Question 1

The belief that men have greater upper body strength than do women:

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A)  is confirmed by the fact that male Olympic lifters almost always are stronger than are female Olympic lifters.
B)  is disconfirmed because Adam's wife can do more pushups than he can.
C)  allows us to accurately predict how much weight individuals can lift if we know their sex.
D)  is only true with respect to the average strength of men and women.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Black and White participants were shown pictures for less than 1 second of White and Black men carrying either guns or cameras.Participants were instructed to "shoot" the men carrying guns by pressing a button.What were the results of the study?

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A)  White,but not Black,participants were more likely to mistake a camera for a gun if it was held by a Black man.
B)  White and Black participants were more likely to mistake a camera for a gun if it was held by a Black man.
C)  White,but not Black,participants usually correctly identified a gun held by a White man.
D)  White and Black participants usually correctly identified a gun when held by a White man.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

People in a mob situation are more likely to stray from their own moral values,illustrating the phenomenon of:

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A)  prejudice.
B)  diffusion of responsibility.
C)  deindividuation.
D)  conformity.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The behaviour of nonhuman animals provides little,if any,evidence of genuine altruism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

We are most attracted to people with a similar educational background but with interests that differ from our own.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

_____ is to obedience as _____ is to conformity.

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A)  Milgram;Asch
B)  Asch;Milgram
C)  Zimbardo;Asch
D)  Milgram;ZimbardoE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Altruistic behaviour benefits:

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A)  only people who have financial interests in the situation at hand.
B)  oneself.
C)  oneself and at most one other person.
D)  others but not oneself.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Acts of aggression are more likely to occur on very hot days.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Research using the _____ is MOST closely related to consequences of behaving unfairly.

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A)  foot-in-the-door technique
B)  bystander intervention
C)  prisoner's dilemma
D)  ultimatum gameE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

When you visit a country that has completely different cultural beliefs and societal guidelines than your own,it is often helpful to imitate the behaviour of the people you see around you.This example BEST illustrates the idea of:

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A)  obedience to authority.
B)  normative influence.
C)  confirmation bias.
D)  the norm of reciprocity.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 11

The frustration-aggression hypothesis states that suppressed aggressive impulses lead to frustration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One of the dangers of groupthink is the group's tendency to:

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A)  overthink all their possible options and delay the decision-making process.
B)  come up with too many solutions to a problem in an effort to reflect the unique knowledge of each of its members.
C)  be unable to come up with a solution due to the bystander effect.
D)  sacrifice the soundness of a decision in order to achieve interpersonal harmony.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

MOST partners in a relationship seek:

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A)  a more favourable cost-benefit ratio for themselves than for the partner.
B)  a more favourable cost-benefit ratio for the partner than for themselves.
C)  roughly equal cost-benefit ratios for the two partners.
D)  a cost-benefit ratio that favours them early in a relationship and their partner later in a relationship.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

The unpleasant state that arises when people recognize the inconsistency of their actions,attitudes,or beliefs is called:

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A)  cognitive dissonance.
B)  the actor-observer effect.
C)  the self-fulfilling prophecy.
D)  deindividuation.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 15

According to the covariation model of attribution,situational attributions occur when an action is:

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A)  consistent,distinctive,and consensual.
B)  consistent,distinctive,and nonconsensual.
C)  inconsistent,not distinctive,and nonconsensual.
D)  inconsistent,distinctive,and consensual.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Restaurants that offer you a dessert on the house are using the norm of reciprocity to encourage you to return.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Use the following to answer questions :
Scenario I
The scenario describes research findings discussed in the following review article:
Cameron,C.C. ,& Thaler,R.H.(1995) .Anomalies: Ultimatums,dictators,and manners.Journal of Economic Perspectives,9(19) ,209-219.
In the ultimatum game,two participants are assigned to be either the "Divider" or the "Decider" by a coin flip.The Divider is given a sum of money,such as $10,and is instructed to offer some nonzero portion of it to the Decider.If the Decider accepts,she gets to keep what was offered and the Divider keeps the rest.If the Decider rejects the deal,both players get nothing.Both players are made aware of all these rules and then the game begins.Under these conditions,Dividers usually offer a little less than $5 and Deciders usually accept this amount.If Dividers offer less,Deciders often reject and both players get nothing.A similar game is termed the dictator game.Players are randomly assigned to be either the "Allocator" or the "Receiver." The Allocator is given a sum of money and makes a decision about how much money she would like to give the Receiver,who must accept this result.Allocators in this game usually offer some money to the Receiver but typically less than they offer the Dividers in the ultimatum game.
-(Scenario I) Replications of the ultimatum game with larger pots of money found similar results to the original studies.Which real-world anecdote is consistent with results from a large-stakes ultimatum game?

Accepted Answer

A)  As the economic magnitude of a sale increases,the seller is more likely to adopt a door-in-the-face technique and begin with a high sticker price before negotiating a fair price.
B)  A home seller would rather foreclose and lose everything than accept a low-ball offer from a buyer.
C)  Credit card companies vary interest rates and credit limits based on the risk associated with the credit applicant.
D)  Rather than risk not being signed by another team as a free agent,a veteran hockey player accepts a below-league-average salary to remain with his team.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

MOST Canadian males marry:

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A)  for love.
B)  for reliable access to a sexual partner.
C)  because of enormous societal pressures.
D)  in order to have children.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The fact that people often come to love the things that they had to sacrifice much to obtain illustrates the effects of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the foot-in-the-door technique.
B)  cognitive dissonance.
C)  the door-in-the-face technique.
D)  the self-fulfilling prophecy.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Participants obeyed Milgram's order to shock another person because of the implicit threat of punishment.

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A) True 
 B)False

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_ is to obedience as _ is to conformity.

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MOST partners in a relationship seek:

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The belief that men have greater upper body strength than do women:

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The frustration-aggression hypothesis states that suppressed aggressive impulses lead to frustration.

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Acts of aggression are more likely to occur on very hot days.

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MOST Canadian males marry:

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Research using the _____ is MOST closely related to consequences of behaving unfairly.

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Black and White participants were shown pictures for less than 1 second of White and Black men carrying either guns or cameras.Participants were instructed to "shoot" the men carrying guns by pressing a button.What were the results of the study?

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Participants obeyed Milgram's order to shock another person because of the implicit threat of punishment.

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The unpleasant state that arises when people recognize the inconsistency of their actions,attitudes,or beliefs is called:

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When you visit a country that has completely different cultural beliefs and societal guidelines than your own,it is often helpful to imitate the behaviour of the people you see around you.This example BEST illustrates the idea of:

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People in a mob situation are more likely to stray from their own moral values,illustrating the phenomenon of:

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According to the covariation model of attribution,situational attributions occur when an action is:

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We are most attracted to people with a similar educational background but with interests that differ from our own.

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One of the dangers of groupthink is the group's tendency to:

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Restaurants that offer you a dessert on the house are using the norm of reciprocity to encourage you to return.

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The fact that people often come to love the things that they had to sacrifice much to obtain illustrates the effects of:

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The behaviour of nonhuman animals provides little,if any,evidence of genuine altruism.

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Black and White participants were shown pictures for less than 1 second of White and Black men carrying either guns or cameras.Participants were instructed to "shoot" the men carrying guns by pressing a button.What were the results of the study?

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Participants obeyed Milgram's order to shock another person because of the implicit threat of punishment.

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