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Candice thinks she got a low grade on her exam because she didn't have enough time to study, yet she thinks that her classmate, Ali, got a low grade because she was out partying instead of studying. This example illustrates a bias called fundamental attribution error. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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American students take less personal credit for their social interactions and accept more responsibility for their failures than do Chinese students. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Jewell would like to quit smoking because she knows it is unhealthy. Ironically, after having this thought she goes outside and smokes a cigarette. Jewell's contradicting thought and behavior is an example of self-perception. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Dr. Nepal likes to analyze political issues and listens to the facts and data presented before deciding how she will vote. This is an example of the central route to persuasion. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Asch's experiment on conformity illustrated that most people will not conform to group expectations in order to avoid possible rejection. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Milgram's study on obedience contributed to the understanding that a vast majority of people will refuse to follow orders from a superior when the health of another human being is at stake. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Research indicates that deindividuation is more likely to occur when individuals feel less identifiable to people outside the group, thus reducing accountability for their actions. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to Janis, groupthink is most likely to occur when there is high stress to make a decision, when the group is isolated from outside input, when there is a directive leader with a personal agenda and when there is high group cohesiveness. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Social exchange theory proposes that the course of a relationship is governed by the amount of emotional attachment the couple has towards each other. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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An individual is more likely to help another person in need if he or she is not in a hurry, is in a good mood, and recently observed a prosocial role model. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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