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1
Norman Triplett's early laboratory experiments on how the presence of others affects performance involved
A)college students solving math problems.
B)young adults learning nonsense syllables.
C)children winding string on a fishing reel.
D)ants excavating sand.
2
The strengthening of dominant responses due to the presence of others defines
A)group enhancement.
B)social diffusion.
C)social cohesion.
D)social facilitation.
3
Which of the following is true?
A)people's color preferences are stronger when they make judgments with others present.
B)ants excavate more sand in the presence of other ants.
C)in the presence of others, students take less time to learn a simple maze and more time to learn one that is complex.
D)all of the above are true.
4
Early experiments found that the presence of others improved people's efficiency at
A)learning nonsense syllables.
B)crossing out designated letters.
C)performing complex multiplication problems.
D)all of the above.
5
James Michaels and his colleagues found that in the presence of observers,
A)good pool players shot better and poor pool players shot worse.
B)students playing checkers and chess played worse.
C)good pool players shot worse and poor pool players shot better.
D)students playing checkers played better and students playing chess played worse.
6
Research indicates that being in a crowd ____________ positive reactions and ___________ negative reactions.
A)weakens; weakens
B)weakens; intensifies
C)intensifies; weakens
D)intensifies; intensifies
7
In a study of university students in India, researchers found that crowding hampered performance only on _______________ tasks.
A)verbal
B)motor
C)complex
D)simple
8
Research indicates that people perform best when their coactor is
A)not watching them.
B)slightly superior.
C)of the opposite sex.
D)highly competitive.
9
The presence of others would be most likely to improve performance on
A)raking up leaves.
B)solving crossword puzzles.
C)learning foreign language words.
D)solving complex mathematical puzzles.
10
The presence of others would be LEAST likely to improve performance in
A)weightlifting.
B)playing chess.
C)running.
D)the broad jump.
11
Which of the following would be considered coactors?
A)four people doing push-ups in an exercise class
B)two people playing bridge
C)eight competitors running a 5-kilometer race
D)all of these
12
In a crowded lecture hall, students are likely to have problems
A)staying awake.
B)noticing when others are laughing or clapping.
C)completing easy questionnaires about themselves.
D)taking a difficult exam.
13
Lorenzo is trying to assign a venue to each of the bands playing at the fair. If he expects about 150 fans for a new local band, everybody is most likely to enjoy the show if he assigns the band to a stage area with space for about __________ people.
A)1000
B)500
C)200
D)100
14
The runners in a long road race kept a steady pace as they passed by a group of people fishing on the bank of the river, but they all tended to speed up as they passed under a bridge lined with cheering spectators. Research suggests that the runners sped up when they thought people were watching them because they experienced
A)the hindsight bias.
B)the self-serving bias.
C)evaluation apprehension.
D)the fundamental attribution error.
15
Mandy isn't feeling much like doing her usual weightlifting workout today. According to research on social facilitation, she will feel most energized during her workout if she
A)does it at home alone in her basement.
B)goes to the gym where there will be several others lifting weights.
C)skips it today and waits until tomorrow.
D)tries to teach her weight routine to someone who is new to weightlifting.





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