Social Psychology review

1. Research findings in the area of interpersonal attraction indicate that individuals are most likely to be attracted to others who are

• critical of them
• similar to them in attitudes in values
• like their parents
• willing to do them favors
• indulgent of their failings

2.George sat next to Kiki in biology class every day. They often worked together on assignments. By the end of the semester, George became quite fond of Kiki. Which social psychological term best explains George's attraction to Kiki?

• social trap
• mere-exposure effect
• bystander effect
• altruism
• Companionate love

3. Which of the following factors is an important predictor of attraction? I. proximity II. mere exposure III. physical attractiveness

• I only
• II only
• I and II only
• I and III only
• I, II, and III

4. The failure of bystanders to give victims of automobile accidents needed assistance is sometimes explained as an instance of

• group polarization
• deindividuation
• situational attribution
• diffusion of responsibility
• mere exposure effect

5. An individual bystander is most likely to help an injured person under which of the following circumstances?

• When the bystander is the only other person present
• When the injury is sever
• When it is unclear if the injured person needs help
• When the other people present are not helping the injured person
• When a large number of people are present

6. In certain situations, the larger the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that one of them will help someone in trouble. The result is explained by

• altruism
• diffusion of responsibility
• ethnocentrism
• antisocial group behavior
• group polarization

7. The tendency of people to look toward others for cues about the appropriate way to behave when confronted by an emergency is known as

• bystander intervention
• pluralistic ignorance
• modeling
• diffusion of responsibility
• conformity

8. According to attribution theory, Pablo is most likely to attribute his high score on the exam to

• good luck
• his intelligence
• his instructor's teaching ability
• the low level of difficulty
• his classmates' inadequate preparation for the exam

9. The process by which one evaluates the causes of other people's behavior is called

• social cognition
• compliance
• cognitive dissonance
• attribution
• persuasion

10. Ashley began her banking career as a teller, but she was quickly promoted to increasingly more responsible managerial positions. Despite the fact that she has very limited experience to justify her promotions, she believes that she has been successful because she is very talented. Which of the following explanations is Ashley using to justify her success?

• self-serving bias
• hindsight bias
• defensive attribution
• external attribution
• social schema