AP Social Pscyhology

During a political debate, Candidate A expresses detailed facts on an important issue. Candidate B responds with an emotional appeal on the same issue. Which method of persuasion is each of the candidates using?

• Candidate A is using the peripheral route, and Candidate B is using the central route

• Candidate A is using the peripheral route, and Candidate B is using the door-in-the-face technique

• Candidate A is using the central route, and Candidate B is using the peripheral route

  
  

• Candidate A is using the central route, and Candidate B is using the foot-in-the-door technique

After listening to a radio station play the same set of songs every three hours, Ivan grows to like them. Ivan’s reaction can be best explained by ______________.

• Frequency Theory

• Functional Fixedness

• The Central Route to Persuasion

• The Mere-Exposure Effect

Lisa is a college English major. She believes all math majors are analytical, logical, and serious. Lisa seems to be demonstrating___________.

• Group Polarization

•  Ingroup Bias

• The Actor-Observer Effect

• Outgroup Homogeneity Bias

When watching the Olympics, most people cheer for athletes from their own country. Often, fans believe that athletes from other countries cheat but athletes from their own country would never cheat. This is an example of what psychological concept?

• Scapegoat Theory

• Social Facilitation

• In-Group Bias

• Groupthink

Which of the following is an individual more likely to do when working in a group?

• Provide needed help to a stranger

• Increase effort on a project

• Endorse an opinion with low popularity among group members

• Show a decline in work output

Which of the following is the best example of scapegoating?

•  Ryan, who is a member of one racial group, does not get into the college he wants to attend. Even though his application was weak, he blames members of another racial group for his rejection

• Brianna believes that her math teacher doesn’t believe in her potential, so she doesn’t study, leading her to fail the class

  
  

• Juan plays only with the children who dress similarly to him

• Jill is more likely to yawn if she sees her sister yawn than if she sees a classmate yawn
  

Damion rewrote his paper at the suggestion of his professor, even though he did not agree with the suggestions. This is an example of:

• Obedience

• Conformity

• Compliance

• Diffusion

John did poorly on a big test because it was too hot in the room and a student next to him was making distracting noises. John’s friend also did poorly, which John attributes to his lack of study habits and failure to take notes. This is an example of:

• Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

• Actor-Observer Bias

• Attribution Theory

• Just-World Phenomenon

Which of the following concepts can best help explain the increase in crime that occurs as temperatures rise?

• Social Scripts

• Frustration-Aggression Principle

• Operant Conditioning

• Fundamental Attribution Error

A group of women are planning to hike Mt. Baldy in California. The group members are somewhat cautious and each wants to be prepared for the experience. When the women arrive at the mountain, a park ranger tells them that there is a chance that it may rain. They decide that the situation is too dangerous and cancel the hike. Which group process informed their decision?

• Social Facilitation

• Groupthink

• Group Polarization

• Conformity