Social Psychology

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Undergrad PSYC105 Quiz on Social Psychology, created by Daniel Whiting on 06/09/2016.
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Question 1

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We are able to accurately predict out behaviors from our attitudes.
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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The mere exposure effect is the phenomenon where...
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  • Repeating something over and over in your mind to cement it in your memory.
  • You like something more purely because of the fact you have seen it more.
  • Being exposed to harsh weather conditions can increase mental resilience.
  • You develop negative attitudes towards something that you are repeatedly exposed to, such as annoying advertisements.

Question 3

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How are attitudes mainly formed? (3 answers)
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  • Classical conditioning
  • Operant conditioning
  • Imitation
  • Rational Deduction
  • Genetically Inherited

Question 4

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Which of these also influence attitude in a more subtle way? (2 answers)
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  • Holding a pen between your teeth
  • Nodding while listening to music
  • Eating a sandwhich
  • Sitting quietly

Question 5

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In balance theory, an even number of positive elements results in a balanced situation.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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We have a conscious awareness of our implicit attitudes and can easily change them.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Cognitive dissonance theory says that we will change our attitudes according to our behaviors in order to resolve the internal conflict the results in behaving against our attitudes.
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Message learning theory says that in order to be persuaded we must... (4 answers)
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  • Attend to the message
  • Comprehend the message
  • Accept the message
  • Have the attitude/belief be better than the old one.
  • Bypass our rational thinking by taking the peripheral route
  • Take the central route

Question 9

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Source variables about the person delivering a message are... (3 answers)
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  • Attractiveness
  • Likeability
  • Similarity to us
  • Slow talkers
  • How they are feeling
  • The weather

Question 10

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Message variables that influence persuasion are... (3 Answers)
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  • Vividness of the information
  • Humour
  • Repitition
  • Rationality
  • Status of the person delivering the message

Question 11

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Audience variables that influence how persuasive a message is are...(2 answers)
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  • Self esteem
  • Mood
  • Attractiveness of persuader
  • Repitition

Question 12

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The third person effect makes us believe we are less susceptible to being persuaded and others are more likely to be persuaded.
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  • True
  • False

Question 13

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The elaboration Likelihood model proposes two routes to changing someones attitude, the Central route which involves rational processing and the peripheral route.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 14

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Which of these enhance social compliance? (Select all that apply)
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  • Reciprocity
  • Door in the face technique
  • Social proof
  • Flattery
  • Scarcity
  • Footy in the door

Question 15

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What are some factors that influence conformity in Aschs task(positively or negatively)? (4 answers) Aschs task involves one participant judging the length of a line in a group of confederates who all say the obviously wrong length line.
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  • Group size
  • A dissenter from the group
  • Previous expsure to non conformity
  • Anonymity
  • Self confidence
  • Rewards

Question 16

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What factors influenced conformity in milgrams obedience experiments?
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  • Proximity to victim
  • Closeness and legitimacy of the person giving instructions
  • Level of electric shock
  • Responses of the learner to the shocks

Question 17

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Statistics: What is the mode of the following data set, select all that apply. 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 6
Answer
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6

Question 18

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Statistics: What is the mode of the following data set, select all that apply. 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 8 10 10 16
Answer
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 8
  • 10
  • 16

Question 19

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Statistics: What is the median score for this set of data? 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 10 23
Answer
  • 5
  • 6
  • 4
  • 12
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