WorksheetsUnit 9 Exam Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 28mins
Group polarization is the tendency for
a group to become divided on an issue.
a group's opinion to strengthen after talking with like-minded people.
a group to become extreme in their viewpoints when challenged.
agreeing with a group to keep everyone happy
What is a difference between obedience and conformity?
In conformity, there is a perceived difference in status between the one who conforms and the group.
In obedience, there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request.
Conformity requires strict adherence to the rules, whereas obedience does not.
Obedience is an indirect request, whereas conformity is a direct request.
Conformity involves agreeing to change in response to a request, whereas obedience involves an indirect request for agreement.
After agreeing to Nat’s request to share her lecture notes from one class, Maria now agrees to Nat’s request to share her notes from three classes. This example illustrates the ________technique.
door-in-the-face
foot-in-the-mouth
all-in
lowball
foot-in-the-door
The issue of racial profiling has been a controversial topic in the United States for many years, and it was particularly widespread after the events of September 11, 2001. When an individual engages in profiling and assumes that one person must possess certain qualities because of their race or ethnicity, (s)he is engaging in _____________.
attributing
discrimination
stereotyping
categorizing
social loafing
The "fundamental attribution error" phenomenon can best be seen in which of the following examples
John blames his failure to get a job on his lack of appropriate skills and ill preparedness
Phyllis doesn't get the lead in the school play and blames her drama teacher for this failure.
Jane blames herself for forgetting that she has a term paper due in two days
Bill doesn't hire John bc he believes that John's lateness is a result of John's laziness & lack of respect for the job. In reality, John was late bc he got a flat tire on the way to the interview
Karen understands that her friend is late because she was caught in rush hour traffic.
At first Jimmy did not like his teacher, but after sitting in this teacher's class for a number of weeks Jimmy as started to like his teacher. this new perspective would be an example of:
Diffusion of responsibility
Mere-exposure effect
Ethnocentrism
In-group bias
Jimmy has constantly heard that he is not a good student, after a while starts to act how people percieve him. This recent behavioral change supports the
Group polarization
Self-fufilling prophecy
Groupthink
Social influence
When individuals observe another person’s behavior, they attempt to determine whether it is internally or externally caused. This phenomenon is most directly relevant to which of the following?
a.the Pygmalion effect
projection theory
attribution theory
selective perception theory
expectancy theory
Close, friendly groups usually work well together, but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called ________.
self-serving bias
groupthink
fundamental attribution error
generational identity
social facilitation
It's Oliver's first day of school and he is keen to make a good impression. He pretends to be interested in the other students' conversation even though he really finds them boring.
Why is he doing this?
Informational social influence
Normative social influence
Because he's shy and doesn't want to stand out
Identification
Bill is very sad when he watches the Movie Titanic. Now you believe that Bill is just a sad person all the time. You just committed which error?
Social Psychology Error
Fundamental Attribution Error
Clinical Psychology Error
Dispositional Error
When you by a car because it is really reliable, well built, and you have complete a lot of research about the vehicle.
Central Route of Persuasion
Peripheral route of persuasion
When you by a car because the sales person was cute
Central Route of Persuasion
Peripheral route of persuasion
Would you like to take a survey?
How about chatting with me more about our cause?
Could you please donate a little money?
How about volunteering all your weekends for the next year?
Social Persuasion
Affects on attitudes
Hand-in-the-window
Foot-in-the-door
All of the members of the jury entered the deliberation room believing that the company was negligent and that the man who was suing deserved compensation. However, after discussing the case further, the jury members became even more convinced that the corporation was in the wrong and decided to award a much larger settlement than they originally were considering.
group think
social facilitation
reciprocity norm
group polarization
In 1986 the NASA management team made the decision to proceed with the planned launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger despite the belief of several engineers who failed to express their concern that extreme temperatures could destroy vulnerable seals.
group think
bystander effect
social inhibition
group polarization
We have a tendency to explain the behavior of others in terms of ____ and to explain our own behavior in terms of ____.
personality traits; situational constraints
informational influence; normative influence
situational constraints; personality traits
normative influence; informational influence
GRIT attempts to reduce conflict through:
third party mediation.
conciliation.
intimidation.
pacifism.
Which of the following proverbs is most clearly supported by research on social attraction?
The beautiful are the lonely.
Opposites attract.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Birds of a feather flock together.
The tendency for people to exert less effort when they are pooling their efforts toward a common goal is known as:
deindividuation.
the bystander effect.
group polarization.
social loafing.
According to Milgram, the most fundamental lesson to be learned from his study of obedience is that:
even ordinary people, who are not usually hostile, can become agents of destruction.
people are naturally predisposed to be hostile and aggressive.
the desire to be accepted by others is one of the strongest human motives.
people value their freedom and react negatively when they feel they are being coerced to do something.
Kim is tempted to shoplift a gold necklace even though she has negative feelings about shoplifting. She is least likely to steal the merchandise if:
she is suffering the effects of deindividuation.
she is highly aware of her negative feelings about shoplifting.
her negative feelings about stealing were developed in early childhood.
she has recently shoplifted.
An old woman carrying a number of packages has tripped and fallen on a busy urban sidewalk and is having trouble getting back up. The fact that few people are likely to stop and offer her help is referred to by social psychologists as an example of
altruistic orientation
illusory correlation
diffusion of responsibility (by stander effect)
just world phenomenon
According to Attribution Theory, which of the following is an example of the self serving bias?
A man does not have health insurance, but is not worried bc he is young and healthy.
A woman knows a man who does not have insurance. The man gets into a car accident, & medical expenses cause him to lose his home. She wonders why he didn't have insurance.
A toddler builds a tall tower with blocks and says "Me good!" when she completes the tower. However, she bumps it and it falls down. She frowns and says "Bad blocks!"
A hurricane devastates an area of Mississippi & many residents seek grief counseling.
