Question 1

Social dilemmas can be dismantled by changing

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A)  rewards and costs. 
B)  supply and demand. 
C)  compliance and assertiveness. 
D)  people's aversion to groupthink. 
A)  rewards and costs. 
B)  supply and demand. 
C)  compliance and assertiveness. 
D)  people's aversion to groupthink.

Question 2

A lost visitor to a large city tries to ask several of the passing city dwellers for directions.Few stop to help the visitor.Milgram would say that the city dwellers are attempting to

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A)  reduce attentional overload. 
B)  prevent learned helplessness. 
C)  reduce territorial behaviors. 
D)  prevent the bystander effect. 
A)  reduce attentional overload. 
B)  prevent learned helplessness. 
C)  reduce territorial behaviors. 
D)  prevent the bystander effect.

Question 3

A person who says,"There are too many people in my face,and I need some space," is probably suffering from

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A)  hypochondriasis. 
B)  crowding. 
C)  social density. 
D)  socialists. 
A)  hypochondriasis. 
B)  crowding. 
C)  social density. 
D)  socialists.

Question 4

Researchers have found that the more attached you are to an area,the more likely you are to signal your "ownership" by adorning the area with

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A)  critical markers. 
B)  environmental cues. 
C)  territorial markers. 
D)  behavioral mapping. 
A)  critical markers. 
B)  environmental cues. 
C)  territorial markers. 
D)  behavioral mapping.

Question 5

Regarding urban stresses,crowding,and noise pollution,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  One serious cost of urban stresses and crowding is a blunting of sensitivity to the needs of others. 
B)  City dwellers learn to prevent attentional overload by intensely focusing on non-essential events. 
C)  Noise-battered children tend to give up or become distracted. 
D)  Children attending noisy schools tend to have higher blood pressure than those from quieter schools. 
A)  One serious cost of urban stresses and crowding is a blunting of sensitivity to the needs of others. 
B)  City dwellers learn to prevent attentional overload by intensely focusing on non-essential events. 
C)  Noise-battered children tend to give up or become distracted. 
D)  Children attending noisy schools tend to have higher blood pressure than those from quieter schools.

Question 6

Studies of overcrowding in a rat colony showed that

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A)  crowded animals become more docile and cooperative. 
B)  each animal, although crowded, claims a private territory and adapts effectively. 
C)  crowding produces pathological social behaviors and stress-caused diseases. 
D)  the population continued to rise rapidly as pregnancies increased and infant mortality decreased. 
A)  crowded animals become more docile and cooperative. 
B)  each animal, although crowded, claims a private territory and adapts effectively. 
C)  crowding produces pathological social behaviors and stress-caused diseases. 
D)  the population continued to rise rapidly as pregnancies increased and infant mortality decreased.

Question 7

Compared to students living in smaller suites,students in long-corridor design dormitories exhibited which of the following characteristics?

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A)  Students in long-corridor dormitories felt less crowded and less stressed. 
B)  Students in long-corridor dormitories made more friends and socialized more. 
C)  Students in long-corridor dormitories made more trips to the campus health center due to illnesses. 
D)  Students in long-corridor dormitories exhibited all of these characteristics. 
A)  Students in long-corridor dormitories felt less crowded and less stressed. 
B)  Students in long-corridor dormitories made more friends and socialized more. 
C)  Students in long-corridor dormitories made more trips to the campus health center due to illnesses. 
D)  Students in long-corridor dormitories exhibited all of these characteristics.

Question 8

After presenting the topic information,Jarmon asks his class various questions regarding the information presented.This step of the teaching strategy is known as

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A)  stimulus presentation. 
B)  learner preparation. 
C)  learner response. 
D)  reinforcement. 
A)  stimulus presentation. 
B)  learner preparation. 
C)  learner response. 
D)  reinforcement.

Question 9

Most of the environmental problems we face can be traced back to

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A)  wars and conflicts between countries. 
B)  the policies of greedy corporations. 
C)  the human tendency to overuse natural resources. 
D)  bias in research resulting from a political agenda. 
A)  wars and conflicts between countries. 
B)  the policies of greedy corporations. 
C)  the human tendency to overuse natural resources. 
D)  bias in research resulting from a political agenda.

Question 10

Regarding sports participation and coaching,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Research has shown that athletes in the past consistently improved through the "homespun" coaching methods used. 
B)  In early studies of volleyball and gymnastics, it became clear that people teaching these sports decades ago had very little knowledge of crucial underlying skills. 
C)  In coaching children, competition and criticism should be minimized. 
D)  Research has found a link between sports participation and the physical self-esteem of adolescents. 
A)  Research has shown that athletes in the past consistently improved through the "homespun" coaching methods used. 
B)  In early studies of volleyball and gymnastics, it became clear that people teaching these sports decades ago had very little knowledge of crucial underlying skills. 
C)  In coaching children, competition and criticism should be minimized. 
D)  Research has found a link between sports participation and the physical self-esteem of adolescents.

Question 11

By using energy-efficient lights,Don has reduced the volume of greenhouse gases he adds to the atmosphere and by doing so he immediately sees a reduction in his

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A)  conservation factor. 
B)  carbon footprint. 
C)  ecological debt. 
D)  BMI footprint. 
A)  conservation factor. 
B)  carbon footprint. 
C)  ecological debt. 
D)  BMI footprint.

