Question 1

In affluent countries, once a comfortable income level is reached, more money _____ long-term rewards.

Accepted Answer

A)  increases 
B)  decreases 
C)  correlates positively with 
D)  does not affect 
A)  increases 
B)  decreases 
C)  correlates positively with 
D)  does not affect

Question 2

Why does materialism fail to satisfy?

Accepted Answer

Materialism, the belief that physical ma

Question 3

Which of the following is a way climate educators can apply social psychology's principles in overcoming misinformation and motivated reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoid connecting message to the audience's values. 
B)  Ensure the values have political color. 
C)  Nudge people by using "green defaults." 
D)  Avoid thinking local. 
A)  Avoid connecting message to the audience's values. 
B)  Ensure the values have political color. 
C)  Nudge people by using "green defaults." 
D)  Avoid thinking local.

Question 4

In 1960, the earth carried 3 billion people and 127 million cars. Today, it has more than _____ billion people and _____ billion cars.

Accepted Answer

A)  4; 75 
B)  5; 100 
C)  6; 300 
D)  7; 1 
A)  4; 75 
B)  5; 100 
C)  6; 300 
D)  7; 1

Question 5

In 2014, what percentage of entering collegians stated that it is "very important or essential" that they become "very well-off financially"?

Accepted Answer

A)  39 percent 
B)  55 percent 
C)  65 percent 
D)  82 percent 
A)  39 percent 
B)  55 percent 
C)  65 percent 
D)  82 percent

Question 6

A way in which social psychologists can point out greater well-being is by

Accepted Answer

A)  informing people that material growth automatically leads to improved human morale. 
B)  suggesting that money should be the prominent source in improving contentment and morale. 
C)  encouraging alternative, intrinsic values of achieving contentment. 
D)  recommending economists to implement a taxless economic structure. 
A)  informing people that material growth automatically leads to improved human morale. 
B)  suggesting that money should be the prominent source in improving contentment and morale. 
C)  encouraging alternative, intrinsic values of achieving contentment. 
D)  recommending economists to implement a taxless economic structure.

Question 7

_____ agree that money buys happiness, whereas _____ agree that a little more money will make one a little happier.

Accepted Answer

A)  Most; few 
B)  All; none 
C)  Few; most 
D)  None; all 
A)  Most; few 
B)  All; none 
C)  Few; most 
D)  None; all

Question 8

Increased consumption has contributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  global warming. 
B)  the advance of polar icecaps. 
C)  decreased greenhouse gases. 
D)  increased birth rates in industrialized nations. 
A)  global warming. 
B)  the advance of polar icecaps. 
C)  decreased greenhouse gases. 
D)  increased birth rates in industrialized nations.

Question 9

Bogota, Colombia's former mayor believes in all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  building more parks. 
B)  increasing school enrollment. 
C)  that a city is successful not when it's rich, but when its people are happy. 
D)  having more income from visitors. 
A)  building more parks. 
B)  increasing school enrollment. 
C)  that a city is successful not when it's rich, but when its people are happy. 
D)  having more income from visitors.

Question 10

Exploding populations and increasing consumption have produced serious interrelated problems of all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  deforestation. 
B)  climate destabilization. 
C)  decreased carbon monoxide. 
D)  depletion of wild fish. 
A)  deforestation. 
B)  climate destabilization. 
C)  decreased carbon monoxide. 
D)  depletion of wild fish.

Question 11

Identify a true statement about the relationship between climate and conflict.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cold climate amplifies ethnic aggression. 
B)  Conflicts are least frequent in cities that experience high temperatures. 
C)  Violence is more common during hotter summers. 
D)  For social stability, climate does not matter. 
A)  Cold climate amplifies ethnic aggression. 
B)  Conflicts are least frequent in cities that experience high temperatures. 
C)  Violence is more common during hotter summers. 
D)  For social stability, climate does not matter.

Question 12

Frank has been feeling a great deal of stress lately because he has been struggling to meet his monthly expenses. Naturally, then, he is ecstatic when he receives a raise at work. After a few weeks, though, he again finds himself struggling to make his credit payments. Frank's situation is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the adaptation-level phenomenon. 
B)  social comparison. 
C)  the ingroup bias. 
D)  the misinformation effect. 
A)  the adaptation-level phenomenon. 
B)  social comparison. 
C)  the ingroup bias. 
D)  the misinformation effect.

Question 13

Tina, a single mom, just making ends meet, feels most dissatisfied with her current material circumstances after watching an episode of "The Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." Her feelings are best understood in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  impact bias. 
B)  reactance theory. 
C)  relative deprivation. 
D)  downward social comparison. 
A)  impact bias. 
B)  reactance theory. 
C)  relative deprivation. 
D)  downward social comparison.

Question 14

Downward social comparison facilitates

Accepted Answer

A)  guilt. 
B)  contentment. 
C)  depression. 
D)  empathy. 
A)  guilt. 
B)  contentment. 
C)  depression. 
D)  empathy.

Question 15

Both the social comparison and the adaptation-level phenomenon imply that the quest for happiness through material achievement requires

Accepted Answer

A)  that other people do poorly. 
B)  that other people view us as wealthy. 
C)  that other people envy us. 
D)  that we continuously expand our own affluence. 
A)  that other people do poorly. 
B)  that other people view us as wealthy. 
C)  that other people envy us. 
D)  that we continuously expand our own affluence.

