Question 1

Using MRI techniques,researchers have observed that,when they are exposed to pictures of strangers,shy people exhibit

Accepted Answer

A) less activity in the amygdale than those who are bold. 
B) greater activity in the hippocampus than those who are bold. 
C) greater activity in the amygdale than those who are bold. 
D) less activity in the hippocampus than those who are bold. 
A) less activity in the amygdale than those who are bold. 
B) greater activity in the hippocampus than those who are bold. 
C) greater activity in the amygdale than those who are bold. 
D) less activity in the hippocampus than those who are bold.

Question 2

Research suggests that self-disclosure reciprocity is more important

Accepted Answer

A) in the early stages of a relationship. 
B) when interacting with a man. 
C) among couples sharing companionate love. 
D) in opposite-sex interactions. 
A) in the early stages of a relationship. 
B) when interacting with a man. 
C) among couples sharing companionate love. 
D) in opposite-sex interactions.

Question 3

Lucinda is a very giving woman.In her relationship with her girlfriend,she tends to sacrifice her own needs and desires,giving altruistically so that her girlfriend will be happy.What kind of love would Lee (1988)classify this as?

Accepted Answer

A) agape 
B) lupus 
C) storage 
D) mania 
A) agape 
B) lupus 
C) storage 
D) mania

Question 4

When Kulak and others (1994)gave people who were about to soak their hand in ice water a choice about who to wait with prior to the painful task,they found that the participants preferred to wait

Accepted Answer

A) with someone who had already done the task. 
B) with someone who was about to complete the task. 
C) with someone who did not have to do the task. 
D) alone. 
A) with someone who had already done the task. 
B) with someone who was about to complete the task. 
C) with someone who did not have to do the task. 
D) alone.

Question 5

Which statement is most accurate regarding the human need for affiliation?

Accepted Answer

A) People tend to prefer as much social contact with others as possible. 
B) There is little variation between individuals when it comes to desired level of social contact. 
C) People are motivated to maintain an optimum balance of time alone and social contact. 
D) On average,men in individualistic cultures desire more social contact than do women,but in collectivist cultures,women prefer more than men. 
A) People tend to prefer as much social contact with others as possible. 
B) There is little variation between individuals when it comes to desired level of social contact. 
C) People are motivated to maintain an optimum balance of time alone and social contact. 
D) On average,men in individualistic cultures desire more social contact than do women,but in collectivist cultures,women prefer more than men.

Question 6

Research concerning coping with divorce suggests that

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A) several years after divorce,people tend to be just as satisfied with their lives as are married people. 
B) immediately after a divorce,life satisfaction ratings tend to increase somewhat. 
C) men have an easier time bouncing back from divorce than do women. 
D) there is almost a certainty that children will have long-term negative psychological responses to the divorce of their parents. 
A) several years after divorce,people tend to be just as satisfied with their lives as are married people. 
B) immediately after a divorce,life satisfaction ratings tend to increase somewhat. 
C) men have an easier time bouncing back from divorce than do women. 
D) there is almost a certainty that children will have long-term negative psychological responses to the divorce of their parents.

Question 7

Which statement describes an example of the what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype?

Accepted Answer

A) Athletes who have greater physical skills tend to earn higher salaries when they make it to the professional level of their sport. 
B) Physicians have been found to spend less time with patients who they feel are not serious about taking care of their own physical health. 
C) Students who take classes from professors who they report to be physically unattractive often assume that the course will be a worthy educational experience. 
D) In animated movies for children,the hero is usually very attractive while the villain is often very ugly. 
A) Athletes who have greater physical skills tend to earn higher salaries when they make it to the professional level of their sport. 
B) Physicians have been found to spend less time with patients who they feel are not serious about taking care of their own physical health. 
C) Students who take classes from professors who they report to be physically unattractive often assume that the course will be a worthy educational experience. 
D) In animated movies for children,the hero is usually very attractive while the villain is often very ugly.

Question 8

Which statement regarding marital satisfaction is false?

