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Question 1

Stroebe and Diehl(1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon 'production blocking', because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ' idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results? 1.That 'production blocking' does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups. 2.That 'production blocking' is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups. 3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group. 4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.

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2 & 4

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1 & 2

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2 & 3

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1 & 3

Question 2

In 1986, the decision of NASA officials go forward with the launch of the space shuttle Challenger despite warnings from engineers to delay the launch is an example of the dangerous consequences of which social psychological process?

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groupthink

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Brainstorming

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Group polarization

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Deindividuation

Question 3

In the 1957 Sidney Lumet film Twelve Angry Men, 12 jurors have to decide over the guilt or innocence of a young man changed with the murder of his father. At the outset, all but one of the jurors are convinced of the youth's guilt. The lone juror (played by Henry Fond (a) actively attempts to change their minds, standing firm, committed self-confident and unwavering. One by one the other jurors change sides, until in the end they all agree that the accused in not guilty. Which form of social influence is this an example of?

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Minority influence

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Conformity

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Normative influence

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Informational influence

Question 4

Attitudes are not more accidents of individual experience. They result from_______living in the home, in the school, and in the community:

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Situation-by-situation

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Interest-by-interest

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Grade-by-grade

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Day-by-day

Question 5

Aggression is an act that:

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Both (a) and (b)

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Causes pain anxiety

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Hostile wish or the effect of anger

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None of these

Question 6

Although women perform about______of all housework, about_____of wives characterize their household division of labor as unfair.

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two-thirds; one-third

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one-half; one-half

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two-thirds; three-quarters

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three-quarters; one-tenth

Question 7

Forensic and criminal psychologists should exercise great caution before assuming that the media plays a role in generating violent criminality. Which of the following would support this caution?

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All of the above

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The media give a similar message about violence as do other sources of socialization. Indeed, the media give messages about when it is appropriate to use violence and when it is not

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Young violent offenders prefer violent videos compared to controls but they also tend to have been abused by their parents. When this factor is taken into account their media consumption is not different from controls

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Violent crime statistics in the states show a delayed effect as result of the introduction of violent television but this claim is not supported in Great Britain

Question 8

Leyton suggested that members are symbolic of structural discontent - at different times in history a (social) class comes under treat from another (social) class under treat from another social class and feel dissatisfaction. What did he call this?

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Homicidal protest

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Depressive

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Over- controlled repressors

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Paranoid- aggression

Question 9

Intra- sexual homicide (young men kill young men more than females kill females) would offer support for:

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adaptively basis of aggression

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biological basis of aggression

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homicidal protest

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media causes violence hypothesis

Question 10

What can we say about aggression in males and females?

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All of the above

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Women may learn different aggressive strategies from those used by man who are the physically stronger sex

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Aggression in males may be expressed directly (e.g. fighting) but aggression in females may be expressed indirectly (e.g. gossiping about someone)

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If relational victimization of girls and if aggression is seen as means of hurting someone than women may not differ so much from men in terms of using aggression

Question 11

Crime is a____product.

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social

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legislative

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individual

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criminal

Question 12

Moral panic is:

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an overreaction against an event, such as a type of crime, which is seen as a threat to society's values

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the view that the world is full of crime and violence

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a concept applied to mugging

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a study of youth crime in Britain

Question 13

In the British Crime survey, who had high levels of worry about burglary and violent crime?

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Women

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Professionals

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Men

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Those over 75 years- of age

Question 14

What is the fear- victimization paradox?

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There is little, or no relationship between and individual's risk of victimization and their level of fear of crime

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Those who fear crime the most tend to become the victims of crime

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It simply refers to the fear of being a victim of crime

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It refers to the group of people who are least bothered by the risk of being "victimized

Question 15

Our levels of fear may be influenced by:

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all of the options above

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personal experience

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crime news

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aspects of our personality which make us more, or less, afraid of crime

Question 16

Experiments based on cognitive dissonance theory have examined the relationship between behavioural compliance and attitude change. Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from these experiments?

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The lesser the inducement for compliance, the more the attitude change

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Behavioural compliance never leads to attitude change

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The greater the inducement for compliance the more the attitude change

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Behavioural compliance always leads to attitude change

Question 17

When individuals notice inconsistency between their own behaviour and attitude, they are said to be experiencing:

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Cognitive dissonance

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Psychological reactance

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Behaviour differential

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Behavioural inconsistency

Question 18

Students who experiences a persistent depressed mood after failing an exam probably have which type of attribution style?

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Stable, global

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Unstable, specific

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External, global

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External, specific

Question 19

Which of the following are commonly accepted dimensions of attribution? (Please highlight all the correct answers.) 1. Internal-external. 2. Stable-unstable. 3. Wide-narrow. 4. None of the above.

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1 & 2

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4

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2 & 3

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1 & 3

Question 20

Research on self-perception indicates that most people:

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view themselves very favorably in comparison to most others

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suffer extensively from feelings of unrealistically low self-esteem

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underestimate the accuracy of their beliefs and judgments

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are unrealistically pessimistic about their personal future

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