Question 1

Avoiding,and coming to dislike,people with whom we associate negative feelings is a central premise of the ________ model of affiliative behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  social learning 
B)  social cognitive 
C)  reinforcement-affect 
D)  affiliation-conditioning 
A)  social learning 
B)  social cognitive 
C)  reinforcement-affect 
D)  affiliation-conditioning

Question 2

Which of the following is a relationship with a market pricing pattern of social exchange?

Accepted Answer

A)  a child's relationship with their mother 
B)  a boss's relationship to her employee 
C)  a waitress's relationship to her customer 
D)  a group of children on a playground 
A)  a child's relationship with their mother 
B)  a boss's relationship to her employee 
C)  a waitress's relationship to her customer 
D)  a group of children on a playground

Question 3

What type of person is most likely to selectively transmit positive information to others?

Accepted Answer

A)  a woman 
B)  a man 
C)  someone with a high need for social approval 
D)  someone who is highly lonely 
A)  a woman 
B)  a man 
C)  someone with a high need for social approval 
D)  someone who is highly lonely

Question 4

When one person's benefits and costs in a relationship are similar to the benefits and costs experienced by a friend,the relationship may be characterized as one with

Accepted Answer

A)  high equity. 
B)  high dominance. 
C)  low stress. 
D)  low incompatibility. 
A)  high equity. 
B)  high dominance. 
C)  low stress. 
D)  low incompatibility.

Question 5

Festinger's social comparison theory suggests that we have a drive to assess our opinions and abilities,and we prefer to compare ourselves with

Accepted Answer

A)  our parents. 
B)  similar others. 
C)  dissimilar others. 
D)  people who are worse off than we are. 
A)  our parents. 
B)  similar others. 
C)  dissimilar others. 
D)  people who are worse off than we are.

Question 6

Research suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  men and women seek support at about the same frequency. 
B)  men tend to seek support more than women. 
C)  college men have more same-sex friendships than college women do. 
D)  women tend to seek more support than men. 
A)  men and women seek support at about the same frequency. 
B)  men tend to seek support more than women. 
C)  college men have more same-sex friendships than college women do. 
D)  women tend to seek more support than men.

Question 7

What is Festinger's social comparison theory?

Accepted Answer

Social comparison theory states that hum

Question 8

Joe is an elderly gentleman who lives alone.His friend Jake is the same age and is also single,but Jake has a pet dog he has to take care of.Who is likely to be healthier and to live longer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joe, because it's a lot of trouble to take care of a dog. 
B)  Jake, because dogs provide stress-reducing social support. 
C)  Neither will live long, because they are both unmarried. 
D)  Both will probably live long. 
A)  Joe, because it's a lot of trouble to take care of a dog. 
B)  Jake, because dogs provide stress-reducing social support. 
C)  Neither will live long, because they are both unmarried. 
D)  Both will probably live long.

Question 9

Two people become friends because they have the same interests and similar personalities.They are not related and do not live near one another.This relationship has the characteristics of a relationship in a/an ________ society.

Accepted Answer

A)  individualistic 
B)  collectivistic 
C)  traditional 
D)  continuous 
A)  individualistic 
B)  collectivistic 
C)  traditional 
D)  continuous

Question 10

Assets that can be drawn from one's network of personal relationships are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  relational resources. 
B)  friendship benefits. 
C)  social capital. 
D)  exchange materials. 
A)  relational resources. 
B)  friendship benefits. 
C)  social capital. 
D)  exchange materials.

Question 11

A relationship in which individuals trade according to self-interest and take according to how much they contribute is a/an

Accepted Answer

A)  authority ranking relationship. 
B)  communal sharing relationship. 
C)  mutual benefit relationship. 
D)  market pricing relationship. 
A)  authority ranking relationship. 
B)  communal sharing relationship. 
C)  mutual benefit relationship. 
D)  market pricing relationship.

Question 12

Relationships between men are more likely to be based on ________,whereas relationships between women are based more on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchy; instrumentality 
B)  intimacy; respect 
C)  empathy; hierarchy 
D)  status-seeking; emotional support 
A)  hierarchy; instrumentality 
B)  intimacy; respect 
C)  empathy; hierarchy 
D)  status-seeking; emotional support

Question 13

Members of ancient hunter-gatherer societies were unlikely to share their food with other members because

Accepted Answer

A)  there was always plenty of food for everyone. 
B)  they did not believe in sharing. 
C)  they had no norm of reciprocity. 
D)  none of the above; they did typically share with each other 
A)  there was always plenty of food for everyone. 
B)  they did not believe in sharing. 
C)  they had no norm of reciprocity. 
D)  none of the above; they did typically share with each other

Question 14

Shaffer et al.(1987)studied medical doctors who had described themselves as "loners" in medical school and found that these loners

Accepted Answer

A)  had less successful careers than non-loners. 
B)  actually had more friends later in life than non-loners. 
C)  had higher rates of cancer than non-loners. 
D)  were less upset by stressful events than non-loners. 
A)  had less successful careers than non-loners. 
B)  actually had more friends later in life than non-loners. 
C)  had higher rates of cancer than non-loners. 
D)  were less upset by stressful events than non-loners.

Question 15

The reinforcement-affect model of affiliation,which attempts to explain all behavior with one simple rule,is known as a ________ model.

Accepted Answer

A)  domain-general 
B)  classical 
C)  domain-specific 
D)  circumplex 
A)  domain-general 
B)  classical 
C)  domain-specific 
D)  circumplex

Question 16

Relationships with ________ are voluntary,whereas relationships with ________ are usually not voluntary.

