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| 101. |
Public distance can be |
| A. | 6 – 18 inches |
| B. | 1.5 – 4 feet |
| C. | 4 – 12 feet |
| D. | 12 – 25 feet |
| Answer» E. | |
| 102. |
Personal distance is |
| A. | 6 – 18 inches |
| B. | 1.5 – 4 feet |
| C. | 4 – 12 feet |
| D. | 12 – 25 feet |
| Answer» C. 4 – 12 feet | |
| 103. |
According to Hall, intimate distance is |
| A. | 6 – 18 inches |
| B. | 1.5 – 4 feet |
| C. | 4 – 12 feet |
| D. | 12 – 25 feet |
| Answer» B. 1.5 – 4 feet | |
| 104. |
Everyone has the right to access is: |
| A. | primary territory |
| B. | secondary territory |
| C. | tertiary territory |
| D. | both b & c |
| Answer» D. both b & c | |
| 105. |
Crowding is a: |
| A. | psychological phenomena |
| B. | subjective feeling |
| C. | potential source of stress |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 106. |
One’s preferred chair in a class is _____________ |
| A. | primary territory |
| B. | secondary territory |
| C. | tertiary territory |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. tertiary territory | |
| 107. |
Waiting room is a kind of _____________ territory |
| A. | primary |
| B. | secondary |
| C. | tertiary |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 108. |
A person’s domicile is an example of _____________ territory |
| A. | primary |
| B. | secondary |
| C. | tertiary |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. secondary | |
| 109. |
Depressive disorder connected to a specific season is |
| A. | bipolar disorder |
| B. | sad |
| C. | mania |
| D. | hallucination |
| Answer» C. mania | |
| 110. |
Decibel (dB) is the unit of |
| A. | temperature |
| B. | noise |
| C. | pressure |
| D. | density |
| Answer» C. pressure | |
| 111. |
Commitment without intimacy or passion is |
| A. | romantic love |
| B. | empty love |
| C. | non love |
| D. | consummate love |
| Answer» C. non love | |
| 112. |
Philip hates to attend concerts but goes because his wife wants to. After three yearsPhilip comes to genuinely enjoy concerts. This is an example of |
| A. | how acceptance can lead to compliance |
| B. | how compliance can lead to acceptance |
| C. | the "boomerang effect" |
| D. | how psychological reactance can lead to acceptance |
| Answer» C. the "boomerang effect" | |
| 113. |
Milgram reported that a participant's tendency to obey the experimenter decreaseddramatically |
| A. | when two other participants defied the experimenter |
| B. | when the participant could not hear the responses of the learner |
| C. | when the experimenter was a female |
| D. | when the experimenter was younger than the participant |
| Answer» B. when the participant could not hear the responses of the learner | |
| 114. |
Participants' tendencies to obey the experimenter's commands to shock a victim werehighest when the experimenter was ___________ and the victim was ___________. |
| A. | close; distant |
| B. | close; close |
| C. | distant; distant |
| D. | distant; close |
| Answer» B. close; close | |
| 115. |
The effect of group size on conformity has been explained by _____________ theory. |
| A. | cognitive dissonance |
| B. | social norm |
| C. | psychological reactance |
| D. | social impact |
| Answer» E. | |
| 116. |
How social pressure may lead us to perform immoral acts is best illustrated by studies of |
| A. | psychological reactance |
| B. | spontaneous self-concept |
| C. | obedience to authority |
| D. | informational influence |
| Answer» D. informational influence | |
| 117. |
To believe that Asch's compliant participants were particularly spineless people is to |
| A. | forget that behavior shapes belief |
| B. | overlook other personality characteristics that determine conformity |
| C. | make the fundamental attribution error |
| D. | ignore how the status of the experimenter shapes behavior |
| Answer» D. ignore how the status of the experimenter shapes behavior | |
| 118. |
In Asch's study of perceptual judgment involving the length of lines, naive participantsconformed __________________ of the time to the false judgments of the confederates. |
| A. | 10 percent |
| B. | 37 percent |
| C. | 68 percent |
| D. | 92 percent |
| Answer» C. 68 percent | |
| 119. |
An important difference between Asch's experiment in which participants judged thelength of lines and Sherif's experiment in which participants judged the movement of light was that |
| A. | asch\s participants were older than were sherif\s |
| B. | there was an obviously correct answer in judging the length of lines but that was not so in judging the movement of light |
| C. | asch\s participants made their judgments privately whereas sherif\s participants made their judgments publicly |
| D. | asch\s participants were all male whereas sherif\s participants were both male |
| Answer» C. asch\s participants made their judgments privately whereas sherif\s participants made their judgments publicly | |
| 120. |
Both acting and believing in accord with social pressure is called |
| A. | acceptance |
| B. | reactance |
| C. | compliance |
| D. | interaction |
| Answer» B. reactance | |
| 121. |
