Question 1

In which of the following situations was proximity likely to have been an important factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carlotta wants to find a job in Vancouver because she grew up there. 
B)  Marisa married the young man who lived next door. 
C)  Anita loaned Janine some money because Janine is her cousin. 
D)  Alfred joined the Canadian Armed Forces after graduation. 
A)  Carlotta wants to find a job in Vancouver because she grew up there. 
B)  Marisa married the young man who lived next door. 
C)  Anita loaned Janine some money because Janine is her cousin. 
D)  Alfred joined the Canadian Armed Forces after graduation. B

Question 2

The social learning theory of aggression emphasizes all of the following, except that

Accepted Answer

A)  when aggressive responses are reinforced, they are more likely to continue. 
B)  aggressive responses are learned from the family, the subculture, and the media. 
C)  most aggression results from frustration. 
D)  aggressive responses are learned through modelling. 
A)  when aggressive responses are reinforced, they are more likely to continue. 
B)  aggressive responses are learned from the family, the subculture, and the media. 
C)  most aggression results from frustration. 
D)  aggressive responses are learned through modelling. C

Question 3

What is the role of proximity in attraction?

Accepted Answer

Proximity influences attraction because relationships are easier to develop with people close at hand. Proximity also increases the likelihood of repeated contacts and mere exposure tends to increase attraction.

Question 4

According to the contact hypothesis, which of the following factors increases the chances that intergroup contact will reduce prejudice?

Accepted Answer

A)  The groups are fairly equal in status and ability. 
B)  The groups are allowed to work on separate tasks. 
C)  Contact is infrequent yet regular. 
D)  Contact is formal. 
A)  The groups are fairly equal in status and ability. 
B)  The groups are allowed to work on separate tasks. 
C)  Contact is infrequent yet regular. 
D)  Contact is formal.

Question 5

The matching hypothesis suggests that we are more likely to end up with someone similar to ourselves in attractiveness and other assets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following are the components of persuasion?

Accepted Answer

A)  the originality, framework, attendee, and means 
B)  the source, audience, message, and medium 
C)  the receiver, stage, influence, and outcome 
D)  the listener, group, material, and context 
A)  the originality, framework, attendee, and means 
B)  the source, audience, message, and medium 
C)  the receiver, stage, influence, and outcome 
D)  the listener, group, material, and context

Question 7

The bystander effect is influenced by all of the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  the personalities of bystanders. 
B)  whether the bystanders appear calm. 
C)  the number of bystanders. 
D)  whether the situation is ambiguous. 
A)  the personalities of bystanders. 
B)  whether the bystanders appear calm. 
C)  the number of bystanders. 
D)  whether the situation is ambiguous.

Question 8

What is the bystander effect? What factors have been suggested to explain why it occurs?

Accepted Answer

As the number of bystanders at an emerge

Question 9

The Robber's Cave experiment indicates that if we want to stop prejudice and discrimination, we should do which of the following things?

Accepted Answer

A)  Have quiet and peaceful areas for groups to come together in and interact. 
B)  Realize that we need each other to solve the problems facing our world. 
C)  Convert one side in each tension area to the beliefs of the other side. 
D)  Create separate housing and work areas for people of different groups. 
A)  Have quiet and peaceful areas for groups to come together in and interact. 
B)  Realize that we need each other to solve the problems facing our world. 
C)  Convert one side in each tension area to the beliefs of the other side. 
D)  Create separate housing and work areas for people of different groups.

Question 10

The social learning theory of aggression holds that people learn to behave aggressively by observing aggressive models and by having their aggressive responses reinforced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Compare and contrast Canadian attitudes on race with those of the United States.

Accepted Answer

Fewer than 10 percent of Canadians oppos

Question 12

Attitudes are to ________ as behaviours are to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in-group; out-group 
B)  competition; outcomes 
C)  attraction; love 
D)  prejudice; discrimination 
A)  in-group; out-group 
B)  competition; outcomes 
C)  attraction; love 
D)  prejudice; discrimination

Question 13

Which of the following attitudes would be the best predictors of behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  objective, less emotional attitudes 
B)  attitudes about issues that vitally affect our interests 
C)  broad, general attitudes 
D)  Most attitudes are fairly good predictors of behaviour. 
A)  objective, less emotional attitudes 
B)  attitudes about issues that vitally affect our interests 
C)  broad, general attitudes 
D)  Most attitudes are fairly good predictors of behaviour.

Question 14

That aggression results from blocking or interfering with the attainment of a goal is the central idea behind the

Accepted Answer

A)  bystander effect. 
B)  division of responsibility hypothesis. 
C)  frustration-aggression hypothesis. 
D)  testosterone effect. 
A)  bystander effect. 
B)  division of responsibility hypothesis. 
C)  frustration-aggression hypothesis. 
D)  testosterone effect.

