FINAL STUDY GUIDE PSY 221 (LATEST UPDATE) REAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT |
ALREADY GRADED A
Social Psychology studies _____ and Sociology studies ______
Ans✓✓✓how individuals think, feel, and behave in social context ; the
development, structure , and functioning of society
Omar goes to the bodega to buy milk for his daughter. He ends up
buying milk, a burger, fries, and a smoothie. When his partner asks him
why he bought all of that foodhe responds, "I got hungry" (not
mentioning anything about the bodega environment). The bodega had
many pictures of delicious looking burgers, fries, and smoothies, which
may have affected his motivational state. Which theory best exemplifies
what happened? Ans✓✓✓Unconscious behavioral guidance system
A researcher wants to test the hypothesis that people in Asian cultures
are more likely to use the word "we" than the word "I" when talking to
others. To test this hypothesis, she sits at a café and surreptitiously
listens to 5 minute snippets of a random sample of the conversations
going on around her over a week-long period. Which of the following
best describes the researcher's method? Ans✓✓✓Naturalistic
observation
According to research by Kenny & Depaulo (1993) on self-knowledge,
which of the following is most likely ? Ans✓✓✓Tina sees herself as an
optimistic person because she thinks other people think she is an
optimistic person
,_______ is when people view unethical acts as permissible because they
are acting in a role on behalf of others, rather than on behalf of
themselves. Ans✓✓✓Role Morality
With her friends, Wanda thinks of herself as a follower. At work, Wanda
thinks of herself as neither a leader nor follower. Which concept best
represents the many and relatively independent ways Wanda thinks
about herself? Ans✓✓✓Self-complexity
John has a big paper due on Friday. Rather than begin writing the paper,
John keeps making up reasons for why he can't start the paper.
Eventually, he starts the paper two days before the due date. After he
gets a bad grade on the paper, John tells himself it was because he only
worked on it for two days. John has engaged in Ans✓✓✓Self-
handicapping
George's attribution that his friend has a lazy personality because he is
unemployed is an example of what type of attribution?
Ans✓✓✓Dispositional attribution
The BBC Prison study replication suggest that people do not
automatically become abusive because of being place in the role of a
guard. People only acted in terms of their role or group membership ...
Ans✓✓✓...to the extent that they identified with the group
Fatima is so used to driving to her boyfriend's house that when she is
taking her little brother to basketball practice early one morning before
, she is fully awake and without thinking, she finds herself driving to her
boyfriend's house instead. This example best demonstrates how
__________ can sometimes guide one's behavior. Ans✓✓✓Automatic
processing
While on duty as a bouncer at a bar, Michael will often have to forcibly
remove patrons by literally throwing them out of the establishment .
This sometimes results in an injury for the patron. However, when off-
duty, Michael is extremely kind , considerate , and avoids violence at all
costs. Thus, on the job he views hurting others as permissible, but not in
his private life. Which concept best explains Michael's behavior ?
Ans✓✓✓Role morality
Gary Great thinks he is better than the average person in everything he
does (especially drinking alcohol and eating ice cream). Which of the
three " pervasive , enduring , and systematic " illusions discussed by
Taylor and Brown is Gary's belief consistent with? Ans✓✓✓Unrealistic
positive self-evaluations
Roger lies to his friends and parents. To Roger, lying is a bad thing, but
he tells himself that most people lie to their friends and parents. Roger's
belief is an example of Ans✓✓✓False consensus
Sam and his friends were arguing about where to go to eat: McDonalds
or Chick-fil-a. Of the seven people, only two (Sam and another person)
wanted to go to McDonalds. Sam and the other person were consistent
and confident in expressing that McDonalds was the best option. At the
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT |
ALREADY GRADED A
Social Psychology studies _____ and Sociology studies ______
Ans✓✓✓how individuals think, feel, and behave in social context ; the
development, structure , and functioning of society
Omar goes to the bodega to buy milk for his daughter. He ends up
buying milk, a burger, fries, and a smoothie. When his partner asks him
why he bought all of that foodhe responds, "I got hungry" (not
mentioning anything about the bodega environment). The bodega had
many pictures of delicious looking burgers, fries, and smoothies, which
may have affected his motivational state. Which theory best exemplifies
what happened? Ans✓✓✓Unconscious behavioral guidance system
A researcher wants to test the hypothesis that people in Asian cultures
are more likely to use the word "we" than the word "I" when talking to
others. To test this hypothesis, she sits at a café and surreptitiously
listens to 5 minute snippets of a random sample of the conversations
going on around her over a week-long period. Which of the following
best describes the researcher's method? Ans✓✓✓Naturalistic
observation
According to research by Kenny & Depaulo (1993) on self-knowledge,
which of the following is most likely ? Ans✓✓✓Tina sees herself as an
optimistic person because she thinks other people think she is an
optimistic person
,_______ is when people view unethical acts as permissible because they
are acting in a role on behalf of others, rather than on behalf of
themselves. Ans✓✓✓Role Morality
With her friends, Wanda thinks of herself as a follower. At work, Wanda
thinks of herself as neither a leader nor follower. Which concept best
represents the many and relatively independent ways Wanda thinks
about herself? Ans✓✓✓Self-complexity
John has a big paper due on Friday. Rather than begin writing the paper,
John keeps making up reasons for why he can't start the paper.
Eventually, he starts the paper two days before the due date. After he
gets a bad grade on the paper, John tells himself it was because he only
worked on it for two days. John has engaged in Ans✓✓✓Self-
handicapping
George's attribution that his friend has a lazy personality because he is
unemployed is an example of what type of attribution?
Ans✓✓✓Dispositional attribution
The BBC Prison study replication suggest that people do not
automatically become abusive because of being place in the role of a
guard. People only acted in terms of their role or group membership ...
Ans✓✓✓...to the extent that they identified with the group
Fatima is so used to driving to her boyfriend's house that when she is
taking her little brother to basketball practice early one morning before
, she is fully awake and without thinking, she finds herself driving to her
boyfriend's house instead. This example best demonstrates how
__________ can sometimes guide one's behavior. Ans✓✓✓Automatic
processing
While on duty as a bouncer at a bar, Michael will often have to forcibly
remove patrons by literally throwing them out of the establishment .
This sometimes results in an injury for the patron. However, when off-
duty, Michael is extremely kind , considerate , and avoids violence at all
costs. Thus, on the job he views hurting others as permissible, but not in
his private life. Which concept best explains Michael's behavior ?
Ans✓✓✓Role morality
Gary Great thinks he is better than the average person in everything he
does (especially drinking alcohol and eating ice cream). Which of the
three " pervasive , enduring , and systematic " illusions discussed by
Taylor and Brown is Gary's belief consistent with? Ans✓✓✓Unrealistic
positive self-evaluations
Roger lies to his friends and parents. To Roger, lying is a bad thing, but
he tells himself that most people lie to their friends and parents. Roger's
belief is an example of Ans✓✓✓False consensus
Sam and his friends were arguing about where to go to eat: McDonalds
or Chick-fil-a. Of the seven people, only two (Sam and another person)
wanted to go to McDonalds. Sam and the other person were consistent
and confident in expressing that McDonalds was the best option. At the
