Problem 1
Which of the following is not an attitude? a. Liking rap music b. Believing that honesty is the best policy c. Believing that Atlanta is the capital of Georgia d. \(\quad\) All of the above are attitudes.
Problem 2
When Hongyong tried to convince her husband that smuggling opium was a good idea, she was attempting to employ which technique of social influence? a. Cognitive dissonance b. Persuasion c. Conformity d. Compliance
Problem 3
If you are in the market for a new car, you should process television ads from car dealers on the ____________ route to persuasion. a. central b. peripheral c. cognitive d. emotional
Problem 4
Which of the following is least likely to affect persuasion? a. How distracted the audience members are b. How intelligent the audience members are c. How attractive the audience members are d. The mood of the audience members
Problem 5
Assuming that your professor is a happy person because she was smiling today in class is most likely an example of _________. a. cognitive dissonance b. the fundamental attribution error c. the actor/observer bias d. the in-group/out-group bias
Problem 6
Believing that your roommate is to blame for your poor performance on your history exam is most likely an example of ___________. a. a trait attribution b. the fundamental attribution error c. the actor/observer bias d. the self-serving bias
Problem 7
Dr. Jones wants to test the hypothesis that being with one's own in-group (as opposed to being in the company of out-group members) increases the likelihood that one will express having racial prejudices. To test this hypothesis, Dr. Jones interviews White participants in the presence of White confederates and Black participants in the presence of Hispanic confederates. In conducting this study, Dr. Jones has inadvertently introduced a confounding variable into his study. What is it? a. Participant race b. Confederate race c. Experimenter race d. There are no confounds in this study
Problem 8
Jane Elliott's study of prejudice in brown-eyed and blue-eyed grade school students showed us that ____________. a. prejudices are already present in us b. prejudices develop easily in us c. prejudices develop slowly over time d. children do not form prejudices as easily as adults do
Problem 9
When Mary says, “All men hate to ask for directions," she is most likely exhibiting the _____________. a. out-group homogeneity bias b. in-group/out-group bias c. actor-observer bias d. fundamental attribution error
Problem 10
Muzafer Sherif's study of the Eagles and Rattlers indicated that ______________ is the most useful way to reduce prejudice. a. punishment b. mere contact with out-group members c. cooperative contact between groups d. competition between groups
