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1
An individual who exerts less effort when working on a group task is engaging in what is
social idleness
malingering
social facilitation
social loafing
2
When someone is persuaded by a strong and logical argument - they are using which persuasion route?
Social Influence
Central Route
Peripheral Route
Cognitive Dissonance
3
According to the Just World Hypothesis, how do people typically explain instances of misfortune?
People believe that misfortune is random and has no cause.
People blame external forces such as luck or fate.
People argue that misfortune happens because of poor decision-making.
People assume the individual must have done something to deserve it.
4
What is group polarization?
The tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme than alone
The influence of authority figures on group behavior.
The process of people adjusting their opinions to align with a group.
The tendency to avoid conflict in group discussions.
5
Which of the following best describes superordinate goals?
Goals that can be achieved without any group effort.
Goals that only benefit one group at the expense of others.
Goals that require different groups to work together to achieve.
Goals that help groups compete against each other.
6
State of tension when a person's attitudes does not match the person's actions is called?
the fundamental attribution error
cognitive dissonance
attitudinal dysfunction
the validity effect
7
If a person believes their success or failure is due to their own efforts and decisions, they have:
Self-Serving Bias
Fundamental Attribution Error
External Locus of Control
Internal Locus of Control
8
Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?
I believe dresses are feminine; so sometimes I wears pants.
I believe in good grade; I have a regular study schedule.
I believe profanity is childish; my father uses profanity.
I believe smoking is bad for my health; I love to smoke.
9
If a student fails a test, which of the following would be an example of an external attribution?
The student did not study enough for the test.
The student is not smart enough to pass the test.
The test was too difficult and unfair.
The student lacks motivation to succeed.
10
Voluntarily yielding to social norms, even at the expense of one's own preference, is called?
obedience
compliance
conformity
social loafing
11
The experimenter, Solomon Asch, studied _______ in 1951 with his three line study.
conformity
groupthink
bystander apathy
compliance
12
What does internal attribution suggest about the cause of someone’s behavior?
It is influenced by their personality, traits, or choices.
It results from random chance or luck.
It is caused by external factors beyond their control.
It is due to their environment or situation.
13
Which of the following is an example of informational social influence?
Agreeing with the majority opinion because you want to fit in.
Doing what others do without knowing why.
Following a group’s fashion trends to be popular.
Asking a group of friends for advice on a decision you are unsure about.
14
What is a difference between obedience and conformity?
Obedience involves an indirect request for agreement.
In obedience the one who makes the request is an authority.
Conformity is agreeing to change in response to a request.
Conformity tells us strictly to obey the rules not obedience
15
When someone cuts you off in traffic and you think it’s because they are rude, but not when you cut someone off
Fundamental Attribution Error
Just World Hypothesis
Self-Serving Bias
Actor-Observer Bias
16
What is the term for an improvement in performance caused by presence of an audience?
social facilitation
social loafing
social impairment
social productivity
17
When members of a group give priority to the cohesiveness of the group over the facts this is
consumerism
social conformity
groupthink
mass thought
18
If a person believes their life outcomes are determined by fate or luck, they have:
External Locus of Control
Self-Serving Bias
Internal Locus of Control
Confirmation Bias
19
Which statement is the best explanation of the fundamental attribution error?
We attribute another's behavior to external situations.
We attribute most of what people do to the situations.
We rely on the first information for internal attributions.
We attribute another's behavior to internal predispositions.
20
Which of the following are considered the three main elements of attraction?
Similarity, Familiarity, Affection
Attraction, Empathy, Compassion
Proximity, Self-Disclosure, Reciprocity
Similarity, Proximity, Physical Attractiveness
21
The murder of Kitty Genovese, where numerous witnesses failed to intervene, is often cited as an example of:
Social loafing
The Foot-in-the-Door Phenomenon
The Halo Effect
The Bystander Effect
22
Which of the following is an example of the Gambler’s Fallacy?
Assuming a bet’s outcome is random.
Thinking each coin flip is independent of the others.
Believing in the fairness of the game.
Believing that after several heads, a coin flip is due to land tails.
23
After winning a game, she says, “I’m amazing!” But when she loses, she blames the rules being unfair.
Fundamental Attribution Error
Just World Hypothesis
Confirmation Bias
Self-Serving Bias
24
If someone is persuaded by a speaker’s attractiveness or celebrity status, rather than their message - they are using?
Informational Influence
Central Route
Peripheral Route
Normative Influence
25
What do we call judgments about people, situations, objects, or thoughts?
attitudes
perceptions
stereotypes
cognitions
26
What is altruism?
Helping others with the expectation of receiving something in return
Helping others without expecting any personal gain or benefit
Helping others only when it benefits the helper
Helping others because of social pressure or norms
27
When a person assumes that everyone at a party shares their opinion about the music, they are exhibiting:
Fundamental Attribution Error
False Consensus Effect
External locus of control
Cognitive Dissonance
28
Attributions are explanations that __________________.
explain innate personality traits
account for one's own behaviors, and the behaviors of others.
are personal predispositions like introversion-extraversion
are physical qualities people have, such as attractiveness
29
Which of the following are the two types of love identified by Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love?
Passion and Intimacy
Passionate Love and Companionate Love
Romantic Love and Compassionate Love
Infatuation and Attachment
30
Which statement best describes an important finding of Milgram's classic research?
The presence of other people makes aggression more likely.
The presence of other people makes aggression less likely.
People will easily obey an authority and do harm to others.
Individuals easily conform to group norms.
31
Which of the following is an example of normative social influence?
Rejecting group opinions to maintain your personal beliefs.
Conforming to a group’s behavior to fit in and be accepted.
Following the crowd because of peer pressure.
Changing your behavior because you believe the group is more accurate
32
When we make situational attributions, we are identifying the cause of an action as something?
that has been classically conditioned
in the person's disposition
with an unconscious motivation
in the environment
