Florida National University Multiple Choice Questions

1. proximity.
2. complementarity.
3. similarity.
4. in-grouping.
5. propinquity.

10 PointsAccording to Freud, a boy’s sexual attachment to his mother and jealousy of his father is called

1. countertransference.
2. transference.
3. the Oedipus complex.
4. the Electra complex.
5. habituation.

10 PointsWhich of these strangers is most likely to help a woman who has fainted at the mall?

1. Sara, who is delivering pizza
2. Leah, who is late for piano practice
3. Zeb, who is a famous actor
4. Erika, who has had CPR training
5. Matt, who is homeless

10 PointsWhen Anna looks at some modern artwork at the museum, she often thinks she sees human figures or faces and likes to make up stories about them. When she tells the stories to her friend, her friend says that the stories reflect Anna’s unconscious thoughts. In psychological terms, what Anna does is most similar to

1. a projective test.
2. naturalistic observation.
3. classical conditioning.
4. behavior sampling.
5. an objective test.

10 PointsSolomon Asch is best known for his studies involving

1. liberal and conservative attitudes.
2. conformity.
3. administering shocks to an elderly man.
4. teen-age camping groups.
5. prisoners.

10 PointsIn Solomon Asch’s study on conformity, the number of confederates was found to have a significant impact on the participants’ likelihood of giving an incorrect answer. How many confederates did Asch find maximized the likelihood of conformity occurring?

1. 2
2. 6
3. 15
4. 12
5. 3

10 PointsThe Freudian concept of ________ refers to the part of personality responsible for the appropriate channeling of drives.

1. id
2. libido
3. unconscious
4. ego
5. superego

10 PointsA landlord who refuses to rent an apartment to a homosexual is

1. a compassionate conservative.
2. conforming to prevailing social attitudes.
3. discriminating.
4. not a good Samaritan.
5. scapegoating.

10 PointsFrank and Gina are looking at an abstract painting in a museum. Gina describes objects and people she thinks she sees in the painting. Frank says, “It’s a bunch of paint thrown on a canvas.” Gina responds, “No, there is so much here that you just don’t see.” During lunch they agree that their experience reminds them of what concept they learned in introductory psychology?

1. projective testing
2. trait theory
3. social cognition
4. reciprocal determinism
5. the Big Five

10 PointsA negative action against an individual based solely on his or her group membership is

1. scapegoating.
2. social adjustment.
3. prejudice.
4. discrimination.
5. bystander effect.