This document contains 19 multiple choice questions about key concepts from Chapter 1 of a social psychology textbook. The questions cover definitions of social psychology, the hindsight bias, dispositional vs situational explanations of behavior, and studies such as the Stanford Prison Experiment and the Jonestown massacre that illustrate situational influences on behavior. The questions are at varying levels of difficulty and include references to pages and concepts discussed in Chapter 1.
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Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page
break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer.
1. According to your text, whether you're persuaded by a message will primarily depend on which factor?
A. The nature of the message as it relates to your temperament
B. Your characteristics, including your personality and intelligence
C. Your perception or understanding of the recipient of the message
D. Whether you receive the message while at work or at home
2. The concept of aggression cues is associated with
A. frustration-aggression theory.
B. social learning theories.
C. the work of animal behaviorist Konrad Lorenz.
D. observational learning theories.
3. In respect to the foundations of prejudice, social identity theory is associated with the concept of
A. modern racism.
B. ethnocentrism.
C. self-fulfilling prophecy.
D. stereotypical discrimination.
4. The first stage in the GAS model of stress is
A. adaptation.
B. analyzing a stressor.
C. alarm and mobilization.
D. resistance.
5. A popular talk show host, jovial and sharp-witted as usual, outlines his views on the death penalty,
taking time to consider both sides of the issue. As a long-time listener to that talk show, if you're swayed to
adopt the talk-show host's point of view, it will probably be due to
A. your temperament and character.
B. the character of the message.
C. the medium of the message (radio).
D. your tendency to employ peripheral route processing.
6. In hearing a persuasive message, some people will evaluate it in terms of factors that have nothing to do
with the content of the message. When this happens, psychologists speak of _______ route processing.
A. central
B. peripheral
C. incidental
D. inductive
7. In the context of stress, the flip side of an uplift is
A. background chaos.
B. a personal stressor.
C. any cataclysmic event.
D. a hassle.
8. Two psychology students are in a heated discussion about the nature of prejudice. Mavis insists that that
when people get their identity from membership in a political action group, they will generally express
ethnocentrism. Martin argues that with or without ethnocentrism, social identity based in group membership
is inevitably associated with the demonization of minority groups. Who is correct?
A. Martin is correct.
B. Neither Mavis nor Martin is correct.
C. Mavis is correct.
D. Both Mavis and Martin are correct.
9. In general, the approach to stress embraced by psychoneuroimmunologists focuses on
A. the brain and the immune system.
B. the outcomes of stress.
C. psychological factors and the immune system.
D. the brain and the body.
10.
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Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
Edwin Lemert described “primary deviance” as 1.
the most serious episodes of deviance.a.
actions that parents define as deviant.b.
a passing episode of deviance that has little effect on the person’s self-concept.c.
the experience of deviance early in life. d.
His friends begin to criticize Marco as a “juice-head,” pushing him out of their social circle. 2.
Marco begins to drink even more, becomes bitter, and joins a new group of friends who also are
heavy drinkers. According to Lemert, Marco’s situation illustrates
the onset of primary deviance. a.
the onset of secondary deviance.b.
the formation of a deviant subculture.c.
the onset of retreatism. d.
What concept did Erving Goffman use to refer to a powerful and negative label that greatly 3.
changes a person’s self-concept and social identity?
a deviant rituala.
a degradation ceremonyb.
a secondary identityc.
stigma d.
The concept “retrospective labeling” refers to the process of 4.
interpreting someone’s past consistent with present deviance.a.
defining someone as deviant for things done long before.b.
criminal adults encouraging their children to become deviant.c.
predicting someone’s future based on past deviant acts. d.
Thomas Szasz made the controversial assertion that 5.
deviance is only what people label as deviant.a.
most people in the United States will become insane for some period during their lives.b.
mental illness is a myth so that “insanity” is only “differences” that bother other people.c.
our society does not do nearly enough to treat the mentally ill. d.
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An example of the “medicalization of deviance” is 6.
theft being redefined as a “compulsive stealing.”a.
drinking too much being redefined as a personal failing.b.
promiscuity being redefined as a moral failing.c.
when people steal drugs to self-medicate. d.
Whether people respond to deviance as a moral issue or a medical matter affects 7.
whether a person is labeled retrospectively or projectively.a.
whether the person is subject to punishment or treatment.b.
whether the person’s deviance is labeled as primary or secondary.c.
whether or not the person gets the appropriate care. d.
Edwin Sutherland’s differential association theory links deviance to 8.
how labeling someone as deviant can increase the deviant behavior.a.
the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage conventional b.
behavior.
how well a person can contain deviant impulses.c.
how others respond to the race, ethnicity, gender, and class of the individual. d.
Travis Hirschi’s control theory suggests that the category of people most likely to engage in 9.
deviance is
students enrolled in college.a.
teenagers on sports teams with after-school jobs.b.
youngsters who “hang out” waiting for so ...
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Questions 1 to 30: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer.
1. Your topic is courtesy, and you're writing from the point of view of a caring mentor. Which of the following sentences is most persuasive for an audience of high school graduates from a working-class neighborhood?
A. Courtesy to others shows self-respect as much as it does respect for others.
B. Remember that you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
C. Courtesy yields profits to the impecunious as well as to the wealthy.
D. Courtesy is the oil that lubricates the machinery of discourse.
2. As a general rule, where in your essay is it best to place your thesis statement?
A. In the first, introductory paragraph of the essay
B. In the second or third paragraph of the body of the essay
C. At the end of the essay, as part of the conclusion
D. Anywhere at all, because the best thesis statement is implied, not specified
3. Bette and Juan are choosing a topic for their writing assignment. In doing so, Bette will take the time necessary to choose a good topic. Juan will focus on narrowing his topic ideas. Who is using guidelines to choose a successful topic?
A. Only Bette
B. Only Juan
C. Both Bette and Juan
D. Neither Better nor Juan
4. Which of the following methods is used to narrow a broad essay topic?
A. Wikipedia
B. Polling classmates
C. Branching and questioning
D. Brainstorming
5. Ron and Quincy are organizing the facts in their essays. Ron says putting details in spatial order means to organize them according to the order in which they happened. Quincy says it means putting the details in order according to their location. Who is correct?
A. Neither is correct.
B. Only Ron is correct.
C. Only Quincy is correct.
D. Both are correct.
6. Please read the following excerpt from an essay, and answer the question that follows. In the passage, the sentences are numbered to help you respond to the question. (1) Biologically, adolescence is marked by hormonal changes that produce secondary sexual characteristics. (2) These include breast development in females and beard growth in males. (3) Psychologically, however, adolescence is a concept that applies only to modern industrial societies. (4) In fact, in most preliterate or tribal societies, the modern American idea of adolescence simply does not exist. (5) In such societies, the social roles of adulthood are to be learned during childhood. (6) Then, around the time of biological puberty, a child becomes an adult through a ritual anthropologists call a rite of passage. (7) By contrast,.
