PSY-250 FINAL EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Universal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The six major facial expressions discussed in the text are widely
considered to be __________.
irrevocable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅People who had already placed their two-dollar bets were more
confident than people who were waiting in line to place their bets (Knox & Inkster, 1968). These findings
suggest that decisions that are __________ generate more cognitive dissonance than decisions that are
not.
lost more - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅In the study by Greene, Sternberg, and Lepper (1976), they gave
students a math game to play for fun. They measured how much time the children played with the math
game prior to any incentive. Then they implemented a reward system to see if they could increase the
willingness to play with the game. During the reward program, time spent playing the game increased,
and then the reward program was stopped. When compared to control participants, students who were
part of the reward program __________ interest in playing the games once the reward program was
stopped.
others make us alert; apprehension about being evaluated; and others are distracting - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅According to the authors, there are three theories that can explain the role of arousal in
social facilitation. Which of the following best represents the three theories?
Being bullied - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Itsuki, a Japanese teenager, has withdrawn from all social
interaction. He is referred to as a hikikomori. Most likely, his withdrawal is the result of __________.
unchangeable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A fixed mindset is the idea that abilities are __________.
personality psychologists - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sometimes when we encounter behavior that is
unpleasant or unexpected, we assume that something about the person-and not the situation-caused
the behavior. In this sense, lay people are most like __________.
did not empathize with Carol; social exchange concerns - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Recall that participants
in an experiment described in the text (Toi & Batson, 1982) listened to an (alleged) radio interview in
which a student in their introductory psychology class described an accident that caused her to fall
behind in the course. Some participants were encouraged to empathize with "Carol," whereas others
were encouraged to listen objectively to the interview. Some participants in each of these two groups
, were led to believe that Carol would be returning to their psychology course; others were led to believe
that she would finish out the term at home, and that they would never see her again. These researchers
found that when participants __________, their decision to help was guided by __________.
Sometimes; the situation and personality both play a role in determining behavior - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅According to the authors of your text, how frequently should people make internal
attributions to explain other people's behavior?
she gets out of the self-justification cycle - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅As Nina lights up her fifteenth
cigarette of the day, she glances at the surgeon general's warning on the package and shrugs, thinking,
"Eh, cancer is for old people, and not only do I have good genes, the research on cigarettes causing
cancer is inconclusive." It is unlikely that Nina will change her behavior and quit smoking unless
__________.
more exposure effect - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Lem is looking at new cars. Each one he sees has a
certain trim detail across the hood which he somewhat likes at the start of the day. At the end of the
day, and fifteen cars later, he really likes the detail. His opinion is influenced by the __________.
good decisions in a reasonable amount of time - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Our use of mental shortcuts
usually leads to __________.
helping and working for another person - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Gan qing is a Chinese concept of love
which is achieved by __________.
intrapersonal, dyadic, social, intrapersonal. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅According to Duck (1982),
relationship dissolution doesn't happen all at once; instead, it is characterized by a series of stages.
These stages are, in order:
the amount that they smoked - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Research by Leventhal and his colleagues (1967)
was described in the text. In the experiment, the researchers showed some smokers a graphic film
about lung cancer and gave them a pamphlet with instructions on how to quit; other smokers received
either the pamphlet alone, or watched the grisly film. After three months, those smokers who received
only the pamphlet with instructions were smoking significantly more than those who both saw the film
and received the pamphlet. What is the dependent variable of this research?
Universal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The six major facial expressions discussed in the text are widely
considered to be __________.
irrevocable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅People who had already placed their two-dollar bets were more
confident than people who were waiting in line to place their bets (Knox & Inkster, 1968). These findings
suggest that decisions that are __________ generate more cognitive dissonance than decisions that are
not.
lost more - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅In the study by Greene, Sternberg, and Lepper (1976), they gave
students a math game to play for fun. They measured how much time the children played with the math
game prior to any incentive. Then they implemented a reward system to see if they could increase the
willingness to play with the game. During the reward program, time spent playing the game increased,
and then the reward program was stopped. When compared to control participants, students who were
part of the reward program __________ interest in playing the games once the reward program was
stopped.
others make us alert; apprehension about being evaluated; and others are distracting - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅According to the authors, there are three theories that can explain the role of arousal in
social facilitation. Which of the following best represents the three theories?
Being bullied - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Itsuki, a Japanese teenager, has withdrawn from all social
interaction. He is referred to as a hikikomori. Most likely, his withdrawal is the result of __________.
unchangeable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A fixed mindset is the idea that abilities are __________.
personality psychologists - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sometimes when we encounter behavior that is
unpleasant or unexpected, we assume that something about the person-and not the situation-caused
the behavior. In this sense, lay people are most like __________.
did not empathize with Carol; social exchange concerns - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Recall that participants
in an experiment described in the text (Toi & Batson, 1982) listened to an (alleged) radio interview in
which a student in their introductory psychology class described an accident that caused her to fall
behind in the course. Some participants were encouraged to empathize with "Carol," whereas others
were encouraged to listen objectively to the interview. Some participants in each of these two groups
, were led to believe that Carol would be returning to their psychology course; others were led to believe
that she would finish out the term at home, and that they would never see her again. These researchers
found that when participants __________, their decision to help was guided by __________.
Sometimes; the situation and personality both play a role in determining behavior - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅According to the authors of your text, how frequently should people make internal
attributions to explain other people's behavior?
she gets out of the self-justification cycle - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅As Nina lights up her fifteenth
cigarette of the day, she glances at the surgeon general's warning on the package and shrugs, thinking,
"Eh, cancer is for old people, and not only do I have good genes, the research on cigarettes causing
cancer is inconclusive." It is unlikely that Nina will change her behavior and quit smoking unless
__________.
more exposure effect - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Lem is looking at new cars. Each one he sees has a
certain trim detail across the hood which he somewhat likes at the start of the day. At the end of the
day, and fifteen cars later, he really likes the detail. His opinion is influenced by the __________.
good decisions in a reasonable amount of time - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Our use of mental shortcuts
usually leads to __________.
helping and working for another person - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Gan qing is a Chinese concept of love
which is achieved by __________.
intrapersonal, dyadic, social, intrapersonal. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅According to Duck (1982),
relationship dissolution doesn't happen all at once; instead, it is characterized by a series of stages.
These stages are, in order:
the amount that they smoked - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Research by Leventhal and his colleagues (1967)
was described in the text. In the experiment, the researchers showed some smokers a graphic film
about lung cancer and gave them a pamphlet with instructions on how to quit; other smokers received
either the pamphlet alone, or watched the grisly film. After three months, those smokers who received
only the pamphlet with instructions were smoking significantly more than those who both saw the film
and received the pamphlet. What is the dependent variable of this research?
