Question 1

Warmth, closeness and sharing in a relationship is called

Accepted Answer

A)  passion. 
B)  commitment. 
C)  intimacy. 
D)  love. 
A)  passion. 
B)  commitment. 
C)  intimacy. 
D)  love.

Question 2

According to Hazan and Shaver's model of infant attachment and romantic love, adults with which of the following attachment styles are MOST likely to report more intense emotional highs and lows in their romantic relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  secure 
B)  insecure 
C)  avoidant 
D)  anxious-ambivalent 
A)  secure 
B)  insecure 
C)  avoidant 
D)  anxious-ambivalent

Question 3

Sternberg proposed that the ____ component(s) of love peak early in a relationship and then decrease.

Accepted Answer

A)  intimacy 
B)  commitment 
C)  intimacy and commitment 
D)  passionate 
A)  intimacy 
B)  commitment 
C)  intimacy and commitment 
D)  passionate

Question 4

A person who is low in both attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance has which attachment style?

Accepted Answer

A)  secure 
B)  preoccupied 
C)  avoidant-dismissing 
D)  avoidant-fearful 
A)  secure 
B)  preoccupied 
C)  avoidant-dismissing 
D)  avoidant-fearful

Question 5

An actor tends to attribute the cause of his behaviors differently than observers, in large part, because an actor has

Accepted Answer

A)  less knowledge concerning situational factors. 
B)  less knowledge concerning his personality. 
C)  more knowledge concerning situational factors. 
D)  more knowledge concerning his personality. 
A)  less knowledge concerning situational factors. 
B)  less knowledge concerning his personality. 
C)  more knowledge concerning situational factors. 
D)  more knowledge concerning his personality.

Question 6

Fear arousal is likely to be an effective persuasive tactic

Accepted Answer

A)  as long as the negative consequences to be avoided are perceived as fairly unlikely. 
B)  as long as the receiver thinks the source's advice is reasonable. 
C)  with people who are familiar with both sides of the issue. 
D)  if the negative consequences are extremely unpleasant, fairly probable if the receivers don't follow the source's advice, and avoidable if they do. 
A)  as long as the negative consequences to be avoided are perceived as fairly unlikely. 
B)  as long as the receiver thinks the source's advice is reasonable. 
C)  with people who are familiar with both sides of the issue. 
D)  if the negative consequences are extremely unpleasant, fairly probable if the receivers don't follow the source's advice, and avoidable if they do.

Question 7

Marriages arranged by families and other go-betweens remain common in cultures high in

Accepted Answer

A)  individualism 
B)  collectivism 
C)  self-perception 
D)  self-monitoring 
A)  individualism 
B)  collectivism 
C)  self-perception 
D)  self-monitoring

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to inconsistencies between attitudes and behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  many behaviors occur spontaneously and are not products of thoughtful deliberation 
B)  often attitudes are measured in general ways while the predicted behaviors are usually specific 
C)  people tend to be deceptive in describing their attitudes and honest in describing their behavior 
D)  situational constraints influence behavior 
A)  many behaviors occur spontaneously and are not products of thoughtful deliberation 
B)  often attitudes are measured in general ways while the predicted behaviors are usually specific 
C)  people tend to be deceptive in describing their attitudes and honest in describing their behavior 
D)  situational constraints influence behavior

Question 9

When people engage in behavior that is inconsistent with their true feelings they are engaging in

Accepted Answer

A)  discrimination. 
B)  counterattitudinal behavior. 
C)  conformity. 
D)  obedience. 
A)  discrimination. 
B)  counterattitudinal behavior. 
C)  conformity. 
D)  obedience.

Question 10

Putting personal goals ahead of group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  hedonism. 
B)  dispositional attributional bias. 
C)  egocentrism. 
D)  individualism. 
A)  hedonism. 
B)  dispositional attributional bias. 
C)  egocentrism. 
D)  individualism.

Question 11

The tendency of males and females of approximately equal physical attractiveness to select each other as partners is referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A)  matching hypothesis. 
B)  reciprocity effect. 
C)  similarity effect. 
D)  least common denominator effect. 
A)  matching hypothesis. 
B)  reciprocity effect. 
C)  similarity effect. 
D)  least common denominator effect.

Question 12

A number of studies have shown that attitudes are only mediocre predictors of behavior. One explanation for this finding is that

Accepted Answer

A)  attitudes may are measured in very general ways that are not likely to predict specific behavior. 
B)  researchers failed to operationalize the concept of an attitude. 
C)  subjects often intentionally lie about both their attitudes and their behavior. 
D)  researchers failed to take variations in attitude strength into account. 
A)  attitudes may are measured in very general ways that are not likely to predict specific behavior. 
B)  researchers failed to operationalize the concept of an attitude. 
C)  subjects often intentionally lie about both their attitudes and their behavior. 
D)  researchers failed to take variations in attitude strength into account.

Question 13

In Festinger and Carlsmith's classic study of cognitive dissonance, which group of subjects experienced both a high level of cognitive dissonance and exhibited more attitude change?