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1. Which of the following statements about bureaucracy is false?
Answer
a.
Secretaries and other assistants often have more power than their job description or salary indicates.
b.
The informal culture of bureaucracy works to make all employees feel more connected and included.
c.
Subcultures develop even in the largest bureaucracies.
d.
Informal norms within a bureaucracy may increase or decrease worker productivity.
1 points
Question 2
1.
Teenagers, truck drivers, and the elderly are all examples of _____.
Answer
a.
secondary groups
b.
social categories
c.
primary groups
d.
none of these choices
1 points
Question 3
1.
Attribution error refers to a situation in which one
Answer
a.
fails to see that group membership is the cause of a person’s behavior.
b.
completely misunderstands the action in a particular situation.
c.
falsely attributes a person’s behavior to membership in a particular group.
d.
blames something on one person that is really the fault of another person.
1 points
Question 4
1.
Which of these is not an example of a utilitarian organization?
Answer
a.
the University of Michigan
b.
Microsoft
c.
NAACP
d.
General Motors
1 points
Question 5
1.
Which of the following illustrates a common type of attribution error?
Answer
a.
a girl who does well in science is perceived as being unusually smart
b.
a white person observes a white student taking a wallet out of someone’s purse and assumes the student was asked to do so by the owner
c.
a Hispanic student is carrying a baseball bat and it is assumed he intends to vandalize something
d.
All of these are illustrations of attribution error.
1 points
Question 6
1.
The informal structure of a bureaucracy
Answer
a.
increases the feelings of solidarity among all workers.
b.
develops among those at the top of the organizational structure.
c.
uses alternate channels to get some things done faster.
d.
follows the same rules and regulations as the formal structure.
1 points
Question 7
1.
Which perspective is most likely to focus on the fact that individuals experience stress and alienation as a result of being subordinated within a formal organization?
Answer
a.
feminist theory
b.
conflict theory
c.
functionalist theory
d.
symbolic interaction theory
1 points
Question 8
1.
The psychological separation of a person from an organization and its goals is called _____.
Answer
a.
alienation
b.
risky shift
c.
ritualism
d.
organizational deviance
1 points
Question 9
1.
Applied to a situation like the torture of Iraqi prisoners in American prison Abu Ghraib, Milgram’s and Asch’s findings would indicate that
Answer
a.
soldiers are more sadistic than the average college student or American citizen.
b.
American soldiers would only commit torture if following a direct order with fear of punishment for not carrying it out.
c.
there was a serious breakdown in respect for authority that caused soldiers to violate the international standards ...
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Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page
break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer.
1. According to your text, whether you're persuaded by a message will primarily depend on which factor?
A. The nature of the message as it relates to your temperament
B. Your characteristics, including your personality and intelligence
C. Your perception or understanding of the recipient of the message
D. Whether you receive the message while at work or at home
2. The concept of aggression cues is associated with
A. frustration-aggression theory.
B. social learning theories.
C. the work of animal behaviorist Konrad Lorenz.
D. observational learning theories.
3. In respect to the foundations of prejudice, social identity theory is associated with the concept of
A. modern racism.
B. ethnocentrism.
C. self-fulfilling prophecy.
D. stereotypical discrimination.
4. The first stage in the GAS model of stress is
A. adaptation.
B. analyzing a stressor.
C. alarm and mobilization.
D. resistance.
5. A popular talk show host, jovial and sharp-witted as usual, outlines his views on the death penalty,
taking time to consider both sides of the issue. As a long-time listener to that talk show, if you're swayed to
adopt the talk-show host's point of view, it will probably be due to
A. your temperament and character.
B. the character of the message.
C. the medium of the message (radio).
D. your tendency to employ peripheral route processing.
6. In hearing a persuasive message, some people will evaluate it in terms of factors that have nothing to do
with the content of the message. When this happens, psychologists speak of _______ route processing.
A. central
B. peripheral
C. incidental
D. inductive
7. In the context of stress, the flip side of an uplift is
A. background chaos.
B. a personal stressor.
C. any cataclysmic event.
D. a hassle.
8. Two psychology students are in a heated discussion about the nature of prejudice. Mavis insists that that
when people get their identity from membership in a political action group, they will generally express
ethnocentrism. Martin argues that with or without ethnocentrism, social identity based in group membership
is inevitably associated with the demonization of minority groups. Who is correct?
A. Martin is correct.
B. Neither Mavis nor Martin is correct.
C. Mavis is correct.
D. Both Mavis and Martin are correct.
9. In general, the approach to stress embraced by psychoneuroimmunologists focuses on
A. the brain and the immune system.
B. the outcomes of stress.
C. psychological factors and the immune system.
D. the brain and the body.
10.
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Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
Edwin Lemert described “primary deviance” as 1.
the most serious episodes of deviance.a.
actions that parents define as deviant.b.
a passing episode of deviance that has little effect on the person’s self-concept.c.
the experience of deviance early in life. d.
His friends begin to criticize Marco as a “juice-head,” pushing him out of their social circle. 2.
Marco begins to drink even more, becomes bitter, and joins a new group of friends who also are
heavy drinkers. According to Lemert, Marco’s situation illustrates
the onset of primary deviance. a.
the onset of secondary deviance.b.
the formation of a deviant subculture.c.
the onset of retreatism. d.
What concept did Erving Goffman use to refer to a powerful and negative label that greatly 3.
changes a person’s self-concept and social identity?
a deviant rituala.
a degradation ceremonyb.
a secondary identityc.
stigma d.
The concept “retrospective labeling” refers to the process of 4.
interpreting someone’s past consistent with present deviance.a.
defining someone as deviant for things done long before.b.
criminal adults encouraging their children to become deviant.c.
predicting someone’s future based on past deviant acts. d.
Thomas Szasz made the controversial assertion that 5.
deviance is only what people label as deviant.a.
most people in the United States will become insane for some period during their lives.b.
mental illness is a myth so that “insanity” is only “differences” that bother other people.c.
our society does not do nearly enough to treat the mentally ill. d.
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An example of the “medicalization of deviance” is 6.
theft being redefined as a “compulsive stealing.”a.
drinking too much being redefined as a personal failing.b.
promiscuity being redefined as a moral failing.c.
when people steal drugs to self-medicate. d.
Whether people respond to deviance as a moral issue or a medical matter affects 7.
whether a person is labeled retrospectively or projectively.a.
whether the person is subject to punishment or treatment.b.
whether the person’s deviance is labeled as primary or secondary.c.
whether or not the person gets the appropriate care. d.
