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Chapter 11 test

Gabriela Noa

Alexa Borroto

Phycology 12

11/8/23

1. A study indicated that most teen boys and girls believe the women they see
in online porn are experiencing real sexual pleasure (Jones, 2018). But the
situation-being in front of the camera- suggests the women are acting their
roles. Social psychologists might explain the teens’ misperception as
the fundamental attribution error.
2. We tend to agree to a larger request more readily if we have already agreed
to a small request. This tendency is called the foot-in-the-
door phenomenon.
3. Jamala’s therapist has suggested that Jamala should “act as if” she is
confident, even though she feels insecure and shy. Which social
psychological theory would best support this suggestion, and what might the
therapist be hoping to achieve?
Jamala might feel some mixed-up thoughts (cognitive dissonance) if she acts
all confident but thinks she's not that great. To deal with it, she could try
seeing herself as more outgoing and self-assured, matching how she acts and
maybe feeling less stressed.
4. Celebrity endorsements in advertising often lead consumers to purchase
products through (central/peripheral) route persuasion.
5. Researchers have found that a person is most likely to conform to a group
if: the person admires the group’s status.
6. In Milgram’s experiments, the rate of obedience was highest when: the
“learner” was at a distance from the “teacher”.
7. Dr. Huang, a popular music professor, delivers fascinating lectures on music
history but gets nervous and makes mistakes when describing exam statistics
in front of the class. Why does his performance vary by task?
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When there's a big crowd, Dr. Huang gets all hyped up. He's probably gonna be
good at it when teaching music history (his thing), but if he's dealing with
something tricky, like stats, having a huge audience might mess with his
performance.
8. In a group situation that fosters arousal and anonymity, a person sometimes
loses self-consciousness and self-control. This phenomenon is
called deindividuation.
9. Sharing our opinions with like-minded others tends to strengthen our views,
a phenomenon referred to as group polarization.
10.Prejudice toward a group involves negative feelings, a tendency to
discriminate, and overly generalized beliefs referred to as stereotypes.
11.If several well-publicized murderers are committed by members of a
particular group, we may tend to react with fear and suspicion toward all
members of that group. In other words, we: overgeneralize from vivid,
memorable cases.
12.The other-race effect occurs when we assume that other groups are
(more/less) homogeneous than our own group.
13.Evidence of a biochemical influence on aggression is the finding that: a
higher-than-average level of the hormone testosterone is associated with
violent behaviour in males.
14.When those who feel frustrated become angry and aggressive, this is
referred to as the frustration-aggression principle.
15.Studies show that parents of delinquent young people tend to enforce
discipline. This suggests that aggression can be: learned through
observation of aggression models.
16.Social scientists studying the effects of pornography have mostly agreed that
violent pornography: leads viewers to be more accepting of coercion in
sexual relations.
17.Heterosexual pornography most directly influences men’s aggression toward
women when the following is true: sexual violence is portrayed.
18.The more familiar a stimulus becomes, the more we tend to like it. This
exemplifies the mere exposure effect.
19.A happy couple celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary is likely to
experience deep companionatelove, even though their passionate love has
probably decreased over the years.
20.After vigorous exercise, you meet an attractive person, and you are suddenly
seized by romantic feelings for that person. This response supports the two-
factor theory of emotion, which assumes that emotions, such as passionate
love, consist of physical arousal plus: our interpretation of that arousal.
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21.Due to the bystander effect, a particular bystander is less likely to give air
if: other people are present.
22.Our enemies often have many of the same negative impressions of us as we
have of them. This exemplifies the concept of mirror-image.
23.One way of resolving conflicts and fostering cooperation is by giving rival
groups shared goals that help them override their differences. These are
called superordinate goals.