Accepted Answer

A)  family members; affiliates 
B)  friends; family 
C)  co-workers; friends 
D)  strangers; co-workers 
A)  family members; affiliates 
B)  friends; family 
C)  co-workers; friends 
D)  strangers; co-workers

Question 17

Having a friend present during an embarrassing and stressful event increases anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is true regarding relationships in traditional cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Relationships tend to be individualistic. 
B)  Relationships are mostly voluntary. 
C)  Relationships tend to be transient. 
D)  Relationships tend to be permanent. 
A)  Relationships tend to be individualistic. 
B)  Relationships are mostly voluntary. 
C)  Relationships tend to be transient. 
D)  Relationships tend to be permanent.

Question 19

In the classic Sarnoff and Zimbardo (1961)experiment,individuals were told they were about to suck on a pacifier or other similar object.They had the option of waiting alone or with others for the study to begin.The authors found that they

Accepted Answer

A)  preferred waiting alone to avoid potential embarrassment. 
B)  preferred waiting with others to get social support. 
C)  asked if they could withdraw from the study. 
D)  asked if they could wear a mask. 
A)  preferred waiting alone to avoid potential embarrassment. 
B)  preferred waiting with others to get social support. 
C)  asked if they could withdraw from the study. 
D)  asked if they could wear a mask.

Question 20

By talking about their success in school,highly motivated students

Accepted Answer

A)  gain the respect of their peers. 
B)  are likely to be very high status. 
C)  may end up eroding their social support. 
D)  have better social support networks than their less motivated peers. 
A)  gain the respect of their peers. 
B)  are likely to be very high status. 
C)  may end up eroding their social support. 
D)  have better social support networks than their less motivated peers.

Avoiding,and coming to dislike,people with whom we associate negative feelings is a central premise of the ________ model of affiliative behavior.

Which of the following is a relationship with a market pricing pattern of social exchange?

What type of person is most likely to selectively transmit positive information to others?

When one person's benefits and costs in a relationship are similar to the benefits and costs experienced by a friend,the relationship may be characterized as one with

Festinger's social comparison theory suggests that we have a drive to assess our opinions and abilities,and we prefer to compare ourselves with

Research suggests that

What is Festinger's social comparison theory?

Joe is an elderly gentleman who lives alone.His friend Jake is the same age and is also single,but Jake has a pet dog he has to take care of.Who is likely to be healthier and to live longer?

Two people become friends because they have the same interests and similar personalities.They are not related and do not live near one another.This relationship has the characteristics of a relationship in a/an ________ society.

Assets that can be drawn from one's network of personal relationships are known as

A relationship in which individuals trade according to self-interest and take according to how much they contribute is a/an

Relationships between men are more likely to be based on ,whereas relationships between women are based more on .

Members of ancient hunter-gatherer societies were unlikely to share their food with other members because

Shaffer et al.(1987)studied medical doctors who had described themselves as "loners" in medical school and found that these loners

The reinforcement-affect model of affiliation,which attempts to explain all behavior with one simple rule,is known as a ________ model.

Relationships with are voluntary,whereas relationships with are usually not voluntary.

Having a friend present during an embarrassing and stressful event increases anxiety.

Which of the following is true regarding relationships in traditional cultures?

In the classic Sarnoff and Zimbardo (1961)experiment,individuals were told they were about to suck on a pacifier or other similar object.They had the option of waiting alone or with others for the study to begin.The authors found that they

By talking about their success in school,highly motivated students

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Exam 7: Affiliation and Friendship

Avoiding,and coming to dislike,people with whom we associate negative feelings is a central premise of the ________ model of affiliative behavior.

Which of the following is a relationship with a market pricing pattern of social exchange?

What type of person is most likely to selectively transmit positive information to others?

When one person's benefits and costs in a relationship are similar to the benefits and costs experienced by a friend,the relationship may be characterized as one with

Festinger's social comparison theory suggests that we have a drive to assess our opinions and abilities,and we prefer to compare ourselves with

Research suggests that

What is Festinger's social comparison theory?

Joe is an elderly gentleman who lives alone.His friend Jake is the same age and is also single,but Jake has a pet dog he has to take care of.Who is likely to be healthier and to live longer?

Two people become friends because they have the same interests and similar personalities.They are not related and do not live near one another.This relationship has the characteristics of a relationship in a/an ________ society.

Assets that can be drawn from one's network of personal relationships are known as

A relationship in which individuals trade according to self-interest and take according to how much they contribute is a/an

Relationships between men are more likely to be based on ________,whereas relationships between women are based more on ________.

Members of ancient hunter-gatherer societies were unlikely to share their food with other members because

Shaffer et al.(1987)studied medical doctors who had described themselves as "loners" in medical school and found that these loners

The reinforcement-affect model of affiliation,which attempts to explain all behavior with one simple rule,is known as a ________ model.

Relationships with ________ are voluntary,whereas relationships with ________ are usually not voluntary.

Having a friend present during an embarrassing and stressful event increases anxiety.

Which of the following is true regarding relationships in traditional cultures?

In the classic Sarnoff and Zimbardo (1961)experiment,individuals were told they were about to suck on a pacifier or other similar object.They had the option of waiting alone or with others for the study to begin.The authors found that they

By talking about their success in school,highly motivated students

Introduction to Social Psychology

The Person and the Situation

Social Cognition: Understanding Ourselves and Others

Presenting the Self

Attitudes and Persuasion

Social Influence: Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience

Love and Romantic Relationships

Prosocial Behavior

Aggression

Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

Groups

Social Dilemmas: Cooperation versus Conflict

Integrating Social Psychology

Filters

Relationships between men are more likely to be based on ,whereas relationships between women are based more on .

Relationships with are voluntary,whereas relationships with are usually not voluntary.