Accepted Answer

A) There is typically a honeymoon period in which both partners are satisfied with the marriage. 
B) Heterosexual couples with one child report a faster decline in marital satisfaction than homosexual couples do. 
C) There is a positive association between the degree of initial decline in satisfaction and the likelihood a couple will break up. 
D) The decline following the honeymoon period typically stabilizes by the second year. 
A) There is typically a honeymoon period in which both partners are satisfied with the marriage. 
B) Heterosexual couples with one child report a faster decline in marital satisfaction than homosexual couples do. 
C) There is a positive association between the degree of initial decline in satisfaction and the likelihood a couple will break up. 
D) The decline following the honeymoon period typically stabilizes by the second year.

Question 9

Traci is used to people telling her how attractive she is.Research suggests that if she receives positive feedback on a paper she writes for class,she will be most likely to believe that the feedback is genuine and feel good about it if

Accepted Answer

A) the person who graded the paper has never seen her before. 
B) she has considered herself to be fairly unattractive when she was much younger. 
C) it is given to her in person. 
D) her friends do not get good grades on the same assignment. 
A) the person who graded the paper has never seen her before. 
B) she has considered herself to be fairly unattractive when she was much younger. 
C) it is given to her in person. 
D) her friends do not get good grades on the same assignment.

Question 10

When a man spends money on expensive cars,fancy restaurant dinners,and stylish clothes,it may be an evolved sexually selected mating signal known as

Accepted Answer

A) conspicuous consumption. 
B) excitation transfer. 
C) complementarily hypothesis. 
D) reciprocity. 
A) conspicuous consumption. 
B) excitation transfer. 
C) complementarily hypothesis. 
D) reciprocity.

Question 11

Rosenbaum (1986)argues that social psychologists overestimate the role of attitudinal similarity in attraction,and suggests that it is not that similarity creates attraction but that

Accepted Answer

A) dissimilarity produces interpersonal repulsion. 
B) opposites attract. 
C) similarity in physical appearance is the only form of similarity that affects attraction. 
D) the evidence for the role of complementarily processes is much stronger. 
A) dissimilarity produces interpersonal repulsion. 
B) opposites attract. 
C) similarity in physical appearance is the only form of similarity that affects attraction. 
D) the evidence for the role of complementarily processes is much stronger.

Question 12

Snyder and colleagues (1977)ran a study in which mixed-gender pairs had a phone conversation.Male participants were given either an attractive or unattractive photo of their conversation partner.Which statement about the study findings is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Men were friendlier toward the partners who they believed to be attractive. 
B) The outcome of the conversation was more influenced by the women's actual level of attractiveness than by how attractive the men believed the women to be. 
C) Men formed more positive impressions of the personality of women who they believed to be attractive. 
D) Women talking with men who believed they were attractive were actually warmer and more confident during the conversation. 
A) Men were friendlier toward the partners who they believed to be attractive. 
B) The outcome of the conversation was more influenced by the women's actual level of attractiveness than by how attractive the men believed the women to be. 
C) Men formed more positive impressions of the personality of women who they believed to be attractive. 
D) Women talking with men who believed they were attractive were actually warmer and more confident during the conversation.

Question 13

Lee and colleagues (2008)ran a study in which they examined people's ratings of photos on the website HOTorNOT.com.They found that participants' own level of attractiveness

Accepted Answer

A) were positive predictors of how attractive they rated the photos. 
B) were negative predictors of how attractive they rated the photos. 
C) did not predict their ratings of the photos. 
D) predicted their ratings of male but not female photos. 
A) were positive predictors of how attractive they rated the photos. 
B) were negative predictors of how attractive they rated the photos. 
C) did not predict their ratings of the photos. 
D) predicted their ratings of male but not female photos.

