1. Which of the following statements is true about Asch’s
(1951) findings on conformity?
Only 1/3 of participants conformed to the wrong answers of the group.
A majority of participants (66%) conformed to the wrong answers of the group.
Participant conformity levels did not change when a confederate who went against the wrong answers of the group was present
Women were more likely to conform to the wrong answers of the group than men
Conformity was greater in nations that were individualistic rather than collectivistic.

2. Which of the following statements is true about Asch’s
(1951) findings on conformity?
Only 1/3 of participants conformed to the wrong answers of the group. (p. 481)
A majority of participants (66%) conformed to the wrong answers of the group.
Participant conformity levels did not change when a confederate who went against the wrong answers of the group was present
Women were more likely to conform to the wrong answers of the group than men
Conformity was greater in nations that were individualistic rather than collectivistic.

3. All of the following are symptoms or causes of groupthink EXCEPT:
Illusion of invulnerability
Protection of group from contrary viewpoints
Pressure to conform to group opinion
Impartial and critical decision making
Bad group decisions

4. All of the following are symptoms or causes of groupthink EXCEPT:
Illusion of invulnerability
Protection of group from contrary viewpoints
Pressure to conform to group opinion
Impartial and critical decision making (p. 482)
Bad group decisions

5. Your friend asks you for a ride to school and, only after you
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Your friend asks you for a ride to school and, only after you
agree, tells you that his class meets at 7 am, although your
first class does not start until noon. This illustrates which
compliance technique?
Low-ball
Foot-in-the-door
Door-in-the-face
That’s not all
Norm of reciprocity

6. Your friend asks you for a ride to school and, only after you
LO 13.3
Your friend asks you for a ride to school and, only after you
agree, tells you that his class meets at 7 am, although your
first class does not start until noon. This illustrates which
compliance technique?
Low-ball
Foot-in-the-door (p. 483)
Door-in-the-face
That’s not all
Norm of reciprocity

7. Which of the following does the theory of social impairment predict?
People will do worse on both easy and difficult tasks in the presence of others than if no one were present.
The presence of others will only decrease performance on difficult tasks.
The presence of others will only decrease performance on easy tasks.
People will put in less effort when they are alone than when they are in a group.
People will put in more effort when they are alone than when they are in a group.

8. Which of the following does the theory of social impairment predict?
People will do worse on both easy and difficult tasks in the presence of others than if no one were present.
The presence of others will only decrease performance on difficult tasks. (p )
The presence of others will only decrease performance on easy tasks.
People will put in less effort when they are alone than when they are in a group.
People will put in more effort when they are alone than when they are in a group.

9. Which of the following most closely demonstrates a
cognitive component of an attitude?
A father believes that smoking marijuana is unethical.
A young girl is scared of the effects of alcohol on her physical and mental health.
A young woman steals clothes from a store.
A young man beats up someone he does not like.
A religious man dislikes people who have premarital sexual relations.

10. Which of the following most closely demonstrates a
cognitive component of an attitude?
A father believes that smoking marijuana is unethical. (p )
A young girl is scared of the effects of alcohol on her physical and mental health.
A young woman steals clothes from a store.
A young man beats up someone he does not like.
A religious man dislikes people who have premarital sexual relations.

11. According to the elaboration likelihood model of
persuasion, each of the following characteristics may be
considered by a person following the peripheral route to
persuasion EXCEPT:
Content of message
Expertise of source
Length of message
Emotional tone conveyed in the message
Attractiveness of person delivering message

12. According to the elaboration likelihood model of
persuasion, each of the following characteristics may be
considered by a person following the peripheral route to
persuasion EXCEPT:
Content of message (p. 492)
Expertise of source
Length of message
Emotional tone conveyed in the message
Attractiveness of person delivering message

13. In the classic study on cognitive dissonance by Festinger
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In the classic study on cognitive dissonance by Festinger
and Carlsmith (1959), subjects were most likely to
demonstrate attitude change if:
They were paid $1 to tell someone a boring task was interesting
They were paid $20 to tell someone a boring task was interesting
They were paid before lying to another person
They found the task interesting prior to lying
The experimenter insisted that they lie to the other person

14. In the classic study on cognitive dissonance by Festinger
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In the classic study on cognitive dissonance by Festinger
and Carlsmith (1959), subjects were most likely to
demonstrate attitude change if:
They were paid $1 to tell someone a boring task was interesting (p )
They were paid $20 to tell someone a boring task was interesting
They were paid before lying to another person
They found the task interesting prior to lying
The experimenter insisted that they lie to the other person

