Question 1

According to Eron's research,one of the best predictors of how aggressive a young man would be at age 19 was

Accepted Answer

A)  the violence of the television programs he preferred when he was eight years old. 
B)  his temperamental predisposition to violence. 
C)  his socioeconomic level and number of children in the family. 
D)  whether he was severely punished for engaging in aggressive behavior as a child. 
A)  the violence of the television programs he preferred when he was eight years old. 
B)  his temperamental predisposition to violence. 
C)  his socioeconomic level and number of children in the family. 
D)  whether he was severely punished for engaging in aggressive behavior as a child.

Question 2

Which of the following pioneered a way to apply superordinate goals to ordinary classrooms in the form of the jigsaw classroom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elliot Aronson 
B)  Jane Elliot 
C)  David Buss 
D)  Stanley Schachter 
A)  Elliot Aronson 
B)  Jane Elliot 
C)  David Buss 
D)  Stanley Schachter

Question 3

Marta has come to halfway believe the stereotypes applied to her by a group of her classmates and also worries about how she will appear to this group when she attends the class party.Marta is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnocentrism. 
B)  a social dominance orientation. 
C)  a self-stereotype. 
D)  dogmatism. 
A)  ethnocentrism. 
B)  a social dominance orientation. 
C)  a self-stereotype. 
D)  dogmatism.

Question 4

The idea that we recognize and accept racial and ethnic diversity rather than trying to convince everyone to accept a single culture is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  social stereotyping. 
B)  multiculturalism. 
C)  the melting pot. 
D)  ethnicity. 
A)  social stereotyping. 
B)  multiculturalism. 
C)  the melting pot. 
D)  ethnicity.

Question 5

Regarding social stereotypes,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social stereotypes are always negative. 
B)  Some elements of prejudice are unconscious, which makes them difficult to change. 
C)  Stereotypes tend to simplify people into "us" and "them" categories. 
D)  When a person is stereotyped, the easiest thing for her or him to do is to abide by others' expectations. 
A)  Social stereotypes are always negative. 
B)  Some elements of prejudice are unconscious, which makes them difficult to change. 
C)  Stereotypes tend to simplify people into "us" and "them" categories. 
D)  When a person is stereotyped, the easiest thing for her or him to do is to abide by others' expectations.

Question 6

Regarding intergroup conflict,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A danger in demonizing "the enemy" is that it can lead to misperceptions of the motives and actions of other nations and groups. 
B)  Many of the bloodiest conflicts in history have been fueled, in part, by treating "the enemy" as evil and subhuman. 
C)  During times of war, normal people are able to kill other humans because they turn off their emotions and moral standards. 
D)  Those who actually do hold the moral high ground must be careful not to succumb to the same kind of blind hatred that leads to wanton violence and terrorism. 
A)  A danger in demonizing "the enemy" is that it can lead to misperceptions of the motives and actions of other nations and groups. 
B)  Many of the bloodiest conflicts in history have been fueled, in part, by treating "the enemy" as evil and subhuman. 
C)  During times of war, normal people are able to kill other humans because they turn off their emotions and moral standards. 
D)  Those who actually do hold the moral high ground must be careful not to succumb to the same kind of blind hatred that leads to wanton violence and terrorism.

Question 7

Exposure to mass media images that have violent and sexual content increases all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  aggressive sexual fantasies. 
B)  aggressive behavior. 
C)  a belief in rape myths. 
D)  catharsis of aggressive impulses. 
A)  aggressive sexual fantasies. 
B)  aggressive behavior. 
C)  a belief in rape myths. 
D)  catharsis of aggressive impulses.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a step used in anger control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trust your intuition regarding the other person's motives. 
B)  Make a list of possible solutions. 
C)  Rank the likely success of each solution. 
D)  Define the problem as precisely as possible. 
A)  Trust your intuition regarding the other person's motives. 
B)  Make a list of possible solutions. 
C)  Rank the likely success of each solution. 
D)  Define the problem as precisely as possible.

Question 9

Which of the following sought to give her students direct experience with prejudice by dividing her class according to eye color and,at first,giving the blue-eyed children more privileges,power,and prestige than the brown-eyed children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jane Elliot 
B)  Inez Beverly Prosser 
C)  Carol Gilligan 
D)  Karen Horney 
A)  Jane Elliot 
B)  Inez Beverly Prosser 
C)  Carol Gilligan 
D)  Karen Horney

Question 10

In a study by Steele,African-American college students performed poorer on a task than European-American college students when they were told the task was a test of academic ability,while they performed the same as the European-American college students when they were told the task was a laboratory problem-solving task.The results of this study illustrate the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic prejudice. 
B)  stereotype threat. 
C)  group prejudice. 
D)  dogmatism. 
A)  symbolic prejudice. 
B)  stereotype threat. 
C)  group prejudice. 
D)  dogmatism.