Question 16

Which statement is NOT true about wealth being a determinant of individual well-being?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is hardly any correlation between national wealth and well-being. 
B)  In nations that reach $20 GDP per person, higher levels of national wealth were not predictive of increased well-being. 
C)  Where low income threatens basic needs, being relatively well-off does predict greater well-being. 
D)  In affluent countries people with money perceive more control over their lives. 
A)  There is hardly any correlation between national wealth and well-being. 
B)  In nations that reach $20 GDP per person, higher levels of national wealth were not predictive of increased well-being. 
C)  Where low income threatens basic needs, being relatively well-off does predict greater well-being. 
D)  In affluent countries people with money perceive more control over their lives.

Question 17

In the context of materialism, which of the following is an example of an extrinsic goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  engaging in activities that lead to the growth of the community 
B)  focusing on close relationships 
C)  emphasizing one's wealth and beauty 
D)  exhibiting greater concern for nature 
A)  engaging in activities that lead to the growth of the community 
B)  focusing on close relationships 
C)  emphasizing one's wealth and beauty 
D)  exhibiting greater concern for nature

Question 18

Koo and her colleagues (2008) had people write about how they might never have met their romantic partner. Compared to others who wrote about meeting their partner and imagining not having the relationship they expressed

Accepted Answer

A)  dissatisfaction. 
B)  anger. 
C)  satisfaction. 
D)  sadness. 
A)  dissatisfaction. 
B)  anger. 
C)  satisfaction. 
D)  sadness.

Question 19

In affluent countries, increased life satisfaction

Accepted Answer

A)  increases continuously with higher levels of income. 
B)  is positively correlated with income levels regardless of the increase of income levels. 
C)  increased rapidly among Americans when their income levels go beyond $100. 
D)  is affected by diminishing long-term returns on their incomes. 
A)  increases continuously with higher levels of income. 
B)  is positively correlated with income levels regardless of the increase of income levels. 
C)  increased rapidly among Americans when their income levels go beyond $100. 
D)  is affected by diminishing long-term returns on their incomes.

Question 20

How might climate educators apply social psychology's principles to overcome misinformation and motivated reasoning?

Accepted Answer

Climate educators can apply social psych

In affluent countries, once a comfortable income level is reached, more money _____ long-term rewards.

Why does materialism fail to satisfy?

Which of the following is a way climate educators can apply social psychology's principles in overcoming misinformation and motivated reasoning?

In 1960, the earth carried 3 billion people and 127 million cars. Today, it has more than _ billion people and _ billion cars.

In 2014, what percentage of entering collegians stated that it is "very important or essential" that they become "very well-off financially"?

A way in which social psychologists can point out greater well-being is by

_ agree that money buys happiness, whereas _ agree that a little more money will make one a little happier.

Increased consumption has contributed to

Bogota, Colombia's former mayor believes in all of the following EXCEPT

Exploding populations and increasing consumption have produced serious interrelated problems of all of the following EXCEPT

Identify a true statement about the relationship between climate and conflict.

Tina, a single mom, just making ends meet, feels most dissatisfied with her current material circumstances after watching an episode of "The Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." Her feelings are best understood in terms of

Downward social comparison facilitates

Both the social comparison and the adaptation-level phenomenon imply that the quest for happiness through material achievement requires

Which statement is NOT true about wealth being a determinant of individual well-being?

In the context of materialism, which of the following is an example of an extrinsic goal?

Koo and her colleagues (2008) had people write about how they might never have met their romantic partner. Compared to others who wrote about meeting their partner and imagining not having the relationship they expressed

In affluent countries, increased life satisfaction

How might climate educators apply social psychology's principles to overcome misinformation and motivated reasoning?

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

The Biology of Mind

Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

Developing Through the Life Span

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking and Language

Intelligence

What Drives Us: Hunger, Sex, Friendship, and Achievement

Emotions, Stress, and Health

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

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Exam 16: Therapy

In affluent countries, once a comfortable income level is reached, more money _____ long-term rewards.

Why does materialism fail to satisfy?

Which of the following is a way climate educators can apply social psychology's principles in overcoming misinformation and motivated reasoning?

In 1960, the earth carried 3 billion people and 127 million cars. Today, it has more than _____ billion people and _____ billion cars.

In 2014, what percentage of entering collegians stated that it is "very important or essential" that they become "very well-off financially"?

A way in which social psychologists can point out greater well-being is by

_____ agree that money buys happiness, whereas _____ agree that a little more money will make one a little happier.

Increased consumption has contributed to

Bogota, Colombia's former mayor believes in all of the following EXCEPT

Exploding populations and increasing consumption have produced serious interrelated problems of all of the following EXCEPT

Identify a true statement about the relationship between climate and conflict.

Tina, a single mom, just making ends meet, feels most dissatisfied with her current material circumstances after watching an episode of "The Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." Her feelings are best understood in terms of

Downward social comparison facilitates

Both the social comparison and the adaptation-level phenomenon imply that the quest for happiness through material achievement requires

Which statement is NOT true about wealth being a determinant of individual well-being?

In the context of materialism, which of the following is an example of an extrinsic goal?

Koo and her colleagues (2008) had people write about how they might never have met their romantic partner. Compared to others who wrote about meeting their partner and imagining not having the relationship they expressed

In affluent countries, increased life satisfaction

How might climate educators apply social psychology's principles to overcome misinformation and motivated reasoning?

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

The Biology of Mind

Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

Developing Through the Life Span

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking and Language

Intelligence

What Drives Us: Hunger, Sex, Friendship, and Achievement

Emotions, Stress, and Health

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Filters

In 1960, the earth carried 3 billion people and 127 million cars. Today, it has more than _ billion people and _ billion cars.

_ agree that money buys happiness, whereas _ agree that a little more money will make one a little happier.