Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a feature shared by both the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Tragedy of the Commons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both tempt people to explain their own behavior dispositionally. 
B)  Participants tend to commit the fundamental attribution error. 
C)  Participants' motives change in the course of the entrapment. 
D)  Both are non-zero-sum games. 
A)  Both tempt people to explain their own behavior dispositionally. 
B)  Participants tend to commit the fundamental attribution error. 
C)  Participants' motives change in the course of the entrapment. 
D)  Both are non-zero-sum games.

Question 2

David and Julie fought over what to name their new puppy, until finally they went to their son for a decision. David and Julie relied on _____ to resolve their conflict.

Accepted Answer

A)  subjugation 
B)  bargaining 
C)  conciliation 
D)  arbitration 
A)  subjugation 
B)  bargaining 
C)  conciliation 
D)  arbitration

Question 3

According to research, it seems that just knowing about the dire consequences of noncooperation in a social dilemma

Accepted Answer

A)  encourages people to do what is good. 
B)  leads to greater mistrust of others. 
C)  tends to foster greater self-interest and competition. 
D)  has little real effect on people's behavior. 
A)  encourages people to do what is good. 
B)  leads to greater mistrust of others. 
C)  tends to foster greater self-interest and competition. 
D)  has little real effect on people's behavior.

Question 4

When individuals consume more than their share, and the cost of doing so is dispersed among all, the result is called

Accepted Answer

A)  perceived injustice. 
B)  environmental devastation. 
C)  the overconsumption effect. 
D)  the Tragedy of the Commons. 
A)  perceived injustice. 
B)  environmental devastation. 
C)  the overconsumption effect. 
D)  the Tragedy of the Commons.

Question 5

In the context of communication, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  When you are bargaining to buy a new car, it is better to start with an extreme offer. 
B)  When you are bargaining to buy a new home, it is better to start with a "good-faith" offer. 
C)  Integrative agreements result in wins for both sides of an argument. 
D)  Disputants usually prefer to settle their differences with arbitration. 
A)  When you are bargaining to buy a new car, it is better to start with an extreme offer. 
B)  When you are bargaining to buy a new home, it is better to start with a "good-faith" offer. 
C)  Integrative agreements result in wins for both sides of an argument. 
D)  Disputants usually prefer to settle their differences with arbitration.

Question 6

According to Staub and Bar-Tal (2003), all of the following are characteristics of a group in intractable conflict EXCEPT the group that

Accepted Answer

A)  views its own goals as supremely important. 
B)  believes itself to be victimized. 
C)  takes pride in "us" and intensely devalues "them." 
D)  attributes similar characteristics to the other group. 
A)  views its own goals as supremely important. 
B)  believes itself to be victimized. 
C)  takes pride in "us" and intensely devalues "them." 
D)  attributes similar characteristics to the other group.

Question 7

The reciprocal views that parties in conflict often hold of one another are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  mirror-image perceptions. 
B)  stereotypical inclinations. 
C)  complementary images. 
D)  cognitive illusions. 
A)  mirror-image perceptions. 
B)  stereotypical inclinations. 
C)  complementary images. 
D)  cognitive illusions.

Question 8

Sato (1987) gave Japanese students opportunities to harvest trees in a simulated forest for money. When the students equally shared the costs of planting the forest, the result was that

Accepted Answer

A)  most of the trees were left to grow too tall for harvesting because the students bickered about the criterion to be used in sharing profits. 
B)  most of the trees were harvested before they had grown to the most profitable size. 
C)  none of the trees were harvested because the collectivist students did not want to be the first to ask for his or her share. 
D)  students made maximum profit not only for themselves individually but for the group. 
A)  most of the trees were left to grow too tall for harvesting because the students bickered about the criterion to be used in sharing profits. 
B)  most of the trees were harvested before they had grown to the most profitable size. 
C)  none of the trees were harvested because the collectivist students did not want to be the first to ask for his or her share. 
D)  students made maximum profit not only for themselves individually but for the group.

Question 9

In research on social dilemmas, it has been found that group discussion

Accepted Answer

A)  polarized competitive tendencies. 
B)  had no effect on the outcome. 
C)  led to greater cooperation. 
D)  led to escalated conflict and tension. 
A)  polarized competitive tendencies. 
B)  had no effect on the outcome. 
C)  led to greater cooperation. 
D)  led to escalated conflict and tension.

Question 10

People know that climate change is underway, yet continue buying gas-slurping SUVs. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  how larger groups are more conservative than smaller ones. 
B)  how changing the payoffs results in cooperation. 
C)  how knowing good does not always lead to doing good. 
D)  how important status is to so many people. 
A)  how larger groups are more conservative than smaller ones. 
B)  how changing the payoffs results in cooperation. 
C)  how knowing good does not always lead to doing good. 
D)  how important status is to so many people.

Which of the following is NOT a feature shared by both the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Tragedy of the Commons?

David and Julie fought over what to name their new puppy, until finally they went to their son for a decision. David and Julie relied on _____ to resolve their conflict.

According to research, it seems that just knowing about the dire consequences of noncooperation in a social dilemma

When individuals consume more than their share, and the cost of doing so is dispersed among all, the result is called

In the context of communication, which of the following statements is true?

According to Staub and Bar-Tal (2003), all of the following are characteristics of a group in intractable conflict EXCEPT the group that

The reciprocal views that parties in conflict often hold of one another are referred to as

Sato (1987) gave Japanese students opportunities to harvest trees in a simulated forest for money. When the students equally shared the costs of planting the forest, the result was that

In research on social dilemmas, it has been found that group discussion

People know that climate change is underway, yet continue buying gas-slurping SUVs. This is an example of

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Exam 13: Social Psychology

Which of the following is NOT a feature shared by both the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Tragedy of the Commons?

David and Julie fought over what to name their new puppy, until finally they went to their son for a decision. David and Julie relied on _____ to resolve their conflict.

According to research, it seems that just knowing about the dire consequences of noncooperation in a social dilemma

When individuals consume more than their share, and the cost of doing so is dispersed among all, the result is called

In the context of communication, which of the following statements is true?

According to Staub and Bar-Tal (2003), all of the following are characteristics of a group in intractable conflict EXCEPT the group that

The reciprocal views that parties in conflict often hold of one another are referred to as

Sato (1987) gave Japanese students opportunities to harvest trees in a simulated forest for money. When the students equally shared the costs of planting the forest, the result was that

In research on social dilemmas, it has been found that group discussion

People know that climate change is underway, yet continue buying gas-slurping SUVs. This is an example of

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

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

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