____________________ is a change in behavior or belief as a result of group pressure. |
| A. | cohesiveness |
| B. | conformity |
| C. | compliance |
| D. | obedience |
| Answer» C. compliance | |
| 122. |
Publicly acting in accord with social pressure while privately disagreeing is called |
| A. | acceptance |
| B. | compliance |
| C. | reactance |
| D. | interaction |
| Answer» C. reactance | |
| 123. |
In Stanley Milgram's experiment on the role of obedience, the ___________ was the subject who was being observed and did not know what the experiment was about orwhat was being studied. |
| A. | learner |
| B. | experimenter |
| C. | teacher |
| D. | milgram |
| Answer» D. milgram | |
| 124. |
According to Soloman Ache, in his experiment on conformity ____% of the subjectsgave the wrong answer because the group unanimously also gave the wrong answer. |
| A. | 76 |
| B. | 48 |
| C. | 32 |
| D. | 89 |
| Answer» B. 48 | |
| 125. |
In Stanley Migram's experiment on the role of obedience, the ____________ was theperson who worked with Milgram and played the part of an authority figure. |
| A. | teacher |
| B. | learner |
| C. | experimenter |
| D. | doctor |
| Answer» D. doctor | |
| 126. |
Groupthink is defined as: |
| A. | when an attitude becomes stronger in group presence |
| B. | thinking that revolves around keeping harmony within a group through not disagreeing with group opinion |
| C. | the tendency to do less in a group situation |
| D. | improved performance when people are watching |
| Answer» C. the tendency to do less in a group situation | |
| 127. |
_____________ set up an experiment, known as the Stanford Prison experiment, where people plaed the role of a prison guard. The goal was to observe if this authority positionwould cause them to act differently. |
| A. | stanley milgram |
| B. | philip zimbardo |
| C. | soloman ache |
| D. | muzafer sherif |
| Answer» C. soloman ache | |
| 128. |
Social Facilitation occurs: |
| A. | to the tendency for people to do less in a group setting |
| B. | to the tendency to keep personal opinions to themselves for fear of upsetting the group |
| C. | when the presence of other people watching improves a person’s performance |
| D. | when the presence of other people watching hinders a person\s performance |
| Answer» D. when the presence of other people watching hinders a person\s performance | |
| 129. |
Jimmy is very quiet at school, but later that night at a party Jimmy gets 'crazy' and starts to cut the rug on the dance floor. Jimmy's classmates are stunned at this displayedbehavior. Jimmy is experiencing: |
| A. | group polarization |
| B. | the power of ssri\s |
| C. | deindividuation |
| D. | groupthink |
| Answer» D. groupthink | |
| 130. |
What is the 'glass ceiling'? |
| A. | a barrier which prevents women from passing through to more senior positions in the company |
| B. | an old fashioned idea that suggests that women should not make it to the boardroom in organizations |
| C. | the effect where men can pass by women in women dominated professions |
| D. | an approach which seeks to get more women in senior positions in organizations |
| Answer» B. an old fashioned idea that suggests that women should not make it to the boardroom in organizations | |
| 131. |
What is the social construction of leadership? |
| A. | the view that all leadership is social and what matters is how leaders interact with others |
| B. | leadership is a made up idea that therefore we should pay more attention to more significant aspects of the organization |
| C. | what counts as good leadership is a construction of the perceptions of the followers |
| D. | leadership is something that the leader constructs as they meet with others |
| Answer» D. leadership is something that the leader constructs as they meet with others | |
| 132. |
What is post-heroic leadership theory? |
| A. | a theory which states that there is too much emphasis on leaders and more attention should be placed on followers |
| B. | a theory looking beyond current leadership styles to new, more creative ways of leading |
| C. | a theory which tries to create new organizations which do not need leaders |
| D. | a theory which tries to find the ideal form of leadership |
| Answer» B. a theory looking beyond current leadership styles to new, more creative ways of leading | |
| 133. |
What is a transformational leader? |
| A. | someone who is involved in organizational change |
| B. | a leader, like taylor, who provided new ways of carrying out management |
| C. | a leader who inspires the workers to new levels by offering them a vision of a better future |
| D. | leader who tries to transform their staff by giving them rewards for what they do |
| Answer» D. leader who tries to transform their staff by giving them rewards for what they do | |
| 134. |
A transactional leader is one who: |
| A. | inspires people and has strong interactions with them |
| B. | does deals with people in order to get them to do things the leader wants |
| C. | is the ideal form of leadership |
| D. | works for long-term goals of the organization |
| Answer» C. is the ideal form of leadership | |
