Question 1

Conflict is defined as

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A) perceived incompatibility of actions or goals. 
B) dissatisfaction with relationship outcomes. 
C) hostility that results from frustrating interaction. 
D) competition for mutually exclusive goals. 
A) perceived incompatibility of actions or goals. 
B) dissatisfaction with relationship outcomes. 
C) hostility that results from frustrating interaction. 
D) competition for mutually exclusive goals.

Question 2

In general,all but one statement is a way of improving relations toward peacemaking.Which of the following is NOT one of the predictors for decreasing prejudice?

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A) increase contact 
B) indirect contact 
C) the extended-contact effect 
D) distance 
A) increase contact 
B) indirect contact 
C) the extended-contact effect 
D) distance

Question 3

Christina and Massimo have been saving money since they got married.Now Massimo wants to buy a new car,but Christina wants to continue saving for a new house.Massimo and Christina

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A) are experiencing conflict. 
B) are experiencing dissonance. 
C) have mirror-image perceptions. 
D) are developing superordinate goals. 
A) are experiencing conflict. 
B) are experiencing dissonance. 
C) have mirror-image perceptions. 
D) are developing superordinate goals.

Question 4

Some individuals have many children so that they can ensure someone will take care of them in the future.However,this contributes to the collective devastation of overpopulation.This is an example of

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A) mirror-image perception. 
B) the jigsaw problem. 
C) perceived injustice. 
D) a social dilemma. 
A) mirror-image perception. 
B) the jigsaw problem. 
C) perceived injustice. 
D) a social dilemma.

Question 5

Research on laboratory dilemmas reveals that cooperation is facilitated if

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A) one person is 100 percent cooperative. 
B) the opponents can communicate with one another. 
C) the game is changed into a zero-sum game. 
D) the size of the payoffs is increaseD. 
A) one person is 100 percent cooperative. 
B) the opponents can communicate with one another. 
C) the game is changed into a zero-sum game. 
D) the size of the payoffs is increaseD.

Question 6

Which statement is true?

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A) Because of the greater social pressure,people are more likely to act cooperatively in large rather than small groups. 
B) The Tragedy of the Commons occurs only in individualistic societies. 
C) Most competitive situations can be considered non-zero-sum games. 
D) Sherif's study of boys at camp indicated that competition triggers conflict. 
A) Because of the greater social pressure,people are more likely to act cooperatively in large rather than small groups. 
B) The Tragedy of the Commons occurs only in individualistic societies. 
C) Most competitive situations can be considered non-zero-sum games. 
D) Sherif's study of boys at camp indicated that competition triggers conflict.

Question 7

Desegregation could be expected to have poor results when contacts were competitive,unsupported by authorities,and unequal.Contact should be _____.

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A) unequal in status 
B) equal in status 
C) short-term 
D) long-term 
A) unequal in status 
B) equal in status 
C) short-term 
D) long-term

Question 8

In the Prisoner's Dilemma,each person is better off

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A) remaining silent. 
B) confessing. 
C) bargaining. 
D) mediating. 
A) remaining silent. 
B) confessing. 
C) bargaining. 
D) mediating.

Question 9

In playing the laboratory version of the Prisoner's Dilemma,you would personally obtain the best payoff on any given trial if you _______ and the other person _______.

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A) confess;does not confess 
B) confess;confesses 
C) do not confess;confesses 
D) do not confess;does not confess 
A) confess;does not confess 
B) confess;confesses 
C) do not confess;confesses 
D) do not confess;does not confess

Question 10

Which one of the following is an example of a non-zero-sum game?

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A) the Prisoner's Dilemma 
B) the Commons Dilemma 
C) both the Prisoner's and the Commons Dilemmas 
D) neither the Prisoner's nor the Commons Dilemmas 
A) the Prisoner's Dilemma 
B) the Commons Dilemma 
C) both the Prisoner's and the Commons Dilemmas 
D) neither the Prisoner's nor the Commons Dilemmas

Question 11

If an attorney creates a Prisoner's Dilemma for two suspects,the attorney's goal is to

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A) trick either one of them into revealing what really happened. 
B) create an incentive for one of them to confess while the other maintains innocence. 
C) create an incentive for both of them to confess privately. 
D) achieve the greatest punishment for both suspects. 
A) trick either one of them into revealing what really happened. 
B) create an incentive for one of them to confess while the other maintains innocence. 
C) create an incentive for both of them to confess privately. 
D) achieve the greatest punishment for both suspects.

Question 12

All the following statements are true about GRIT EXCEPT

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A) GRIT aims to de-escalate international tensions. 
B) GRIT requires that all actions by the initiating party be conciliatory in nature. 
C) GRIT allows each side to maintain its retaliatory capability. 
D) GRIT works by intensifying the reciprocity norm. 
A) GRIT aims to de-escalate international tensions. 
B) GRIT requires that all actions by the initiating party be conciliatory in nature. 
C) GRIT allows each side to maintain its retaliatory capability. 
D) GRIT works by intensifying the reciprocity norm.

Question 13

Attempting to explain one's own behavior situationally is a characteristic of

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A) the Prisoner's DilemmA. 
B) the Commons Dilemma. 
C) both dilemmas. 
D) neither dilemma. 
A) the Prisoner's DilemmA. 
B) the Commons Dilemma. 
C) both dilemmas. 
D) neither dilemma.

Question 14

Which of the following best illustrates a superordinate goal?