Question 14

Bruce and Pam have just started dating.According to social exchange theory,their relationship is likely to last longer and be more satisfying if they each feel that

Accepted Answer

A) the rewards gained from the relationship are shared equally between them. 
B) the costs of maintaining the relationship are shared equally between them. 
C) the rewards gained from the relationship are equal to the costs of maintaining the relationship. 
D) the rewards gained from the relationship are greater than the costs of maintaining the relationship. 
A) the rewards gained from the relationship are shared equally between them. 
B) the costs of maintaining the relationship are shared equally between them. 
C) the rewards gained from the relationship are equal to the costs of maintaining the relationship. 
D) the rewards gained from the relationship are greater than the costs of maintaining the relationship.

Question 15

The average,general outcome that an individual expects in a relationship is called the______________level.

Accepted Answer

A) intimacy 
B) investment 
C) comparison 
D) self-disclosure 
A) intimacy 
B) investment 
C) comparison 
D) self-disclosure

Question 16

Individuals who suffer from social anxiety disorder are likely to

Accepted Answer

A) have an unusually high need for affiliation. 
B) experience feelings of discomfort in circumstances of public scrutiny. 
C) be very concerned with the overall balance of their relationships. 
D) be very popular with other people and yet not realize that they are popular. 
A) have an unusually high need for affiliation. 
B) experience feelings of discomfort in circumstances of public scrutiny. 
C) be very concerned with the overall balance of their relationships. 
D) be very popular with other people and yet not realize that they are popular.

Question 17

Which statement is most consistent with the idea that we are attracted to others with whom a relationship is rewarding?

Accepted Answer

A) Tina likes Tony because he is playing hard to get. 
B) Tina likes Tony because they are about equally attractive. 
C) Tina likes Tony because they live in the same apartment building. 
D) Tina likes Tony because he smiles at her and compliments her. 
A) Tina likes Tony because he is playing hard to get. 
B) Tina likes Tony because they are about equally attractive. 
C) Tina likes Tony because they live in the same apartment building. 
D) Tina likes Tony because he smiles at her and compliments her.

Question 18

Mark has been dating Deirdre for some time.He never lets her go out with her friends or talk to other men.He is demanding and possessive of her.His love for Deirdre could best be categorized as

Accepted Answer

A) agape. 
B) lupus. 
C) storage. 
D) mania. 
A) agape. 
B) lupus. 
C) storage. 
D) mania.

Question 19

Lindsay is a freshman at college,and has her first serious boyfriend there.Her parents can't stand him.According to the theory of psychological reactance,what should her parents do to discourage the relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) Explain to Lindsay in calm,rational terms why this man is a poor fit for her. 
B) Subtly put him down in conversations to Lindsay to avoid direct confrontation. 
C) Never invite him to their home for a visit. 
D) Say very little about him one way or the other to Lindsay. 
A) Explain to Lindsay in calm,rational terms why this man is a poor fit for her. 
B) Subtly put him down in conversations to Lindsay to avoid direct confrontation. 
C) Never invite him to their home for a visit. 
D) Say very little about him one way or the other to Lindsay.

Question 20

Derek is informed that as part of his fraternity initiation he must sing the school fight song as loudly as he can while standing on the roof of the fraternity house in his underwear.He is then given the choice to await his turn alone or with the girls from the neighboring sorority.Which of the following is most likely?

Accepted Answer

A) Derek will choose to wait alone in order to achieve cognitive clarity. 
B) Derek will choose to wait alone as waiting with the sorority members will likely increase his stress. 
C) Derek will choose to wait with the sorority members in order to reduce his level of stress. 
D) Derek will choose to wait with the sorority members because they will be able to offer him a different perspective. 
A) Derek will choose to wait alone in order to achieve cognitive clarity. 
B) Derek will choose to wait alone as waiting with the sorority members will likely increase his stress. 
C) Derek will choose to wait with the sorority members in order to reduce his level of stress. 
D) Derek will choose to wait with the sorority members because they will be able to offer him a different perspective.

Using MRI techniques,researchers have observed that,when they are exposed to pictures of strangers,shy people exhibit

Research suggests that self-disclosure reciprocity is more important

Lucinda is a very giving woman.In her relationship with her girlfriend,she tends to sacrifice her own needs and desires,giving altruistically so that her girlfriend will be happy.What kind of love would Lee (1988)classify this as?