Edwin Sutherland’s differential association theory links deviance to 8.
how labeling someone as deviant can increase the deviant behavior.a.
the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage conventional b.
behavior.
how well a person can contain deviant impulses.c.
how others respond to the race, ethnicity, gender, and class of the individual. d.
Travis Hirschi’s control theory suggests that the category of people most likely to engage in 9.
deviance is
students enrolled in college.a.
teenagers on sports teams with after-school jobs.b.
youngsters who “hang out” waiting for so ...
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Questions 1 to 30: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer.
1. Your topic is courtesy, and you're writing from the point of view of a caring mentor. Which of the following sentences is most persuasive for an audience of high school graduates from a working-class neighborhood?
A. Courtesy to others shows self-respect as much as it does respect for others.
B. Remember that you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
C. Courtesy yields profits to the impecunious as well as to the wealthy.
D. Courtesy is the oil that lubricates the machinery of discourse.
2. As a general rule, where in your essay is it best to place your thesis statement?
A. In the first, introductory paragraph of the essay
B. In the second or third paragraph of the body of the essay
C. At the end of the essay, as part of the conclusion
D. Anywhere at all, because the best thesis statement is implied, not specified
3. Bette and Juan are choosing a topic for their writing assignment. In doing so, Bette will take the time necessary to choose a good topic. Juan will focus on narrowing his topic ideas. Who is using guidelines to choose a successful topic?
A. Only Bette
B. Only Juan
C. Both Bette and Juan
D. Neither Better nor Juan
4. Which of the following methods is used to narrow a broad essay topic?
A. Wikipedia
B. Polling classmates
C. Branching and questioning
D. Brainstorming
5. Ron and Quincy are organizing the facts in their essays. Ron says putting details in spatial order means to organize them according to the order in which they happened. Quincy says it means putting the details in order according to their location. Who is correct?
A. Neither is correct.
B. Only Ron is correct.
C. Only Quincy is correct.
D. Both are correct.
6. Please read the following excerpt from an essay, and answer the question that follows. In the passage, the sentences are numbered to help you respond to the question. (1) Biologically, adolescence is marked by hormonal changes that produce secondary sexual characteristics. (2) These include breast development in females and beard growth in males. (3) Psychologically, however, adolescence is a concept that applies only to modern industrial societies. (4) In fact, in most preliterate or tribal societies, the modern American idea of adolescence simply does not exist. (5) In such societies, the social roles of adulthood are to be learned during childhood. (6) Then, around the time of biological puberty, a child becomes an adult through a ritual anthropologists call a rite of passage. (7) By contrast,.
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1. Which of the following statements about bureaucracy is false?
Answer
a.
Secretaries and other assistants often have more power than their job description or salary indicates.
b.
The informal culture of bureaucracy works to make all employees feel more connected and included.
c.
Subcultures develop even in the largest bureaucracies.
d.
Informal norms within a bureaucracy may increase or decrease worker productivity.
1 points
Question 2
1.
Teenagers, truck drivers, and the elderly are all examples of _____.
Answer
a.
secondary groups
b.
social categories
c.
primary groups
d.
none of these choices
1 points
Question 3
1.
Attribution error refers to a situation in which one
Answer
a.
fails to see that group membership is the cause of a person’s behavior.
b.
completely misunderstands the action in a particular situation.
c.
falsely attributes a person’s behavior to membership in a particular group.
d.
blames something on one person that is really the fault of another person.
1 points
Question 4
1.
Which of these is not an example of a utilitarian organization?
Answer
a.
the University of Michigan
b.
Microsoft
c.
NAACP
d.
General Motors
1 points
Question 5
1.
Which of the following illustrates a common type of attribution error?
Answer
a.
a girl who does well in science is perceived as being unusually smart
b.
a white person observes a white student taking a wallet out of someone’s purse and assumes the student was asked to do so by the owner
c.
a Hispanic student is carrying a baseball bat and it is assumed he intends to vandalize something
d.
All of these are illustrations of attribution error.
1 points
Question 6
1.
The informal structure of a bureaucracy
Answer
a.
increases the feelings of solidarity among all workers.
b.
develops among those at the top of the organizational structure.
c.
uses alternate channels to get some things done faster.
d.
follows the same rules and regulations as the formal structure.
1 points
Question 7
1.
Which perspective is most likely to focus on the fact that individuals experience stress and alienation as a result of being subordinated within a formal organization?
Answer
a.
feminist theory
b.
conflict theory
c.
functionalist theory
d.
symbolic interaction theory
1 points
Question 8
1.
The psychological separation of a person from an organization and its goals is called _____.
Answer
a.
alienation
b.
risky shift
c.
ritualism
d.
organizational deviance
1 points
Question 9
1.
Applied to a situation like the torture of Iraqi prisoners in American prison Abu Ghraib, Milgram’s and Asch’s findings would indicate that
Answer
a.
soldiers are more sadistic than the average college student or American citizen.
b.
American soldiers would only commit torture if following a direct order with fear of punishment for not carrying it out.
c.
there was a serious breakdown in respect for authority that caused soldiers to violate the international standards ...
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ENG COMPOSITION LESSON 1-6 EXAMINATIONS
Lesson 1: Essays and paragraph Development
Examination Number:050412
Questions 1-10: Select the one best answer to each question.
1. In “Words that Wound,” which of the following does Vail argue is one result of bullying?
A. Increased toughness and self-esteem
B. Decreased ability to learn
C. An increase in diseases such as asthma
D. A decrease in child obesity
2. In “An Amazing Journey: 100 Years in America,” what do Simon and Cannon say was one of the most difficult events of Striecher's time?
A. A flue epidemic
B. A series of bank failures
C. An animal-disease epidemic
D. A heat wave
3. How does Zuger Learn a lot immediately about her two interns in “Defining a Doctor, with a Tear, a Shrug, and a Schedule”?
A. By reading their resumes
B. By comparing what they have in their pockets
C. By interviewing them
D. By comparing their recommendations
4. What solution does Simon offers in “Would You Buy a Car That Looked Like This?”
A. He wants to apply large warning labels to SUVs telling consumers about their environmental hazards and other dangers.
B. He wants Congress to impose a flue tax.
C. He wants Congress to pass a series of laws preventing the industry from making more SUVs.
d. He wants mayors to ban SUVs in city centers.
5. What kinds of things does White recommended in “Bringing Out Your Child's Gifts”
that a parent provide for “visual-spatial” children?
A. Chess, checkers and other games
B. Books, records and tapes
C. Musical instruments and music lessons
D. Diagrams, maps and construction kits
6. According to White, how do “intrapersonal children” learn best?
A. In large groups
B. On their own
C. With a tutor
D. As part of a team
7. Which of the following is a negative effect Steinberg attributes to part-time work in “Part-Time Employment Undermines Students' Commitment to School”?
