Question 1

Some have suggested that the results of Milgram's obedience study may have been due to the __________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocity
B)  indebtedness
C)  foot-in-the-door
D)  returning-a-favor

Question 2

What do we call judgments about people,situations,objects,or thoughts?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitions
B)  stereotypes
C)  attitudes
D)  attributions

Question 3

Attributions are __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  explanations that account for one's own behaviors and/or the behaviors of others.
B)  innate personality traits
C)  genetic predispositions to behave a certain way
D)  physical qualities people have such as attractiveness

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an example of "groupthink"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Challenger disaster
B)  the Titanic
C)  the Boston Red Sox
D)  Bay of Pigs C

Question 5

The hormone associated with aggression seems to be ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  testosterone
B)  estrogen
C)  MDH
D)  peptone

Question 6

Which term refers to a set of characteristics believed to be shared by all members of a particular group?

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotype
B)  expectation
C)  classification
D)  categorization A

Question 7

How can a coach get his football team to perform better if he suspects they are exhibiting social loafing?

Accepted Answer

A)  introduce new challenges
B)  get the captain to apply pressure
C)  grade their individual performances
D)  ignore the behavior

Question 8

It is 1951,and you are required to participate in a perception experiment.You join seven others seated in a room.You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines.The experimenter,Solomon Asch,is studying ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bystander apathy
B)  social loafing
C)  groupthink
D)  conformity

Question 9

What term do psychologists use to describe our liking of other people?

Accepted Answer

A)  love
B)  appeal
C)  interpersonal attraction
D)  cognitive dissonance

Question 10

What process describes the use of social influence to cause other people to change their attitudes and behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  enticement
B)  persuasion
C)  conversion
D)  affectance B

Exam 13: B: Psychological Disorders

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What do we call judgments about people,situations,objects,or thoughts?

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Attributions are __________________.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of "groupthink"?

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The hormone associated with aggression seems to be ___________.

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Which term refers to a set of characteristics believed to be shared by all members of a particular group?

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How can a coach get his football team to perform better if he suspects they are exhibiting social loafing?

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It is 1951,and you are required to participate in a perception experiment.You join seven others seated in a room.You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines.The experimenter,Solomon Asch,is studying ________.

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What term do psychologists use to describe our liking of other people?

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What process describes the use of social influence to cause other people to change their attitudes and behavior?

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Some have suggested that the results of Milgram's obedience study may have been due to the __________ effect.

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What do we call judgments about people,situations,objects,or thoughts?

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Attributions are __________________.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of "groupthink"?

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The hormone associated with aggression seems to be ___________.

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Which term refers to a set of characteristics believed to be shared by all members of a particular group?

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How can a coach get his football team to perform better if he suspects they are exhibiting social loafing?

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It is 1951,and you are required to participate in a perception experiment.You join seven others seated in a room.You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines.The experimenter,Solomon Asch,is studying ________.

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What term do psychologists use to describe our liking of other people?

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What process describes the use of social influence to cause other people to change their attitudes and behavior?

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