Question 15

Which of the following explanations for not calling 911 is an example of the influence of apparently calm bystanders on helping?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I was going to stop and make the phone call, but I was already late for the job interview." 
B)  "I'm not in the medical profession." 
C)  "I was in a bad mood. I just didn't need the hassle of getting involved." 
D)  "I didn't think the guy was really choking on the food because no one else seemed alarmed." 
A)  "I was going to stop and make the phone call, but I was already late for the job interview." 
B)  "I'm not in the medical profession." 
C)  "I was in a bad mood. I just didn't need the hassle of getting involved." 
D)  "I didn't think the guy was really choking on the food because no one else seemed alarmed."

Question 16

First impressions of others are more positive when one's mood is

Accepted Answer

A)  happy. 
B)  bored. 
C)  anxious. 
D)  depressed. 
A)  happy. 
B)  bored. 
C)  anxious. 
D)  depressed.

Question 17

Identify four qualities both men and women across cultures look for in a mate.

Accepted Answer

1. mutual attraction/love
2. d

Question 18

What percentage of the subjects in Milgram's original obedience experiment administered what they thought was the maximum 450-volt shock?

Accepted Answer

A)  85 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  65 percent 
D)  45 percent 
A)  85 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  65 percent 
D)  45 percent

Question 19

Which of the following has been offered as an explanation for the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A)  We do not know how people behaved in other situations in the past. 
B)  We too often give other people the benefit of the doubt. 
C)  We are easily distracted by the situation in which events occur. 
D)  We suffer from low self-esteem and a tendency to self-criticize. 
A)  We do not know how people behaved in other situations in the past. 
B)  We too often give other people the benefit of the doubt. 
C)  We are easily distracted by the situation in which events occur. 
D)  We suffer from low self-esteem and a tendency to self-criticize.

Question 20

In us-versus-them thinking, the "us" is

Accepted Answer

A)  the in-group. 
B)  neither the in-group nor the out-group. 
C)  the out-group. 
D)  either the in-group or the out-group, depending on how the statement is made. 
A)  the in-group. 
B)  neither the in-group nor the out-group. 
C)  the out-group. 
D)  either the in-group or the out-group, depending on how the statement is made.

In which of the following situations was proximity likely to have been an important factor?

The social learning theory of aggression emphasizes all of the following, except that

What is the role of proximity in attraction?

According to the contact hypothesis, which of the following factors increases the chances that intergroup contact will reduce prejudice?

The matching hypothesis suggests that we are more likely to end up with someone similar to ourselves in attractiveness and other assets.

Which of the following are the components of persuasion?

The bystander effect is influenced by all of the following, except

What is the bystander effect? What factors have been suggested to explain why it occurs?

The Robber's Cave experiment indicates that if we want to stop prejudice and discrimination, we should do which of the following things?

The social learning theory of aggression holds that people learn to behave aggressively by observing aggressive models and by having their aggressive responses reinforced.

Compare and contrast Canadian attitudes on race with those of the United States.

Attitudes are to as behaviours are to .

Which of the following attitudes would be the best predictors of behaviour?

That aggression results from blocking or interfering with the attainment of a goal is the central idea behind the

Which of the following explanations for not calling 911 is an example of the influence of apparently calm bystanders on helping?

First impressions of others are more positive when one's mood is

Identify four qualities both men and women across cultures look for in a mate.

What percentage of the subjects in Milgram's original obedience experiment administered what they thought was the maximum 450-volt shock?

Which of the following has been offered as an explanation for the fundamental attribution error?

In us-versus-them thinking, the "us" is

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In which of the following situations was proximity likely to have been an important factor?

The social learning theory of aggression emphasizes all of the following, except that

What is the role of proximity in attraction?

According to the contact hypothesis, which of the following factors increases the chances that intergroup contact will reduce prejudice?

The matching hypothesis suggests that we are more likely to end up with someone similar to ourselves in attractiveness and other assets.

Which of the following are the components of persuasion?

The bystander effect is influenced by all of the following, except

What is the bystander effect? What factors have been suggested to explain why it occurs?

The Robber's Cave experiment indicates that if we want to stop prejudice and discrimination, we should do which of the following things?

The social learning theory of aggression holds that people learn to behave aggressively by observing aggressive models and by having their aggressive responses reinforced.

Compare and contrast Canadian attitudes on race with those of the United States.

Attitudes are to ________ as behaviours are to ________.

Which of the following attitudes would be the best predictors of behaviour?

That aggression results from blocking or interfering with the attainment of a goal is the central idea behind the

Which of the following explanations for not calling 911 is an example of the influence of apparently calm bystanders on helping?

First impressions of others are more positive when one's mood is

Identify four qualities both men and women across cultures look for in a mate.

What percentage of the subjects in Milgram's original obedience experiment administered what they thought was the maximum 450-volt shock?

Which of the following has been offered as an explanation for the fundamental attribution error?

In us-versus-them thinking, the "us" is

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Attitudes are to as behaviours are to .