31.Other factors being equal, compared to someone from Japan, someone from the U.S. or Canada is more likely to emphasize all but which of the following in making attributions? A)personality B)social obligations C)attitudes D)motives E)skill 32.Recent research on the actor-observer effect suggests that A)the tendency to make this error has a genetic component. B)males are more likely than females to make this error. C)with […]

  51.Phonemes are the ______ in a language, and the English language has ______ phonemes. A)rules governing word order; approximately 122 B)basic units of  sound; exactly 26 C)basic units of sound; around 40 D)basic units of meaning; thousands of E)basic units of meaning; hundreds of 52.Regarding language, which of the following statements is FALSE? A)Morphemes consist of simple words, as well as prefixes and suffixes. […]

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.______ is the process by which we come to form an understanding of our social environment. A)Social psychology B)Social perception C)Self-fulfilling prophecy D)Stereotyping E)Impression formation 2.Which subfield of psychology is concerned with how a person’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by interactions with others? A)health psychology B)clinical psychology C)developmental psychology D)positive psychology E)social psychology 3.Dr. Longstocking is a research psychologist who studies […]

  12. A psychiatrist who interviewed 40 of Milgram’s participants a year after their participation concluded that  A. none had been harmed. B. many were suspicious of all authorities. C. a minority of them had lowered self-esteem. D. most regretted having served in Milgram’s study.     13. In light of the Milgram studies, which of the following is NOT one of the factors that determined obedience?  A. the victim’s emotional distance […]

  101. A friend tells you she’s worried because her five-year-old daughter received an IQ score of 95. You could comfort her by telling her that IQ scores  A. between 90 and 95 are considered above average. B. obtained at that age are only moderately correlated with scores obtained after age seven. C. do not predict academic success. D. are not strongly correlated with the level of education that people […]

71.Knowledge-telling strategies are to ________ writing skills are knowledge-transforming strategies are to ________ writing skills. a.later; earlyc.American; Eastern b.early; laterd.Eastern; American 72.When they come back to school in the fall, many school children are asked by their teacher to write an essay entitled, “What I Did Last Summer.” What kind of writing strategy would be used to complete this assignment? a.knowledge-tellingc.semantic inversive b.phonological expressived.knowledge-transforming 73.When […]

  38.  The variable in the model for promoting student motivation that Daryl’s efforts best illustrate: a.modeling. b.caring. c.personalization. d.feedback.       39.Of the following, the theory of motivation that best explains the value of Daryl’s efforts is: a.expectancy x value theory. b.self- efficacy theory. c.self-worth theory. d.self-determination theory.   40.Elesha Cox is very concerned about her students’ self-esteem. To prevent her students from […]

    21.Who would Erikson say is MOST capable of true intimacy? a.Cindy, who is overdependent on her boyfriend. b.Burt, who will go out with different people but finds it scary to go out with someone more than a couple of times. c.Aileen, who has a clear sense of identity. d.Harrison, who is 16 years old.       22.Some research has been critical of […]

    21) The difference between self-concept and self-esteem is that A) self-concept is an affective reaction while self-esteem is a cognitive structure. B) self-concept is a cognitive structure while self-esteem is an affective reaction. C) self-esteem is a general concept while self-concept is specific to a given situation. D) there is actually little or no difference between self-esteem and self-concept.   22) Which one […]

  51. Baby Lydia likes to play with small pots and pans as they make noise. She enjoys the sound, but often gets tired after a short time. She then puts a container in front of her and beats that with a large spoon. It is much easier and the noise is even louder this way. This is an example of which of the following concepts?  […]