Question 1

Babies begin to prefer to look at a picture of a face,rather than a blank outline of a head,when they are less than one ________ old.

Accepted Answer

A)  month 
B)  hour 
C)  week 
D)  day 
A)  month 
B)  hour 
C)  week 
D)  day

Question 2

________ love develops slowly over time in a relationship and is based on friendship,trust,and respect.

Accepted Answer

A)  Companionate 
B)  Passionate 
C)  Romantic 
D)  Friendship 
A)  Companionate 
B)  Passionate 
C)  Romantic 
D)  Friendship

Question 3

As Devine and colleagues have shown,stereotypes:

Accepted Answer

A)  necessarily lead to discrimination. 
B)  lead to prejudice,but do not always lead to discrimination. 
C)  can be reduced over time. 
D)  that are positive can be reduced,but those that are negative cannot. 
A)  necessarily lead to discrimination. 
B)  lead to prejudice,but do not always lead to discrimination. 
C)  can be reduced over time. 
D)  that are positive can be reduced,but those that are negative cannot.

Question 4

Attributions are our attempts to explain the ________ of other people.

Accepted Answer

A)  motives 
B)  traits 
C)  preferences 
D)  all of the above 
A)  motives 
B)  traits 
C)  preferences 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

Alyssa and Orlando have been together for three years.The first year was filled with an overwhelming urge to spend all their time together,and every meeting was intense and arousing.Their relationship now is less intense,but involves deep caring and intimacy.According to Hatfield and Berscheid,Alyssa and Orlando have moved from ________ love to ________ love.

Accepted Answer

A)  romantic; consummate 
B)  passionate; companionate 
C)  infatuated; mature 
D)  physical; friendly 
A)  romantic; consummate 
B)  passionate; companionate 
C)  infatuated; mature 
D)  physical; friendly

Question 6

Ted has been assigned to work on a linguistics project with a returning student in her 40s.Ted is worried that his partner will not be as sharp and motivated as a younger student.He recognizes that this is a stereotype and works to suppress it.Research indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ted will be unable to reduce his stereotyping. 
B)  Ted can simply decide that his partner is smart and his stereotyping will stop. 
C)  inhibiting his stereotyped thinking will be difficult and require self-control. 
D)  older students are less motivated and his stereotyping is accurate. 
A)  Ted will be unable to reduce his stereotyping. 
B)  Ted can simply decide that his partner is smart and his stereotyping will stop. 
C)  inhibiting his stereotyped thinking will be difficult and require self-control. 
D)  older students are less motivated and his stereotyping is accurate.

Question 7

In light of the results of the Milgram studies,which of the following soldiers would you expect to have the LEAST trouble carrying out his or her orders?

Accepted Answer

A)  a soldier shooting an enemy soldier at a distance of 10 feet 
B)  a soldier shooting enemy soldiers from inside a tank 
C)  a marine strangling an enemy sailor in hand-to-hand combat 
D)  a pilot dropping a bomb on an enemy airbase 
A)  a soldier shooting an enemy soldier at a distance of 10 feet 
B)  a soldier shooting enemy soldiers from inside a tank 
C)  a marine strangling an enemy sailor in hand-to-hand combat 
D)  a pilot dropping a bomb on an enemy airbase

Question 8

If a political candidate wants to create a positive image that will convince people to contribute throughout a long campaign,the candidate should use campaign materials that:

Accepted Answer

A)  feature endorsements from prominent people. 
B)  involve short emotional attacks on the opponent. 
C)  use catchy slogans and attention-grabbing graphics. 
D)  present well-argued descriptions of the candidate's positions. 
A)  feature endorsements from prominent people. 
B)  involve short emotional attacks on the opponent. 
C)  use catchy slogans and attention-grabbing graphics. 
D)  present well-argued descriptions of the candidate's positions.

Question 9

Different brain regions are activated when we consider ingroup versus outgroup members.For instance,the ________ is activated when we engage in ingroup bias,but is less active when we consider members of outgroups.

Accepted Answer

A)  medial prefrontal cortex 
B)  amygdala 
C)  nucleus accumbens 
D)  insula 
A)  medial prefrontal cortex 
B)  amygdala 
C)  nucleus accumbens 
D)  insula

Question 10

When the teacher in Milgram's obedience study received orders over the phone instead of face-to-face,the level of obedience:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased slightly. 
B)  decreased. 
C)  remained unchanged. 
D)  increased a great deal. 
A)  increased slightly. 
B)  decreased. 
C)  remained unchanged. 
D)  increased a great deal.

Question 11

According to the elaboration likelihood model,the two routes that persuasion may take are:

Accepted Answer

A)  central and peripheral. 
B)  emotional and rational. 
C)  implicit and explicit. 
D)  dissonant and consonant. 
A)  central and peripheral. 
B)  emotional and rational. 
C)  implicit and explicit. 
D)  dissonant and consonant.

Question 12

Which of the following personal qualities has been identified by researchers to be among the most positive for a potential romantic partner to possess?

Accepted Answer

A)  honesty 
B)  humor 
C)  knowledge 
D)  humility 
A)  honesty 
B)  humor 
C)  knowledge 
D)  humility

Question 13

When are you likely to see the LEAST amount of prosocial helping?

