Question

6. Which of the three “classic” notions of centrality describes the extent to which a position has short paths to all other positions in the network? A. Degree B. Betweenness C. Coreness D. Bonacich Power E. Closeness

7. Fill in the blank: When asked about things they don’t understand in a survey context, subjects tend to —————. A. skip the question B. refuse to answer the question C. give the correct answer D. make something up E. go research the correct answer

8. Which of the three “classic” notions of centrality describes the extent to which a position serves as a bridge? A. Betweenness B. Closeness C. Degree D. Bonacich Power E. Coreness

10. Which of the following does Bulgatz not identify as contributing to the end of the Florida Land Boom of the 1920s? A. A decline in new investments in late 1925 B. The hurricane of 1926 C. Deliberate action by Florida officials to curb boosterism D. Cascading defaults of leveraged purchases E. Uncertainty regarding the taxability of paper profits on land sales

14. Fill in the blank: In their studies of coin toss prediction, Langer and Roth found that a substantial minority of subjects —————. A. were able to influence the outcomes of coin tosses B. believed that distractions would impair their performance, while practice would im- prove it C. exhibited preference reversal for coin-toss gambles D. were convinced that they had psychic powers E. correctly predicted coin toss outcomes more than 75% of the time

16. Which of the following types of position is generally strongest in positive exchange networks? A. Pendants B. Bridges C. k-cores D. Clique members E. Hubs

18. In a series of studies relating group size to helping behavior, Latan ́e and colleagues obtained what general result? A. Group size had no overall effect on helping B. Small groups and large groups both generated more helping than medium-sized groups C. Helping decreased with group size D. Helping increased with group size E. Small groups and large groups both generated less helping than medium-sized groups

19. Under Affect Control Theory, what would the boldface element in the event “An angry manager yells at a lazy worker in the boardroom.” be called? A. An actor B. A transient state C. A setting D. An object E. A behavior

20. Which of the following is not a saliency manipulation which has been shown to lead to attributions of causal significance? A. placing the focal actor in the background B. shining a bright light on the focal actor C. having the focal actor wear a brightly colored shirt D. placing the focal actor in front of the subject E. making the focal actor appear to be unusual (e.g., a minority)

Answer 1

6) Solution: Closeness

Explanation: Closeness notion tells the extent to which a position acts as shortest path

　

7) Solution: make something up

Explanation: When asked about issues they don’t understand in a context of survey subjects likely to something up

　

8) Solution: Closeness

Explanation: Closeness notion tells the extent to which a position acts as a bridge

　

10) Solution: Deliberate action by Florida officials to curb boosterism

Explanation: A Deliberate action of Florida officials was not included as contributing to the end of the Florida Land Boom

　

14) Solution: believed that distractions would impair their performance, while practice would improve it

Explanation: Langer and Roth felt that distractions would impair three performances; however the practice would enhance it

　

16) Solution: Clique members

Explanation: The position of clique members is highest in positive exchange networks?

　

18) Solution: Helping decreased with group size

Explanation: the relating group size to helping behavior in series of studies the result will decrease with group size

　

19) Solution: A transient state

Explanation: A transient state occurs when manager who is angry yells at a lazy worker in the boardroom

　

20) Solution: placing the focal actor in the background

Explanation: The placement of the focal actor in the background is not a saliency manipulation