• Question 1
2 out of 2 points
The first day of class you are not sure if you are going to like your
professor. However, by the end of the semester, you find that you
feel positively toward her. This change is likely the result of:
Selected Answer: B. mere-exposure.
Answers: A. bystander apathy.
B. mere-exposure.
C. similarity.
D. attractiveness.
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• Question 2
2 out of 2 points
In the medical field, interns and residents are required to work such long
shifts that they are perpetually exhausted and do not function
optimally. Dissonance theory would suggest that a possible
motivation for this policy is to:
Selected D. increase the value they place on being doctors.
Answer:
Answers: A. prepare them to work under highly stressful conditions.
B. identify those who are too prone to making mistakes under
pressure.
, C. test their dedication to becoming doctors.
D. increase the value they place on being doctors.
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• Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Song and Prakash are both taking a very difficult and quite boring class in
symbolic logic. Song is taking the class because she thought it
would be interesting; Prakash is taking the class because it is
required for his major. Mia asks them both what the class is like.
Based on cognitive dissonance theory, you could predict that Song
would say it is ________ and Prakash would say it is ________.
Selected Answer: A. pretty interesting; terrible
Answers: A. pretty interesting; terrible
B. pretty interesting; pretty interesting
C. terrible; terrible
D. terrible; pretty interesting
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• Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Americans may feel particularly good about themselves after Team USA
wins an Olympic gold medal because social identity theory states
that:
, Selected Answer: D. victories by ingroups increase self-esteem.
Answers: A. victories by outgroups increase self-esteem.
B. losses by outgroup members decrease self-esteem.
C. all victories increase self-esteem.
D. victories by ingroups increase self-esteem.
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• Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Jodie is a member of a jury that is trying to decide whether to award the
plaintiff $5,000 or $10,000 in damages. While most of the jury favors
the smaller award, Jodie favors the larger one. Jodie is the last to
respond when the foreman polls the jury. What would make Jodie
most likely to maintain her own view?
Selected Answer: C. One other juror votes for the larger award.
Answers: A. The other jurors are all female.
B. There is little discussion before the jury is polled.
C. One other juror votes for the larger award.
D. The other jurors are all male.
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• Question 6
2 out of 2 points
2 out of 2 points
The first day of class you are not sure if you are going to like your
professor. However, by the end of the semester, you find that you
feel positively toward her. This change is likely the result of:
Selected Answer: B. mere-exposure.
Answers: A. bystander apathy.
B. mere-exposure.
C. similarity.
D. attractiveness.
•
• Question 2
2 out of 2 points
In the medical field, interns and residents are required to work such long
shifts that they are perpetually exhausted and do not function
optimally. Dissonance theory would suggest that a possible
motivation for this policy is to:
Selected D. increase the value they place on being doctors.
Answer:
Answers: A. prepare them to work under highly stressful conditions.
B. identify those who are too prone to making mistakes under
pressure.
, C. test their dedication to becoming doctors.
D. increase the value they place on being doctors.
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• Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Song and Prakash are both taking a very difficult and quite boring class in
symbolic logic. Song is taking the class because she thought it
would be interesting; Prakash is taking the class because it is
required for his major. Mia asks them both what the class is like.
Based on cognitive dissonance theory, you could predict that Song
would say it is ________ and Prakash would say it is ________.
Selected Answer: A. pretty interesting; terrible
Answers: A. pretty interesting; terrible
B. pretty interesting; pretty interesting
C. terrible; terrible
D. terrible; pretty interesting
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• Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Americans may feel particularly good about themselves after Team USA
wins an Olympic gold medal because social identity theory states
that:
, Selected Answer: D. victories by ingroups increase self-esteem.
Answers: A. victories by outgroups increase self-esteem.
B. losses by outgroup members decrease self-esteem.
C. all victories increase self-esteem.
D. victories by ingroups increase self-esteem.
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• Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Jodie is a member of a jury that is trying to decide whether to award the
plaintiff $5,000 or $10,000 in damages. While most of the jury favors
the smaller award, Jodie favors the larger one. Jodie is the last to
respond when the foreman polls the jury. What would make Jodie
most likely to maintain her own view?
Selected Answer: C. One other juror votes for the larger award.
Answers: A. The other jurors are all female.
B. There is little discussion before the jury is polled.
C. One other juror votes for the larger award.
D. The other jurors are all male.
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• Question 6
2 out of 2 points
