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The belief that people get the outcomes they deserve is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A pattern of behaviour expected of a person in a given setting or group is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment of 1971 had to be ended after only:Read the answer and worked solution →Attitudes have affective, behavioural and which third component?Read the answer and worked solution →Leon Festinger in 1957 defined the discomfort of holding inconsistent beliefs and behaviours as:Read the answer and worked solution →Carl Hovland's research on persuasion for the U.S. Army led to the:Read the answer and worked solution →A car ad stressing safety data and fuel economy uses which route to persuasion?Read the answer and worked solution →An athlete endorsing shoes persuades through the:Read the answer and worked solution →Getting someone to agree to a small request before a larger one is the:Read the answer and worked solution →In Asch's line studies, what share of participants conformed to the group at least once?Read the answer and worked solution →In Milgram's experiment, what share of participants continued shocking to the maximum voltage?Read the answer and worked solution →Milgram's shocks increased in 15-volt steps up to:Read the answer and worked solution →Group members modifying opinions to match what they think the group consensus is, is:Read the answer and worked solution →The US-Soviet nuclear arms race is an example of a:Read the answer and worked solution →Doing less work in a group project because others will pick up the slack is:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the attribution biasesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the conformity wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the classic studiesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the social psychology namesRead the answer and worked solution →Fit in or be rightRead the answer and worked solution →Sort persuasion, conformity and groupsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Social psychology bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The belief that people get the outcomes they deserve is the:

  1. Contact hypothesis
  2. Just-world hypothesis
  3. Halo hypothesis
  4. Asch hypothesis
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Correct answer: B. Just-world hypothesis

1. It makes the world seem fair and predictable. 2. It is the just-world hypothesis. 3. One consequence is blaming the poor for poverty. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 12, Social Psychology (CC BY 4.0)._

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A pattern of behaviour expected of a person in a given setting or group is a:

  1. Social script
  2. Social trap
  3. Social role
  4. Social norm
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Correct answer: C. Social role

1. Student, parent and lifeguard are examples. 2. Each is a social role. 3. Norms define what the role expects. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 12, Social Psychology (CC BY 4.0)._

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Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment of 1971 had to be ended after only:

  1. Six weeks
  2. Two months
  3. One year
  4. Six days
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Correct answer: D. Six days

1. Guards became sadistic and prisoners hopeless. 2. It ended after six days. 3. Even Zimbardo acted as a real prison supervisor. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 12, Social Psychology (CC BY 4.0)._

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