Psych 382 exam 1 (lecture and quiz
review questions)
To change the way people act, you must first change their attitudes - correct
answer✔ ✔ false
The greater the reward promised for a boring activity, the more one will come to enjoy
the activity - correct answer✔ ✔ false
Most people rate themselves as below average when comparing themselves to others
on socially desirable characteristics (e.g., attractiveness) - correct answer✔ ✔ false
People pull harder in a tug-of-war when they are part of a team than when they are
pulling by themselves - correct answer✔ ✔ false
Groups will generally make more moderate decisions than a single individual will -
correct answer✔ ✔ false
If you pick up a crying baby whenever it cries, this will increase the amount the baby will
cry, so it can get picked up again - correct answer✔ ✔ false
The person in the social situation is the sole determinant of behavior - correct answer✔
✔ false
Social Psychology is defined as - correct answer✔ ✔ the scientific study of the
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals in social situations
,A specific and falsifiable prediction regarding the relationship between or among two or
more variables is called a(n): - correct answer✔ ✔ research hypothesis
A correlational study has shown that a moderate positive correlation exists between
adults who abuse alcohol and their parents being alcoholic. The conclusion that having
alcoholic parents causes children to abuse alcohol is thus proven - correct answer✔
✔ false
Which concept refers to the situations that are created by the experiment through the
experimental manipulations? - correct answer✔ ✔ Which concept refers to the
situations that are created by the experiment through the experimental manipulations?
Internal validity refers to the extent to which relationships can be expected to hold up
when they are tested again in different ways and for different people - correct answer✔
✔ False
All relevant information, including the real hypothesis, the nature of any deception used,
and how the data are going to be used should be provided: - correct answer✔ ✔ at
the time of debriefing
One of the most pervasive sources of distortion in secondhand accounts is - correct
answer✔ ✔ the desire to entertain.
Which of the following news headlines would be most likely to make a lasting
impression on readers? - correct answer✔ ✔ Stocks Plummet on Release of Dire
Economic Forecast!
Which of the following examples best shows how expectations (i.e., schemas) can be
self-fulfilling prophecies? - correct answer✔ ✔ Teachers who expect that some
children will do well in school actually lead those children to perform better.
,Liam, the photography editor of a national magazine, is looking through a series of
pictures to find a model who seems strong and competent. Given research findings on
physical appearance and snap judgments, Liam should select a model whose face has -
correct answer✔ ✔ an angular chin
According to your reading, one of the most pervasive sources of distortion in
secondhand accounts is - correct answer✔ ✔ the desire to entertain.
The confirmation bias makes what prediction about human behavior? - correct answer
✔ ✔ People will seek out supporting evidence for their beliefs.
The textbook describes research by Todorov and colleagues in which participants rated
a large number of faces along different personality dimensions. Which two dimensions
stood out as the main dimensions used in these ratings? - correct answer✔ ✔
trustworthiness and dominance
According to the textbook, all of the following factors can DECREASE the accuracy of
secondhand information EXCEPT - correct answer✔ ✔ base-rate information.
Many members of a street gang believe privately that their initiation process is too harsh
and dangerous. However, they do not express these beliefs because they assume that
everyone else thinks the initiation process is just fine. This scenario exemplifies - correct
answer✔ ✔ pluralistic ignorance.
According to the textbook's description of positive and negative framing, which of the
following statements would be most likely to influence someone NOT to undergo a risky
surgery? - correct answer✔ ✔ Ten out of one hundred people who have this surgery
die.
, Which of the following questions best reflects what attribution theory seeks to explain? -
correct answer✔ ✔ Why did Larissa break up with Tom?
Michelle consistently attributes her failures to stable, global, and internal causes. Maria
accounts for her failures by citing unstable, specific, and external causes. According to
research on explanatory style, Michelle is likely to (BLANK) than Maria. - correct answer
✔ ✔ Earn lower grades
Based on your reading: Kyle, a male student, and Megha, a female student, both failed
their geography exams. According to research by Dweck and colleagues, Kyle is likely
to attribute his failure to his , whereas Megha is likely to attribute her failure to her _. -
correct answer✔ ✔ lack of effort; lack of ability
Gloria looks back on her marriage and thinks, "If only I had put more effort into the
relationship, Lew and I would still be together." This self-reflection exemplifies - correct
answer✔ ✔ counterfactual thinking.
In her debate class, Min was assigned to give a "pro-life" speech on abortion. Before
her speech, the teacher told everyone that Min had been assigned to take this position,
regardless of her true beliefs. Research on the fundamental attribution error suggests
that, after class, the other students will - correct answer✔ ✔ be biased to think that
Min is truly pro-life.
Rhonda tells you that she hates her new apartment. According to the covariation
principle, which question would you ask to assess the consistency covariation
dimension? - correct answer✔ ✔ Does Rhonda always report hating her apartment,
or is she just saying so today?
