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1

Which concern would a social psychologist address?
A)the impact of biological maturation on language development
B)the impact of an educational curriculum on academic achievement
C)the impact of social contexts on individual behavior
D)the impact of workplace layout on productivity
2

When people adopt a sense of anonymity that makes them feel they can get away with just about anything, they are engaged in a process called
A)groupthink.
B)deindividuation.
C)social impairment.
D)social loafing.
3

In 2002, a large group of young children and adolescents beat a man to death on the porch of a house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This type of behavior is best characterized as
A)group polarization.
B)social facilitation.
C)deindividuation.
D)normative influence.
4

In terms of willingness to help a stranger, many studies have confirmed that
A)the smaller the group of bystanders, the less likely any individual will offer to help.
B)the number of bystanders has little to do with an individual's willingness to help.
C)the larger the group of bystanders, the less likely any individual will help.
D)when an individual is alone, they are least likely to offer help.
5

The decision of members in a group not to help an individual in distress is best explained by
A)the social facilitation effect.
B)social loafing thinking.
C)groupthink.
D)diffusion of responsibility.
6

Your psychology instructor requires you to complete a group project. Week after week you notice that fellow students are making only minimal progress toward completing the project. Assuming that the students in your group are motivated to turn in a good project, what is the most likely explanation for what is happening?
A)social loafing
B)groupthink
C)social facilitation
D)group polarization
7

You need to teach a young child the rudiments of baseball. If you use the concept of social facilitation to your advantage, which set of instructions would best accomplish your goal?
A)Provide individual instruction with an adult.
B)Providing books on catching and batting techniques.
C)Organize a practice session with other young children who are already proficient at playing baseball.
D)Reinforce the importance of daily 30-minute practice sessions.
8

When groups make riskier decisions than individual members would make alone the process is called
A)conformity.
B)obedience.
C)groupthink
D)social faciltation.
9

Which factor is most likely to contribute to groupthink?
A)a leader who suggests that brainstorming is a good idea
B)a tightly knit, cohesive group
C)a group where several bitter factions strongly disagree with each other
D)a small group engaged in interactive dialogue
10

In a large group, the dominant member's opinion
A)will likely prevail in the end.
B)will be challenged by large numbers of group members.
C)will be the opinion that gets members engaged in constructive give-and-take.
D)will only be adopted if the opinion is correct.
11

A researcher asks subjects if they can see the color "red" in a wash of colors on a screen. Even though the color red is not there, subjects are likely to report seeing red if other subjects report seeing red. This research is most similar to
A)Migram's obedience studies.
B)Latane and Darley's decision tree.
C)Zimbardo's prison study.
D)Sherif's autokinetic effect.
12

According to research, which factor will make you more likely to believe a persuasive argument?
A)The speaker is attractive.
B)The message is peaceful.
C)You feel no need for social approval.
D)The message is given one-on-one.
13

When your audience is skeptical, it pays to
A)use fear.
B)dress low-key.
C)not present yourself as an expert.
D)present both sides of the argument.
14

Cognitive dissonance theory suggests that when your behaviors do not align with your values,
A)you will cling more strongly to your values.
B)you feel uncomfortable.
C)you are more likely to conform to a group.
D)you avoid thinking about how you feel.
15

In studying the causes of stereotyping and prejudice, the human tendency to divide the world into two groups is the premise behind
A)social learning theory.
B)us versus them theory.
C)cognitive dissonance theory.
D)realistic conflict theory.







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