A. High drug and alcohol use
B. Petty crime and vandalism
C. Gang-related activities
D. Work-related injuries
8. In Steirer's “When Volunteerism Isn't Noble,” what things did the school official quoted ask her to choose between?
A. Her education and her reputation
B. Her values and her diploma
C. Her friends and her parents
D. Her career and her volunteer work
9. Which of the following best expresses how Meilander thinks we should feel towards the dead in his essay “Strip Mining' the Dead: When Human Organs Are for Sale”?
A. Matter-of-fact
B. Respectful and fearful
C. Curious
D. Loving and caring
10 According to Jones in “Not White, Just Right,” why do many African American youths rejects Standard English?
A. They see it as “talking white.”
B. They don't have good role models.
C. They don't want to lose their heritage.
D. They don't enjoy reading or writing.
Questions 11-15: Choose the sentence that does not provide effective support for the thesis statement given.
11. My first summer job, as an assistant to Dr. Barto the Magician, was one of the strangest yet mos ...
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First Part: Multi choice
Choose the best answer:
1. Secondary groups are most likely to take on characteristics of primary groups
Answer
a.
when they are extremely small.
b.
when family members are living at a distance.
c.
in times of high stress or crisis such as natural disasters.
d.
in situations where there is a clear authority and purpose to the group.
1 points
Question 2
1.
The sociologist who introduced the concept of primary groups is _____.
Answer
a.
Charles Horton Cooley
b.
George Herbert Mead
c.
Charles Page
d.
Georg Simmel
1 points
Question 3
1.
The conflict theoretical perspective argues that the hierarchal or stratified nature of the bureaucracy
Answer
a.
encourages interaction between workers and management within the organization.
b.
reduces the existence of organizational dysfunctions.
c.
inhibits rather than encourages conflict within it.
d.
encourages rather than inhibits conflict within it.
1 points
Question 4
1.
The influence of groups
Answer
a.
ends once one reaches adulthood.
b.
effects how we dress and how we style our hair.
c.
has little affect on nonconformists.
d.
All of these choices are true.
1 points
Question 5
1.
What are the effects of social class and race on people’s roles within an organization?
Answer
a.
People of upper and middle class backgrounds are more likely to be promoted than someone with a lower-class background, even if they are of the same race.
b.
When members of minority groups have the same level of education as their White peers, there is no difference in the rates of promotion.
c.
When people with a lower social class background have the same level of education as their peers they are just as likely to be promoted.
d.
Race and social class do not have any consistent effect on people’s roles within an organization.
1 points
Question 6
1.
Sociological research on group decision making finds that
Answer
a.
groupthink is inevitable any time a team comes together to make a decision.
b.
people in positions of power are not affected by groupthink in the same way that those below them are.
c.
if members of a group feel invulnerable this increases the potential for groupthink to occur.
d.
All of these choices are true.
1 points
Question 7
1.
The psychological separation of a person from an organization and its goals is called _____.
Answer
a.
organizational deviance
b.
ritualism
c.
alienation
d.
risky shift
1 points
Question 8
1.
A group consisting of intimate, face-to-face interaction and relatively long-lasting relationships is called a _____.
Answer
a.
secondary group
b.
primary group
c.
tertiary group
d.
formative group
1 points
Question 9
1.
Deindividuation refers to
Answer
a.
the inability of a person to think for themselves.
b.
the willingness of a person to take the blame for the entire group.
c.
the sense of merging with the group so that blame will be shared, not directed toward any individual.
d.
all of these are t ...
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38
GED 216 Sociology
Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
Because there is more social isolation in rural areas of the United States than in urban areas, 1.
we would expect suicide rates to be
higher in urban areas.a.
higher in rural areas.b.
high in both urban and rural areas.c.
low in both urban and rural areas. d.
Sociologists use the term “social marginality” to refer to 2.
people who have little understanding of sociology.a.
people who have special social skills.b.
people who are defined by others as an “outsider.”c.
people who are especially sensitive about their family background. d.
If social marginality encourages sociological thinking, we would expect people in which 3.
category listed below to make the most use of the sociological perspective?
the wealthya.
disabled persons or people who are a racial minorityb.
politiciansc.
the middle class d.
Following the thinking of C. Wright Mills, we would expect the sociological imagination to be 4.
more widespread in a population
during times of peace and prosperity. a.
among the very rich.b.
among very religious people.c.
during times of social crisis. d.
Wright Mills claimed that the “sociological imagination” transformed 5.
common sense into laws of society.a.
people into supporters of the status quo.b.
personal problems into public issues.c.
scientific research into common sense. d.
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The United States falls within which category of the world’s nations? 6.
low-income nationsa.
middle-income nationsb.
high-income nationsc.
socially marginalized nations d.
Countries in which average people’s income is typical for the world as a whole and in which 7.
people are as likely to live in a rural area as in an urban area are categorized as
low-income nations.a.
middle-income nations.b.
high-income nations.c.
socially marginalized nations. d.
The nations of Western Europe, Israel, Japan, and Australia fall into which category of 8.
countries?
low-income nationsa.
middle-income nationsb.
high-income nationsc.
socially marginalized nations d.
It is difficult to establish all the cause-and-effect relationships in a social situation because 9.
most patterns of behavior have a single cause.a.
most patterns of behavior are random and have no cause at all.b.
most patterns of behavior are caused by many factors.c.
sociologists are not able to reach conclusions about cause and effect. d.
The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher must 10.
not personally care about the topic being studied.a.
try to adopt a stance of personal neutrality toward the outcome of the research.b.
study issues that have no value to society as a whole.c.
carry out research that will encourage desirable social change. d.
Unit 1 Examination
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The sociologist who called on his colleagues to be “value-free” in t ...
Unit 1 Examination38GED 216 SociologyMultiple Choi.docxwillcoxjanay
Unit 1 Examination
38
GED 216 Sociology
Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
Because there is more social isolation in rural areas of the United States than in urban areas, 1.
we would expect suicide rates to be
higher in urban areas.a.
higher in rural areas.b.
high in both urban and rural areas.c.
low in both urban and rural areas. d.
Sociologists use the term “social marginality” to refer to 2.
people who have little understanding of sociology.a.
people who have special social skills.b.
people who are defined by others as an “outsider.”c.
people who are especially sensitive about their family background. d.
If social marginality encourages sociological thinking, we would expect people in which 3.
category listed below to make the most use of the sociological perspective?
the wealthya.
disabled persons or people who are a racial minorityb.
politiciansc.
the middle class d.
Following the thinking of C. Wright Mills, we would expect the sociological imagination to be 4.
more widespread in a population
during times of peace and prosperity. a.
among the very rich.b.
among very religious people.c.
during times of social crisis. d.
Wright Mills claimed that the “sociological imagination” transformed 5.
common sense into laws of society.a.
people into supporters of the status quo.b.
personal problems into public issues.c.
scientific research into common sense. d.