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A) A college student who has been failing English gets an A on a paper. 
B) A woman beats her husband at tennis. 
C) Apartment dwellers install a television antenna they can all use. 
D) An obese person loses 20 pounds in two weeks. 
A) A college student who has been failing English gets an A on a paper. 
B) A woman beats her husband at tennis. 
C) Apartment dwellers install a television antenna they can all use. 
D) An obese person loses 20 pounds in two weeks.

Question 15

Situations in which both players can win and both can lose are called

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A) non-zero-sum games. 
B) zero-sum games. 
C) mirror games. 
D) equity games. 
A) non-zero-sum games. 
B) zero-sum games. 
C) mirror games. 
D) equity games.

Question 16

The smaller the group,the more

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A) responsible each person feels for it. 
B) intense the conflict among individual members. 
C) apathetic people are about its preservation. 
D) the more likely communication will take the form of intimidation and deception. 
A) responsible each person feels for it. 
B) intense the conflict among individual members. 
C) apathetic people are about its preservation. 
D) the more likely communication will take the form of intimidation and deception.

Question 17

What is your ideal definition of justice in an intimate relationship? Is it the same as your ideal definition of justice in the realm of economics? Why or why not?

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Question 18

Which of the following is NOT cited in the text as a method for resolving social dilemmas?

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A) regulation 
B) making the group smaller 
C) communication 
D) competition 
A) regulation 
B) making the group smaller 
C) communication 
D) competition

Question 19

In the commons dilemma,people often consume more than they realize when

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A) others take on a cooperative strategy. 
B) resources are not partitioned. 
C) the "commons" is divided into equal parts. 
D) everyone cooperates. 
A) others take on a cooperative strategy. 
B) resources are not partitioned. 
C) the "commons" is divided into equal parts. 
D) everyone cooperates.

Question 20

Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic that conflict expert Deutsch (1993)advises negotiators to exhibit?

Accepted Answer

A) fairness 
B) firmness 
C) friendliness 
D) faithful 
A) fairness 
B) firmness 
C) friendliness 
D) faithful

Conflict is defined as

In general,all but one statement is a way of improving relations toward peacemaking.Which of the following is NOT one of the predictors for decreasing prejudice?

Christina and Massimo have been saving money since they got married.Now Massimo wants to buy a new car,but Christina wants to continue saving for a new house.Massimo and Christina

Some individuals have many children so that they can ensure someone will take care of them in the future.However,this contributes to the collective devastation of overpopulation.This is an example of

Research on laboratory dilemmas reveals that cooperation is facilitated if

Which statement is true?

Desegregation could be expected to have poor results when contacts were competitive,unsupported by authorities,and unequal.Contact should be _____.

In the Prisoner's Dilemma,each person is better off

In playing the laboratory version of the Prisoner's Dilemma,you would personally obtain the best payoff on any given trial if you _ and the other person _.

Which one of the following is an example of a non-zero-sum game?

If an attorney creates a Prisoner's Dilemma for two suspects,the attorney's goal is to

All the following statements are true about GRIT EXCEPT

Attempting to explain one's own behavior situationally is a characteristic of

Which of the following best illustrates a superordinate goal?

Situations in which both players can win and both can lose are called

The smaller the group,the more

What is your ideal definition of justice in an intimate relationship? Is it the same as your ideal definition of justice in the realm of economics? Why or why not?

Which of the following is NOT cited in the text as a method for resolving social dilemmas?

In the commons dilemma,people often consume more than they realize when

Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic that conflict expert Deutsch (1993)advises negotiators to exhibit?

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The Self in a Social World

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behavior and Attitudes

Genes,culture,and Gender

Conformity and Obedience

Persuasion

Group Influence

Prejudice: Disliking Others

Aggression: Hurting Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Helping

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Exam 13: Conflict and Peacemaking

Conflict is defined as

In general,all but one statement is a way of improving relations toward peacemaking.Which of the following is NOT one of the predictors for decreasing prejudice?

Christina and Massimo have been saving money since they got married.Now Massimo wants to buy a new car,but Christina wants to continue saving for a new house.Massimo and Christina

Some individuals have many children so that they can ensure someone will take care of them in the future.However,this contributes to the collective devastation of overpopulation.This is an example of

Research on laboratory dilemmas reveals that cooperation is facilitated if

Which statement is true?

Desegregation could be expected to have poor results when contacts were competitive,unsupported by authorities,and unequal.Contact should be _____.

In the Prisoner's Dilemma,each person is better off

In playing the laboratory version of the Prisoner's Dilemma,you would personally obtain the best payoff on any given trial if you _______ and the other person _______.

Which one of the following is an example of a non-zero-sum game?

If an attorney creates a Prisoner's Dilemma for two suspects,the attorney's goal is to

All the following statements are true about GRIT EXCEPT

Attempting to explain one's own behavior situationally is a characteristic of

Which of the following best illustrates a superordinate goal?

Situations in which both players can win and both can lose are called

The smaller the group,the more

What is your ideal definition of justice in an intimate relationship? Is it the same as your ideal definition of justice in the realm of economics? Why or why not?

Which of the following is NOT cited in the text as a method for resolving social dilemmas?

In the commons dilemma,people often consume more than they realize when

Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic that conflict expert Deutsch (1993)advises negotiators to exhibit?

Introducing Social Psychology

The Self in a Social World

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behavior and Attitudes

Genes,culture,and Gender

Conformity and Obedience

Persuasion

Group Influence

Prejudice: Disliking Others

Aggression: Hurting Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Helping

Social Psychology in the Clinic

Social Psychology in Court

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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In playing the laboratory version of the Prisoner's Dilemma,you would personally obtain the best payoff on any given trial if you _ and the other person _.