Chapter 10 Review
PSYCH 310

1. The presence of others will facilitate performance when

the response is highly practiced
the response is dominant
the response leads to increase heart rate and vasodilatation
all of the above

2. One way in which an individual can yield to conformity is by assuming that the group is right and that he or she is incorrect. This is called

perceptual distortion
distortion of judgment
distortion of action
facilitation of conformity

3. Which variable was not proposed as an explanation for the Asch study?

authority
ambiguity
group size
group unanimity

4. The foot-in-the-door technique is effective because of the pressure on individuals to

behave consistently
behave rationally
behave competently
behave emotionally

5. In Milgram’s initial compliance experiments, what percentage of Yale undergraduates were willing to shock subjects with 450 volts?

10
30
60
100

6. Which of the following is not a concept by which Latané and Darley would explain the lack of intervention in emergency situations?

reduction of attention
diffusion of responsibility
pluralistic ignorance
uncaring attitude

7. Research shows that the motivation for acts of helping is due to

altruistic feelings, only
egoistic feelings, only
both altruistic and egoistic feelings
neither altruistic or egoistic feelings

8. According to Festinger, which of the following is not one of the ways cognitions about ourselves and the world can be related?

irrelevant
relevant
consonant
dissonant

9. Festinger and Carlsmith performed an experiment in which students were paid either nothing, $1, or $20 to lie about a boring task. Which of the following is true about the results of that experiment?

the students who were paid nothing did not change their minds about the experimental task
the students who were paid $1 did change their minds about the experimental task
the students who were paid $20 did not change their minds about the experimental task
all of the above

10. Which of the following is not a major criticism of the cognitive dissonance theory?

other explanations for behaviors are not ruled out
the theory is too vague
there are several ways to reduce dissonance
there is only one way to reduce dissonance

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