Unit 1 Examination
39
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The United States falls within which category of the world’s nations? 6.
low-income nationsa.
middle-income nationsb.
high-income nationsc.
socially marginalized nations d.
Countries in which average people’s income is typical for the world as a whole and in which 7.
people are as likely to live in a rural area as in an urban area are categorized as
low-income nations.a.
middle-income nations.b.
high-income nations.c.
socially marginalized nations. d.
The nations of Western Europe, Israel, Japan, and Australia fall into which category of 8.
countries?
low-income nationsa.
middle-income nationsb.
high-income nationsc.
socially marginalized nations d.
It is difficult to establish all the cause-and-effect relationships in a social situation because 9.
most patterns of behavior have a single cause.a.
most patterns of behavior are random and have no cause at all.b.
most patterns of behavior are caused by many factors.c.
sociologists are not able to reach conclusions about cause and effect. d.
The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher must 10.
not personally care about the topic being studied.a.
try to adopt a stance of personal neutrality toward the outcome of the research.b.
study issues that have no value to society as a whole.c.
carry out research that will encourage desirable social change. d.
Unit 1 Examination
40
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The sociologist who called on his colleagues to be “value-free” in t ...
Locate three contemporary examples on following category, .docxSHIVA101531
Locate three contemporary examples on following category,
Good Samaritan conduct or random acts of kindness
Assemble the 3 examples according to the category and in a visually appealing manner. For each example, include the following:
A summary of the event
A graphic illustration, photo, or other visual item related to the event
One properly APA-formatted reference
Quiz 2
Comm 300: Communication Theory
Spring 2014
PART I: Multiple Choice (1 point each)
Directions: Below are 30 multiple choice questions. Please indicate the best answer from the selections given.
Symbolic Interaction Theory
1. Symbolic interaction theory argues that meaning
a. can only exist when people share common interpretations of the symbols they exchange in an interaction
b. occurs between people
c. is affected by society
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
2. According to Mead, one of the most critical activities people accomplish through thought is
a. projection
b. role taking
c. the Pygmalion effect
d. the concept of mind
3. The looking-glass self is best defined as
a. the mental image others have of us
b. the mental image we have of ourselves
c. the mental image we have of how others see us
d. the mental image of the physical attributes we observe
4. True or False? One of Mead’s ontological assumptions is that human communication is social.
a. true
b. false
Coordinated Management of Meaning
5. Coordinated management of meaning
a. refers to how individuals establish rules for creating and interpreting meaning
b. refers to how rules are used in a conversation
c. assumes that humans co‑create reality
d. all of the above
6. Which of the following is a speech act?
a. a compliment
b. an insult
c. a sarcastic remark
d. all of the above
7. Deanna and her son Aidan are talking about manners. Deanna tells Aidan, “Cover your mouth when you sneeze.” This is an example of which type of rule?
a. constitutive
b. unwarranted
c. regulative
d. patterned
8. True or False? CMM is an example of a Laws Approach to theory building.
a. true
b. false
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
9. Cognitive dissonance can be defined as
a. the feeling people have when they do things that don't fit with what they believe
b. the feeling people have when some of their opinions do not fit with other opinions they hold
c. the feeling people have when their actions are congruent with what they know
d. both a and b
e. none of the above
10. You believe that smoking is dangerous to your health; and yet, you smoke a pack of cigarettes a day. When this inconsistency is pointed out to you, you are likely to experience
a. dissonance
b. consonance
c. irrelevance
d. none of the above
11. When confronted with the fact that you smoke even though you think it is bad for you, you rationalize that it’s okay for you to smoke because you are under a tremendous amount of stress in college and smoking helps to calm your ne ...
1. With respect to the fundamental attribution error, it turns out t.docxelliotkimberlee
1. With respect to the fundamental attribution error, it turns out that in other cultures, like those of Asia,
there's a/an _______ orientation to others that emphasizes interdependence.
A. individualistic
B. philosophical
C. collectivist
D. intrapersonal
2. The more people there are at the scene of an accident, the less likely it is that individuals will step up to
lend a hand. This phenomenon is referred to as
A. diffusion of interest.
B. antisocial behavior.
C. diffusion of responsibility.
D. crowd apathy.
3. According to your text, whether you're persuaded by a message will primarily depend on which factor?
A. Your characteristics, including your personality and intelligence
B. Your perception or understanding of the recipient of the message
C. Whether you receive the message while at work or at home
D. The nature of the message as it relates to your temperament
4. In the "teacher-learner" experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, ______ percent of the experimental
subjects eventually applied the "lethal" 450-volt shock to the "learner."
A. 35
B. 15
C. 2
D. 65
5. As discussed in your textbook, the Implicit Association Test (IAT)
A. requires subjects to react to a series of black and white faces.
B. is based on a culture-free questionnaire.
C. has revealed that most people aren't prejudiced.
D. requires people to openly express and reveal their latent prejudices.6. Jason and Julia are preparing for a quiz in Psychology 101. Jason recites four reasons for seeking out a
social support network. Julia, who has top grades in the class, gives her nod of approval to all but one of
Jason's list. Which one is she most likely to reject?
A. Group members can help a participant with practical things like finding a new job.
B. Being a member of a social support network can help reduce a person's stress levels.
C. Being in a social support network helps a person learn how to win arguments.
D. Support group membership can help a participant feel valued by others.
7. Mandy has decided that she has no control over the aversive stimuli she encounters at work and at home
day by day. Thus, she has given up trying to make her life better. Psychologists would say Mandy's
worldview illustrates
A. emotion-focused coping.
B. problem-focused coping.
C. learned avoidant coping.
D. learned helplessness.
8. A popular talk show host, jovial and sharp-witted as usual, outlines his views on the death penalty,
taking time to consider both sides of the issue. As a long-time listener to that talk show, if you're swayed to
adopt the talk-show host's point of view, it will probably be due to
A. your temperament and character.
B. the character of the message.
C. your tendency to employ peripheral route processing.
D. the medium of the message (radio).
9. Four steps are involved in a person's decision to offer assistance in an emergency situation. The third
step is
A. deciding how to help.
B. appraisal of one's skills and experience in dealing with emergencies.
C. interpreting .
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ENG COMPOSITION LESSON 1-6 EXAMINATIONS
Lesson 1: Essays and paragraph Development
Examination Number:050412
Questions 1-10: Select the one best answer to each question.
1. In “Words that Wound,” which of the following does Vail argue is one result of bullying?
A. Increased toughness and self-esteem
B. Decreased ability to learn
C. An increase in diseases such as asthma
D. A decrease in child obesity
2. In “An Amazing Journey: 100 Years in America,” what do Simon and Cannon say was one of the most difficult events of Striecher's time?
