Question 1

You are walking into a store when a man rudely cuts in front of you, almost shoving you, so that he may enter the store first."What a jerk!" you think to yourself.As you enter the store, you see the same man performing an emergency tracheotomy on a women with a collapsed windpipe.You have just

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A)  discounted a person's actions due to situational demands.
B)  self-handicapped.
C)  overemphasized the object in this action sequence.
D)  made the fundamental attribution error.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Your friend Amy raves about the new "pickle" ice cream being served at the ice cream parlor downtown.One day that same week, you stop in the ice cream parlor to get your usual vanilla cone, and you ask about their new "pickle" ice cream.The lady behind the counter wrinkles up her nose and tells you that they have discontinued that flavor.You think to yourself

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A)  "The ice cream parlor did not give the pickle ice cream a fair chance to become a favorite flavor."
B)  "Only Amy and a few other people with unusual food tastes were buying the pickle ice cream."
C)  "People should be more open-minded to new flavors."
D)  "Pickle ice cream probably costs too much money, making it too expensive for most people to buy."E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

When a mother teaches her child not to giggle in church, she is being strongly influenced by

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A)  consistency.
B)  distinctiveness.
C)  situational demands.
D)  social affirmations.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Any deliberate attempt to bring about an attitude change by the transmission of information is called

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A)  groupthink.
B)  coercion.
C)  persuasion.
D)  brainwashing.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

If the various roles a person occupies require behaviors that are inconsistent with one another, there is

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A)  frustration and aggression.
B)  role conflict.
C)  a lack of cohesion.
D)  a social exchange.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Tom enjoys swimming in ice cold water.Because relatively few people like this same behavior, you are likely to make an _____ attribution.Suppose that almost everybody engaged in and liked this same behavior.You are likely to make an _____ attribution.

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A)  internal; internal
B)  internal; external
C)  external; internal
D)  external; externalE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Your actions are most likely to agree with one of your attitudes when

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A)  the actions reverse an old habit.
B)  the attitude is held with conviction.
C)  you know that others disagree with your position.
D)  you score high on an attitude scale.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The are different sets of behaviors and expectations associated with your being a mother, a boss, or a student.These are examples of the _____ in your life.

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A)  social roles
B)  cultural identities
C)  social stereotypes
D)  status groupsE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Your high school is considering the use of school uniforms.You originally thought that the idea had merit.However, your crowd at school is organizing a protest of this "violation to personal freedom" and want you to participate.When your parents hear that you were part of the cafeteria protest, they are a bit surprised by your change in attitude.Your new attitude was acquired through

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A)  direct contact.
B)  symbolic prejudice.
C)  chance conditioning.
D)  group membership.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following is a condition that encourages attitude change according to research by Aronson and others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Facts and statistics are used to back up the message.
B)  There are no conclusions drawn by the speakers.
C)  The message is repeated only once to prevent becoming irritating.
D)  The message does not create fear or anxiety in the listener.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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When a mother teaches her child not to giggle in church, she is being strongly influenced by

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Which of the following is a condition that encourages attitude change according to research by Aronson and others?

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Your actions are most likely to agree with one of your attitudes when

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Any deliberate attempt to bring about an attitude change by the transmission of information is called

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Tom enjoys swimming in ice cold water.Because relatively few people like this same behavior, you are likely to make an _ attribution.Suppose that almost everybody engaged in and liked this same behavior.You are likely to make an _ attribution.

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If the various roles a person occupies require behaviors that are inconsistent with one another, there is

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The are different sets of behaviors and expectations associated with your being a mother, a boss, or a student.These are examples of the _____ in your life.

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You are walking into a store when a man rudely cuts in front of you, almost shoving you, so that he may enter the store first."What a jerk!" you think to yourself.As you enter the store, you see the same man performing an emergency tracheotomy on a women with a collapsed windpipe.You have just

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Which of the following is a condition that encourages attitude change according to research by Aronson and others?

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Tom enjoys swimming in ice cold water.Because relatively few people like this same behavior, you are likely to make an _____ attribution.Suppose that almost everybody engaged in and liked this same behavior.You are likely to make an _____ attribution.

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