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Question 1 1 / 1 pts The effect of ________ on ________ was vividly demonstrated in Zimbardo's (1971) classic study of a simulated prison

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Question 1

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The effect of ________ on ________ was vividly demonstrated in Zimbardo's (1971) classic study of a simulated prison.

  

roles; behaviors

 

  

roles; attitudes

   

attitudes; behaviors

   

attitudes; roles

 

 

Question 2

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In the context of social movements, identify a brainwashing technique used for American prisoners of war (POWs) during the 1950s Korean War.

  

using the "start small and build" tactic

  

banning the utterance of public confessions

   

escalating demands abruptly

   

punishing active participants

 

 

Question 3

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Zimbardo attributed the behavior of the subjects in his Stanford prison study to:

  

his leadership behavior.

   

their failure to process relevant information.

   

the roles played by the subjects.

  

the personality traits of the prisoners.

 

 

Question 4

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You have recently been promoted to manager of the firm where you work. You decide to use your knowledge of social psychology to improve the working conditions of your subordinates. You know that dissonance theory predicts that attitudes will follow behaviors for which we feel some responsibility. Therefore, you decide to use ________ to elicit the desired behaviors in your subordinates.

  

promises rather than threats

   

reminders of your legitimate authority

   

only social punishments and rewards

   

only enough incentive

 

Question 5

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The tension that arises when a person's two thoughts or beliefs are inconsistent is called:

  

cognitive inconsistency.

   

cognitive dissonance.

  

cognitive interference.

   

cognitive tension.

 

 

Question 6

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Schnall and Laird's (2003) research revealed that individuals induced to repeatedly practice happy expressions tended to recall many happy memories and found their happy mood lingering. This is best explained by:

  

self-presentation theory.

   

self-perception theory.

  

cognitive dissonance theory.

   

self-consistency theory.

 

 

Question 7

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Which of the following theories assumes that to reduce discomfort we justify our actions to ourselves?

  

terror management theory

   

cognitive dissonance theory

  

self-consistency theory

   

self-presentation theory

 

 

Question 8

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Identify the true statement about role-playing studies.

  

It concludes that people remain unaffected by their surroundings and hardly change their behaviors to match up to those around them.

   

It confirms that people remain the same throughout these studies without undergoing any minor or major transformation in their behavior.

   

It highlights how an artificial role can subtly morph into what is real.

  

It infers that humans are powerless machines.

 

 

Question 9

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In a psychology experiment, the participants were required to frown during the first half of the day and smile during the remaining half. At the end of the day, the participants reported feeling more positive when they smiled rather than when they frowned. This scenario likely illustrates:

  

cognitive dissonance.

   

belief perseverance.

   

the overjustification effect.

   

the facial feedback effect.

 

Question 10

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Following the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 decision to desegregate schools, the percentage of White Americans favoring integrated schools jumped and now includes nearly everyone. This is an example of how:

  

moral attitudes feed moral actions.

   

attitudes influence behavior when they are potent.

   

attitudes influence behavior when they are specific to the behavior examined.

   

moral actions feed moral attitudes.