Question 1

According to the text, which of the following best describes "change" in the traits of living things?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nature plans ahead and designs certain kinds of changes. 
B)  Nature allows for living things to remain essentially unchanged from one generation to the next. 
C)  Nature produces changes in living things that are essentially random. 
D)  Nature, through the process of reproduction, is guaranteed to produce predictable outcomes in the traits of offspring. 
A)  Nature plans ahead and designs certain kinds of changes. 
B)  Nature allows for living things to remain essentially unchanged from one generation to the next. 
C)  Nature produces changes in living things that are essentially random. 
D)  Nature, through the process of reproduction, is guaranteed to produce predictable outcomes in the traits of offspring.

Question 2

Research suggests that everywhere in the world, there is a cultural norm for women to remain virgins until married.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the most accurate statement regarding psychological processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are mostly based on nature throughout a person's life. 
B)  They are based on a complex interaction between nature and culture throughout a person's life. 
C)  They are mostly based on nature in infancy, and mostly based on culture in childhood and adulthood. 
D)  They are mostly based on culture in infancy and childhood, and mostly based on nature in adulthood. 
A)  They are mostly based on nature throughout a person's life. 
B)  They are based on a complex interaction between nature and culture throughout a person's life. 
C)  They are mostly based on nature in infancy, and mostly based on culture in childhood and adulthood. 
D)  They are mostly based on culture in infancy and childhood, and mostly based on nature in adulthood.

Question 4

Compared to the sensory organs of other animals, humans' sensory organs are particularly well-suited for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  perceiving things distinctly or accurately 
B)  perceiving a range of different stimuli 
C)  perceiving objects that are up close 
D)  perceiving objects that are far away 
A)  perceiving things distinctly or accurately 
B)  perceiving a range of different stimuli 
C)  perceiving objects that are up close 
D)  perceiving objects that are far away

Question 5

Vegetarianism is best described as an example of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ideas, or culture, impacting human behavior 
B)  social, rather than cultural, behavior 
C)  a genetic mutation 
D)  an American praxis 
A)  ideas, or culture, impacting human behavior 
B)  social, rather than cultural, behavior 
C)  a genetic mutation 
D)  an American praxis

Question 6

If a stranger provoked you by saying something to you that was highly offensive, and you experienced a strong, immediate urge to get violent with the stranger. What would the origin of the impulse most likely be?

Accepted Answer

A)  The automatic system, because it is a "gut reactor" 
B)  The automatic system, because it is guided by intention 
C)  The deliberate system, because the person who provoked her was a stranger 
D)  The deliberate system, because the stranger's provocation was verbal 
A)  The automatic system, because it is a "gut reactor" 
B)  The automatic system, because it is guided by intention 
C)  The deliberate system, because the person who provoked her was a stranger 
D)  The deliberate system, because the stranger's provocation was verbal

Question 7

If biology measures success in terms of survival and reproduction, human culture ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  has struggled over many years 
B)  has had some successes but an equal amount of failures 
C)  has had moderate success 
D)  has been very successful 
A)  has struggled over many years 
B)  has had some successes but an equal amount of failures 
C)  has had moderate success 
D)  has been very successful

Question 8

"Social brain theory" states that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the human brain evolved to enable humans to have rich, complex social lives 
B)  the human brain evolved to allow humans to develop language 
C)  humans are born with access to a "collective unconscious" (certain types of cumulative social knowledge) 
D)  unlike to the left and right hemispheres in the brains of other animals, the two hemispheres in the human brain are much more "social" (communicative) with one another 
A)  the human brain evolved to enable humans to have rich, complex social lives 
B)  the human brain evolved to allow humans to develop language 
C)  humans are born with access to a "collective unconscious" (certain types of cumulative social knowledge) 
D)  unlike to the left and right hemispheres in the brains of other animals, the two hemispheres in the human brain are much more "social" (communicative) with one another

Question 9

In general, it would be most accurate to say that humans are ____, while other animals are ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  social and cultural; just social 
B)  social and cultural; social and moral 
C)  just cultural; just moral 
D)  just cultural; social and cultural 
A)  social and cultural; just social 
B)  social and cultural; social and moral 
C)  just cultural; just moral 
D)  just cultural; social and cultural

Question 10

Research on the brain sizes of different animals would suggest that (domesticated) cats have ____ than (wild, pride-living) lions after adjustment for differences in weight.

