Activity for the book My Psychology

Instructions

Listen to the following podcast and then answer the questions that follow.

Question 1

What does Dr. Tom say is a potentially dangerous issue when it comes to the fundamental attribution error?

Choice A, It causes people to become overconfident in their own abilities.

Choice B, It can lead to issues with blaming the victim.

Choice C, It results in people not putting effort toward improving behavior.

Choice D, It is the primary cause of domestic violence.

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Question 2

David is out on morning walk, and as he passes people on the path, he smiles and greets them. One woman he passes doesn’t acknowledge him with a smile or hello, and he later tells his friends that the woman was incredibly rude and miserable. He is confident that her decision not to smile or say hello is due to her personality, not her situation at the time. David is exhibiting:

Choice A, deindividuation.

Choice B, prejudice.

Choice C, the mere exposure effect.

Choice D, the fundamental attribution error.

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Question 3

Which of the following does Dr. Tom provide as an example of persuasion?

Choice A, Financial companies trying to get students to sign up for credit cards.

Choice B, Marketers showing Coke advertisements before a movie.

Choice C, Foreign powers flooding social media in the 2016 election.

Choice D, Educators encouraging you to take more credits than you need.

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Question 4

Charlie loves group projects, because he usually coasts and doesn’t put in much effort. When he coasts in those situations, Charlie is engaging in:

Choice A, social facilitation.

Choice B, Groupthink.

Choice C, social loafing.

Choice D, cognitive dissonance.

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Question 5

You are at a city council meeting where someone suggests reducing the car lanes of a major roadway to add a bike lane. You and a few other committee members have seen research suggesting this will create more problems than benefits. However, none of you wants to speak up and create conflict within the committee. This is an example of:

Choice A, groupthink.

Choice B, group polarization.

Choice C, social ingroup bias.

Choice D, obedience.

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Question 6

In the podcast, how many people does Dr. Pomerantz say he thinks are required for things like social facilitation, groupthink, or group polarization to happen?

Choice A, as few as 5

Choice B, as few as 3

Choice C, as few as 6

Choice D, as few as 2

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Question 7

When they learn about the Milgram and Asch studies, Dr. Szeli’s students are often surprised about the extent of obedience and conformity that occur. How does she respond to this?

Choice A, She explains that the rate of these behaviors in non-research settings is actually much lower.

Choice B, She tells them the rate is actually higher when interacting with non-strangers.

Choice C, She shares that the rate was inflated in the original research, but notes these are still important issues.

Choice D, She tells them the rate is actually lower if individuals come from an in-group.

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Question 8

Which of the following is true when it comes to the Solomon Asch conformity research?

Choice A, In Asch’s original research in the 1950s, only about 25% of participants never conformed to any of the situations in which all the confederates answered incorrectly.

Choice B, When we know something is a fact, we never conform to those who are incorrect.

Choice C, Conformity only occurs when factual-based information is presented.

Choice D, We will only conform in cases when we know the people in the group.

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Question 9

Sharon believes Asian immigrants do not drive well because they primarily used public transportation in their countries of origin. This belief is an example of:

Choice A, prejudice.

Choice B, discrimination.

Choice C, stereotyping.

Choice D, polarization.

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Question 10

When it comes to prejudice, which of the statements below is most accurate?

Choice A, Prejudice refers to an action toward a social group.

Choice B, Only people from majority groups hold prejudice.

Choice C, Once a person shows prejudice, it’s impossible to change that.

Choice D, Everyone has prejudice but may be unaware of it.

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