Deck 13: Section 2: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?

A)You are a lousy cook but you keep trying different recipes.
B)You believe that reality TV is for morons but are addicted to American Idol and watch every episode.
C)You dislike doing exercise but do it anyway to improve your health.
D)You are polite and civil to people you dislike.

Answer 1

You believe that reality TV is for morons but are addicted to American Idol and watch every episode.

Question 2

The tendency of people to comply with a second, larger request after complying with a small request is called the ______ technique.

A)lowball
B)door-in-the-face
C)foot-in-the-door
D)response cue

Answer 2

foot-in-the-door

Question 3

"Jeremy, can you possibly give me a ride to the airport this Sunday," your friend Ben asks.Not thinking that this is a big deal, you agree to do this favor for Ben."Oh, that's great! Thanks so much.And by the way, I forgot that the plane leaves at 8:30 am so I'll have to be at the airport by 6:30 am.Pick me up at 6:00.See you then," Ben adds.You are still likely to do the favor for Ben because you have just been a victim of the _____________ technique.

A)lowball
B)norm of reciprocity
C)door-in-the-face
D)obedience

Answer 3

lowball

Question 4

Ralph, a white student who grew up in Maine, is about to enter the University of Southern California on an athletic scholarship.He is aware that many of his teammates will be black and assumes that they will dislike him and ostracize him.Ralph's attitude is best described as an example of______.

A)prejudice
B)ambiguity
C)nonconformity
D)discrimination

Question 5

In Milgram's initial study of obedience, ________ percent of subjects delivered the highest level shock.

A)2
B)30
C)49
D)65

Question 6

Realistic conflict theory suggests that prejudice arises from ________.

A)learned behavior
B)competition over scarce resources
C)social categorization
D)self-fulfilling prophecies

Question 7

Which of the following is the best example of the behavioral component of an attitude?

A)Bea feels recycling is a great concept.
B)Bob is upset when he hears a corporation plans to build a polluting plant near his home.
C)Bill struggles to understand the arguments both sides present in a debate over a new manufacturing plant.
D)Betty writes a letter to her senator asking for support of a law making corporations responsible for the pollution they cause.

Question 8

The advice to "keep it simple stupid" suggests that political and other messages should be simple so that the audience will understand the content without distractions.This is an example of which type of processing suggested by the elaboration likelihood model?

A)under-route processing
B)peripheral-route processing
C)central-route processing
D)classic-route processing

Question 9

Conformity stemming from a desire to be correct tends to occur when a situation is ________.

A)causing the person anxiety
B)expected
C)highly positive
D)ambiguous

Question 10

Malik failed his biology final, but attributes his failure to a bad test; his friend Roger, who's in a different biology final, also failed his biology final.Malik automatically assumes that Roger failed his biology class because he is stupid.Malik's beliefs are most consistent with the________.

A)self-serving bias
B)fundamental attribution error
C)belief in a just world
D)general attributional bias effect