15. A man shoves a woman out of a doorway of a store. The
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A man shoves a woman out of a doorway of a store. The
woman attributes his behavior to the fact that the man is a
rude person, but then sees the man rush over to give
CPR to a woman collapsed on the floor. This best
illustrates what phenomena?
Situational attribution
Fundamental attribution error
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Obedience
Aggression

16. A man shoves a woman out of a doorway of a store. The
LO 13.10
A man shoves a woman out of a doorway of a store. The
woman attributes his behavior to the fact that the man is a
rude person, but then sees the man rush over to give
CPR to a woman collapsed on the floor. This best
illustrates what phenomena?
Situational attribution
Fundamental attribution error (p. 496)
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Obedience
Aggression

17. Which of the following statements about prejudice is FALSE?
It can involve either positive or negative attitudes towards an outside group.
It can lead people in a stigmatized group to act in ways that confirm stereotypes typically associated with prejudice.
It usually occurs due to social categorization of groups based on meaningful characteristics (e.g., race, ethnicity).
It may result due to scapegoating.
It may result from downward social comparisons.

18. Which of the following statements about prejudice is FALSE?
It can involve either positive or negative attitudes towards an outside group.
It can lead people in a stigmatized group to act in ways that confirm stereotypes typically associated with prejudice.
It usually occurs due to social categorization of groups based on meaningful characteristics (e.g., race, ethnicity). (p )
It may result due to scapegoating.
It may result from downward social comparisons.

19. Which of the following is true about the jigsaw classroom?
There is a group leader that organizes the efforts of the group.
Children of only similar backgrounds are placed in a group to work together
Only 1 or 2 students are responsible for completing the work for the entire group.
Students work in isolation on their piece of the project and do not share their work with others.
Each student is given an equal contribution to the final output of the group (e.g., grade).

20. Which of the following is true about the jigsaw classroom?
There is a group leader that organizes the efforts of the group.
Children of only similar backgrounds are placed in a group to work together.
Only 1 or 2 students are responsible for completing the work for the entire group.
Students work in isolation on their piece of the project and do not share their work with others.
Each student is given an equal contribution to the final output of the group (e.g., grade). (p. 502)

21. Each of the following are factors known to be involved in
the process of physical attraction EXCEPT:
Physical attractiveness
Proximity
Similarity
Complementarity of traits
Repeated exposure

22. Each of the following are factors known to be involved in
the process of physical attraction EXCEPT:
Physical attractiveness
Proximity
Similarity
Complementarity of traits (p )
Repeated exposure

23. According to Sternberg’s triangular theory of love, the type
of love that is high in commitment and passion but low in
intimacy is called:
Romantic love
Consummate love
Fatuous love
Empty love
Infatuation

24. According to Sternberg’s triangular theory of love, the type
of love that is high in commitment and passion but low in
intimacy is called:
Romantic love
Consummate love
Fatuous love (p. 504)
Empty love
Infatuation

25. Zimbardo’s (1971) Stanford Prison study most closely
examined which of the following phenomena?
The power of social roles
Obedience to an authority figure
Group conformity
Aggression
Both 1 and 4

26. Zimbardo’s (1971) Stanford Prison study most closely
examined which of the following phenomena?
The power of social roles
Obedience to an authority figure
Group conformity
Aggression
Both 1 and 4 (p )

27. The most likely reason that Kitty Genovese did not receive
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The most likely reason that Kitty Genovese did not receive
help when being stabbed in front of her apartment is:
The situation was ambiguous.
No observers noticed the emergency or heard her cries for help.
No observers took responsibility for helping.
No observers planned a course of action to help.
No observers cared about her safety.

28. The most likely reason that Kitty Genovese did not receive
LO 13.17
The most likely reason that Kitty Genovese did not receive
help when being stabbed in front of her apartment is:
The situation was ambiguous.
No observers noticed the emergency or heard her cries for help.
No observers took responsibility for helping. (p )
No observers planned a course of action to help.
No observers cared about her safety.

29. Which of the following is generally true about helping behavior?
People in a bad mood are more likely to help to make themselves feel better.
Bystanders look to one another for cues to interpret the severity of the emergency.
The more people in a group, the more likely that a victim will receive needed help.
People in a good mood are more likely to help others.
People will always carry through with helping behavior once they have defined the situation as an emergency.

30. Which of the following is generally true about helping behavior?
People in a bad mood are more likely to help to make themselves feel better.
Bystanders look to one another for cues to interpret the severity of the emergency.
The more people in a group, the more likely that a victim will receive needed help.
People in a good mood are more likely to help others. (p. 511)
People will always carry through with helping behavior once they have defined the situation as an emergency.