1. How individuals are affected by the presence of others is the
focus of study in the field of
Correct : B. social psychology.
2. Karen smokes two packs of cigarettes a day. However, she is aware that smoking is harmful to her health; therefore, she holds two conflicting or dissonant thoughts. If Karen were to reduce her cognitive dissonance by changing her attitude, she might say to herself,
Correct : A. "smoking really isn\t that dangerous."
3. Which is a method to reduce prejudice?
Correct : D. mutual interdependence
4. An ongoing pattern of life including such things as language,
customs and sex roles is called
Correct : D. culture.
5. A reference group is
Correct : D. any group whose values and attitudes are seen as relevant to one\s own.
6. Studies of conformity indicate that people are more apt to be
influenced by others if they
Correct : A. are concerned about the approval of others.