The study in which college students attached a bumper sticker for a militant black organization to their cars and then received frequent traffic citations demonstrates:

Related Mcqs:

1. Natasha claimed that her failure to get “A’s” in all her college courses meant she was incompetent. Her therapist calmly challenged this assertion, commenting, “By your strange calculations, well over 90 percent of all college students are incompetent!” The therapist’s response was most typical of a(n)______therapist.

   A. eclectic
   B. psychoanalytic
   C. cognitive
   D. behavior

2. A child has leaned to avoid a furry, black cat. However, she still plays with her grandmother’s short-haired tabby. Her response demonstrates?

   A. negative transfer
   B. extinction
   C. discrimination
   D. successive approximation

3. After she received a free hand- painted Christmas ornament from a religious organization, Mrs. Montevecchi felt obligated to mail a cash donation to the organization, Her response to the free gift best illustrates the impact of:

   A. the fundamental attribution error
   B. the just- world phenomenon
   C. the mere exposure effect
   D. the reciprocity norm

4. We wish to test the hypothesis that music improves learning. We compare test scores of students who study to music with those who study in silence, Which of the following is an extraneous variable in this experiments?

   A. the presence or absence of music
   B. the students test scores
   C. the amount of time allowed the studying
   D. silence

5. Rowena expects to be rewarded by her parents with a major present, such as a new car, if she graduates from college with honors. Her resulting hard work in college best illustrates the_________theory of motivation.

   A. instinct
   B. drive reduction
   C. incentive
   D. evolutionary

6. Students who do better in high school tend to do better in college. This is an example of:

   A. a negative correlation
   B. a zero correlation
   C. a positive correlation
   D. a perfect correlation

7. College students routinely underestimate how much time it was take them to complete assigned course projects. This best illustrates the impact of:

   A. the representativeness heuristic
   B. framing
   C. overconfidence
   D. functional fixedness

8. Montel, a white university student, is on academic probation for poor grades. Ever since he received notice of his probation, Montel has become increasingly hostile toward racial minority students and staff on campus. His increasing hostility can best be explained in terms of:

   A. the reciprocity norm
   B. the scapegoat theory
   C. ingroup bias
   D. the just- world phenomenon

9. Even though smoking marijuana would reduce the pain associated with her chronic medical condition, Juanita believes I would be morally wrong because it is prohibited by the laws of her state. Kholberg would suggest that Juantia demonstrates a(n)_______morality.

   A. unconventional
   B. preconventional
   C. proportional
   D. conventional

10. A child has learned to get his or her way with a younger sibling by using physical intimidation. If her or she uses the same tactics on peers, this demonstrates:

    A. social learning
    B. classical conditioning
    C. assimilation
    D. accommodation