Accepted Answer

A)  smaller brains 
B)  larger brains 
C)  more developed right hemispheres 
D)  more developed left hemispheres 
A)  smaller brains 
B)  larger brains 
C)  more developed right hemispheres 
D)  more developed left hemispheres

Question 11

In general, social psychologists who research the duplex mind now believe that the automatic system is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  much bigger than the deliberate system 
B)  much smaller than the deliberate system 
C)  much more widely used in humans than in non-human animals 
D)  much more widely used by humans today than it was by humans in the past 
A)  much bigger than the deliberate system 
B)  much smaller than the deliberate system 
C)  much more widely used in humans than in non-human animals 
D)  much more widely used by humans today than it was by humans in the past

Question 12

Research on delay of gratification looks at how people make tradeoffs between "now versus tomorrow."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the LEAST likely explanation for one's motivation to work in pursuit of money?

Accepted Answer

A)  Money operates as a kind of tool to get what one wants. 
B)  Money is similar to a drug in that it is pleasurable for its own sake. 
C)  Money is an innate need ingrained in human nature since its existence. 
D)  Money helps people obtain things that they desire. 
A)  Money operates as a kind of tool to get what one wants. 
B)  Money is similar to a drug in that it is pleasurable for its own sake. 
C)  Money is an innate need ingrained in human nature since its existence. 
D)  Money helps people obtain things that they desire.

Question 14

Olivia is thinking about applying to law school, but doesn't have a good feeling for how much she would enjoy it and whether law would be the right career path for her. If she is like most people, she will be most likely to start exploring the idea of law school by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  observing other law students or lawyers, to see whether she can identify with them, or see herself in their shoes 
B)  reflecting upon personal experiences she has had that might be relevant to law school (e.g., the time she spent on the debate team in high school), and thinking about how much she got out of those experiences 
C)  talking to friends, family, and fellow students to solicit their input and advice 
D)  going online or to the library and looking at hard core demographic statistics, to see whether she fits the "right" demographic profile 
A)  observing other law students or lawyers, to see whether she can identify with them, or see herself in their shoes 
B)  reflecting upon personal experiences she has had that might be relevant to law school (e.g., the time she spent on the debate team in high school), and thinking about how much she got out of those experiences 
C)  talking to friends, family, and fellow students to solicit their input and advice 
D)  going online or to the library and looking at hard core demographic statistics, to see whether she fits the "right" demographic profile

Question 15

Unlike virtually all other animals, humans ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  feel bad when they do not have enough to eat 
B)  develop strong aversions to any foods that have previously made them ill 
C)  will eat or not eat certain foods because of ideas 
D)  sometimes eat up to four or five times per day 
A)  feel bad when they do not have enough to eat 
B)  develop strong aversions to any foods that have previously made them ill 
C)  will eat or not eat certain foods because of ideas 
D)  sometimes eat up to four or five times per day

Question 16

When it comes to differences in familial sleeping arrangements across cultures, ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan is the only culture where young children sleep with their parents 
B)  the U.S. is the only culture where young children sleep alone 
C)  there are essentially no differences across cultures 
D)  there are a variety of different sleeping arrangements across cultures 
A)  Japan is the only culture where young children sleep with their parents 
B)  the U.S. is the only culture where young children sleep alone 
C)  there are essentially no differences across cultures 
D)  there are a variety of different sleeping arrangements across cultures

Question 17

According to evolutionary theory, men should generally be more interested in ____ than women.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term sexual relationships 
B)  same-sex sexual relationships 
C)  passing their genes down to future generations 
D)  same-sex friendships 
A)  short-term sexual relationships 
B)  same-sex sexual relationships 
C)  passing their genes down to future generations 
D)  same-sex friendships

Question 18

Across evolution, humans have competed most with ____ when trying to pass their genes passed down to subsequent generations.

