Unit 9: Social Psychology

Shelly fully expected to win her debate tournament, but she lost. She then spent many hours reviewing the debate to figure out why the outcome occurred. Shelly is engaged in

• Social Identification

• False Consensus

• Attribution

• Accommodation

A researcher could say with certainty that someone was affected by the peripheral route to persuasion by conducting

• an experiment where the participants are presented with facts

• an experiment where participants are presented with an attractive spokes model

• a case study comparing the central and peripheral routes to persuasion

• a naturalistic observation where the participants are presented with facts

Which ethical concept is most directly relevant to Solomon Asch’s study on conformity, and why?

• Coercion, because Asch's study was criticized since participants did not take part voluntarily

• Confidentiality, because Ash disseminated the results of his study after the study was completed

• Informed consent, because the participants did not know the true nature of the experiment, which made it unethical

• Deception, because Asch had to deceive his participants about the true nature of the study in order to test conformity

One of the most common criticisms of Stanley Milgram’s studies of obedience is that

• the results were generalizable to only one group of people because he used only men in his study

• the sample sizes were too small to be able to draw accurate conclusions because he used only 40 participants

• they were unethical because they were extremely stressful to the participants

• Milgram should have debriefed his participants after the study was conducted because he used deception

A person experiencing deindividuation would

• run faster with a crowd cheering her on

• wear purple because all the popular girls at her school do

• paints her face with her school colors and gets into a fight with fans of a rival team at the game, even though she is normally shy

• walk the other way when someone steals a bike when she visits a city much more populated than her hometown, even though she is normally a helpful person

An accurate representation of the effect of social facilitation is when

• Lizzie performed better than usual after she had practiced her choir performance for months

• Mario performed worse in alpine skiing on a new course, although he is normally a good skier

• Frederick enjoyed spending time bowling with his friends more than usual because so many of them were present

• Maddox shot even better when he was in front of his friends, even though he is usually a good free throw shooter

Cynthia has a strong dislike for everyone in a neighboring town. This can be explained as

• stereotype, because she has a fixed idea about the kind of people they are

• prejudice, because she has a generalized negative feeling toward them

• cognitive dissonance, because she has to travel through the town to get to work

• in-group bias, because everyone in her neighborhood does not like them

Which of the following examples describes discrimination?

• Anthony thinks that all English majors love poetry

• Sarah dislikes all people who play sports

• Ms. Burrell gives boys lower grades than girls for similar work

• Mr. Munsen thought Tim must be a trouble maker, and Time started acting up in class.

A biochemical influence on aggression is represented by

• Elliott yelling at his dog because his endorphins are high

• Wyndi imitating the action of her brother and pushes another child on the playground

• Jeremy punching the steering wheel of his car because he is stuck in traffic

• Brian becoming less aggressive as his testosterone levels decrease with age

Which of the following best represents the reciprocity norm?

• Ronny helps a friend move because the friend previously helped Ronny move.

• Jan does extra work in a group project because her friends ask her to.

• Erik stops to help someone even though it puts him in danger

• Lisa help her boss because she does not believe that she can turn down her boss