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91.Dr. Vanchella suspects that one of her college students does : 1231154
91.Dr. Vanchella suspects that one of her college students does not have any money for food. She arranges for money to be put on the student’s meal card without telling the student. Which term best describes Vanchella’s motive?
A)self-centered
B)communal
C)reciprocal
D)conformist
E)altruistic
92.Regarding influences on helping, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)A person is more likely to help a victim if they make an external attribution about cause of the victim’s circumstances.
B)The presence of others increases the likelihood that someone will choose to help.
C)In ambiguous situations, people are less likely to offer help than in clear-cut situations.
D)Factors of similarity, mood, and gender have effects on helping behavior.
E)People with baby-faced features are more likely to receive help than people with more mature features.
93.The famous case of Kitty Genovese best represents which concept from social psychology?
A)diffusion of responsibility
B)conformity
C)obedience
D)groupthink
E)prejudice
94.All but which of the following may help explain the inaction of witnesses in the famous case of Kitty Genovese?
A)diffusion of responsibility
B)situational ambiguity
C)perceived cost
D)attributions of the cause of need
E)prejudice
95.The failure of witnesses to help Kitty Genovese when she was viciously attacked may have been due to the tendency to believe that others would act and so they wouldn’t need to. This explanation is based on the principle of _________.
A)perceived cost.
B)situational ambiguity.
C)diffusion of responsibility.
D)attributions of the cause of need.
E)self-interest.
96.Edwin person happens upon a crime in progress but does nothing to assist the victims or even summon the police. Later, he says he was afraid for his personal safety. This type of explanation, which may help explain the inaction of witnesses in the case of Kitty Genovese, is best described by the principle of _________.
A)perceived cost.
B)situational ambiguity.
C)diffusion of responsibility.
D)attributions of the cause of need.
E)cognitive dissonance.
97.Which of the following statements regarding prejudice is FALSE?
A)Social psychologists have found a disparity between what people say about their racial attitudes and their response to racial cues.
B)Prejudice and discrimination usually increase during times of high unemployment.
C)Prejudice consists of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components.
D)Stereotypes and prejudice are equally likely to be negative or positive.
E)Prejudice is acquired in the same way that other attitudes are learned.
98.Discrimination represents which attitudinal component of prejudice?
A)cognition
B)behavior
C)feeling
D)emotion
E)belief
99.Barbara, an American, believes that all French people hate Americans, are rude, and love to drink wine. Barbara’s beliefs are an example of
A)in-group favoritism.
B)discrimination.
C)out-group homogeneity.
D)out-group heterogeneity.
E)out-group favoritism.
100.Which of the following definitions best describes out-group negativism?
A)The belief that members of other groups hold prejudiced attitudes toward members of one’s own group
B)The perception that members of out-groups are more alike than members of in-groups
C)A predisposition to attribute more positive characteristics to members of in-groups than to members of out-groups
D)A sense of threat evoked in members of stereotyped out-groups
E)A predisposition to attribute more negative characteristics to members of out-groups than to those of in-groups
