Question 1

You are likely to attribute your own failing grade on a test to ____; your roommate is more likely to attribute your failing grade to ____.

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A)   an unfair test; your poor study habits
B)   your poor study habits; an unfair test
C)   a poor teacher; an unfair test
D)   your own stupidity; a poor teacherE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Briefly explain the evolutionary perspective on bias in person perception.

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Question 3

Yielding to real or imagined social pressure defines which of the following terms?

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive dissonance
B)   obedience
C)   groupthink
D)   conformityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The branch of psychology concerned with the way individuals' thoughts, feelings and behaviours are influenced by others is

Accepted Answer

A)   individual psychology.
B)   social psychology.
C)   abnormal psychology.
D)   cultural psychology.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

People tend to see the diversity among the members of the ____ but overestimate the homogeneity of the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   ingroup; outgroup
B)   outgroup; ingroup
C)   majority; minority
D)   minority; majorityE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

A group of six college students observe a fellow student stumble and fall down a flight of stairs. No one goes to check to see if the student needs help. Which of the following statements BEST illustrates diffusion of responsibility?

Accepted Answer

A)   "I didn't want to embarrass the student who fell by making a big deal about it."
B)   "I was pretty far away when it happened."
C)   "I don't know first aid."
D)   "I thought someone else would go help."E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a defining feature of a group?

Accepted Answer

A)   It consists of two or more people.
B)   The members must meet face-to-face.
C)   Group members must interact with each other.
D)   The group members are interdependentE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

A psychologist with which of the following orientations is most likely to analyse romantic relationships in terms of the adaptive problems they have presented over the course of human history?

Accepted Answer

A)   behavioural
B)   humanistic
C)   evolutionary
D)   psychodynamicE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Which influence technique involves asking for a small request in order to increase the likelihood of the target complying with a larger request later?

Accepted Answer

A)   foot-in-the-door
B)   feigned scarcity
C)   reciprocity norm
D)   lowballE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

According to social psychologists, a group

Accepted Answer

A)   exists whenever two or more people are in spatial proximity to each other.
B)   consists of three or more people who interact on a regular basis.
C)   consists of two or more people who interact and are interdependent.
D)   will not affect the behaviour of its members.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Sandile is 35 years old, and he has just enrolled in his first university course. On the first day of class he looks over the individuals in the room and sits next to another male student who appears to be in his early 30s. In this case, Sandile has likely classified the other student

Accepted Answer

A)   using a self-serving bias.
B)   as a member of his ingroup.
C)   as the teaching assistant for the class.
D)   as someone who has more university experience than Harry.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following social influence techniques involves getting someone to commit to an attractive proposition before its hidden costs are revealed?

Accepted Answer

A)   lowball technique
B)   highball technique
C)   reciprocity norm
D)   foot-in-the-door techniqueE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a reason evolutionary psychologists propose to explain the biases associated with person perception?

Accepted Answer

A)   there was a need to quickly categorise others as friend or foe
B)   physical attractiveness was associated primarily with friends and not foes
C)   physical attractiveness was associated with reproductive potential of females
D)   physical attractiveness was associated with health and vigour of malesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The branch of psychology concerned with the way individuals' thoughts, feelings and behaviours are influenced by others is

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Which of the following is NOT a defining feature of a group?

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