AP Psych Myers Ch. 14 Social Psych Test Review Game

Question 1

The internet ( youtube comments, Facebook, etc.) and being in a protest promote:

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deindividuation

Question 2

A celebrity endorsement of a product, such as shoes, is an example of:

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peripheral route persuasion

Question 3

Which is NOT a condition that strengths conformity?

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the group has less than three people

Question 4

The tendency to favor or think more highly of one's own group and its members:

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ingroup bias

Question 5

An internal attitude/prejudgment:

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prejudice

Question 6

The thinking that occurs when the desire for group agreement/harmony overrides one's judgment:

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groupthink

Question 7

A good way to get people to cooperate is to create:

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superordinate goals

Question 8

The belief that people get what they earn or deserve is called:

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the just world phenomenon

Question 9

Unjustifiable, negative behavior toward a group and its members:

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discrimination

Question 10

Milgram's shock studies were trying to research:

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obedience

Question 11

Enemies often perceive one another in almost identical ways. This is known as:

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mirror-image perceptions

Question 12

Tendency to blame the behavior of others on their personalities rather than on their situations

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fundamental attribution error

Question 13

You ask your parents for a new car; they agree to pay half .

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door in the face

Question 14

Influence resulting from a person's desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval:

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normative social influence

Question 15

Solomon Asch's line study was studying...

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conformity

Question 16

Which is the definition of "social facilitation"?

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doing better at simple/well-learned tasks in front of others

Question 17

Social exchange theory is:

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theory that social behavior is a cost-benefit analysis

Question 18

The theory that when people are hindered from meeting their goals they may become aggressive:

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the frustration-aggression principle

Question 19

Unconscious prejudices are known as:

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implicit associations

Question 20

The belief that all women are nurturing and caring is an example of a:

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stereotype

Question 21

All of the following have been associated with increased altruism except:

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we are in a hurry

Question 22

Garrett attends a college where most people are politically conservative. He will likely become

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more conservative

Question 23

Cognitive dissonance theory suggests that we adjust our __________ to match our ___________ .

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attitudes ; behaviors

Question 24

Ms. Hood asks you to pass out papers, then run a message to the office, then paint her house.

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foot in the door phenomenon

Question 25

Accepting others' opinions/perceptions about reality:

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informational social influence

Question 26

"Familiarity breeds acceptance." This best describes:

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the mere exposure effect

Question 27

A way of changing peoples' attitudes by using logical, direct arguments and facts.

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central route persuasion

Question 28

When the Nazis blamed the Jews for all of the post-WW1 problems, this was an example of:

Accepted Answer

scapegoat theory

AP Psych Myers Ch. 14 Social Psych Test Review Game

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AP Psych Myers Ch. 14 Social Psych Test Review Game

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