Question 1 The Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrates the power of ____________

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Question 1

The Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrates the power of ____________ in influencing our behavior.

obedience of authority

social roles

stereotypes

peripheral route persuasion

Question 2

Daria is really adamant about conserving our natural resources in order to help save the environment. So, Daria buys a new car that she thinks gets great gas mileage. However, she later finds out her car doesn’t actually get good gas mileage and therefore wastes natural resources; this makes her upset. Daria really loves her new car, so she begins to place less emphasis on the importance of conserving natural resources in order to reduce her:

cognitive dissonance

self-serving bias

situational attributions

scapegoating

Question 3

Suppose you hate reality shows, but you pretend to like them in order to fit in, feel good, and be accepted by your friends, who all love reality television. This is an example of ____________.

social facilitation

obediance

informational social influence

normative social influence

Question 4

Samuel does not feel sorry that certain minority groups experience a greater rate of poverty than others, because he believes that people get what they deserve in this world, so those minority groups must deserve poverty. This demonstrates ____________.

groupthink

scapegoating

the just world hypothesis

homophily

Question 5

Nicole wants a cookie. Heather has a cookie. Nicole pushes Heather and takes her cookie. Nicole doesn’t intend to hurt Heather, Nicole just wants the cookie. This is an example of ________.

relational aggression

instrumental aggression

reactive aggression

hostile aggression

Question 6

Which of the following is the best example of central route persuasion?

anti-smoking advertisements that rely on celebrity spokespeople advocating for reduction in cigarette use

anti-smoking advertisements that use charts and graphs to show how many people die from smoking-related causes each year

encouraging your parents to quit smoking by switching to chewing tobacco, then convincing them to chew less tobacco each week

supporting your sister who has decided to go cold turkey in order to quit smoking.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of the self-fulfilling prophecy?

telling blue-eyed people they are unattractive, then feeling bad and complimenting people with blue eyes to avoid feeling guilty

telling your spouse you hate his cooking, then taking over the cooking yourself to avoid getting food poisoning

telling someone with dyslexia she cannot learn to read, leading her to become illiterate even though she could learn to read with a bit of extra effort

telling people you hate country music, then taking your child to a country music fan club meeting

Question 8

Monica beleives that all men are irresponsible players, cheaters, and liars. When it comes to men, Monica may be applying ________: negative beliefs about individuals based solely on their membership in a group.

stereotypes

discrimination

cognitive dissonance

situationism

Question 9

Ashley and Matt share their intimate thoughts and emotions, are physically attracted to each other, and agree to support each other. This type of love is called ________.

romantic love

infatuation

consummate love

compassionate love

Question 10

Brandi has just learned that she earned an “F” on her psychology exam. Which of the following is an example of a situationist explanation for her poor performance on the exam?

“I’m just a bad student.”

“The teacher gave us a particularly hard exam this time.”

“Of course my grade is bad, since I can’t do anything right.”

“Once again I have proved that I just don’t know how to study.”

The Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrates the power of ____________ in influencing our behavior.

Answers: A.

obedience of authority

B.

social roles

C.

stereotypes

D.

peripheral route persuasion

Explanation / Answer

Answer 1. Obedience of authority

Answer 2. Cognitive dissonance

Answer 3. Mormative social influence

Answer 4. The just world hypothesis

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