A. A flue epidemic
B. A series of bank failures
C. An animal-disease epidemic
D. A heat wave
3. How does Zuger Learn a lot immediately about her two interns in “Defining a Doctor, with a Tear, a Shrug, and a Schedule”?
A. By reading their resumes
B. By comparing what they have in their pockets
C. By interviewing them
D. By comparing their recommendations
4. What solution does Simon offers in “Would You Buy a Car That Looked Like This?”
A. He wants to apply large warning labels to SUVs telling consumers about their environmental hazards and other dangers.
B. He wants Congress to impose a flue tax.
C. He wants Congress to pass a series of laws preventing the industry from making more SUVs.
d. He wants mayors to ban SUVs in city centers.
5. What kinds of things does White recommended in “Bringing Out Your Child's Gifts”
that a parent provide for “visual-spatial” children?
A. Chess, checkers and other games
B. Books, records and tapes
C. Musical instruments and music lessons
D. Diagrams, maps and construction kits
6. According to White, how do “intrapersonal children” learn best?
A. In large groups
B. On their own
C. With a tutor
D. As part of a team
7. Which of the following is a negative effect Steinberg attributes to part-time work in “Part-Time Employment Undermines Students' Commitment to School”?
A. High drug and alcohol use
B. Petty crime and vandalism
C. Gang-related activities
D. Work-related injuries
8. In Steirer's “When Volunteerism Isn't Noble,” what things did the school official quoted ask her to choose between?
A. Her education and her reputation
B. Her values and her diploma
C. Her friends and her parents
D. Her career and her volunteer work
9. Which of the following best expresses how Meilander thinks we should feel towards the dead in his essay “Strip Mining' the Dead: When Human Organs Are for Sale”?
A. Matter-of-fact
B. Respectful and fearful
C. Curious
D. Loving and caring
10 According to Jones in “Not White, Just Right,” why do many African American youths rejects Standard English?
A. They see it as “talking white.”
B. They don't have good role models.
C. They don't want to lose their heritage.
D. They don't enjoy reading or writing.
Questions 11-15: Choose the sentence that does not provide effective support for the thesis statement given.
11. My first summer job, as an assistant to Dr. Barto the Magician, was one of the strangest yet mos ...
First Part Multi choiceChoose the best answer1. Secondary gr.docxvoversbyobersby
First Part: Multi choice
Choose the best answer:
1. Secondary groups are most likely to take on characteristics of primary groups
Answer
a.
when they are extremely small.
b.
when family members are living at a distance.
c.
in times of high stress or crisis such as natural disasters.
d.
in situations where there is a clear authority and purpose to the group.
1 points
Question 2
1.
The sociologist who introduced the concept of primary groups is _____.
Answer
a.
Charles Horton Cooley
b.
George Herbert Mead
c.
Charles Page
d.
Georg Simmel
1 points
Question 3
1.
The conflict theoretical perspective argues that the hierarchal or stratified nature of the bureaucracy
Answer
a.
encourages interaction between workers and management within the organization.
b.
reduces the existence of organizational dysfunctions.
c.
inhibits rather than encourages conflict within it.
d.
encourages rather than inhibits conflict within it.
1 points
Question 4
1.
The influence of groups
Answer
a.
ends once one reaches adulthood.
b.
effects how we dress and how we style our hair.
c.
has little affect on nonconformists.
d.
All of these choices are true.
1 points
Question 5
1.
What are the effects of social class and race on people’s roles within an organization?
Answer
a.
People of upper and middle class backgrounds are more likely to be promoted than someone with a lower-class background, even if they are of the same race.
b.
When members of minority groups have the same level of education as their White peers, there is no difference in the rates of promotion.
c.
When people with a lower social class background have the same level of education as their peers they are just as likely to be promoted.
d.
Race and social class do not have any consistent effect on people’s roles within an organization.
1 points
Question 6
1.
Sociological research on group decision making finds that
Answer
a.
groupthink is inevitable any time a team comes together to make a decision.
b.
people in positions of power are not affected by groupthink in the same way that those below them are.
c.
if members of a group feel invulnerable this increases the potential for groupthink to occur.
d.
All of these choices are true.
1 points
Question 7
1.
The psychological separation of a person from an organization and its goals is called _____.
Answer
a.
organizational deviance
b.
ritualism
c.
alienation
d.
risky shift
1 points
Question 8
1.
A group consisting of intimate, face-to-face interaction and relatively long-lasting relationships is called a _____.
Answer
a.
secondary group
b.
primary group
c.
tertiary group
d.
formative group
1 points
Question 9
1.
Deindividuation refers to
Answer
a.
the inability of a person to think for themselves.
b.
the willingness of a person to take the blame for the entire group.
c.
the sense of merging with the group so that blame will be shared, not directed toward any individual.
d.
all of these are t ...
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Unit 1 Examination
38
GED 216 Sociology
Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
Because there is more social isolation in rural areas of the United States than in urban areas, 1.
we would expect suicide rates to be
higher in urban areas.a.
higher in rural areas.b.
high in both urban and rural areas.c.
low in both urban and rural areas. d.
Sociologists use the term “social marginality” to refer to 2.
people who have little understanding of sociology.a.
people who have special social skills.b.
people who are defined by others as an “outsider.”c.
people who are especially sensitive about their family background. d.
If social marginality encourages sociological thinking, we would expect people in which 3.
category listed below to make the most use of the sociological perspective?
the wealthya.
disabled persons or people who are a racial minorityb.
politiciansc.
the middle class d.
Following the thinking of C. Wright Mills, we would expect the sociological imagination to be 4.
more widespread in a population
during times of peace and prosperity. a.
among the very rich.b.
among very religious people.c.
during times of social crisis. d.
Wright Mills claimed that the “sociological imagination” transformed 5.
common sense into laws of society.a.
people into supporters of the status quo.b.
personal problems into public issues.c.
scientific research into common sense. d.
Unit 1 Examination
39
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The United States falls within which category of the world’s nations? 6.
low-income nationsa.
middle-income nationsb.
high-income nationsc.
socially marginalized nations d.
Countries in which average people’s income is typical for the world as a whole and in which 7.
people are as likely to live in a rural area as in an urban area are categorized as
low-income nations.a.
middle-income nations.b.
high-income nations.c.
socially marginalized nations. d.
The nations of Western Europe, Israel, Japan, and Australia fall into which category of 8.
countries?
low-income nationsa.
middle-income nationsb.
high-income nationsc.
socially marginalized nations d.
It is difficult to establish all the cause-and-effect relationships in a social situation because 9.
most patterns of behavior have a single cause.a.
most patterns of behavior are random and have no cause at all.b.
most patterns of behavior are caused by many factors.c.
sociologists are not able to reach conclusions about cause and effect. d.
