A. Ignorance about how others interpreted the situation
B. Diffusion of responsibility made individuals feel less responsible
C. There were no authority figures present
D. Fear of feeling embarrassed by acting inappropriately in front of others
E. a, b and d
Related Mcqs:
- The case of Kitty Genovese spawned research into:
A. Compliance
B. Conformity
C. obedience
D. Bystander apathy - The widely murder of Kitty Genovese in New York in 1964, in which 38 people admitted witnessing the murder but not a single person went to her aid, was an example of which social-psychological phenomenon?
A. Bystander intervention
B. Social facilitation
C. Bystander apathy
D. Equity theory - According to Latane (1981), social loafing is due to:
A. social norms that stress the importance of positive interactions among group members
B. duplication of effort among group members
C. diffusion of responsibility in groups
D. a bias toward making internal attributions about the behavior of others - 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.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - 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.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 4
D. 3 & 4 - All of the following refer to ways that police officers try to enhance memory retrieval in eye witnesses except for_______.
A. Leadings
B. Change perspective
C. Report everything
D. Context reinstatement - Lauren and Curtis spend six hours per week studying for the botany course. Lauren is concerned that if she doesn’t study she will fail the course; Curtis is concerned that if he doesn’t study he won’t earn the highest grade in the class. In this example:
A. Lauren is motivated by both a fear of failure and a need for achievement, while Curtis is merely motivated by a need for achievement
B. Lauren is motivated by a fear of failure and Curtis is motivated by a need for achievement
C. both students are motivated by a need for achievement
D. both students are motivated by a fear of failure - While considerable research suggests that human’s exhibit relatively poor reasoning ability what reasons have been given to be critical of this research?
A. Rationality is not absolute
B. Experiments lack ecological validity
C. Satisficing responses are rational responses
D. People have limited time and data available
E. All of the above - I work at a university and my research is designed to be immediate use in the classroom. My research would be called:
A. basic
B. applied
C. impractical
D. ethical
