Question 1 Carol and Fay were both late nearly every day to work.

Question 1 Carol and Fay were both late nearly every day to work. Carol perceived that her own lateness was due to factors she couldn't control, such as traffic, but that Fay's lateness was due to being a slacker. Carol's perceptions that her problem was due to external causes and Fay's due to her personality is an example of:a.Actor-observer bias.b.Situational demands.c.Action component.d.Conviction.10 points Question 2 Jordan and Terry have been a couple for more than 20 years. Although the passion has passed, they know each other well, like and love each other a great deal, enjoy activities together, and report high satisfaction in their relationship. Sternberg might classify their relationship as:a.Companionate love.b.Fatuous love.c.Consummate love.d.Infatuation.10 points Question 3 After Mrs. Keech's doomsday predictions failed, her followers suddenly became interested in convincing others they were right. This strong need to maintain consistency in their belief by attracting additional followers is predicted by the __________ theory.a.Social exchange.b.Attribution.c.Cognitive dissonance.d.Compliance.10 points Question 4 Jake finds guns attractive and desirable, while Arthur feels that guns are threatening and destructive. Their differing feelings toward guns represent the ___________ component of their attitudes regarding guns and gun control.a.Belief.b.Status.c.Emotional.d.Action.10 points Question 5 There is a tendency for a person in an emergency to receive less help when there is a crowd than when there are only a few people nearby, because potential helpers assume others are or will be helping. This tendency is known as:a.Empathy-helping relationship.b.Diffusion of responsibility.c.Empathic arousal.d.Frustration aggression.10 points Question 6 Social psychologists who systematically study the human use of space are examining:a.Proxemics.b.Social facilitation.c.Personal distance.d.Public distance.10 points Question 7 Research has shown that an effective means for reducing prejudice is:a.Providing opportunities for equal status contact.b.Providing opportunities that require forced cooperation for a superordinate goal.c.Using activities that create mutual interdependence in order to meet individual goals.d.All of the above.10 points Question 8 Arte found that when he joined a biking group, he seemed to be motivated to go longer distances than when he rode his bike alone. Social psychologists refer to this as:a.The actor-observer bias.b.Social facilitation.c.Public distance.d.Social loafing.10 points Question 9 Sherif and others tested how people would estimate the length of an autokinetic effect. The researchers found that when participants estimated the length alone, they estimated it significantly differently than in the presence of other participants. This effect is an example of:a.Social status.b.Upward comparison.c.Downward comparison.d.Social influence.10 points Question 10 Sternberg calls consummate love the most complete form of couple relationship, in which the couple has created and experiences:a.Passion and intimacy.b.Decision and commitment.c.Intimacy, passion, and commitment.d.Intimacy and commitment.

PsychologyRunning head:PsychologyStudent’s name:Instructor’s name:Answers1. a.Actor-observer bias.2. a.Companionate love.3. c.Cognitive dissonance.4. a.Belief.5. b.Diffusion of...