The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher must 10.
not personally care about the topic being studied.a.
try to adopt a stance of personal neutrality toward the outcome of the research.b.
study issues that have no value to society as a whole.c.
carry out research that will encourage desirable social change. d.
Unit 1 Examination
40
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The sociologist who called on his colleagues to be “value-free” in t ...
Unit 1 Examination38GED 216 SociologyMultiple Choi.docxwillcoxjanay
Unit 1 Examination
38
GED 216 Sociology
Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
Because there is more social isolation in rural areas of the United States than in urban areas, 1.
we would expect suicide rates to be
higher in urban areas.a.
higher in rural areas.b.
high in both urban and rural areas.c.
low in both urban and rural areas. d.
Sociologists use the term “social marginality” to refer to 2.
people who have little understanding of sociology.a.
people who have special social skills.b.
people who are defined by others as an “outsider.”c.
people who are especially sensitive about their family background. d.
If social marginality encourages sociological thinking, we would expect people in which 3.
category listed below to make the most use of the sociological perspective?
the wealthya.
disabled persons or people who are a racial minorityb.
politiciansc.
the middle class d.
Following the thinking of C. Wright Mills, we would expect the sociological imagination to be 4.
more widespread in a population
during times of peace and prosperity. a.
among the very rich.b.
among very religious people.c.
during times of social crisis. d.
Wright Mills claimed that the “sociological imagination” transformed 5.
common sense into laws of society.a.
people into supporters of the status quo.b.
personal problems into public issues.c.
scientific research into common sense. d.
Unit 1 Examination
39
GED 216 Sociology
The United States falls within which category of the world’s nations? 6.
low-income nationsa.
middle-income nationsb.
high-income nationsc.
socially marginalized nations d.
Countries in which average people’s income is typical for the world as a whole and in which 7.
people are as likely to live in a rural area as in an urban area are categorized as
low-income nations.a.
middle-income nations.b.
high-income nations.c.
socially marginalized nations. d.
The nations of Western Europe, Israel, Japan, and Australia fall into which category of 8.
countries?
low-income nationsa.
middle-income nationsb.
high-income nationsc.
socially marginalized nations d.
It is difficult to establish all the cause-and-effect relationships in a social situation because 9.
most patterns of behavior have a single cause.a.
most patterns of behavior are random and have no cause at all.b.
most patterns of behavior are caused by many factors.c.
sociologists are not able to reach conclusions about cause and effect. d.
The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher must 10.
not personally care about the topic being studied.a.
try to adopt a stance of personal neutrality toward the outcome of the research.b.
study issues that have no value to society as a whole.c.
carry out research that will encourage desirable social change. d.
Unit 1 Examination
40
GED 216 Sociology
The sociologist who called on his colleagues to be “value-free” in t ...
Locate three contemporary examples on following category, .docxSHIVA101531
Locate three contemporary examples on following category,
Good Samaritan conduct or random acts of kindness
Assemble the 3 examples according to the category and in a visually appealing manner. For each example, include the following:
A summary of the event
A graphic illustration, photo, or other visual item related to the event
One properly APA-formatted reference
Quiz 2
Comm 300: Communication Theory
Spring 2014
PART I: Multiple Choice (1 point each)
Directions: Below are 30 multiple choice questions. Please indicate the best answer from the selections given.
Symbolic Interaction Theory
1. Symbolic interaction theory argues that meaning
a. can only exist when people share common interpretations of the symbols they exchange in an interaction
b. occurs between people
c. is affected by society
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
2. According to Mead, one of the most critical activities people accomplish through thought is
a. projection
b. role taking
c. the Pygmalion effect
d. the concept of mind
3. The looking-glass self is best defined as
a. the mental image others have of us
b. the mental image we have of ourselves
c. the mental image we have of how others see us
d. the mental image of the physical attributes we observe
4. True or False? One of Mead’s ontological assumptions is that human communication is social.
a. true
b. false
Coordinated Management of Meaning
5. Coordinated management of meaning
a. refers to how individuals establish rules for creating and interpreting meaning
b. refers to how rules are used in a conversation
c. assumes that humans co‑create reality
d. all of the above
6. Which of the following is a speech act?
a. a compliment
b. an insult
c. a sarcastic remark
d. all of the above
7. Deanna and her son Aidan are talking about manners. Deanna tells Aidan, “Cover your mouth when you sneeze.” This is an example of which type of rule?
a. constitutive
b. unwarranted
c. regulative
d. patterned
8. True or False? CMM is an example of a Laws Approach to theory building.
a. true
b. false
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
9. Cognitive dissonance can be defined as
a. the feeling people have when they do things that don't fit with what they believe
b. the feeling people have when some of their opinions do not fit with other opinions they hold
c. the feeling people have when their actions are congruent with what they know
d. both a and b
e. none of the above
10. You believe that smoking is dangerous to your health; and yet, you smoke a pack of cigarettes a day. When this inconsistency is pointed out to you, you are likely to experience
a. dissonance
b. consonance
c. irrelevance
d. none of the above
11. When confronted with the fact that you smoke even though you think it is bad for you, you rationalize that it’s okay for you to smoke because you are under a tremendous amount of stress in college and smoking helps to calm your ne ...
1. With respect to the fundamental attribution error, it turns out t.docxelliotkimberlee
1. With respect to the fundamental attribution error, it turns out that in other cultures, like those of Asia,
there's a/an _______ orientation to others that emphasizes interdependence.
A. individualistic
B. philosophical
C. collectivist
D. intrapersonal
2. The more people there are at the scene of an accident, the less likely it is that individuals will step up to
lend a hand. This phenomenon is referred to as
A. diffusion of interest.
B. antisocial behavior.
C. diffusion of responsibility.
D. crowd apathy.
3. According to your text, whether you're persuaded by a message will primarily depend on which factor?
A. Your characteristics, including your personality and intelligence
B. Your perception or understanding of the recipient of the message
C. Whether you receive the message while at work or at home
D. The nature of the message as it relates to your temperament
4. In the "teacher-learner" experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, ______ percent of the experimental
subjects eventually applied the "lethal" 450-volt shock to the "learner."
A. 35
B. 15
C. 2
D. 65
5. As discussed in your textbook, the Implicit Association Test (IAT)
A. requires subjects to react to a series of black and white faces.
B. is based on a culture-free questionnaire.
C. has revealed that most people aren't prejudiced.
D. requires people to openly express and reveal their latent prejudices.6. Jason and Julia are preparing for a quiz in Psychology 101. Jason recites four reasons for seeking out a
social support network. Julia, who has top grades in the class, gives her nod of approval to all but one of
Jason's list. Which one is she most likely to reject?