The dimension of explanatory style considers whether the causes of a particular
behavior will be present again in the future. - correct answer✔ ✔ stable/unstable
review questions)
To change the way people act, you must first change their attitudes - correct
answer✔ ✔ false
The greater the reward promised for a boring activity, the more one will come to enjoy
the activity - correct answer✔ ✔ false
Most people rate themselves as below average when comparing themselves to others
on socially desirable characteristics (e.g., attractiveness) - correct answer✔ ✔ false
People pull harder in a tug-of-war when they are part of a team than when they are
pulling by themselves - correct answer✔ ✔ false
Groups will generally make more moderate decisions than a single individual will -
correct answer✔ ✔ false
If you pick up a crying baby whenever it cries, this will increase the amount the baby will
cry, so it can get picked up again - correct answer✔ ✔ false
The person in the social situation is the sole determinant of behavior - correct answer✔
✔ false
Social Psychology is defined as - correct answer✔ ✔ the scientific study of the
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals in social situations
,A specific and falsifiable prediction regarding the relationship between or among two or
more variables is called a(n): - correct answer✔ ✔ research hypothesis
A correlational study has shown that a moderate positive correlation exists between
adults who abuse alcohol and their parents being alcoholic. The conclusion that having
alcoholic parents causes children to abuse alcohol is thus proven - correct answer✔
✔ false
Which concept refers to the situations that are created by the experiment through the
experimental manipulations? - correct answer✔ ✔ Which concept refers to the
situations that are created by the experiment through the experimental manipulations?
Internal validity refers to the extent to which relationships can be expected to hold up
when they are tested again in different ways and for different people - correct answer✔
✔ False
All relevant information, including the real hypothesis, the nature of any deception used,
and how the data are going to be used should be provided: - correct answer✔ ✔ at
the time of debriefing
One of the most pervasive sources of distortion in secondhand accounts is - correct
answer✔ ✔ the desire to entertain.
Which of the following news headlines would be most likely to make a lasting
impression on readers? - correct answer✔ ✔ Stocks Plummet on Release of Dire
Economic Forecast!
Which of the following examples best shows how expectations (i.e., schemas) can be
self-fulfilling prophecies? - correct answer✔ ✔ Teachers who expect that some
children will do well in school actually lead those children to perform better.
,Liam, the photography editor of a national magazine, is looking through a series of
pictures to find a model who seems strong and competent. Given research findings on
physical appearance and snap judgments, Liam should select a model whose face has -
correct answer✔ ✔ an angular chin
According to your reading, one of the most pervasive sources of distortion in
secondhand accounts is - correct answer✔ ✔ the desire to entertain.
The confirmation bias makes what prediction about human behavior? - correct answer
✔ ✔ People will seek out supporting evidence for their beliefs.
The textbook describes research by Todorov and colleagues in which participants rated
a large number of faces along different personality dimensions. Which two dimensions
stood out as the main dimensions used in these ratings? - correct answer✔ ✔
trustworthiness and dominance
According to the textbook, all of the following factors can DECREASE the accuracy of
secondhand information EXCEPT - correct answer✔ ✔ base-rate information.
Many members of a street gang believe privately that their initiation process is too harsh
and dangerous. However, they do not express these beliefs because they assume that
everyone else thinks the initiation process is just fine. This scenario exemplifies - correct
answer✔ ✔ pluralistic ignorance.
According to the textbook's description of positive and negative framing, which of the
following statements would be most likely to influence someone NOT to undergo a risky
surgery? - correct answer✔ ✔ Ten out of one hundred people who have this surgery
die.
, Which of the following questions best reflects what attribution theory seeks to explain? -
correct answer✔ ✔ Why did Larissa break up with Tom?
Michelle consistently attributes her failures to stable, global, and internal causes. Maria
accounts for her failures by citing unstable, specific, and external causes. According to
research on explanatory style, Michelle is likely to (BLANK) than Maria. - correct answer
✔ ✔ Earn lower grades
Based on your reading: Kyle, a male student, and Megha, a female student, both failed
their geography exams. According to research by Dweck and colleagues, Kyle is likely
to attribute his failure to his , whereas Megha is likely to attribute her failure to her _. -
correct answer✔ ✔ lack of effort; lack of ability
Gloria looks back on her marriage and thinks, "If only I had put more effort into the
relationship, Lew and I would still be together." This self-reflection exemplifies - correct
answer✔ ✔ counterfactual thinking.
In her debate class, Min was assigned to give a "pro-life" speech on abortion. Before
her speech, the teacher told everyone that Min had been assigned to take this position,
regardless of her true beliefs. Research on the fundamental attribution error suggests
that, after class, the other students will - correct answer✔ ✔ be biased to think that
Min is truly pro-life.
Rhonda tells you that she hates her new apartment. According to the covariation
principle, which question would you ask to assess the consistency covariation
dimension? - correct answer✔ ✔ Does Rhonda always report hating her apartment,
or is she just saying so today?
The dimension of explanatory style considers whether the causes of a particular
behavior will be present again in the future. - correct answer✔ ✔ stable/unstable
