PSYCHOLOGY 1010 EXAM 3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Social psychology focuses on ___ in predicting human behavior. - Answers :situational
factors
Making internal attributions for your successes and making external attributions for your
failures. - Answers :self-serving bias
Collectivist cultures are to __ as individualistic cultures are to ___. - Answers
:situational; dispositional
According to the actor-observer bias, we have are info about ___. - Answers :influences
on our own behavior
A ___ is a set of group expectations for appropriate thoughts and behaviors of
members. - Answers :social norm
Jose suits up for the 1st day of practice, reflective of a ___. - Answers :skript
In Asch experiment, conformity occurs due to ___ social influence. - Answers
:normative
Under what conditions will informational social influences be more likely? - Answers
:when the answer is unclear and when the group has expertise
Social loafing occurs when ___. - Answers :individual performance can't be evaluated
and the task is easy
if group members modify their opinions to align with a perceived group, then ___ has
occurred. - Answers :group think
Prejudice is to ___ as discrimination is to ___. - Answers :feelings; behaviors
What is not a type of prejudice - Answers :individualism
___ occurs when the out-group is blamed for the in-group's frustration - Answers
:scapegoating
Seeking out info to support stereotypes is called ___. - Answers :conformation bias
Bullying from boys is ___ as bullying to girls is ___. - Answers :physical harm; emotional
harm
, Which one of the following is least likely to be a target for bullying? - Answers :captain
of the football team
Bystander affect occurs due to ___. - Answers :diffusion of responsibility
Altruism is prosocial behavior motivated by ___. - Answers :selfless help to others
After moving somewhere new, you're most likely to be friends with ___. - Answers :next
door neighbor
What trait do men and women look for in a romantic partner? - Answers :physical
attractiveness
According to the triangular theory of love, what type of love is passion and intimacy but
no commitment? - Answers :romantic love
According to the social exchange theory, humans want to maximize ___ and minimize
___ in relationships. - Answers :benefits; costs
When it comes to buying clothes, teens follow social norms motivated by ___. -
Answers :fitting in
In the Stanford experiment, even lead researchers succumbed to his role, showing the
power of ___ influencing behavior. - Answers :social roles
Attitudes describe our ___ of people, objects, and ideas. - Answers :evaluations
Cognitive dissonance causes discomfort because it disrupts our sense of ___. -
Answers :consistency
In order for the central route to persuasion to be affective, audience must be ___ and
___. - Answers :analytical; motivated
Examples of cues used in peripheral persuasion include all of the following except ___.
- Answers :factual information
The view that development is a cumulative process, gradually adding to the same type
of skills is known as ___. - Answers :continuous development
Developmental psychologists study human growth and development across three
domains, which is not one? - Answers :physiological
How is lifespan development defined? - Answers :the study of how we grow and change
from conception to death
Social psychology focuses on ___ in predicting human behavior. - Answers :situational
factors
Making internal attributions for your successes and making external attributions for your
failures. - Answers :self-serving bias
Collectivist cultures are to __ as individualistic cultures are to ___. - Answers
:situational; dispositional
According to the actor-observer bias, we have are info about ___. - Answers :influences
on our own behavior
A ___ is a set of group expectations for appropriate thoughts and behaviors of
members. - Answers :social norm
Jose suits up for the 1st day of practice, reflective of a ___. - Answers :skript
In Asch experiment, conformity occurs due to ___ social influence. - Answers
:normative
Under what conditions will informational social influences be more likely? - Answers
:when the answer is unclear and when the group has expertise
Social loafing occurs when ___. - Answers :individual performance can't be evaluated
and the task is easy
if group members modify their opinions to align with a perceived group, then ___ has
occurred. - Answers :group think
Prejudice is to ___ as discrimination is to ___. - Answers :feelings; behaviors
What is not a type of prejudice - Answers :individualism
___ occurs when the out-group is blamed for the in-group's frustration - Answers
:scapegoating
Seeking out info to support stereotypes is called ___. - Answers :conformation bias
Bullying from boys is ___ as bullying to girls is ___. - Answers :physical harm; emotional
harm
, Which one of the following is least likely to be a target for bullying? - Answers :captain
of the football team
Bystander affect occurs due to ___. - Answers :diffusion of responsibility
Altruism is prosocial behavior motivated by ___. - Answers :selfless help to others
After moving somewhere new, you're most likely to be friends with ___. - Answers :next
door neighbor
What trait do men and women look for in a romantic partner? - Answers :physical
attractiveness
According to the triangular theory of love, what type of love is passion and intimacy but
no commitment? - Answers :romantic love
According to the social exchange theory, humans want to maximize ___ and minimize
___ in relationships. - Answers :benefits; costs
When it comes to buying clothes, teens follow social norms motivated by ___. -
Answers :fitting in
In the Stanford experiment, even lead researchers succumbed to his role, showing the
power of ___ influencing behavior. - Answers :social roles
Attitudes describe our ___ of people, objects, and ideas. - Answers :evaluations
Cognitive dissonance causes discomfort because it disrupts our sense of ___. -
Answers :consistency
In order for the central route to persuasion to be affective, audience must be ___ and
___. - Answers :analytical; motivated
Examples of cues used in peripheral persuasion include all of the following except ___.
- Answers :factual information
The view that development is a cumulative process, gradually adding to the same type
of skills is known as ___. - Answers :continuous development
Developmental psychologists study human growth and development across three
domains, which is not one? - Answers :physiological
How is lifespan development defined? - Answers :the study of how we grow and change
from conception to death
