PSYCHOLOGY AROUND US - CHAPTER 13 SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY QUIZ & ANSWERS UPDATED 2024 - 2025
peripheral,route,to,persuasion,,ANS,-
,,Maureen,was,trying,to,decide,which,one,of,two,national,brand,computers,to,buy.,She,was,pretty,well,s
et,on,buying,the,"Brand,A",computer,when,one,of,her,friends,mentioned,that,John,Oliver,did,commerci
als,endorsing,"Brand,B.",Maureen,decides,to,buy,the,"Brand,B",computer,,based,on,the,assumption,tha
t,John,Oliver,wouldn't,endorse,anything,that,wasn't,top,quality.,In,this,instance,,what,did,Maureen,use,t
o,reach,her,decision
internal,attribution,,ANS,-
,,A,father,suggests,that,his,son's,low,marks,in,school,are,due,to,the,child's,laziness.,What,type,of,attribut
ion,has,the,father,made
stereotypes,,ANS,-
,,Widely,held,beliefs,about,groups,of,people,based,on,their,group,membership,defines
made,an,internal,attribution,,ANS,-
,,Tally,just,heard,that,her,neighbour,,Rupert,,was,involved,in,an,automobile,accident.,If,Tally,concludes,t
hat,Rupert's,reckless,driving,habits,caused,the,accident,,she,has
a,large,group,when,need,for,help,is,ambiguous,,ANS,-,,the,bystander,effect,should,be,strongest,in
Subjects,who,were,offered,$1,to,"lie",and,accepted,the,offer,,ANS,-
,,In,Festinger,and,Carlsmith's,classic,study,of,cognitive,dissonance,,which,group,of,subjects,experienced,
both,a,high,level,of,cognitive,dissonance,and,exhibited,more,attitude,change?
obedience,,ANS,-
,,Maria,is,driving,along,her,normal,route,to,work,when,a,police,officer,stops,her,and,directs,her,to,take,
a,different,route.,She,is,not,sure,why,she,has,to,take,the,detour,,but,she,does,what,the,police,officer,tel
ls,her,to,do.,The,process,that,BEST,explains,Maria's,actions,in,this,instance,is
a,group,size,and,group,unanimty,,ANS,-,,Asch,found,that,two,key,factors,influencing,conformity,were
, Clara,will,have,a,more,enduring,attitude,toward,the,software,than,Joyce,,ANS,-
,,Clara,listens,carefully,to,the,content,of,an,infomercial,for,a,new,software,package;,Joyce,focuses,on,th
e,fact,that,there,are,three,different,celebrity,endorsers,who,are,really,excited,about,the,software,packa
ge.,After,the,infomercial,has,ended,,both,Clara,and,Joyce,think,the,software,is,worth,purchasing.,Accord
ing,to,the,elaboration,likelihood,model,
social,loafing,,ANS,-
,,Maya,has,always,preferred,individual,assignments,to,group,projects,because,she,finds,that,she,can,acc
omplish,more,when,she,works,on,her,own.,The,process,that,would,best,explain,why,Maya,accomplishes
,LESS,when,she,works,as,part,of,a,group,is
ordered,to,deliver,painful,electric,shocks,to,a,stranger,,ANS,-
,,Milgram's,(1963),study,of,obedience,subjects
companionate,love,,ANS,-
,,Sally,and,Neil,have,been,married,for,15,years.,They,have,an,extremely,warm,and,trusting,relationship,,
and,even,though,Neil,frequently,travels,on,business,,Sally,never,worries,about,him,seeing,other,women.
,What,do,Sally,and,Neil,share?
social,psycholgy,,ANS,-
,,seeks,to,understand,,explain,,and,predict,how,people's,thoughts,,feelings,,and,behaviours,are,influenc
ed,by,the,actual,,imagined,,or,implied,presence,of,others
social,cognition,,ANS,-
,,how,people,think,about,themselves,and,the,social,world;,more,specifically,,how,people,select,,interpre
t,,remember,,and,use,social,information,to,make,judgments,and,decisions
attitudes,,ANS,-,,relatively,stable,and,enduring,evaluations,of,things,and,people
affective,component,,ANS,-,,how,we,feel,toward,the,object
Behavioural,component,,ANS,-,,how,we,behave,toward,the,object
cognitive,component,,ANS,-,,what,we,believe,about,the,object