Question 1

Prosocial behaviors are actions that

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A)  are helpful to others. 
B)  may encourage aggression. 
C)  change the social behavior of others. 
D)  influence what happens in group situations. 
A)  are helpful to others. 
B)  may encourage aggression. 
C)  change the social behavior of others. 
D)  influence what happens in group situations.

Question 2

Regarding the reduction and prevention of aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

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A)  ​Parents can buffer the impact of the media by monitoring what their children watch and reducing their exposure to violent media. 
B)  ​In one study, participants exhibited reduced aggression after playing a video game that stressed prosocial behaviors. 
C)  ​Responding to an upsetting situation by giving into anger is considered an ineffective problem-focused coping strategy. 
D)  ​Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker has suggested that if you compare the amount of violence in the modern world with the more distant past, it appears that our tendency to be aggressive is decreasing. 
A)  ​Parents can buffer the impact of the media by monitoring what their children watch and reducing their exposure to violent media. 
B)  ​In one study, participants exhibited reduced aggression after playing a video game that stressed prosocial behaviors. 
C)  ​Responding to an upsetting situation by giving into anger is considered an ineffective problem-focused coping strategy. 
D)  ​Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker has suggested that if you compare the amount of violence in the modern world with the more distant past, it appears that our tendency to be aggressive is decreasing.

Question 3

Physiological studies have shown that which of the following can directly trigger or end aggression in humans?

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A)  instincts 
B)  some brain areas 
C)  increasing or decreasing environmental temperature 
D)  desensitization to aggressive cues 
A)  instincts 
B)  some brain areas 
C)  increasing or decreasing environmental temperature 
D)  desensitization to aggressive cues

Question 4

Which of the following are based on the human desires for approval, support, friendship, and love as well as a desire to alleviate fear and anxiety?

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A)  need to affiliate 
B)  need for achievement 
C)  need for power 
D)  need to conform 
A)  need to affiliate 
B)  need for achievement 
C)  need for power 
D)  need to conform

Question 5

Regarding aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Bullying can occur at any age, including adulthood, and in any setting, including online. 
B)  An average of nearly one person every 18 seconds was killed during the 20th century. 
C)  Physiological studies have shown that some brain areas are capable of triggering or ending aggressive behavior. 
D)  The fact that we are biologically capable of aggression means that aggression is inevitable and is "part of our human nature." 
A)  Bullying can occur at any age, including adulthood, and in any setting, including online. 
B)  An average of nearly one person every 18 seconds was killed during the 20th century. 
C)  Physiological studies have shown that some brain areas are capable of triggering or ending aggressive behavior. 
D)  The fact that we are biologically capable of aggression means that aggression is inevitable and is "part of our human nature."

Question 6

Many school districts in the United States have begun requiring students to wear uniforms because uniforms help

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A)  create more individuating information that reduces prejudice. 
B)  create equal-status competition among the students. 
C)  minimize status inequalities and in-group/out-group distinctions. 
D)  minimize the occurrence of superordinate goals within cliques. 
A)  create more individuating information that reduces prejudice. 
B)  create equal-status competition among the students. 
C)  minimize status inequalities and in-group/out-group distinctions. 
D)  minimize the occurrence of superordinate goals within cliques.

Question 7

Excessive self-disclosure is a staple of many television talk shows.Guests frequently reveal intimate details about their personal lives.Viewers probably find such intimate disclosures entertaining rather than threatening, because the

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A)  television guests are strangers to the viewer. 
B)  television guests are viewed as sympathetic individuals who are seeking help from the talk show host. 
C)  viewers do not have to reciprocate with their own self-disclosure to these guests. 
D)  viewers have been desensitized by watching numerous talk shows and will not feel threatened by overdisclosure as non-TV talk show watchers. 
A)  television guests are strangers to the viewer. 
B)  television guests are viewed as sympathetic individuals who are seeking help from the talk show host. 
C)  viewers do not have to reciprocate with their own self-disclosure to these guests. 
D)  viewers have been desensitized by watching numerous talk shows and will not feel threatened by overdisclosure as non-TV talk show watchers.

Question 8

A style of attachment that is marked by mixed feelings about love and friendship is referred to as a(n)__________ attachment style.

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A)  ambivalent 
B)  avoidant 
C)  secure 
D)  independent 
A)  ambivalent 
B)  avoidant 
C)  secure 
D)  independent

Question 9

Social stereotypes can best be described as

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A)  physical images of people who are different than you. 
B)  untrue statements about people who come from different social groups than you. 
C)  oversimplified images of the traits of people who belong to a particular social group. 
D)  prejudiced attitudes toward people from lower social status groups. 
A)  physical images of people who are different than you. 
B)  untrue statements about people who come from different social groups than you. 
C)  oversimplified images of the traits of people who belong to a particular social group. 
D)  prejudiced attitudes toward people from lower social status groups.

Question 10

In developing self-control and limiting your anger toward another person, you should

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A)  ​trust your intuition regarding the other person's motives. 
B)  ​make a list of possible solutions, and rank the likely success of each solution. 
C)  ​define the problem as broadly as possible, so your options are not limited. 
D)  ​make careful note of the other person's body language. 
A)  ​trust your intuition regarding the other person's motives. 
B)  ​make a list of possible solutions, and rank the likely success of each solution. 
C)  ​define the problem as broadly as possible, so your options are not limited. 
D)  ​make careful note of the other person's body language.

Prosocial behaviors are actions that

Regarding the reduction and prevention of aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Physiological studies have shown that which of the following can directly trigger or end aggression in humans?

Which of the following are based on the human desires for approval, support, friendship, and love as well as a desire to alleviate fear and anxiety?

Regarding aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Many school districts in the United States have begun requiring students to wear uniforms because uniforms help

Excessive self-disclosure is a staple of many television talk shows.Guests frequently reveal intimate details about their personal lives.Viewers probably find such intimate disclosures entertaining rather than threatening, because the

A style of attachment that is marked by mixed feelings about love and friendship is referred to as a(n)__________ attachment style.

Social stereotypes can best be described as

In developing self-control and limiting your anger toward another person, you should

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Exam 17: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Prosocial behaviors are actions that

Regarding the reduction and prevention of aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

Physiological studies have shown that which of the following can directly trigger or end aggression in humans?

Which of the following are based on the human desires for approval, support, friendship, and love as well as a desire to alleviate fear and anxiety?

Regarding aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Many school districts in the United States have begun requiring students to wear uniforms because uniforms help

Excessive self-disclosure is a staple of many television talk shows.Guests frequently reveal intimate details about their personal lives.Viewers probably find such intimate disclosures entertaining rather than threatening, because the

A style of attachment that is marked by mixed feelings about love and friendship is referred to as a(n)__________ attachment style.

Social stereotypes can best be described as

In developing self-control and limiting your anger toward another person, you should

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Applied Psychology.

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Regarding the reduction and prevention of aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?