Exam 12: Social Psychology

The notion of kin selection argues that we are:

The actor/observer effect is most likely to occur in the case of a negative event.This is due to the:

Research on friendship formation suggests that you would be best able to predict which students will become friends in their dorm by how:

Which of the following predictions would the kin selection hypothesis make?

The idea of reciprocal helping applies best to which of the following situations?

In terms of how they explain their partner's behavior,the happiest couples:

In a recent study,participants were shown 30-second clips of two candidates in a past election with which they were not familiar.The person was asked to determine which candidate had won that election.How accurate do you think the participants were at predicting the winner of the election and why?

A prosecutor in a rape trial needs to be aware of the fact that some members of the jury will likely believe that the woman who was raped must have done something to deserve or provoke the attack.This type of attribution is part of the:

When someone employs a stereotype,he is judging a person in terms of their:

Relationships are promoted by:

Just before an election,a political candidate wants to create a positive image that will persuade voters who are still undecided to vote for her.She should:

Which of the following statements is true about conflict in a relationship?

Sometimes after a big football game fans will riot,getting into fights and destroying property.People in such a crowd will often do things that they would never do on their own.This effect is due primarily to a process of:

Cross-cultural comparisons of levels of violence support the conclusion that:

If people are randomly assigned to Groups A and B,you could predict that the members of each group will:

"I love independent cats because they are interesting,even though people find them aloof." In this argument,the conclusion is _____,the premise is _____,the qualifier is _____,and the counterargument is_____.

Inga is running for president of the student body of her university.The night before the election,she and her opponent have a debate in front of thousands of people.In reviewing the tape of the debate,Inga is most likely to attribute her own errors to _____ and to attribute her opponent's errors to _____.

Shaina is walking to class when she sees a woman drop a large bag of groceries.Shaina is not inclined to help until the woman looks directly at her.Shaina then goes over to pick up groceries because she:

Which of the following actions is NOT associated with low levels of serotonin in people?

To reach the coast for spring break,Cade is thinking about driving straight for 48 hours.As much as he would like to do it,he knows it is too dangerous.Both of his roommates tell him that they think it is a great idea and will go with him.To keep him awake,they will talk to him while he drives.When Cade decides to go,he is showing the effects of: