PSYCH 1010 Test 4 Questions & Answers

PSYCH 1010 Test 4 Questions & Answers QUESTION 1 A change in attitudes in response to information provided by another person is called . a stereotyping . b cognitive . dissonance c attribution . d persuasion . QUESTION 2 A child’s pattern of mood, activity, or emotional responsiveness, which is linked to later personality, is called her . a self- . concept b character . c self- . esteem d . temperam ent QUESTION 3 A disorder characterized by deficits in social relatedness and communication skills, and often accompanied by repetitive, ritualistic behavior, is called . a antisocial personality disorder . b somatic symptom disorder . c autism spectrum disorder . d attention deficit hyperactivity . disorder QUESTION 4 A murder would most likely be described as having a situational rather than a dispositional basis in which country? a the United . States b England . c France . d Korea . QUESTION 5 A positive or negative evaluation that predisposes behavior toward an object, person, or situation is called a(n) . a attitude . b fixed action . pattern c attribution . d reflex . QUESTION 6 According to Lev Vygotsky’s theory, the zone of development includes the tasks that a child can do (or learn to do) with the assistance of more skilled peers or adults. a distal . b . proxim al c . assiste d d . scaffold ed QUESTION 7 Aggression is the . a desire and ability to harm another . b intentional or unintentional infliction of harm . on another c unintentional infliction of harm on another . d conscious intent to harm another . QUESTION 8 Agreeing to a request from a person with no perceived authority is called . a . complianc e b conformity . c obedience . d . subordina nce QUESTION 9 Beginning in adolescence, in measures of self-esteem, Black Americans score . a higher than White . Americans b lower than White Americans . c much lower than White . Americans d the same as White . Americans QUESTION 10 Autobiographical and episodic memories are important components of self- knowledge; however, as one psychologist noted, “The past is remembered as if it were a drama in which (Greenwald, 1980, p. 604).” a only bad things happened . b only good things happened . c the self was the leading player . d the parents were the source of all . problems QUESTION 11 Complying with a request from an authority figure is called . a . subservie nce b obedience . c . conformit y d . submissio n QUESTION 12 Deborah has always wanted to go to college at Stanford. She applied but was not accepted to Stanford; however, she was accepted at U.C. Berkeley. At first, she was crushed, but then she started telling all her teachers and friends that “U.C. Berkeley is a far more interesting school.” Her statement reflects an attempt to reduce . a the actor–observer . bias b social facilitation . c cognitive . dissonance d social exclusion . QUESTION 13 Each of the Big Five traits consists of a . a series of stages . b core belief . c continuum from one extreme to . the other d two-factor correlation . QUESTION 14 Eddie and Tom have been arrested for a crime for which the police have limited evidence against them. They are being questioned about the crime in separate rooms. According