Test 5 & 6 questions Flashcards
A group we feel an affinity or closeness to is called _____.
A. an out-group
B. reference group
C. an in-group
D. open group
C
As group size increases the following usually happens _____.
A. increases in formality and intimacy
B. decreases in formality and intimacy
C. decrease in formality and increase in intimacy
D. increase in formality and decrease in intimacy
D
Group think is often marked by ______.
A. decision made without objective though
B. conformity to group consensus
C. presence of a strong leader
D. all of the above
D
A term used to describe “normlessness”, alienation and loss of purpose is ______.
A. anomie
B. rationalization
C. solidarity
D. objectification
A
A group used to evaluate yourself ____.
A. virtual community
B. reference group
C. secondary network
D. cult
B
An experiment that investigated our willingness to conform to group expectations and or authority was done by _____.
A. Asch
B. Milgram
C. Zimbardo
D. All of the above
D
A collection of people who share some attribute, identify with one another and interact with each other is called a/an _______.
A. crowd
B. group
C. aggregate
D. cult
B
Social group whose interactions are mediated through information technologies is called a/an _____.
A. virtual community
B. reference group
C. secondary group
D. secondary network
A
A sense of solidarity and loyalty to a group you belong too is called _____.
A. group think
B. social identity
C. group cohesion
D. group diffusion
C
Deviant behavior ____.
A. changes over time
B. is culturally based
C. found in all societies
D. all of the above
D
Behavior that violates society’s norms and causes a negative reaction is considered to be _____.
A. prosocial
B. deviant
C. intrusive
D. normative
B
When deviant behavior is believed to threaten the public safety or values it is often viewed as _______ behavior.
A. criminal
B. nepotism
C. defiant
D. prosocial
A
The Uniform Crime Report is based on ______.
A. crime reported by police
B. victim surveys
C. random courthouse samplings
D. district attorney reports
A
The US homicide rate is ____ compared to most other technologically advanced nations.
A. lower
B. about the same
C. significantly higher
C
Compared to most technologically advanced nations the US rate of incarceration is _____.
A. lower
B. about the same
C. significantly higher
C
Things that prevent us from doing them out of fear of the consequences are called ______.
A. deterrence
B. negative response
C. shaming
D. stigma
A
The tendency of inmates upon release to return to prison is called _____.
A. deterrence
B. just rewards
C. cost response
D. recidivism
D
Agreeing with society’s values and means to achieve social and economic goals is consistent with Merton’s _____ theory.
A. strain
B. labeling
C. behavioral
D. control
A
A theory on crime that emphasized that criminal and deviant behavior is learned is ______.
A. labeling
B. control theory
C. differential association
D. positivism
C
People’s response to deviant behavior is central to this theory _____.
A. psycho-analysis
B. labeling
C. marxism
D. dramaturgy
B
Hirschi’s social control theory emphasized the development of ____ as helping to protect individuals from becoming involved in criminal behavior.
A. social hierarchy
B. defense mechanism
C. social networks
D. social bonds
D
Punishment that tries to reform criminal is often referred to as _____.
A. retribution
B. incapacitation
C. rehabilitation
D. re-naming
C
When socio-economic status is controlled for differences in crime rates among different racial and ethnic groups ______.
A. increase
B. decrease
C. remain the same
B
A web of direct or indirect tires connecting people to others _____.
A. anomie
B. social network
C. out group
D. bonded group
B
Leadership style concerned with emotional and relational harmony within the group _____.
A. expressive leadership
B. instrumental leadership
C. laissez faire
D. authoritarian leadership
A
