Psyc 212 practice Exam Questions With Correct Answers.
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Psyc 212 practice Exam Questions With
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A representative from a radio station calls you up, saying that they are doing some 'market research'
about the sorts of listeners that tune into their station. The representative just wants to ask you what
your favourite song is right now....
Psyc 212 practice Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
A representative from a radio station calls you up, saying that they are doing some 'market research'
about the sorts of listeners that tune into their station. The representative just wants to ask you what
your favourite song is right now. When you give him your answer he thanks you for your time and hangs
up. A week later the same representative calls up and asks if they can now conduct a 20-minute
interview with you about the music you listen to and what you would like to hear on their station. The
radio station is using: - answer✔foot in the door
The quote 'errors are not so much causes as consequences' implies that: - answer✔errors are the last
and often least manageable link in a chain of events.
Brett was listening to his favourite rock band while reading a magazine advertisement for a new body
lotion 'designed to make your partner crazy for you!' Sonia read the same advertisement in a quiet
corner of the room. Brett thought he had better check out this new body lotion, but Sonia had forgotten
about it as she turned the next page. This sounds very much like the effects of: - answer✔classical
conditioning
Research on the mere exposure effect has shown that: - answer✔attraction to an object increases as we
encounter it more often.
In the theory of reasoned action, a person's behaviour is best predicted by: - answer✔asking about the
person's intentions to act.
According to Forgas' affect-infusion model: - answer✔people recall information more readily if it is
congruent with their present mood.
In a classic study of predicting discriminatory behaviour based on prejudiced attitudes, LaPiere (1934)
found that: - answer✔generalised prejudice towards Chinese was not matched by discrimination against
LaPiere's Chinese travel companions
Which of the following is NOT part of the "Yale attitude change approach"?
What is the most significant difference between dissonance and self-perception theories? -
answer✔Dissonance theory involves arousal.
In the literature dealing with persuasive communications, ________ relates to the source of a message,
whereas ________ relates to aspects of the message. - answer✔status; order of arguments
In Petty and Cacioppo's (1986) elaboration-likelihood model: - answer✔a peripheral route is used when
attention to the argument of a message is low.
Arthur never goes to church, and therefore knows that he is not interested in religion. This is an example
of the logic underlying: - answer✔self-perception theory
Public compliance is: - answer✔a change in behaviour resulting from social influence.
Which of the following influence the likelihood that an individual will conform to a group's behaviour: -
answer✔The size of the majority and
The unanimity of the majority
Which of the following did NOT influence obedience in Milgram's research? - answer✔Dispositional
traits
Asch's study on conformity found that people conformed in a group pressure situation even when: -
answer✔they believed the others were wrong.
superordinate goals will not reduce intergroup conflict if: - answer✔the groups fail to achieve the goal.
Ebenezer is self-employed, lives in his mother's house, and somehow manages to avoid paying any form
of tax. He swans off for summer holidays in the national parks, uses public toilets (but only the free
ones), and has even managed to obtain free medical insurance. Ebenezer is a(n): - answer✔a free rider
According to Zimbardo (1970) deindividuation: - answer✔provides a cloak of anonymity that diffuses
individual responsibility.
Which of the following is a notable finding from Sherif's summer camps field study? - answer✔Simple
contact between members of opposing groups did not improve intergroup relations
Behaviour is to discrimination as attitude is to: - answer✔prejudice
Superman discovers that his arch-enemy, Lex Luthor, is a huge fan of buttered popcorn. According to
Balance Theory, Superman will be motivated to: - answer✔have a negative attitude toward buttered
popcorn
Of the following, which is the most likely reason that we tend to like others who are similar to
ourselves?
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