiments illustrates
conformity
foot-in-the-door phenomenon
the bystander effect
deindividuation
21
Sue voted against Jon's promotion because she thinks men cannot do the job. Her
thought
is
an attribution
a social trap
a discrimination
a prejudice
22
I do well on exams because I am smart & a hard worker; I failed because the test was unfair. This explanation is using:
actor-observer bias
the self-serving bias
cognitive dissonance
the fundamental attribution error
23
People conform to gain approval or avoid disapproval. This is which influence?
normative social influence
informational social influence
obedience
social exchange theory
24
Favoring one's own group over other groups is called what?
outgroup
scapegoat theory
ingroup bias
deindividuation
25
A person is less likely to give aid to a victim if others are present because of what?
deindividuation
bystander effect
social exchange theory
social-responsibility norm
26
After an online political forum, members have stronger and more extreme opinions. What process occurred?
group polarization
deindividuation
depersonalization
groupthink
27
A teacher expects Sam to succeed, so Sam works harder and does succeed. This is
Self-serving bias
In-group favoritism
Cognitive dissonance
Self-fulfilling prophecy
28
Why do you tend to like songs you hear over and over?
Cognitive dissonance
Fundamental attribution error
Social facilitation
Mere-exposure effect
29
Sara assumes poor people must be lazy and deserve their struggles. This thinking reflects
Relative deprivation
Fundamental attribution error
Just-world phenomenon
Confirmation bias
30
After seeing news about crimes by a specific group, Jake assumes all members of that group are dangerous. This shows
Out-group bias
Representativeness heuristic
Availability heuristic
Stereotype threat
31
What is a major ethical criticism of Milgram’s study?
Participants were paid unfairly
No control group
No debriefing
Harm to participants from extreme stress
32
Jack thinks all students from another school are basically the same. This is an example o
Stereotype threat
Groupthink
Ingroup bias
Out-group homogeneity bias
33
Why did Alex fail the test if we use a dispositional attribution?
The test was unfair.
The teacher was confusing.
He is lazy.
His friends distracted him.
34
What would someone with an optimistic explanatory style say after a failure?
"This was just one mistake."
"I'm bad at everything."
"I'll never succeed."
"Everyone is against me."
35
Terrorist groups wear head coverings when they attack people. This contributes to
cognitive dissonance
the social trap
social loafing
deindividuation
36
In Milgram’s study, what was the dependent variable?
Number of people in the room
Shock level participant was willing to give
The teacher’s attitude before the test
How fast the learner answered
37
The more people present at a scene, the less likely a person is to intervene and help. This is
ingroup bias
informational influence theory
the social trap
diffusion of responsibility theory
38
What was a likely hypothesis for Asch’s line study?
People will make errors if alone.
Group pressure can lead to conformity.
Group pressure can lead to conformity.
Peer support decreases anxiety.
39
Maya says she supports equality but unknowingly avoids certain groups. This shows.
Fundamental attribution error
Explicit attitudes
Implicit attitudes
Self-serving bias
40
A dentist ad explains the price, service, & quality. The ad is using which route of persuasion?
central route
cognitive route
essential route
peripheral route
41
While celebrating, Eagles fans destroyed property, even though most would never do so alone. What explains this?
Groupthink
Conformity
Deindividuation
Central route
42
If you believe your success depends on luck, you have a...
Fixed mindset
Internal locus of control
Growth mindset
External locus of control
43
A design team quickly agrees on a risky product idea to avoid disagreement, even though some have doubts. What is this?
Groupthink
Normative influence
Central persuasion
Group polarization
44
On Wednesdays, you noticed your friends wear pink, so you start wearing pink, too. This is:
conformity
deindividuation
obedience
foot-in-the-door
