Chapter 12 Quiz

As a field, social psychology focuses on ________ in predicting human behavior.

• personality traits

• genetic predispositions

• biological forces

• situational factors

Making internal attributions for your successes and making external attributions for your failures is an example of ________.

• actor-observer bias

• fundamental attribution error

• self-serving bias

• just-world hypothesis

Collectivistic cultures are to ________ as individualistic cultures are to ________.

• dispositional; situational

• situational; dispositional

• autonomy; group harmony

• just-world hypothesis; self-serving bias

According to the actor-observer bias, we have more information about ________.

• situational influences on behavior

• influences on our own behavior

• influences on others’ behavior

• dispositional influences on behavior

A(n) ________ is a set of group expectations for appropriate thoughts and behaviors of its members.

• social role

• social norm

• script

• attribution

On his first day of soccer practice, Jose suits up in a t-shirt, shorts, and cleats and runs out to the field to join his teammates. Jose’s behavior is reflective of ________.

• a script

• social influence

• good athletic behavior

• normative behavior

When it comes to buying clothes, teenagers often follow social norms; this is likely motivated by ________.

• following parents’ rules

• saving money

• fitting in

• looking good

In the Stanford prison experiment, even the lead researcher succumbed to his role as a prison supervisor. This is an example of the power of ________ influencing behavior.

• scripts

• social norms

• conformity

• social roles

Attitudes describe our ________ of people, objects, and ideas.

• treatment

• evaluations

• cognitions

• knowledge

Cognitive dissonance causes discomfort because it disrupts our sense of ________.

• dependency

• unpredictability

• consistency

• power