Unit 4, Part 1: Social Psychology: Practice Exam

Eddie considers himself to be an honest person, so he feels tension when he is dishonest with his friend. Eddie is experiencing

• cognitive dissonance.

• persuasion.

• the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

• role-playing.

Which of the following is an example of ingroup bias?

• Hinata is a member of the drama club, but she also plays tuba in the marching band.

• Sabrina has been a New York Yankees fan since she was in fourth grade.

• Kimia believes she is the best student in her AP Psychology class, but her grades are not as high as those of several other students.

• Derek believes his T-ball team is the best in the league and that the other teams have no talented players.

Claire has had several car accidents that she blames on other drivers, believing that they are just bad at driving. Which of the following psychological concepts applies to this scenario?

• Social comparison

• Implicit prejudice

• Fundamental attribution error

• Ingroup bias

What psychological concept is depicted in the graph?

• Peripheral route persuasion

• Cognitive dissonance

• Foot-in-the-door phenomenon

• Central route persuasion

Dr. Demouy conducted a study in which she divided participants into two groups. With the first group, she pretended she needed to borrow a quarter from each participant; later, she asked to borrow $5 to buy a snack. With the second group, she immediately asked to borrow $5 to buy a snack. She found that when participants first lent her a quarter, they were more likely to give her $5 than if she’d immediately asked for $5. What variable is represented in this description?

• Peripheral route persuasion

• Central route persuasion

• Foot-in-the-door phenomenon

• Door-in-the-face technique

Which of the following is an example of conformity?

• Malik is the manager of a grocery store, and he expects his employees to be on time for work every day.

• Renee buys the same brand of sweatshirt that most of the kids in her school are wearing.

• Jonah makes sure to arrive home before his curfew because he knows he will be grounded if he doesn’t.

• Terry exerts more effort during volleyball practice because the team captain scolded her for not showing enough effort.

After students wearing face paint tore down the goalposts following a stunning win, the school’s principal banned students from football games. Which of the following explains the problem with this policy and proposes a better alternative?

• The principal’s policy is not effective because group polarization tends to happen when groups of like-minded people discuss shared beliefs. The principal should instead instruct students to sit with their families rather than in a separate student section.

• The principal’s policy is not effective because deindividuation tends to happen when anonymous people lose self-restraint. The principal should ban the use of face paint for all students rather than banning students from games.

• The principal’s policy is not effective because groupthink tends to happen when people want to keep the peace and don’t consider alternative solutions. The principal should ensure that everyone discusses a behavioral plan before the game with a behavioral expert.

• The principal’s policy is not effective because social facilitation tends to happen when people perform simple tasks better in front of other people. The principal should ask everyone to watch the games online rather than attending the games in person.

Which of the following is an example of the mere exposure effect?

• Adrianna has started arriving tardy to her second period class to avoid a group of kids in the hall who constantly tease her.

• Daiyu has seen the same toothpaste ad on television a hundred times, and she hates it more each time she views it.

• Abdul has always loved dogs, and after he asked his parents repeatedly, they allowed him to adopt one from the local shelter.

• Although Guiren didn’t like sushi the first time he tried it, his friend encouraged him to keep eating it, and now it’s his favorite food.

Based on this image, what logical and objective conclusion about helpfulness can be drawn?

• The people in this town are prone to help one another.

• The people in this town are prone to the prisoner’s dilemma.

• The people in this town are prone to being influenced by social exchange theory.

• The people in this town are prone to being impacted by mirror image perceptions.

Samir does not feel any obligation to help the people experiencing homelessness he sees each morning in the subway. He assumes the situation is their fault and that they must have done something to deserve it. Samir’s assumptions represent

• an ingroup bias.

• altruism.

• aggression.

• the just-world phenomenon.