PSYC 140 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
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Which of the following are factors in happiness?
A. Life Circumstances
B. Social relationships
C. Genes and temperament
D. Daily Activities
E. All of the above- ANSWER: -E. All of the above
W.E.I.R.D. refers to:
A. Cultures that are strange and exotic, such as where people tattoo their entire
bodies
B. Cultures that are "sick"—they do a poor job of fulfilling universal human
needs
C. Cultures such as the USA that have characteristics such as being democratic
D. People who do not fit in with their particular culture, whatever it might be
E. People who do not fit the local norms, even though their behavior might be
completely normal in other locales- ANSWER: -C. Cultures such as the USA that
have characteristics such as being democratic
Levon convinces his wealthy clients that they can move objects with their minds.
He tells them that if they truly believe, the objects will move. If the objects do not
,move, it is because they do not truly believe. Levon's argument fails which
important criteria of science?
A. Inductive reasoning
B. Deductive reasoning
C. The null hypothesis test
D. Falsifiability
E. Validity- ANSWER: -D. Falsifiability
Recall that Dan Gilbert studied how people explain the causes/reasons for others'
behavior. According to his theoretical framework, people tend to fall prey to the
fundamental attribution error because they:
A. Consider a person's behavior and his or her situation simultaneously.
B. Have a self-serving bias.
C. Make initial inferences about external factors without later adjusting them
for internal factors.
D. Make initial dispositional inferences without later adjusting them on the
basis of situational information.
E. Have difficulty identifying what other people's behaviors signify.-
ANSWER: -D. Make initial dispositional inferences without later adjusting them
on the basis of situational information.
Which of the following emotions is not part of the set of "basic emotions"
recognized much above chance in most cultures, as identified by Ekman and
colleagues?
A. Anger
B. Surprise
C. Disgust
,D. Sadness
E. Shame- ANSWER: -E. Shame
On which of the following tasks would the presence of observers be, on average,
least likely to lead to better and faster performance?
A. Raking leaves
B. Washing dishes
C. Bicycle racing
D. Reciting the alphabet
E. Solving a crossword puzzle- ANSWER: -E. Solving a crossword puzzle
At first, Jimmy did not like his teacher, but after sitting in this teacher's class for a
number of weeks, Jimmy has started to like his teacher. Which of the following
concepts can best explain the change in Jimmy's attitude?
A. Diffusion of responsibility
B. Bystander effect
C. In-group bias
D. Mere-presence effect
E. Mere-exposure effect- ANSWER: -E. Mere-exposure effect
You saw a man and woman in a hospital, you assume that the man was a physician
and the woman a nurse. Later you find out the opposite was true, what type of
heuristic did you use during your initial reaction to the two individuals?
, A. Matching heuristic
B. Availability heuristic
C. Representativeness heuristic.
D. Vividness heuristic.
E. Consistency heuristic.- ANSWER: -C. Representativeness heuristic.
Class members are asked to work cooperatively in groups on major course papers.
Every member of a group is to receive exactly the same grade based on the quality
of the group's paper. This situation is most likely to lead to:
A. Social loafing
B. Social facilitation
C. Deindividuation
D. The bystander effect
E. The fundamental attribution error- ANSWER: -A. Social loafing
Based on the helping literature, most social psychologists would probably agree
that:
A. You should always intervene in an emergency.
B. You should not let embarrassment stop you from intervening in an
emergency.
C. You should not stop to help someone who might be okay.
D. Failing to notice emergencies is the most important reason why people don't
provide help.
E. Kitty Genovese's neighbors failed to help her because they were from a big
city.- ANSWER: -B. You should not let embarrassment stop you from intervening
in an emergency.
ANSWERS - LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS – ASSURED PASS
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Which of the following are factors in happiness?
A. Life Circumstances
B. Social relationships
C. Genes and temperament
D. Daily Activities
E. All of the above- ANSWER: -E. All of the above
W.E.I.R.D. refers to:
A. Cultures that are strange and exotic, such as where people tattoo their entire
bodies
B. Cultures that are "sick"—they do a poor job of fulfilling universal human
needs
C. Cultures such as the USA that have characteristics such as being democratic
D. People who do not fit in with their particular culture, whatever it might be
E. People who do not fit the local norms, even though their behavior might be
completely normal in other locales- ANSWER: -C. Cultures such as the USA that
have characteristics such as being democratic
Levon convinces his wealthy clients that they can move objects with their minds.
He tells them that if they truly believe, the objects will move. If the objects do not
,move, it is because they do not truly believe. Levon's argument fails which
important criteria of science?
A. Inductive reasoning
B. Deductive reasoning
C. The null hypothesis test
D. Falsifiability
E. Validity- ANSWER: -D. Falsifiability
Recall that Dan Gilbert studied how people explain the causes/reasons for others'
behavior. According to his theoretical framework, people tend to fall prey to the
fundamental attribution error because they:
A. Consider a person's behavior and his or her situation simultaneously.
B. Have a self-serving bias.
C. Make initial inferences about external factors without later adjusting them
for internal factors.
D. Make initial dispositional inferences without later adjusting them on the
basis of situational information.
E. Have difficulty identifying what other people's behaviors signify.-
ANSWER: -D. Make initial dispositional inferences without later adjusting them
on the basis of situational information.
Which of the following emotions is not part of the set of "basic emotions"
recognized much above chance in most cultures, as identified by Ekman and
colleagues?
A. Anger
B. Surprise
C. Disgust
,D. Sadness
E. Shame- ANSWER: -E. Shame
On which of the following tasks would the presence of observers be, on average,
least likely to lead to better and faster performance?
A. Raking leaves
B. Washing dishes
C. Bicycle racing
D. Reciting the alphabet
E. Solving a crossword puzzle- ANSWER: -E. Solving a crossword puzzle
At first, Jimmy did not like his teacher, but after sitting in this teacher's class for a
number of weeks, Jimmy has started to like his teacher. Which of the following
concepts can best explain the change in Jimmy's attitude?
A. Diffusion of responsibility
B. Bystander effect
C. In-group bias
D. Mere-presence effect
E. Mere-exposure effect- ANSWER: -E. Mere-exposure effect
You saw a man and woman in a hospital, you assume that the man was a physician
and the woman a nurse. Later you find out the opposite was true, what type of
heuristic did you use during your initial reaction to the two individuals?
, A. Matching heuristic
B. Availability heuristic
C. Representativeness heuristic.
D. Vividness heuristic.
E. Consistency heuristic.- ANSWER: -C. Representativeness heuristic.
Class members are asked to work cooperatively in groups on major course papers.
Every member of a group is to receive exactly the same grade based on the quality
of the group's paper. This situation is most likely to lead to:
A. Social loafing
B. Social facilitation
C. Deindividuation
D. The bystander effect
E. The fundamental attribution error- ANSWER: -A. Social loafing
Based on the helping literature, most social psychologists would probably agree
that:
A. You should always intervene in an emergency.
B. You should not let embarrassment stop you from intervening in an
emergency.
C. You should not stop to help someone who might be okay.
D. Failing to notice emergencies is the most important reason why people don't
provide help.
E. Kitty Genovese's neighbors failed to help her because they were from a big
city.- ANSWER: -B. You should not let embarrassment stop you from intervening
in an emergency.
