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Group Dynamics explores the psychological and social processes that occur within and between groups. The course examines topics such as group formation, structure, roles, communication, leadership, decision-making, conflict resolution, and performance.
Students analyze theories and research findings related to group behavior, gain insights into how individuals influence and are influenced by groups, and apply strategies for effective teamwork in various settings. Through discussions, case studies, and practical exercises, the course aims to enhance students understanding of group processes and their ability to function productively in collaborative environments.
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THINK Social Psychology 1st Canadian Edition by Kimberley Duff
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Chapter 1: What Is Social Psychology
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Q1) ________________ is defined as an approach to thinking that involves using systematic observations, measurements, and experiments to assess information.
A) Hindsight bias
B) Differential construal
C) The scientific method
D) The confirmation bias
Answer: C
Q2) The ________ is a phenomenon that causes individuals to assume that everyone shares the same opinion they do.
A) false consensus
B) hindsight bias
C) confirmation bias
D) differential construal
Answer: A
Q3) Social loafing is reduced when a task is perceived as important to an individual.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Science of Social Psychology
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Q1) In an experimental research design, the group that receives the main treatment or manipulation is called ____________.
A) the experimental group
B) the control group
C) the research group
D) the manipulated group
Answer: A
Q2) Participant bias occurs when the researcher subconsciously shows bias in his/her evaluation of the results in order to reach a desired conclusion.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A study that asks participants to rate their level of satisfaction with life is an example of a naturalistic observational study.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Social Cognition
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Q1) Eighty percent of people who live in your community are politically conservative. At a town event you are introduced to Jim who tells you he is pro-choice on the issue of abortion. Based on this information, you incorrectly conclude that Jim is politically liberal. Your failure to take into account the number of people who are coservatives when making your judgment about Jim illustrates an example of:
A) the framing heuristic.
B) anchoring an adjustment.
C) the base rate fallacy.
D) the negativity bias.
Answer: C
Q2) Automatic and controlled processing are thought to be housed in the same areas of the brain.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A prediction that causes itself to become true is known as selective filtering.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: The Self
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Q1) When we predict the impact of a future event on our emotional state we are usually correct in estimating how we will feel.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Briefly compare and contrast the influence of social evaluations (i.e., feedback that is accepting or rejecting) on self-esteem across genders.
Q3) Clive Wearing, a professional musician with detailed knowledge of composers and musical scores, contracted an infection of the brain which damaged his hippocampus. Following the development of the infection, what was Clive Wearing unable to do anymore?
A) He could not name songs he once knew.
B) He was not able to play music.
C) He was not able to recognize his wife by sight.
D) He was not able to name songs he once knew or play music.
Q4) Name two things you could do to increase a friend's self-awareness. What effect does increasing a person's self-awareness have on their behaviour?
Q5) Define self-discrepancy theory. Explain how self-awareness impacts one's behaviour when the ideal self does not match the actual self.
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Chapter 5: Social Perception
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Q1) Motivation to be accurate does not appear to be important for the formation of accurate impressions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Denis believes that Dirk is an honest person, despite the fact the Denis know Dirk has lied about multiple things. Which of the following does this exemplify?
A) Belief perseverance
B) Social hypothesis testing
C) Correspondence bias
D) Self-fulfilling prophecy
Q3) Which of the following describes the phenomenon whereby the first pieces of information to which we are exposed have the most impact on our judgment?
A) The halo effect
B) The first impression effect
C) The primacy effect
D) The primal effect
Q4) Describe the correspondence inference theory.
Q5) How would the primacy effect influence your impression of someone else?
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Chapter 6: Attitudes
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Q1) Dwayne knows smoking is bad for his health, yet continues to smoke. How can you reduce Dwayne's cognitive dissonance and get him to stop smoking? Be sure to include the concept of effort justification in your answer.
Q2) Jill is trying to decide between a red prom dress that she really likes and a black prom dress that she also really likes. Even though she likes both dresses about the same, she decides to choose the red dress. Now she feels the red dress was actually a better choice and that it looks much better on her than the black dress. Which of the following ideas best accounts for her change in opinion?
A) Attitude accessibility
B) Post-decisional dissonance
C) Attitude strength
D) Attitude specificity
Q3) Mere exposure does not increase liking in all cases. Which of the following has been identified as a time when mere exposure will likely not result in a more positive attitude?
A) When people have an initial highly negative reaction to a stimulus
B) When people are overexposed to a stimulus
C) When people have an initial neutral response to a stimulus
D) When people are unfamiliar with a stimulus
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Chapter 7: The Power of Persuasion
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Q1) Define the concepts of forewarning and inoculation. Explain how they can be used to help people resist persuasive attempts.
Q2) According to Hovland and colleagues, a measure will be accepted based on which three factors?
A) Communicator, cogency, and audience
B) Persuasiveness, content, and audience
C) Communicator, content, and audience
D) Persuasiveness, cogency, and salience
Q3) The sleeper effect is less likely to occur if:
A) a person is informed of the source beforehand.
