Liberty University PSYC 101 Quiz 12 Complete Solutions Correct Answers Key
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Chapter 12
Question 1 According to _______, people are more likely to carefully evaluate a persuasive message
when their motivational state is high and when they have the ability or knowledge to evaluate the
information.
Question 2 A researcher compares cross-cultural differences in the fundamental attribution error
by showing a film of someone stealing and then asking participants to explain why the person
stole. Participants from East Asian cultures are most likely to make which attribution?
Question 3 The failure of witnesses to help Kitty Genovese when she was viciously attacked may
have been due to the tendency to believe that others would act and so they wouldn’t need to.
This explanation is based on the principle of _________.
Question 4 ______ play(s) a role in explaining why people obey immoral commands.
Question 5 Jahrul’s instructor was very rude the first day of class. Jahrul assumed the instructor
was a rude woman. He did not know that she had woken up late, had a car accident on the way
to work, and had been locked out of her office. Jahrul is demonstrating
Question 6 JoAnne goes to the local electronics store to purchase a $30 DVD player that was
advertised in the paper. Upon arriving, the salesperson tells her that they have just run out and
offers to show JoAnne some other models. JoAnne ends up purchasing a $150 DVD player.
JoAnne has been the victim of which technique of persuasion?
Question 7 Personal identity is to ______ as social identity is to ______.
Question 8 According to the text, one of the most common ways to reduce cognitive dissonance
is to
Question 9 When people explain their own behavior by making a situational attribution and the
behavior of others by making a dispositional attribution it is called
Question 10 Contemporary theorists are least likely to choose which factor to explain human
aggression?
Question 11 Regarding attributions, which of the following statements is FALSE?
Question 12 Discrimination represents which attitudinal component of prejudice?
Question 13 A salesperson used a persuasive technique that was not based on the principle of
5 different versions
Chapter 12
Question 1 According to _______, people are more likely to carefully evaluate a persuasive message
when their motivational state is high and when they have the ability or knowledge to evaluate the
information.
Question 2 A researcher compares cross-cultural differences in the fundamental attribution error
by showing a film of someone stealing and then asking participants to explain why the person
stole. Participants from East Asian cultures are most likely to make which attribution?
Question 3 The failure of witnesses to help Kitty Genovese when she was viciously attacked may
have been due to the tendency to believe that others would act and so they wouldn’t need to.
This explanation is based on the principle of _________.
Question 4 ______ play(s) a role in explaining why people obey immoral commands.
Question 5 Jahrul’s instructor was very rude the first day of class. Jahrul assumed the instructor
was a rude woman. He did not know that she had woken up late, had a car accident on the way
to work, and had been locked out of her office. Jahrul is demonstrating
Question 6 JoAnne goes to the local electronics store to purchase a $30 DVD player that was
advertised in the paper. Upon arriving, the salesperson tells her that they have just run out and
offers to show JoAnne some other models. JoAnne ends up purchasing a $150 DVD player.
JoAnne has been the victim of which technique of persuasion?
Question 7 Personal identity is to ______ as social identity is to ______.
Question 8 According to the text, one of the most common ways to reduce cognitive dissonance
is to
Question 9 When people explain their own behavior by making a situational attribution and the
behavior of others by making a dispositional attribution it is called
Question 10 Contemporary theorists are least likely to choose which factor to explain human
aggression?
Question 11 Regarding attributions, which of the following statements is FALSE?
Question 12 Discrimination represents which attitudinal component of prejudice?
Question 13 A salesperson used a persuasive technique that was not based on the principle of
compliance. Which technique was used?
Question 14 People with a high need for consistency are more likely to be susceptible to which
compliance technique?
Question 15 A person’s individual identity is best described as her/his
Question 16 A group of psychologists discuss the causes of aggression. Which psychologist
speaks from a sociocultural perspective?
Question 17 The contact hypothesis suggests that prejudice
Question 18 Regarding attitudes, which of the following statements is FALSE?
Question 19 Regarding research evidence on aggression, which of the following statements is
FALSE?
Question 20 Which researcher conducted an influential study on conformity?
Question 1 Recent research on the actorobserver effect suggests that
Question 2 ______ is the process by which we come to form an understanding of our social
environment.
Question 3 Which of the following individuals is making the fundamental attribution error?
Question 4 In the elaboration likelihood model, peripheral is to ______ as central is to ______.
Question 5 Which of the following is the best definition of obedience?
Question 6 In persuasion, presenting both sides of an argument is
Question 7 First impressions tend to become lasting impressions in part because of the role of
Question 8 Regarding research evidence on aggression, which of the following statements is
FALSE?
Question 9 The argument that “everyone’s doing it” may help explain why people obey immoral
commands. This argument may be explained by the principle of
Question 10 Jamal is asked to describe himself. Which of Jamal’s statements represents his social
identity?
Question 11 Which researcher(s) is/are associated with the study of bystander intervention?
Question 12 All of the following make attitudes more likely to influence behavior EXCEPT
Question 14 People with a high need for consistency are more likely to be susceptible to which
compliance technique?
Question 15 A person’s individual identity is best described as her/his
Question 16 A group of psychologists discuss the causes of aggression. Which psychologist
speaks from a sociocultural perspective?
Question 17 The contact hypothesis suggests that prejudice
Question 18 Regarding attitudes, which of the following statements is FALSE?
Question 19 Regarding research evidence on aggression, which of the following statements is
FALSE?
Question 20 Which researcher conducted an influential study on conformity?
Question 1 Recent research on the actorobserver effect suggests that
Question 2 ______ is the process by which we come to form an understanding of our social
environment.
Question 3 Which of the following individuals is making the fundamental attribution error?
Question 4 In the elaboration likelihood model, peripheral is to ______ as central is to ______.
Question 5 Which of the following is the best definition of obedience?
Question 6 In persuasion, presenting both sides of an argument is
Question 7 First impressions tend to become lasting impressions in part because of the role of
Question 8 Regarding research evidence on aggression, which of the following statements is
FALSE?
Question 9 The argument that “everyone’s doing it” may help explain why people obey immoral
commands. This argument may be explained by the principle of
Question 10 Jamal is asked to describe himself. Which of Jamal’s statements represents his social
identity?
Question 11 Which researcher(s) is/are associated with the study of bystander intervention?
Question 12 All of the following make attitudes more likely to influence behavior EXCEPT
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