3/24/25, 9:20 AM 6.4 Exam 3 - Part 1: PSY3441: Social Psychology, Spring 2025 (8-Week Term 2), Sect. 201
6.4 Exam 3 - Part 1
Due Apr 27 at 11:59pm
Points 100
Questions 25
Available Mar 17 at 12am - Apr 27 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 60 Minutes
Instructions
Exam 3 - Part 1 | Graded
25 multiple choice
Exam covering Weeks 5 and 6
Chapters 4, 6, 8, and 10
Timed 1 hour and can only be taken once
Complete by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. ET
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 60 minutes 0 out of 100
Score for this quiz: 0 out of 100
Submitted Mar 23 at 10:25pm
This attempt took 60 minutes.
UnansweredQuestion 1
pts
Recall that Leon Festinger and his colleagues conducted research at a university housing project called
Westgate West. Among other things, they examined friendship formation among apartment residents.
Results showed that the residents living near stairwells formed twice as many friendships with upstairs
neighbors as those living in the middle apartments, which were further from the stairs. These results
illustrate the impact of ________ on friendship formation.
Physical distance
Similarity
Correct Answer
Functional distance
Sociometric distance
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UnansweredQuestion 2
pts
People’s attention tends to be drawn to
Correct Answer
Information that supports their original attitudes
Information that refutes their original attitudes
Simple arguments
Complex arguments
UnansweredQuestion 3
pts
Which finding concerning the effects of standard mass communication efforts on attitudes and behaviors
is inaccurate?
The correlation between the ad budget of a product and its market share is weak
There is not a significant correlation between the amount a candidate spends on an election and his or her success in
the election
The D.A.R.E. program did not decrease drug use
Correct Answer
Teaching adolescents strategies for turning away requests for unprotected sex does not decrease the transmission of
sexually transmitted diseases
UnansweredQuestion 4
pts
According to social exchange theory, people
Seek out rewards in their interactions with others, but they are not willing to incur certain costs in order to obtain them
Correct Answer
Seek out rewards in their interactions with others, and they are willing to incur certain costs in order to obtain them
Tend to pursue those interactions that require the least effort
Tend to pursue those interactions that require the most effort
UnansweredQuestion 5
pts
Some historians believe that the idea that romantic love should precede marriage
Results in transactional marriages
Is not a recipe for long-term marital satisfaction
Has a long history in Western culture
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6.4 Exam 3 - Part 1
Due Apr 27 at 11:59pm
Points 100
Questions 25
Available Mar 17 at 12am - Apr 27 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 60 Minutes
Instructions
Exam 3 - Part 1 | Graded
25 multiple choice
Exam covering Weeks 5 and 6
Chapters 4, 6, 8, and 10
Timed 1 hour and can only be taken once
Complete by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. ET
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 60 minutes 0 out of 100
Score for this quiz: 0 out of 100
Submitted Mar 23 at 10:25pm
This attempt took 60 minutes.
UnansweredQuestion 1
pts
Recall that Leon Festinger and his colleagues conducted research at a university housing project called
Westgate West. Among other things, they examined friendship formation among apartment residents.
Results showed that the residents living near stairwells formed twice as many friendships with upstairs
neighbors as those living in the middle apartments, which were further from the stairs. These results
illustrate the impact of ________ on friendship formation.
Physical distance
Similarity
Correct Answer
Functional distance
Sociometric distance
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UnansweredQuestion 2
pts
People’s attention tends to be drawn to
Correct Answer
Information that supports their original attitudes
Information that refutes their original attitudes
Simple arguments
Complex arguments
UnansweredQuestion 3
pts
Which finding concerning the effects of standard mass communication efforts on attitudes and behaviors
is inaccurate?
The correlation between the ad budget of a product and its market share is weak
There is not a significant correlation between the amount a candidate spends on an election and his or her success in
the election
The D.A.R.E. program did not decrease drug use
Correct Answer
Teaching adolescents strategies for turning away requests for unprotected sex does not decrease the transmission of
sexually transmitted diseases
UnansweredQuestion 4
pts
According to social exchange theory, people
Seek out rewards in their interactions with others, but they are not willing to incur certain costs in order to obtain them
Correct Answer
Seek out rewards in their interactions with others, and they are willing to incur certain costs in order to obtain them
Tend to pursue those interactions that require the least effort
Tend to pursue those interactions that require the most effort
UnansweredQuestion 5
pts
Some historians believe that the idea that romantic love should precede marriage
Results in transactional marriages
Is not a recipe for long-term marital satisfaction
Has a long history in Western culture
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