B) the source is not attractive to the consumer.
C) the product is straightforward.
D) the intelligence of the consumer is low.
Q4) Jane is persuaded to buy a new type of iPod because someone at school that she admires and likes just bought one. Jane is being persuaded through:
A) the peripheral route.
B) the central route.
C) controlled processing.
D) deception.
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Chapter 8: Social Influence
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Q1) What is the relationship between gender and conformity? In what circumstances would you predict gender differences in conformity? Why?
Q2) _________ is defined as a form of social influence in which an individual orders another person to do something.
A) Compliance
B) Conformity
C) Obedience
D) Acquiescence
Q3) Joe, a politician running for governor, tries to persuade a group of farmers to vote for him by calling them the 'backbone of the economy.' This can be considered an example of:
A) foot-in-the-door technique.
B) door-in-the-face technique.
C) ingratiation.
D) that's-not-all technique.
Q4) Brian is using the lowball technique when he first asks you for a dollar, and then after getting that, asks you for $20.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: The Power of the Group
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Q1) One reason social loafing may occur is because:
A) people experience increased self-awareness.
B) people are lazy.
C) people feel increased pressure to perform.
D) people feel less responsible for an outcome when other people are present to carry the burden of the task.
Q2) According to the distraction conflict theory, when an individual is tackling a simple task, their motivation _____________ compared to if he or she is tackling a difficult task.
A) increases
B) decreases
C) stays the same
D) deteriorates
Q3) GRIT appears to work on the basis of the ability of both parties to do which of the following?
A) Carefully support the viewpoint of their own party
B) Argue convincingly
C) Make concessions
D) Hold firm to their convictions
Q4) Name and describe the three factors that may lead to arousal.
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Chapter 10: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
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Q1) Which of the following does your textbook suggest as a reason for ingroup favouritism?
A) Because we often see other groups as naturally superior to our own
B) Because our ingroups are likely to favour us in return
C) Due to the ultimate attribution error
D) Due to the self-fulfilling prophecy
Q2) The belief that 'all men are emotionally unavailable' is an example of the ultimate attribution error.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An employer who refuses to hire an applicant based solely on his old age is guilty of: A) racism.
B) prejudice.
C) discrimination.
D) racism and prejudice.
Q4) Distinguish between prejudice and discrimination.
Q5) How can increased contact and education be used to combat stereotyping and prejudice? Are there certain limitations to these strategies? When are they more or less likely to be effective?
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Chapter 11: Aggression
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Q1) The correlation between alcohol consumption and aggressive behaviour is best characterized as:
A) nonlinear.
B) positive.
C) negative.
D) negative and nonlinear.
Q2) Ben, an aggressive man, would likely show too much activity in the right temporal lobe if researchers looked at his brain with imaging technology.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to your textbook, which of the following represents a reason why punishment will not always be effective in reducing or preventing aggressive behaviour?
A) Because punishments are never strong enough
B) Because punishments are too time-consuming to administer
C) Because aggressive acts are often a function of controlled processing
D) Because some types of aggressive acts are a function of impulsive responses to a situation
Q4) Briefly name and describe two strategies for reducing aggression.
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Chapter 12: Attraction and Close Relationships
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Q1) Research has revealed the tendency for ??________ men and women to earn ________ money than their peers.
A) more attractive; more
B) more attractive; less
C) less attractive; less
D) less attractive; more
Q2) Companionate love is a state of intense longing for union with another person. A)True
B)False
Q3) Define passionate and companionate love. When are these types of love most likely to occur in a relationship and how long will each one last?
Q4) An evolutionary psychologist would say that a man should fear his partner's sexual infidelity because:
A) sexual competition can lead to lower self esteem.
B) sexual infidelity is an indication of bad parenting skills.
C) sexual infidelity could result in the use of his resources to raise another man's child.
D) sexual infidelity sets a bad example for his children.
Q5) What is reciprocity and how does it relate to attraction and liking?
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Chapter 13: Prosocial Behaviour
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Q1) Outline the possible reasons why people in good moods are more likely to help others.
Q2) Which of the following factors has NOT been found to increase helping behaviour?
A) Perceived similarity
B) Increased self-awareness
C) A negative mood
D) Increased attractiveness
Q3) The philosophy behind the Good Samaritan law in Europe is to:
A) protect people from being prosecuted if they hurt someone who they are trying to help.
B) persuade people to help only if they feel it is necessary.
C) punish people for not helping when they are capable of doing so.
D) In Europe there are no Good Samaritan laws.
Q4) Which of the following is considered the second step in the decision model of bystander intervention?
A) Notice the emergency
B) Interpret the situation as an emergency
C) Decide how to help
D) Feel personal responsibility to help
Q5) How could the enlightenment effect be useful for increasing prosocial behaviour?
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