In centralized networks:

Related Mcqs:

1. There is a beginning of centralized nervous system in one of the followings:

   A. Hydra
   B. Jelly fish
   C. Planaria
   D. Cartilaginous fish

2. Neural networks refer to:

   A. the branching extensions of a neuron
   B. neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body
   C. junctions between sending and receiving nervous
   D. interconnected clusters of neurons in the central nervous system

3. Social facilitation refers to an increase in dominant responses in the presence of others of the same species, leading to:

   A. Improved performance on both well-learned/easy tasks and poorly learned/difficult tasks
   B. Improved performance on well-learned/easy tasks and deterioration in performance on poorly learned/difficult tasks
   C. Deterioration in performance on well-learned/easy tasks and improved performance on poorly learned/difficult tasks
   D. Deterioration in performance on both well-learned/easy tasks and poorly learned/difficult tasks

4. According to research by Latane and Darley, why did witnesses fail to intervene and help Kitty Genovese before she was murdered?

   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

5. Why did Zimbardo and his collaborators (1982) have to terminate their Stanford Prison Study?

   A. The participants were not conforming to their roles
   B. The guards were not prepared to harass, humiliate and intimidate the prisoners
   C. The prisoners increasingly showed signs of individual and group disintegration
   D. The experiment was set in a real prison with real prisoners, which raised a fierce human rights debate

6. In the 1957 Sidney Lumet film Twelve Angry Men, 12 jurors have to decide over the guilt or innocence of a young man changed with the murder of his father. At the outset, all but one of the jurors are convinced of the youth’s guilt. The lone juror (played by Henry Fond (a) actively attempts to change their minds, standing firm, committed self-confident and unwavering. One by one the other jurors change sides, until in the end they all agree that the accused in not guilty. Which form of social influence is this an example of?

   A. Conformity
   B. Minority influence
   C. Normative influence
   D. Informational influence

7. Research suggests that we seek out the company of others because of which motives?

   A. To obtain information
   B. To reduce anxiety
   C. To compare ourselves with similar others
   D. All of the above
   E. None of the above

8. According to social identity theory, from what do we derive a large part of our identity and feelings about ourselves?

   A. Where we were born
   B. The amount of prejudice experienced
   C. The groups we belong to
   D. Competition between groups
   E. None of the above

9. According to social identity theory, from what do we derive a large part of our identity and feelings about ourselves?

   A. Where we were born
   B. The amount of prejudice experienced
   C. The groups we belong to
   D. Competition between groups
   E. None of the above

10. Viewing people from different groups as individuals and viewing people from different subgroups(such as Scots and English) as members of a single superordinate group represent which two types of prejudice reduction strategies?

    A. Intergroup contact
    B. Decategorization
    C. Recategorization
    D. a and b
    E. b and c