Accepted Answer

A)  other opposite-sex humans 
B)  other same-sex humans 
C)  other animal species 
D)  natural environmental forces 
A)  other opposite-sex humans 
B)  other same-sex humans 
C)  other animal species 
D)  natural environmental forces

Question 19

The modern notion of the automatic system is BEST understood as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a kind of conscious mind that warns you of danger based on immediate cognitive processes 
B)  a kind of conscious mind that helps you in decision-making 
C)  a kind of unconscious that is there to make your life easier 
D)  a Freudian kind of unconscious full of repressed urges and thoughts that you are afraid to think 
A)  a kind of conscious mind that warns you of danger based on immediate cognitive processes 
B)  a kind of conscious mind that helps you in decision-making 
C)  a kind of unconscious that is there to make your life easier 
D)  a Freudian kind of unconscious full of repressed urges and thoughts that you are afraid to think

Question 20

Research suggests that humans evolved relatively large brains in order to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  increase their capacity for complex interpersonal relationships 
B)  allow them to more effectively navigate complicated terrain 
C)  allow them to outsmart predators 
D)  allow them to develop language 
A)  increase their capacity for complex interpersonal relationships 
B)  allow them to more effectively navigate complicated terrain 
C)  allow them to outsmart predators 
D)  allow them to develop language

According to the text, which of the following best describes "change" in the traits of living things?

Research suggests that everywhere in the world, there is a cultural norm for women to remain virgins until married.

What is the most accurate statement regarding psychological processes?

Compared to the sensory organs of other animals, humans' sensory organs are particularly well-suited for ____.

Vegetarianism is best described as an example of ____.

If a stranger provoked you by saying something to you that was highly offensive, and you experienced a strong, immediate urge to get violent with the stranger. What would the origin of the impulse most likely be?

If biology measures success in terms of survival and reproduction, human culture ____.

"Social brain theory" states that ____.

In general, it would be most accurate to say that humans are , while other animals are .

Research on the brain sizes of different animals would suggest that (domesticated) cats have ____ than (wild, pride-living) lions after adjustment for differences in weight.

In general, social psychologists who research the duplex mind now believe that the automatic system is ____.

Research on delay of gratification looks at how people make tradeoffs between "now versus tomorrow."

What is the LEAST likely explanation for one's motivation to work in pursuit of money?

Olivia is thinking about applying to law school, but doesn't have a good feeling for how much she would enjoy it and whether law would be the right career path for her. If she is like most people, she will be most likely to start exploring the idea of law school by ____.

Unlike virtually all other animals, humans ____.

When it comes to differences in familial sleeping arrangements across cultures, ____.

According to evolutionary theory, men should generally be more interested in ____ than women.

Across evolution, humans have competed most with ____ when trying to pass their genes passed down to subsequent generations.

The modern notion of the automatic system is BEST understood as ____.

Research suggests that humans evolved relatively large brains in order to ____.

The Mission and the Method

The Self

Choices and Actions

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to Health

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Law

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

Filters

Exam 2: Culture and Nature

According to the text, which of the following best describes "change" in the traits of living things?

Research suggests that everywhere in the world, there is a cultural norm for women to remain virgins until married.

What is the most accurate statement regarding psychological processes?

Compared to the sensory organs of other animals, humans' sensory organs are particularly well-suited for ____.

Vegetarianism is best described as an example of ____.

If a stranger provoked you by saying something to you that was highly offensive, and you experienced a strong, immediate urge to get violent with the stranger. What would the origin of the impulse most likely be?

If biology measures success in terms of survival and reproduction, human culture ____.

"Social brain theory" states that ____.

In general, it would be most accurate to say that humans are ____, while other animals are ____.

Research on the brain sizes of different animals would suggest that (domesticated) cats have ____ than (wild, pride-living) lions after adjustment for differences in weight.

In general, social psychologists who research the duplex mind now believe that the automatic system is ____.

Research on delay of gratification looks at how people make tradeoffs between "now versus tomorrow."

What is the LEAST likely explanation for one's motivation to work in pursuit of money?

Olivia is thinking about applying to law school, but doesn't have a good feeling for how much she would enjoy it and whether law would be the right career path for her. If she is like most people, she will be most likely to start exploring the idea of law school by ____.

Unlike virtually all other animals, humans ____.

When it comes to differences in familial sleeping arrangements across cultures, ____.

According to evolutionary theory, men should generally be more interested in ____ than women.

Across evolution, humans have competed most with ____ when trying to pass their genes passed down to subsequent generations.

The modern notion of the automatic system is BEST understood as ____.

Research suggests that humans evolved relatively large brains in order to ____.

The Mission and the Method

The Self

Choices and Actions

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to Health

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Law

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

Filters

In general, it would be most accurate to say that humans are , while other animals are .