Unit 1 and 2 Psychology 2

The tendency for people to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward a common goal is

• social loafing

• deindividuation

• group polarization

• the bystander effect

Conformity increased under which of the following conditions in Asch's studies of conformity?

• The group had three or more people

• The group was unanimous

• Individuals were made to feel insecure.

• All of These

In his study of obedience, Stanley Milgram found that the majority of subjects:

• complied w/the experiment 'til the “learner” began to scream

• refused to shock the learner even once.

• complied with all the demands of the experiment.

• complied with the experiment 'til the “learner” showed pain

The persuader attempts to convince the respondent to comply by making a large request that the respondent will most likely turn down, then ask for something small

• risky shift

• door in the face

• Scapegoating

• Ethnocentrism

Which approach emphasizes the nature of people to maximize their own potential?

• Biological

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Humanistic

Training your dog to “sit” by using doggy treats as a reward is an example of …

• Behaviorism

• Psychoanalysis

• Gestalt

• Functionalism

Which of the following states that human behavior lies in the unconscious mind?

• Psychoanalysis

• Behaviorism

• Humanism

• The Socio-cultural model

The study of mental processes such as: Attention, Language use, Memory, Perception, and Problem solving

• Psychoanalysis

• Cognitive

• Behaviorism

• Structuralism

Dr. Mendez helped a company redesign its offices to raise morale and the productivity of the employees. With which field of Psychology is Dr. Mendez most likely to be affiliated?

• Counseling

• Industrial/Organizational

• Clinical

• Cognitive Psychologist