Question 1

How might having your mother and father at your first piano recital affect your performance?

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A)   Their presence will likely not impair it.
B)   Their presence will improve it a lot.
C)   Their presence does not affect it.
D)   Their presence will improve it a little.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Riots and violence that have been known to accompany championship sports games (both wins and losses)  provide an example of how being in a crowd can lead to _____________________.

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A)   deindividuation.
B)   social loafing.
C)   groupthink.
D)   group polarization.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

People who are made self-aware-by acting in front of a mirror or TV camera, for example-have been found to

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A)   exhibit increased self-confidence.
B)   behave more consistently with their attitudes.
C)   be less thoughtful in analyzing complex social issues.
D)   be more vulnerable to persuasive appeals that run counter to social norms.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Compared to self-aware people, deindividuated people are

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A)   less responsive to the situation.
B)   less likely to act without thinking about their own values.
C)   less self-regulated.
D)   more restrained.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

In one experiment, joggers on a jogging path sped up as they came upon a woman seated on the grass, but only if she was

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A)   facing them.
B)   facing away from them.
C)   someone they knew.
D)   a stranger.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Failing to ask questions in class because you assume everyone else understands best exemplifies

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A)   groupthink.
B)   pluralistic ignorance.
C)   social loafing.
D)   self-handicapping.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Pluralistic ignorance is

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A)   a false impression of how other people are thinking.
B)   a wrong impression of how people respond.
C)   an erroneous impression of how people feel.
D)   all of these choices.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Nearly 300 studies confirm that social arousal ___________ performance on easy tasks and __________ performance on difficult tasks.

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A)   hurts; boosts
B)   facilitates; boosts
C)   boosts; hurts
D)   hurts; facilitatesE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

It was such an exciting game," your friend insists. "We were all shouting and clapping together, everyone was in sync. When our team won, I realized I was jumping up and down, screaming, right along with everyone else. I don't know what got into me!" Your friend's reactions best illustrate the process of

Accepted Answer

A)   social facilitation.
B)   risky shift.
C)   deindividuation.
D)   groupthink.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Keisha, who usually votes for the NDP, is approached by a co-worker who tells her that he wants to talk to her about the upcoming election. Thinking that her co-worker may be campaigning for the Alliance Party, Keisha prepares to

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A)   offer a weak statement of support for the NDP.
B)   consider the merits of the Alliance Party.
C)   offer a strong statement of support for the NDP.
D)   discuss the merits and weaknesses of both political parties.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Being in a crowd intensifies

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A)   positive emotions.
B)   negative emotions.
C)   both A and B.
D)   none of these choices.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Based on research cited in the text, who is most likely to honk aggressively at someone stopped at a green light?

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A)   The male driver of a sport utility vehicle
B)   The male driver of a convertible
C)   The female drive of a convertible
D)   Any driver of a car with the top upE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Group polarization occurs when group discussion _________ group members' initial inclinations.

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A)   challenges
B)   reverses
C)   neutralizes
D)   strengthensE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Social loafing would be most likely to occur in

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A)   students working on a group project for which they will all receive the same grade.
B)   factory workers who are each paid according to how many lamps they assemble.
C)   a group of golfers competing for first place in a tournament.
D)   political candidates who hope to win a seat on the city council.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Email, search engines, and chat rooms make it easier for groups

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A)   to rally like-minded people, crystallize diffuse hatreds, and mobilize lethal force.
B)   to communicate and express both like-and different-minded views.
C)   to avoid the "risky shift" through discussion while not feeling singled out for views.
D)   to communicate while maintaining a sense of self-awareness.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

What are the three main circumstances that elicit deindividuation? Identify and discuss each.

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Question 17

Research indicates that minorities are most influential when they

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A)   make use of two-sided rather than one-sided appeals.
B)   unswervingly stick to their position.
C)   argue positions that are greatly discrepant from the majority position.
D)   show respect for the majority position.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Juanita has been assigned an easy group project with three classmates, where the group will get one grade for the presentation they make at the end. According to the principles of social loafing, Juanita will most likely

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A)   slack off and not work as hard as she would have if she did the project herself.
B)   work harder than other group members to compensate for them slacking off.
C)   contribute equally to the group to produce the best group output possible.
D)   work just as hard as others but her quality will suffer due to evaluation apprehension.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Groupthink can be defined as

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A)   a tendency to suppress dissent in the interests of group harmony.
B)   a tendency to sacrifice group cohesiveness in favour of task orientation and problem focus.
C)   enhancement of problem-solving capacity as a result of several persons joining together to work on the same problem.
D)   reduced self-awareness as a result of group immersion and social anonymity.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

In recognizing the dangers of becoming deindividuated, a parent's parting advice to a teenager setting off for a party may well be, "Have fun, and ________."

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A)   remember who you are
B)   stay with the group
C)   remember, you are only young once
D)   don't worry about being popularE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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