When Kulak and others (1994)gave people who were about to soak their hand in ice water a choice about who to wait with prior to the painful task,they found that the participants preferred to wait

Which statement is most accurate regarding the human need for affiliation?

Research concerning coping with divorce suggests that

Which statement describes an example of the what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype?

Which statement regarding marital satisfaction is false?

Traci is used to people telling her how attractive she is.Research suggests that if she receives positive feedback on a paper she writes for class,she will be most likely to believe that the feedback is genuine and feel good about it if

When a man spends money on expensive cars,fancy restaurant dinners,and stylish clothes,it may be an evolved sexually selected mating signal known as

Rosenbaum (1986)argues that social psychologists overestimate the role of attitudinal similarity in attraction,and suggests that it is not that similarity creates attraction but that

Snyder and colleagues (1977)ran a study in which mixed-gender pairs had a phone conversation.Male participants were given either an attractive or unattractive photo of their conversation partner.Which statement about the study findings is false?

Lee and colleagues (2008)ran a study in which they examined people's ratings of photos on the website HOTorNOT.com.They found that participants' own level of attractiveness

Bruce and Pam have just started dating.According to social exchange theory,their relationship is likely to last longer and be more satisfying if they each feel that

The average,general outcome that an individual expects in a relationship is called the______________level.

Individuals who suffer from social anxiety disorder are likely to

Which statement is most consistent with the idea that we are attracted to others with whom a relationship is rewarding?

Mark has been dating Deirdre for some time.He never lets her go out with her friends or talk to other men.He is demanding and possessive of her.His love for Deirdre could best be categorized as

Lindsay is a freshman at college,and has her first serious boyfriend there.Her parents can't stand him.According to the theory of psychological reactance,what should her parents do to discourage the relationship?

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Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

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Exam 9: Attraction and Close Relationships

Using MRI techniques,researchers have observed that,when they are exposed to pictures of strangers,shy people exhibit

Research suggests that self-disclosure reciprocity is more important

Lucinda is a very giving woman.In her relationship with her girlfriend,she tends to sacrifice her own needs and desires,giving altruistically so that her girlfriend will be happy.What kind of love would Lee (1988)classify this as?

When Kulak and others (1994)gave people who were about to soak their hand in ice water a choice about who to wait with prior to the painful task,they found that the participants preferred to wait

Which statement is most accurate regarding the human need for affiliation?

Research concerning coping with divorce suggests that

Which statement describes an example of the what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype?

Which statement regarding marital satisfaction is false?

Traci is used to people telling her how attractive she is.Research suggests that if she receives positive feedback on a paper she writes for class,she will be most likely to believe that the feedback is genuine and feel good about it if

When a man spends money on expensive cars,fancy restaurant dinners,and stylish clothes,it may be an evolved sexually selected mating signal known as

Rosenbaum (1986)argues that social psychologists overestimate the role of attitudinal similarity in attraction,and suggests that it is not that similarity creates attraction but that

Snyder and colleagues (1977)ran a study in which mixed-gender pairs had a phone conversation.Male participants were given either an attractive or unattractive photo of their conversation partner.Which statement about the study findings is false?

Lee and colleagues (2008)ran a study in which they examined people's ratings of photos on the website HOTorNOT.com.They found that participants' own level of attractiveness

Bruce and Pam have just started dating.According to social exchange theory,their relationship is likely to last longer and be more satisfying if they each feel that

The average,general outcome that an individual expects in a relationship is called the______________level.

Individuals who suffer from social anxiety disorder are likely to

Which statement is most consistent with the idea that we are attracted to others with whom a relationship is rewarding?

Mark has been dating Deirdre for some time.He never lets her go out with her friends or talk to other men.He is demanding and possessive of her.His love for Deirdre could best be categorized as

Lindsay is a freshman at college,and has her first serious boyfriend there.Her parents can't stand him.According to the theory of psychological reactance,what should her parents do to discourage the relationship?

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Business

Health

Filters