Question

Question 1

Men are viewed as more attractive by women when they are _________.

	A.	introverted
	B.	agoraphobic
	C.	submissive
	D.	fond of children

Question 2

According to social psychologists, to __________ is to change one’s behavior to adhere to social norms.

	A.	obey
	B.	reciprocate
	C.	conform
	D.	discriminate

Question 3

Research has shown that mere __________ to any stimulus increases the likelihood that people will like it and react favorably to it.

	A.	repeated exposure
	B.	incidental similarity
	C.	relating
	D.	initial introduction

Question 4

The first time that Timko drove a certain pickup truck, he immediately liked the way it performed. Later, he learned that its performance was good, but not as good as he had first thought. His initial attitude, by which he judged later ideas about the truck, is what social psychologists call a __________.

	A.	frontal cognition
	B.	conservative attitude
	C.	cognitive attitude
	D.	cognitive anchor

Question 5

Your friend was recently killed by a drunk driver. Students from an organization against drunk drivers ask you to sign their petition and donate to their cause. You are more than happy to comply because of your friend’s recent demise. This demonstrates how the __________ of your attitude influences your behavior.

	A.	accessibility
	B.	specificity
	C.	universality
	D.	conformity

Question 6

When members of a group share similar attitudes, these attitudes can become intensified and decisions are more likely to involve __________.

	A.	no-risk
	B.	risk
	C.	splits among members
	D.	none of these

Question 7

You observe two strangers in a heated argument that results in a physical fight. You will most likely assume _________.

	A.	one probably took something and the other is merely trying to get it back
	B.	one has treated the other unfairly
	C.	they are very aggressive individuals
	D.	any of the above are just as likely

  

Question 8

In __________ terms, prejudice is connected with fear, dislike or hatred.

	A.	cognitive
	B.	emotional
	C.	behavioral
	D.	all of these

Question 9

The area of social psychology concerned with first impressions, attribution theory, body language and ways in which we perceive other people is _________.

	A.	social attitude formation
	B.	social perception
	C.	social persuasion
	D.	social obedience

Question 10

Persuasive communicators usually have a good deal of __________.

	A.	expertise
	B.	attractiveness
	C.	trustworthiness
	D.	all of these

Question 11

When you see a classmate in class or at a study session, they are always very friendly towards you. However, when you run into them at an upscale party, they act as if they do not know you. Since you know they are a friendly person, you are most likely to attribute your classmate’s behavior to _________.

	A.	fundamental attribution error
	B.	a stereotype
	C.	situational attributions
	D.	a dispositional attribution

Question 12

Women are generally more likely than men to help people in need. The major reason for this is that _________.

	A.	women have a genetic predisposition to serve others
	B.	women are anatomically disposed to help others
	C.	women are more likely than men to be empathic
	D.	none of these

  

Question 13

If a clothing company wants to sell their product to adolescents, it would be best to have a _________ endorse their product.

	A.	teenager
	B.	famous teenager
	C.	parent
	D.	child

Question 14

Conforming to the outright commands of another is called __________.

	A.	deindividuation
	B.	polarization
	C.	obedience
	D.	none of these

Question 15

You are about to give your first speech. You are nervous and hope you don’t do something foolish in front of the whole class. The presence of the class is not likely to facilitate your performance due to __________.

	A.	social pressure
	B.	evaluation apprehension
	C.	deindividuation
	D.	diffusion of responsibility

Answer 1

Ans 1) I am women, and I know psychology of other women too. Women like men more when they see that men are fond of children. Woman always finds it appealing when she imagines the idea that taking of children is a shared responsibility. It also indicates emotional parameter of men.

Ans 2) Option c conform - it means to comply with the behaviour.

Ans 3) Repeated exposure - In advertisements often this strategy is used to make their product go well in the market. Repeated exposure makes people more familiar with the product. We can see that due to bombarding of coke and pepsi, these soft drinks have become popular.

Ans 4) Cognitive anchoring is when people rely too much on initial piece of information while making any decision. conservative attitude means to confirm to traditional or pre existing beliefs or norms and not to welcome new thoughts, Cognitive attitudes refers to attitudes that a person keeps to due to positivity, stereotypes or behaviour and hence Frontal cognition can be the answer.

Ans 5) Here answer can be specificity. It is quiet an coincidence how at the same time we are asked to sign a petition against drunk drivers which would make our thoughts more stronger.

Ans 6) There is always risk, because similar attitudes are intensified which is likely to think only in particular direction as there is no opposite thought involved. Due to such thoughts terrorist gangs are formed.

Ans 7) When any physical fight is involved among two individuals or adults, then it is likely that both are aggressive and no body os calm enough to let the situation go.

Ans 8) All of the above as cognition, emotion and behaviour are interrelated. Of change in one the other two are immediately affected.

Ans 9) Social attitude formation.

Ans 10) All of these - as is order to be good communicator one should have good deal of persuation, attractiveness, skills of marketing, there should be good brand reputation or the product should work well as per the said promises.

Ans 11) This is fundamental attribution theory, where people tend to infer based on their own assumptions or characterstics, in situational attribution people attribute the theory to society and disposational people attribute to traits of any person.

Ans 12) None of the above, it is laid down since old age in our society that women should help people, she should be empathetic which leads us to see the things in that way. There is no connection of anatomical or genetic.