| 135. |
Contingency theory is based on the assumption that the ideal leader: |
| A. | shapes their leadership style depending on the situation |
| B. | provides clear instructions to the followers so that they know what they are doing |
| C. | knows what their strengths are and makes the most out of them |
| D. | spends time with their followers and therefore listens and responds to their needs |
| Answer» B. provides clear instructions to the followers so that they know what they are doing | |
| 136. |
For the Ohio State leadership studies the perfect leader: |
| A. | combines a focus on the task and the employee |
| B. | focuses on the task and getting things done |
| C. | inspires workers to aim higher and achieve more |
| D. | is concerned about the small details and how to increase productivity |
| Answer» B. focuses on the task and getting things done | |
| 137. |
In leadership trait theory what is a trait? |
| A. | a list of the things that make leaders different to everyone else |
| B. | a list of the key things that a leader should do to be great |
| C. | the list of key behaviours a leader exhibits |
| D. | a list of key characteristics that makes a leader great |
| Answer» E. | |
| 138. |
Which of these is not a principle of great man theory? |
| A. | leaders are born not made. |
| B. | great men rise up in times of crisis |
| C. | we can learn from the biographies of great leaders |
| D. | a great leader is only great in certain situations |
| Answer» E. | |
| 139. |
If you have a friend who is reluctant to help you clean your entire room, you maybe successful through asking him to simply help you move one item in your room. thisapproach is referred to as: |
| A. | cognitive dissonance |
| B. | altruism |
| C. | foot-in-the-door |
| D. | door-in-the-foot |
| Answer» D. door-in-the-foot | |
| 140. |
People who are less likely to help someone because there are a lot of people presentwould be exhibiting: |
| A. | groupthink |
| B. | group polarization |
| C. | diffusion of responsibility |
| D. | mere exposure effect |
| Answer» D. mere exposure effect | |
| 141. |
In-group bias is the |
| A. | tendency to favor one\s group and see this group as correct |
| B. | tendency to see other members of a group as similar |
| C. | tendency to perform worse when others are watching |
| D. | tendency to conform to the social harmony of a group |
| Answer» B. tendency to see other members of a group as similar | |
| 142. |
Stanley Milgram's experiment in which a "teacher" gave shocks to a "learner" wasdesigned to test the limits of |
| A. | expert power |
| B. | coercive power |
| C. | obedience |
| D. | conformity to a majority |
| Answer» D. conformity to a majority | |
| 143. |
Groups reward members with __________ and __________ for comformity. |
| A. | unanimity; power |
| B. | power; authority |
| C. | legitimacy; power |
| D. | approval; acceptance |
| Answer» E. | |
| 144. |
How individuals are affected by the presence of others is the focus of study in the field of |
| A. | sociology |
| B. | social psychology |
| C. | experimental psychology |
| D. | sociobiology |
| Answer» C. experimental psychology | |
| 145. |
As part of an experiment, two young women stroll down a busy sidewalk with their arms around each other. They get a variety of reactions from passersby, includingdisapproving looks and comments. These reactions demonstrate the existence of |
| A. | norms |
| B. | ascribed roles |
| C. | group structures |
| D. | achieved roles |
| Answer» B. ascribed roles | |
| 146. |
Expected behavior patterns associated with particular social positions are called |
| A. | roles |
| B. | culture |
| C. | stereotypes |
| D. | mannerisms |
| Answer» B. culture | |
| 147. |
You do not want a large, unattractive political sign in your yard. However, if you initially agree to put a small sign in your window, later you are more likely to allow thelarge sign in your yard. This course of events is described by the |
| A. | foot-in-the-face technique |
| B. | low-ball technique |
| C. | door-in-the-face effect |
| D. | foot-in-the-door effect |
| Answer» E. | |
| 148. |
Which of the following was a significant factor in determining the degree of obediencein Milgram's series of experiments? |
| A. | the tone of voice used by the experimenter |
| B. | whether the experimenter was male or female |
| C. | amount of complaining, shouting, and crying by the learner |
| D. | the setting in which the experiment was conducted |
| Answer» E. | |
| 149. |
Janis recommends ways to prevent groupthink, which include |
| A. | focusing on subjective evaluation and interpretation |
| B. | having the leader state personal preferences before discussion |
| C. | focusing on the decision, as opposed to the process |
| D. | encouraging someone to play devil\s advocate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 150. |
In an experiment in which a "student" simulated a seizure, helping was inhibited by |
| A. | conditions employing smaller groups |
| B. | diffusion of responsibility |
| C. | group discussion |
| D. | reference cognitive dissonance |
| Answer» C. group discussion | |