Question 1

Which type of love is defined as commitment only?&#10;A)infatuation&#10;B)consummate love&#10;C)companionate love&#10;D)empty love

Accepted Answer

Empty love is defined as commitment only without any intimacy or passion.

Question 2

The realistic conflict theory focuses on conflict ______.&#10;A)within an in-group&#10;B)between two groups&#10;C)within an out-group&#10;D)between two members of an in-group

Accepted Answer

The realistic conflict theory posits that conflict arises between two groups due to competition for limited resources. Therefore, the focus is on conflict between two groups.

Question 3

What term do psychologists use for the phenomenon that occurs when people are less likely to aid a person in trouble if there are other people around who are also potential helpers?&#10;A)bystander effect&#10;B)sole-witness effect&#10;C)subtle aggressive effect&#10;D)antisocial behavior effect

Accepted Answer

Psychologists use the term "bystander effect" to describe the tendency for people to be less likely to intervene and help someone in need when other people are around. This can happen because individuals assume that someone else will take action or because they feel less personally responsible in a group setting.

Question 4

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?&#10;A)Wearing glasses is dignified;a respected political leader wears glasses.&#10;B)Dresses are feminine;Britney Spears wears dresses.&#10;C)Pink shirts are effeminate;Mel Gibson wears pink shirts.&#10;D)Orange juice is healthy;I love orange juice.

Accepted Answer

This scenario presents a contradiction between the belief that pink shirts are effeminate, yet seeing a male actor like Mel Gibson wear them. This discrepancy could create cognitive dissonance in the viewer's mind. The other scenarios do not pose such a contradiction.

Question 5

Which of the following was the key task in Stanley Milgram's famous obedience study?&#10;A)making students work together in a classroom&#10;B)delivering electric shocks to other people&#10;C)choosing line sizes&#10;D)performing a boring task for $1

Accepted Answer

The key task in Milgram's famous obedience study was delivering electric shocks to other people to test how far participants would go in obeying an authority figure, even if it meant inflicting harm on another person.

Question 6

You get a free sample of a new cereal in the mail.The company hopes you will try the cereal and then feel obligated to buy it.What term do psychologists use to describe this phenomenon?&#10;A)norm of reciprocity&#10;B)indebtedness&#10;C)augmented return&#10;D)social facilitation

Accepted Answer

The norm of reciprocity is a social norm that suggests that when someone does something nice for us, we feel obligated to do something nice in return. In this case, the cereal company is giving a free sample in the hopes that you will feel obligated to buy the cereal.

Question 7

All of the following terms are used in social identity theory EXCEPT _______________.&#10;A)social categorization&#10;B)control group&#10;C)identification&#10;D)social comparison

Accepted Answer

Control group is not a term used in social identity theory. The other three options, social categorization, identification, and social comparison, are all central concepts in the theory.

Question 8

Your best friend has been acting rather cool toward you lately.As you try to figure out why,you are engaging in the process called ________________.&#10;A)attribution&#10;B)causal analysis&#10;C)ascribing values&#10;D)nonverbal communication

Accepted Answer

Attribution refers to the process of trying to explain someone's behavior, which is exactly what is happening in this situation as the individual is trying to figure out why the friend is acting cool towards them. The other options do not accurately describe the process at hand.

Question 9

Social psychology differs from psychology in its focus on ______.&#10;A)people's susceptibility to clever advertising&#10;B)the individual within a group&#10;C)abnormal behavior&#10;D)conformity

Accepted Answer

Social psychology focuses on how the individual is influenced by and interacts with others in a group setting, whereas psychology explores a broader range of topics including abnormal behavior and cognition. The other answer choices are also topics within the scope of social psychology, but they do not capture its primary focus.

Question 10

According to the research of Latan&#233; and Darley,which of the following situations would be the most likely in which someone would offer to help?&#10;A)person on the side of the road with a flat tire during rush hour&#10;B)person asking for help in a crowded stadium parking lot&#10;C)person falling down coming out of an elevator with only one other person in it.&#10;D)a student falling off a ladder outside a full classroom

Accepted Answer

According to the bystander effect, people are less likely to offer help when there are more people around. In option C, there is only one other person present, so the bystander effect is less likely to be at play and the individual is more likely to offer help.

Deck 10: B: Social Psychology