Social Psychology Final Exam With Complete
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A social dilemma is a conflict in which the most beneficial action for an individual will
________ if ________. - ANSWER have harmful effects on everyone; chosen by most
people
For Halloween, Jeff puts on a sheet and goes to a party as a ghost. How might this
costume affect his behavior? He will - ANSWER feel less personally responsible for his
actions.
In a psychology experiment, Chad and Wilma are paired to play the "prisoner's dilemma"
game. In the exchange below, Wilma initiates, and after four rounds, the pattern of
responses is as follows:
Wilma: cooperate defect defect cooperate
Chad: defect defect cooperate cooperate
Based on the pattern of responses above, Wilma is most likely using a ________ strategy.
- ANSWER tit-for-tat
When social psychologists define a social group as a collection of interdependent
people, that means - ANSWER members influence one another.
Paul is in person very mild-mannered and kind. However, his posts in anonymous
chatrooms sometimes are explicit and offensive in nature. Why would this be the case? -
ANSWER Anonymity leads to a sense of deindividuation.
To predict whether the presence of others will facilitate or impair performance, one
needs to know two things: whether ________ and whether ________. - ANSWER individual
, performance can be evaluated; the task is simple or complex
Which of the following individuals is most apt to social loaf? - ANSWER Tim, washing a
car with his friends
When women are selected for leadership roles over units or departments that are in
crisis, this is - ANSWER known as the glass cliff, because the likelihood of any leader
within such a position to fail is greater.
Negotiation as a conflict-resolution method doesn't succeed as frequently as it could
because in most conflicts - ANSWER parties to the conflict tend to overlook common
interests.
The most effective leader would be one who utilizes - ANSWER both transactional and
transformational leadership style depending on the situation.
Group cohesiveness is almost always positively correlated with all of the following
EXCEPT - ANSWER effective problem solving
The key to success in the "prisoner's dilemma" game is to - ANSWER trust one's partner
Although social groups vary tremendously (e.g., families, sororities, sports teams,
religious congregations), they are all alike in that - ANSWER actions are guided by
norms
Recall that in the Stanford Prison Study guards became increasingly aggressive and
prisoners became increasingly submissive and withdrawn, all in less than a week.
Results of this (aborted) study suggest that - ANSWER social roles can take on a power
all their own.
All things being equal, ________ from ________ cultures would be most likely to engage in
social loafing. - ANSWER men; Western
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