Question 1

Amy is trying to figure out why Rory is acting so strangely.Amy is going through the process known as:

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A)  attribution
B)  formation
C)  elucidation
D)  facilitation

Question 2

According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, passion is:

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A)  the motivational component that underlies arousal and sexual attraction
B)  the emotional component that motivates people to seek closeness
C)  the decision-making component that motivates people to remain in the relationship
D)  the behavioral component that involves positive actions toward the other person

Question 3

Which of the following factors is LEAST likely to play a role in determining who someone will form a relationship with?

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A)  proximity
B)  similarity
C)  reciprocity
D)  diversity

Question 4

Which type of attribution is a person making when a person's behavior is attributed to a situation in the environment?

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A)  internal
B)  external
C)  distinctiveness
D)  consensus

Question 5

When people explain their own behavior by providing internal attributions for actions that produce positive outcomes and external attributions for actions that produce negative outcomes:

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A)  they are making the fundamental attribution error
B)  they initiate a self-fulfilling prophecy
C)  they experience cognitive dissonance
D)  they are showing a self-serving bias

Question 6

If you were working for a political candidate and wanted voters to form relatively stable, long-lasting positive attitudes toward the candidate, you would want to base your advertising campaign around the:

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A)  peripheral route
B)  classical route
C)  central route
D)  operant route

Question 7

Companionate love is an intense emotional state in which the individual is enveloped by a powerful longing to be with the other person.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Obedience occurs whenever:

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A)  individuals show a tendency to ignore or suppress dissenting opinions
B)  individuals conform to gain approval, or avoid rejection, in social settings
C)  individuals conform to be correct or accurate in their responses
D)  people respond to the orders of an authority figure

Question 9

Erik just heard that his neighbor, Alexis, was involved in an accident, and Erik decides that Alexis' reckless driving habits were the cause of the accident.His attribution for the cause of the accident is consistent with:

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A)  a self-serving bias
B)  the fundamental attribution error
C)  a self-fulfilling prophecy
D)  information integration theory

Question 10

Research suggests that compared to people from Eastern cultures, people raised in Western cultures appear to be more susceptible to:

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A)  the fundamental attribution error
B)  the self-serving bias
C)  the actor-observer effect
D)  deindividuation

Question 11

Although Chu has never actually met anybody who is Irish, he is convinced that all Irish individuals are lazy drunks who can't hold a job.He has heard his father make these types of statements for as long as he can remember.In this case, Chu's prejudiced attitude appears to have formed through the process of:

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A)  operant conditioning
B)  classical conditioning
C)  observational learning
D)  cognitive dissonance

Question 12

Attitudes have three components.Which of the following is NOT one of the components?

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A)  the cognitive component
B)  the affective component
C)  the behavioral component
D)  the internal component

Question 13

A positive or negative evaluation that predisposes us to act in certain ways is a(n) ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A positive or negative evaluation that predisposes...

Question 14

Stereotypes consist of:

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A)  beliefs about the personal traits and behaviors of individuals who belong to specific groups
B)  expectations about the actions of others that can induce individuals to act in atypical ways
C)  inferences about the causes of behavior in other people
D)  behaviors that prevent other people from having equal access to social opportunities

Question 15

If Jess acts cranky only when she has been up late the previous night, crankiness has:

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A)  high distinctiveness
B)  high consensus
C)  low consensus
D)  low consistency

Question 16

Daisy listens carefully to a debate between two political candidates.She evaluates the merits of the arguments that each candidate presents, and she decides which candidate to vote for on the basis of that candidate's position on key issues.In this instance, Daisy has processed the information contained in the debate using the:

Accepted Answer

A)  peripheral route
B)  cognitive dissonance model
C)  self-serving route
D)  central route

Question 17

Attribution theories are concerned with:

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A)  implicit cognitions underlying prejudiced attitudes
B)  the processes that determine attitudes toward objects
C)  explicit cognitions underlying prejudiced attitudes
D)  the processes that underlie inferences of cause and effect

Question 18

According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, the emotional component that involves closeness, connectedness, and feelings of warmth is:

Accepted Answer

A)  passion
B)  intimacy
C)  commitment
D)  reciprocation

Question 19

The peripheral route to persuasion operates in those situations in which people:

Accepted Answer

A)  are motivated to process an incoming communication with care and attention
B)  have strong attitudes toward the topic
C)  have not yet developed an attitude toward the topic
D)  are unable or unmotivated to process an incoming message systematically

Question 20

A person who is in a good mood is:

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A)  less likely to show the self-serving bias
B)  more likely to make the fundamental attribution error
C)  less likely to make the fundamental attribution error
D)  less likely to initiate a self-fulfilling prophecy

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If you were working for a political candidate and wanted voters to form relatively stable, long-lasting positive attitudes toward the candidate, you would want to base your advertising campaign around the:

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Research suggests that compared to people from Eastern cultures, people raised in Western cultures appear to be more susceptible to:

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Which type of attribution is a person making when a person's behavior is attributed to a situation in the environment?

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A person who is in a good mood is:

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Attitudes have three components.Which of the following is NOT one of the components?

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Companionate love is an intense emotional state in which the individual is enveloped by a powerful longing to be with the other person.

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According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, the emotional component that involves closeness, connectedness, and feelings of warmth is:

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Amy is trying to figure out why Rory is acting so strangely.Amy is going through the process known as:

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Which of the following factors is LEAST likely to play a role in determining who someone will form a relationship with?

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Obedience occurs whenever:

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Attribution theories are concerned with:

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A positive or negative evaluation that predisposes us to act in certain ways is a(n) ____________________.

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Erik just heard that his neighbor, Alexis, was involved in an accident, and Erik decides that Alexis' reckless driving habits were the cause of the accident.His attribution for the cause of the accident is consistent with:

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If Jess acts cranky only when she has been up late the previous night, crankiness has:

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The peripheral route to persuasion operates in those situations in which people:

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When people explain their own behavior by providing internal attributions for actions that produce positive outcomes and external attributions for actions that produce negative outcomes:

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According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, passion is:

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Stereotypes consist of:

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When people explain their own behavior by providing internal attributions for actions that produce positive outcomes and external attributions for actions that produce negative outcomes:

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