Accepted Answer

A)  subjects who were offered $1 to "lie" and accepted the offer 
B)  subjects who were offered $1 to "lie" and refused the offer 
C)  subjects who were offered $20 to "lie" and accepted the offer 
D)  subjects who were offered $20 to "lie" and refused the offer 
A)  subjects who were offered $1 to "lie" and accepted the offer 
B)  subjects who were offered $1 to "lie" and refused the offer 
C)  subjects who were offered $20 to "lie" and accepted the offer 
D)  subjects who were offered $20 to "lie" and refused the offer

Question 14

A warm, trusting, tolerant affection for another whose life is deeply intertwined with one's own is called

Accepted Answer

A)  passionate love. 
B)  compassionate love. 
C)  platonic love. 
D)  intimate love. 
A)  passionate love. 
B)  compassionate love. 
C)  platonic love. 
D)  intimate love.

Question 15

Judd notices that every time he is in a bookstore, he spends more time browsing through the new books in the non-fiction section than looking at the latest novels and best sellers. Consequently, Judd decides he must really prefer non-fiction books. In this example, Judd has formed his attitude in the manner suggested by

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive dissonance theory. 
B)  observational learning theory. 
C)  the fundamental attribution error. 
D)  self-perception theory. 
A)  cognitive dissonance theory. 
B)  observational learning theory. 
C)  the fundamental attribution error. 
D)  self-perception theory.

Question 16

Arguments that are in conflict with one's prior attitudes are scrutinized longer and subjected to more skeptical analysis than are arguments that are consistent with one's prior beliefs. This finding is MOST consistent with which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  disconfirmation bias 
B)  the matching hypothesis 
C)  cognitive dissonance 
D)  the fundamental attribution error 
A)  disconfirmation bias 
B)  the matching hypothesis 
C)  cognitive dissonance 
D)  the fundamental attribution error

Question 17

Bertha's idea of a potential partner is that he had to be tall, dark and successful. Tito is a tall, African American male who owns a very successful video rental business. Based on the research on the influence of romantic ideals on how relationships progress you would predict that Bertha would

Accepted Answer

A)  be attracted to Tito because he matches her romantic ideals. 
B)  be attracted to Tito because they are similar in age. 
C)  dislike Tito because he holds opposite political views, and dissimilarity causes disdain. 
D)  be attracted to Tito because he reciprocates her values. 
A)  be attracted to Tito because he matches her romantic ideals. 
B)  be attracted to Tito because they are similar in age. 
C)  dislike Tito because he holds opposite political views, and dissimilarity causes disdain. 
D)  be attracted to Tito because he reciprocates her values.

Question 18

Observers tend to attribute actors' behavior to ____ factors and actors tend to attribute their own behavior to ____ factors.

Accepted Answer

A)  situational; dispositional 
B)  dispositional; situational 
C)  dispositional; dispositional 
D)  situational; situational 
A)  situational; dispositional 
B)  dispositional; situational 
C)  dispositional; dispositional 
D)  situational; situational

Question 19

Inferences that people draw about the causes of events and theirs and others' behaviors are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudices. 
B)  attributions. 
C)  self-serving biases. 
D)  stereotypes. 
A)  prejudices. 
B)  attributions. 
C)  self-serving biases. 
D)  stereotypes.

Question 20

Tally just heard that her neighbor, Rupert, was involved in an automobile accident. If Tally concludes that Rupert's reckless driving habits caused the accident, she has

Accepted Answer

A)  made an internal attribution. 
B)  made a self-serving attribution. 
C)  made an external attribution. 
D)  been influenced by an illusory correlation. 
A)  made an internal attribution. 
B)  made a self-serving attribution. 
C)  made an external attribution. 
D)  been influenced by an illusory correlation.

Exam 31: Social Behavior Part 1

Warmth, closeness and sharing in a relationship is called

According to Hazan and Shaver's model of infant attachment and romantic love, adults with which of the following attachment styles are MOST likely to report more intense emotional highs and lows in their romantic relationships?

Sternberg proposed that the ____ component(s) of love peak early in a relationship and then decrease.

A person who is low in both attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance has which attachment style?

An actor tends to attribute the cause of his behaviors differently than observers, in large part, because an actor has

Fear arousal is likely to be an effective persuasive tactic

Marriages arranged by families and other go-betweens remain common in cultures high in

Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to inconsistencies between attitudes and behavior?

When people engage in behavior that is inconsistent with their true feelings they are engaging in

Putting personal goals ahead of group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes is referred to as

The tendency of males and females of approximately equal physical attractiveness to select each other as partners is referred to as the

A number of studies have shown that attitudes are only mediocre predictors of behavior. One explanation for this finding is that

In Festinger and Carlsmith's classic study of cognitive dissonance, which group of subjects experienced both a high level of cognitive dissonance and exhibited more attitude change?

A warm, trusting, tolerant affection for another whose life is deeply intertwined with one's own is called

Arguments that are in conflict with one's prior attitudes are scrutinized longer and subjected to more skeptical analysis than are arguments that are consistent with one's prior beliefs. This finding is MOST consistent with which of the following concepts?

Bertha's idea of a potential partner is that he had to be tall, dark and successful. Tito is a tall, African American male who owns a very successful video rental business. Based on the research on the influence of romantic ideals on how relationships progress you would predict that Bertha would

Observers tend to attribute actors' behavior to ____ factors and actors tend to attribute their own behavior to ____ factors.

Inferences that people draw about the causes of events and theirs and others' behaviors are known as

Tally just heard that her neighbor, Rupert, was involved in an automobile accident. If Tally concludes that Rupert's reckless driving habits caused the accident, she has

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