Social Psychology 1 Set 3
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This set of Social Psychology 1 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Social Psychology 1 Set 3
Q1 | A negative correlation between degree of wealth and the likelihood of being involved in criminal activity would indicate that
- poverty makes people more likely to commit a crime
- the poor are more likely to be involved in criminal activity than are the wealthy
- being involved in criminal activity usually prevents people from accumulating wealth
- all of the above are necessarily true
Q2 | In a research study investigating the effects of stress on the desire to affiliate, half of the participants complete an easy test of mental ability and half complete a difficult test. What techniqueshould the investigators use to ensure that any posttestdifferences in the group's desire to affiliate actually result from the differences in test difficulty?
- random sampling
- random assignment
- replication
- none of the above
Q3 | There is a strong relationship between dating frequency andphysical attractiveness
- for males.
- for females.
- for both males and females.
- beyond the initial stage of attraction.
Q4 | Which is TRUE regarding choosing a mate?
- people who marry are highly similar in age, education, race, religion, and ethnic background.
- the highest correlation between people who marry involves their temperaments.
- in the united states kindness and understanding are ranked as being the least important qualities in a mate.
- men rate physical attractiveness as a less important quality
Q5 | The study in which college students attached a bumper sticker for a militant black organization to their cars and thenreceived frequent traffic citations demonstrates
- group prejudice.
- scapegoating.
- personal prejudice.
- discrimination.
Q6 | When we perform well, we typically attribute our success to__________.
- internal characteristics
- our group of colleagues
- external circumstances
- our personality type
Q7 | Which is true of social stereotypes?
- they are always negative.
- they tend to be rational.
- likable members of a rejected group are perceived as an "exception.
- university students show more evidence of ethnic stereotyping now than they did in the past.
Q8 | A __________ group is a group based on social comparison.
- focus
- personal identification
- reference
- comparison
Q9 | The degree of attraction among group members relates tothe dimension of
- compatibility.
- structure.
- cohesiveness.
- conformity.
Q10 | According to the theory of cognitive dissonance, attitudes are changed because
- emotionally persuasive arguments unfreeze beliefs.
- logical arguments alter the belief component of an attitude.
- clashing thoughts cause discomfort.
- acting contrary to one\s beliefs for a large reward causes dissonance.
Q11 | An example of a superordinate goal is
- getting good grades.
- making money.
- making friends.
- protecting clean water supplies.
Q12 | You are walking into a store when a man rudely cuts in front of you, almost shoving you, so that he may enter the store first. "What a jerk!" you think to yourself. As you enter the store, yousee the same man performing an emergency tracheotomy on a women with a collapsed windpipe. You have just
- discounted a person\s actions due to situational demands.
- self-handicapped.
- overemphasized the object in this action sequence.
- made the fundamental attribution error.
Q13 | According to evolutionary psychologists,
- women tend to be concerned with whether mates will devote time and resources to a relationship.
- men place less emphasis on physical attractiveness.
- women place more emphasis on sexual fidelity.
- men are biologically driven to have multiple partners.
Q14 | In North America, male friendships are __________ based and female friendships are __________ .
- activity; based on sharing feelings.
- attraction; based on activity
- feeling; based on activity
- activity; based on attraction
Q15 | Which statement about physical attractiveness is FALSE?
- beauty is a factor mainly in initial acquaintances.
- looks are less related to dating frequency for men than for women.
- for men, there is little relationship between attractiveness and the achievement of status.
- for marriage partners there is a tendency for attractive men
Q16 | Moderate self-disclosure typically leads to
- competence matching.
- rejection.
- romantic attraction.
- reciprocity.
Q17 | Aggression is best defined as
- hostility.
- anger.
- any action carried out with the intent of harming another person.
- none of these
Q18 | The __________ hypothesis states that frustration tends to leadto aggression.
- frustration-aggression
- biological instinct
- social learning
- cognitive dissonance
Q19 | Arabs are typically depicted in the media as oil-rich but ignorant and savage. In a time of war with an Arab country, thisimage would be used
- to make it easier for soldiers to kill the enemy.
- to educate the population regarding the enemy.
- to strip away the emotional insulation of our soldiers.
- very little, since previous attempts at dehumanizing (during w.w.ii, for example) were ineffective.
Q20 | A compulsion by decision makers to maintain each other'sapproval, even at the cost of critical thinking and good judgment, is called
- the halo effect.
- expert power.
- groupthink.
- social conformity.
Q21 | For most American adults, an invisible spatial envelopedefining their most intimate space
- extends four feet from their body.
- extends an "arm\s reach" from their body.
- is reserved for comfortable interactions with friends.
- extends about 18 inches out from their body.
Q22 | Prejudice based on displaced aggression represents a form of
- projection.
- discrimination.
- scapegoating.
- authoritarianism.
Q23 | Social position in a group determines one's
- competence.
- autokinetic norms.
- role.
- usefulness.
Q24 | With regard to the effects of TV on children, we can concludethat
- tv has little effect on the behavior of children.
- tv only increases aggressive behavior in children.
- tv only increases prosocial behavior in children.
- the amount of tv viewing may be related to aggressive behavior later in life.
Q25 | If everyone leaves five minutes before the game is over to avoid a traffic jam, the resulting traffic jam would be an exampleof
- social impregnation.
- a social trap.
- groupthink.
- self-handicapping.