Poverty is more likely to be viewed as a result of laziness by_______ and a result of situational influences by _______.
A)evolutionary psychologists; social psychologists
B)the actor-observer bias; the fundamental attribution error
C)collectivists; individualists
D)wealthy people; people living in poverty
The Stanford prison experiment revealed that
A)few college students are vulnerable to artificially createdsocial roles.
B)only individuals with personality problems are vulnerable tosocial roles.
C)trained professionals are less susceptible to social rolesthan college students.
D)ordinary college students will quickly become cruel toinnocent people.
Which is true of social stereotypes?
A)Stereotypes are always negative.
B)Most stereotypes are rational.
C)We are consciously aware of all of our stereotypes.
D)Stereotypes increase prejudice.
piano student mastered a difficult piece of music after manyhours of practice at home. At his next lesson, he played the piecefor his piano teacher. He then performed it in front of anenthusiastic audience, and finally, in front of a critical panel ofjudges. According to the theory of social facilitation, which ofthese was likely to be his worst performance?
A)Playing at home after mastering the piece
B)Performing for an enthusiastic audience
C)Playing for his piano teacher
D)Performing for a panel of judges