A. Group members can help a participant with practical things like finding a new job.
B. Being a member of a social support network can help reduce a person's stress levels.
C. Being in a social support network helps a person learn how to win arguments.
D. Support group membership can help a participant feel valued by others.
7. Mandy has decided that she has no control over the aversive stimuli she encounters at work and at home
day by day. Thus, she has given up trying to make her life better. Psychologists would say Mandy's
worldview illustrates
A. emotion-focused coping.
B. problem-focused coping.
C. learned avoidant coping.
D. learned helplessness.
8. A popular talk show host, jovial and sharp-witted as usual, outlines his views on the death penalty,
taking time to consider both sides of the issue. As a long-time listener to that talk show, if you're swayed to
adopt the talk-show host's point of view, it will probably be due to
A. your temperament and character.
B. the character of the message.
C. your tendency to employ peripheral route processing.
D. the medium of the message (radio).
9. Four steps are involved in a person's decision to offer assistance in an emergency situation. The third
step is
A. deciding how to help.
B. appraisal of one's skills and experience in dealing with emergencies.
C. interpreting .
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1. Aronson defines social psychology as:
a. how people learn to behave in accordance with society's rules
b. the influences that people have on our beliefs and the behavior of others
c. how societies and social groups work
d. the study of roles and social norms
ANSWER: b
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2. In his first chapter, Aronson defines social psychology as the study of:
a. human behavior and mental processes
b. people and events
c. social influence
d. actions that are crazy
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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3. "The influences that people have upon our beliefs and behavior and of how we influence others" is the text's
definition of:
a. dispositions
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b. the self-fulfilling prophecy
c. the hindsight effect
d. social psychology
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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4. Aronson states, "People who do crazy things are not necessarily crazy." By this, he means that:
a. situations can cause most normal people to behave in abnormal ways
b. psychosis, at least from a social psychological point of view, does not exist
c. people generally think of others in very much the same way they think of themselves
d. human behavior can be explained by using the scientific method
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understanding
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5. Once we know the outcome of an event, we have the sense that we knew all along that things would turn out
as they did. The term for this phenomenon is:
a. the hindsight bias
b. commonsense social psychology
c. the self-fulfilling prophecy
d. the "déjà vu" effect
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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6. According to Aronson's text, the statement that we are all "amateur" social psychologists means that:
a. we all give advice to our close friends and relatives
b. we develop explanations for the behavior of others
c. we don't have as much training as professional social psychologists
d. our theories about human behavior are too complex
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Chapter 1
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understanding
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7. According to the "hindsight bias," you would predict which of the following results?
a. People would be more likely to blame a prisoner than a guard for a prison uprising.
b. People feel more confident they knew who would a win race after the race than they did before the
race.
c. People tend to behave the way that we expect them to act.
d. We are more likely to make situational judgments when explaining our future behavior and make
dispositional explanations when explaining our past behavior.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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8. In his or her attempts to understand human social behavior, the professional social psychologist has the
advantage of being able to:
a. study at the same time all the factors that influence people in a situation
b. know how to control every individual's behavior
c. create and study exact duplicates of actual situations and events
d. control the influence of irrelevant factors when studying a problem
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
REFERENCES: Chapter 1
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Applying
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9. Which of the following is NOT an advantage that professional social psychologists have over amateur social
psychologists?
a. Professionals use observation of social phenomena in their thinking about social phenomena,
whereas amateurs cannot.
b. Professionals can always make people behave the way they want them to act.
c. Professionals can hold everything constant except what they are interested in studying.
d. Professionals' conclusions are based on more precise data.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
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10. According to "Aronson's first law," people who do crazy things:
a. are, by definition, crazy
b. may not be crazy but are different from normal people
c. may be crazy but may also be normal people trying to adjust to extraordinary social influences
d. are perceived as crazy by people with rigid standards for behavior
ANSWER: c
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DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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11. Explaining unpleasant behavior by labeling people "crazy" or "sadistic":
a. is useful because it allows us to develop tests to help classify people
b. is dangerous because it makes these people angry and violent
c. is useful because it warns the general public to watch out for certain people
d. is dangerous because it gives the general public a false sense of security and invulnerability
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Applying
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12. Which of the following best reflects a dispositional view of human behavior?
a. "That test was so difficult no one could do well."
b. "Mandy's red dress is so attractive that the men just flock around her."
c. "When I don't eat breakfast, I feel rotten all day."
d. "Bob is so self-centered that he has trouble getting along with other people."
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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13. Tomoko explains that her teacher is a kind, gentle person, and that is why Tomoko does well in school.
Tomoko's appraisal of her teacher is best thought of as an example of:
a. Aronson's first law
b. the hindsight effect
c. the situational view
d. the dispositional view
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
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HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Applying
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14. People tend to explain the causes of other people's behavior as being the result of their personalities. Thus, if
Luke gets a bad grade on a test, it must be because he is stupid. This tendency is called:
a. the dispositional view
b. the self-fulfilling prophecy
c. Aronson's first law
d. the hindsight effect
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Applying
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15. You and a friend are watching the news and hear a report regarding a murder in New York City, witnessed
by dozens of bystanders, none of whom attempted to help the victim or even telephone the police. Your friend
expresses utter disgust at this incident, remarking, "People who live in big cities have no compassion for others.
They lack fundamental decency—all they care about is themselves." Your friend's remark best reflects:
a. astute insight into the effects of living in large cities
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b. the primacy effect
c. a situational view of the world
d. a dispositional view of the world
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Applying
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16. In Zimbardo’s "Stanford Prison Experiment," young, psychologically normal men were randomly assigned
to the role of playing a guard or a prisoner. After five days, the "prisoners" grew withdrawn and unsympathetic,
while "guards" became sadistic and brutal. In general, the results of this study probably indicate that:
a. the veneer of civilization is very thin, and the true nature of humans is to be callous and unfeeling
b. the situation is often primarily responsible for behavior, not the personalities of subjects
c. prisoners are basically antisocial and, thus, are unable to cope with the prison environment
d. guards probably choose their profession because they enjoy power and being brutal
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
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HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyzing
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17. The authors argue that 613 parents murdering their children and then taking their own lives in the Jonestown
massacre is an example of:
a. the savage instincts of humans destroying a utopian society
b. the situation and how social influence is often primarily responsible for behavior, not the
personalities of subjects
c. people who were not able to cope with modern society
d. parents who enjoyed power and being brutal
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
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DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understanding
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18. A dispositional interpretation of the Jonestown massacre would claim that:
a. the parents were evil
b. the parents were following orders
c. social influence can create horrific acts
d. the jungle setting led to the massacre
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understanding
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19. The authors argue that THE central contribution of social psychology is:
a. to emphasize the role that personality has in determining the behavior of people
b. to clarify the role that neuroscience plays in understanding human social behavior
c. to bridge the gap between human social animals and other social animals, such as bees and apes
d. to help us appreciate the complex situational view of human behavior
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
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