Question 11

People who tend to value social conformity,oversimplify issues as totally right or totally wrong,and consider their own ethnic group and themselves superior to others are said to have a(n)__________ personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  histrionic 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  Type A 
D)  Type B 
A)  histrionic 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  Type A 
D)  Type B

Question 12

Frustration probably encourages aggression because it

Accepted Answer

A)  triggers genetic mechanisms. 
B)  makes people uncomfortable. 
C)  triggers biological cues for aggression. 
D)  relieves tension. 
A)  triggers genetic mechanisms. 
B)  makes people uncomfortable. 
C)  triggers biological cues for aggression. 
D)  relieves tension.

Question 13

Albert Bandura demonstrated in his studies that

Accepted Answer

A)  children learn new aggressive actions by watching violent or aggressive behavior or learn that violence is "okay." 
B)  aversive stimuli leads to heightened arousal making it much more likely that aggression will occur. 
C)  aggression is a biologically-rooted behavior found in all animal species. 
D)  frustration leads to aggression. 
A)  children learn new aggressive actions by watching violent or aggressive behavior or learn that violence is "okay." 
B)  aversive stimuli leads to heightened arousal making it much more likely that aggression will occur. 
C)  aggression is a biologically-rooted behavior found in all animal species. 
D)  frustration leads to aggression.

Question 14

Personal strategies for reducing or curbing anger are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  altruism. 
B)  prosocial modeling. 
C)  progressive relaxation. 
D)  anger control. 
A)  altruism. 
B)  prosocial modeling. 
C)  progressive relaxation. 
D)  anger control.

Question 15

If you show a negative attitude toward members of another group only because your friends or co-workers expect you to think about this group as they do,you are exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive dissonance. 
B)  personal prejudice. 
C)  group prejudice. 
D)  discrimination. 
A)  cognitive dissonance. 
B)  personal prejudice. 
C)  group prejudice. 
D)  discrimination.

Question 16

According to psychologists Conor Seyle and Matthew Newman,what has recently divided the United States into opposing camps?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic differences 
B)  rich versus poor 
C)  red states versus blue states regarding voting 
D)  regional differences, that is, Southern, Western, Eastern, Northern 
A)  ethnic differences 
B)  rich versus poor 
C)  red states versus blue states regarding voting 
D)  regional differences, that is, Southern, Western, Eastern, Northern

Question 17

Research by Donnerstein and others suggests that the circumstances most likely to increase violent sexual acts against women (such as rape)involve

Accepted Answer

A)  newspaper publicity given to rapists. 
B)  direct exposure to persons who have committed such acts. 
C)  media images of violence. 
D)  pornographic stimuli that generate sexual fantasies. 
A)  newspaper publicity given to rapists. 
B)  direct exposure to persons who have committed such acts. 
C)  media images of violence. 
D)  pornographic stimuli that generate sexual fantasies.

Question 18

Which is a step in anger control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trust your intuition regarding the other person's motives. 
B)  Make a list of possible solutions. 
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. 
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.

Question 19

A politician who is inwardly biased against other ethnic groups tends to verbally rationalize his support of issues that,in reality,are harmful to these specific groups.This politician is exhibiting what would best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  group prejudice. 
B)  superordinate goals. 
C)  symbolic prejudice. 
D)  social stereotyping. 
A)  group prejudice. 
B)  superordinate goals. 
C)  symbolic prejudice. 
D)  social stereotyping.

Question 20

One consequence of seeing aggression portrayed on TV or video games is a loss of one's emotional response to this violence,which is called

Accepted Answer

A)  disinhibition. 
B)  disassociation. 
C)  deconditioning. 
D)  desensitization. 
A)  disinhibition. 
B)  disassociation. 
C)  deconditioning. 
D)  desensitization.

Exam 17: B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

According to Eron's research,one of the best predictors of how aggressive a young man would be at age 19 was

Which of the following pioneered a way to apply superordinate goals to ordinary classrooms in the form of the jigsaw classroom?

Marta has come to halfway believe the stereotypes applied to her by a group of her classmates and also worries about how she will appear to this group when she attends the class party.Marta is exhibiting

The idea that we recognize and accept racial and ethnic diversity rather than trying to convince everyone to accept a single culture is referred to as

Regarding social stereotypes,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding intergroup conflict,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Exposure to mass media images that have violent and sexual content increases all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT a step used in anger control?

Which of the following sought to give her students direct experience with prejudice by dividing her class according to eye color and,at first,giving the blue-eyed children more privileges,power,and prestige than the brown-eyed children?

People who tend to value social conformity,oversimplify issues as totally right or totally wrong,and consider their own ethnic group and themselves superior to others are said to have a(n)__________ personality.

Frustration probably encourages aggression because it

Albert Bandura demonstrated in his studies that

Personal strategies for reducing or curbing anger are referred to as

If you show a negative attitude toward members of another group only because your friends or co-workers expect you to think about this group as they do,you are exhibiting

According to psychologists Conor Seyle and Matthew Newman,what has recently divided the United States into opposing camps?

Research by Donnerstein and others suggests that the circumstances most likely to increase violent sexual acts against women (such as rape)involve

Which is a step in anger control?

A politician who is inwardly biased against other ethnic groups tends to verbally rationalize his support of issues that,in reality,are harmful to these specific groups.This politician is exhibiting what would best be described as

One consequence of seeing aggression portrayed on TV or video games is a loss of one's emotional response to this violence,which is called

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