Question 12

The subjective feeling of being overstimulated by social inputs or a loss of privacy is called

Accepted Answer

A)  territorial pollution. 
B)  density. 
C)  dehumanization. 
D)  crowding. 
A)  territorial pollution. 
B)  density. 
C)  dehumanization. 
D)  crowding.

Question 13

Community surveys are used

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A)  to find out how local citizens feel about the case since jurors will probably have the same attitudes. 
B)  to differentiate jurors who can be persuaded by emotion from those most likely to be persuaded by reason. 
C)  to exclude jurors from the pool of potential jurors so they will not be called for jury duty on particular cases. 
D)  for none of these reasons. 
A)  to find out how local citizens feel about the case since jurors will probably have the same attitudes. 
B)  to differentiate jurors who can be persuaded by emotion from those most likely to be persuaded by reason. 
C)  to exclude jurors from the pool of potential jurors so they will not be called for jury duty on particular cases. 
D)  for none of these reasons.

Question 14

Before instructing his class on the senses,Carl shows them a short film clip that simulates what a person would see if he or she was riding a rollercoaster with all the sights,sounds,head shifts that accompany this experience.Carl's use of the short film clip to gain his students' attention is part of which step of the teaching strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus presentation 
B)  learner preparation 
C)  learner response 
D)  mental association 
A)  stimulus presentation 
B)  learner preparation 
C)  learner response 
D)  mental association

Question 15

In general,the more spaces one must pass through to get from one part of a building to another,

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A)  the less stressed and less crowded people feel. 
B)  the more stressed and more crowded people feel. 
C)  the less likely people will buy any products on display. 
D)  the less sociable and more withdrawn people become. 
A)  the less stressed and less crowded people feel. 
B)  the more stressed and more crowded people feel. 
C)  the less likely people will buy any products on display. 
D)  the less sociable and more withdrawn people become.

Question 16

A farmer applies pesticides to a crop to save it from insect damage.Although the farmer benefits immediately from using pesticides,other farmers follow suit and the local water system is eventually damaged permanently.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a carbon-neutral lifestyle. 
B)  the cost-benefit ratio. 
C)  learned helplessness. 
D)  the tragedy of the commons. 
A)  a carbon-neutral lifestyle. 
B)  the cost-benefit ratio. 
C)  learned helplessness. 
D)  the tragedy of the commons.

Question 17

Companies would most likely be discouraged from polluting by

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A)  educating the public about which companies are the largest polluters. 
B)  persuading the executives of the company, individually, concerning the devastating effects pollution is having on public health. 
C)  levying a pollution tax so it would cost more, not less, for a business to pollute. 
D)  an environmentally-engineered social dilemma being constructed. 
A)  educating the public about which companies are the largest polluters. 
B)  persuading the executives of the company, individually, concerning the devastating effects pollution is having on public health. 
C)  levying a pollution tax so it would cost more, not less, for a business to pollute. 
D)  an environmentally-engineered social dilemma being constructed.

Question 18

Students taught using which teaching style tend to be more independent,curious,and positive in their attitudes toward school?

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A)  lecture-style 
B)  rote learning 
C)  discovery learning 
D)  direct instruction 
A)  lecture-style 
B)  rote learning 
C)  discovery learning 
D)  direct instruction

Question 19

According to Stanley Milgram,which of the following is a stressful condition caused when sensory stimulation,information,and social contacts make excessive demands on persons living in large densely-packed cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  density bombardment 
B)  learned helplessness 
C)  territoriality 
D)  attentional overload 
A)  density bombardment 
B)  learned helplessness 
C)  territoriality 
D)  attentional overload

Question 20

"Gated communities" have sprung up in many cities because they designate a "defensible space" that discourages intrusions.They are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  social gating. 
B)  social traps. 
C)  proxemic boundaries. 
D)  territorial markers. 
A)  social gating. 
B)  social traps. 
C)  proxemic boundaries. 
D)  territorial markers.

Exam 18: B: Applied Psychology

Social dilemmas can be dismantled by changing

A lost visitor to a large city tries to ask several of the passing city dwellers for directions.Few stop to help the visitor.Milgram would say that the city dwellers are attempting to

A person who says,"There are too many people in my face,and I need some space," is probably suffering from

Researchers have found that the more attached you are to an area,the more likely you are to signal your "ownership" by adorning the area with

Regarding urban stresses,crowding,and noise pollution,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Studies of overcrowding in a rat colony showed that

Compared to students living in smaller suites,students in long-corridor design dormitories exhibited which of the following characteristics?

After presenting the topic information,Jarmon asks his class various questions regarding the information presented.This step of the teaching strategy is known as

Most of the environmental problems we face can be traced back to

Regarding sports participation and coaching,which of the following statements is FALSE?

By using energy-efficient lights,Don has reduced the volume of greenhouse gases he adds to the atmosphere and by doing so he immediately sees a reduction in his

The subjective feeling of being overstimulated by social inputs or a loss of privacy is called

Community surveys are used

In general,the more spaces one must pass through to get from one part of a building to another,

A farmer applies pesticides to a crop to save it from insect damage.Although the farmer benefits immediately from using pesticides,other farmers follow suit and the local water system is eventually damaged permanently.This is an example of

Companies would most likely be discouraged from polluting by

Students taught using which teaching style tend to be more independent,curious,and positive in their attitudes toward school?

According to Stanley Milgram,which of the following is a stressful condition caused when sensory stimulation,information,and social contacts make excessive demands on persons living in large densely-packed cities?

"Gated communities" have sprung up in many cities because they designate a "defensible space" that discourages intrusions.They are examples of

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

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