Accepted Answer

A)  when there is 1 bystander 
B)  when there are 2 bystanders 
C)  when there are 5 bystanders 
D)  when there are 10 bystanders 
A)  when there is 1 bystander 
B)  when there are 2 bystanders 
C)  when there are 5 bystanders 
D)  when there are 10 bystanders

Question 14

In line with social identity theory,each of the following has been shown to increase ingroup favoritism EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  threats to one's country. 
B)  perceptions of relative deprivation. 
C)  positive personal feedback. 
D)  mortality salience. 
A)  threats to one's country. 
B)  perceptions of relative deprivation. 
C)  positive personal feedback. 
D)  mortality salience.

Question 15

Evolutionary theories of attraction predict age discrepancies in dating partners,because women generally are at their peak level of attractiveness when they are ________,whereas men are at their peak level of attractiveness when they are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  older; younger 
B)  middle-aged; older 
C)  younger; older 
D)  older; middle-age 
A)  older; younger 
B)  middle-aged; older 
C)  younger; older 
D)  older; middle-age

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  humans have evolved to engage in certain kinds of violence. 
B)  aggressive acts such as murder derive from basically adaptive behavior. 
C)  Southern men may behave more aggressively because of a belief system that prioritizes honor. 
D)  genetic differences account for cross-cultural differences in aggression. 
A)  humans have evolved to engage in certain kinds of violence. 
B)  aggressive acts such as murder derive from basically adaptive behavior. 
C)  Southern men may behave more aggressively because of a belief system that prioritizes honor. 
D)  genetic differences account for cross-cultural differences in aggression.

Question 17

Cat wants to buy a new laptop.She knows that her husband will think that it is not a necessary expense.She initially proposes buying a $2,500 laptop.When her husband gets upset,she suggests that she could get by with a used laptop for $700.Cat is using the ________ approach.

Accepted Answer

A)  lowball 
B)  foot-in-the-door 
C)  authority 
D)  door-in-the-face 
A)  lowball 
B)  foot-in-the-door 
C)  authority 
D)  door-in-the-face

Question 18

Sources of information who are ________ tend to be the most persuasive.

Accepted Answer

A)  more sophisticated than the target audience 
B)  rational and emotional 
C)  attractive and credible 
D)  unlike the receiver 
A)  more sophisticated than the target audience 
B)  rational and emotional 
C)  attractive and credible 
D)  unlike the receiver

Question 19

By age ________,children can judge faces for their level of trustworthiness as well as adults can.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  5 
C)  7 
D)  10 
A)  3 
B)  5 
C)  7 
D)  10

Question 20

In which of the following contexts would seeing students wear their university logo be an example of social identity theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  when they are away from campus 
B)  when they are on campus 
C)  after their team wins a game 
D)  after their team loses a game 
A)  when they are away from campus 
B)  when they are on campus 
C)  after their team wins a game 
D)  after their team loses a game

Babies begin to prefer to look at a picture of a face,rather than a blank outline of a head,when they are less than one ________ old.

________ love develops slowly over time in a relationship and is based on friendship,trust,and respect.

As Devine and colleagues have shown,stereotypes:

Attributions are our attempts to explain the ________ of other people.

Ted has been assigned to work on a linguistics project with a returning student in her 40s.Ted is worried that his partner will not be as sharp and motivated as a younger student.He recognizes that this is a stereotype and works to suppress it.Research indicates that:

In light of the results of the Milgram studies,which of the following soldiers would you expect to have the LEAST trouble carrying out his or her orders?

If a political candidate wants to create a positive image that will convince people to contribute throughout a long campaign,the candidate should use campaign materials that:

Different brain regions are activated when we consider ingroup versus outgroup members.For instance,the ________ is activated when we engage in ingroup bias,but is less active when we consider members of outgroups.

When the teacher in Milgram's obedience study received orders over the phone instead of face-to-face,the level of obedience:

According to the elaboration likelihood model,the two routes that persuasion may take are:

Which of the following personal qualities has been identified by researchers to be among the most positive for a potential romantic partner to possess?

When are you likely to see the LEAST amount of prosocial helping?

In line with social identity theory,each of the following has been shown to increase ingroup favoritism EXCEPT:

Evolutionary theories of attraction predict age discrepancies in dating partners,because women generally are at their peak level of attractiveness when they are ,whereas men are at their peak level of attractiveness when they are .

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

Cat wants to buy a new laptop.She knows that her husband will think that it is not a necessary expense.She initially proposes buying a $2,500 laptop.When her husband gets upset,she suggests that she could get by with a used laptop for $700.Cat is using the ________ approach.

Sources of information who are ________ tend to be the most persuasive.

By age ________,children can judge faces for their level of trustworthiness as well as adults can.

In which of the following contexts would seeing students wear their university logo be an example of social identity theory?

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Babies begin to prefer to look at a picture of a face,rather than a blank outline of a head,when they are less than one ________ old.

________ love develops slowly over time in a relationship and is based on friendship,trust,and respect.

As Devine and colleagues have shown,stereotypes:

Attributions are our attempts to explain the ________ of other people.

Ted has been assigned to work on a linguistics project with a returning student in her 40s.Ted is worried that his partner will not be as sharp and motivated as a younger student.He recognizes that this is a stereotype and works to suppress it.Research indicates that:

In light of the results of the Milgram studies,which of the following soldiers would you expect to have the LEAST trouble carrying out his or her orders?

If a political candidate wants to create a positive image that will convince people to contribute throughout a long campaign,the candidate should use campaign materials that:

Different brain regions are activated when we consider ingroup versus outgroup members.For instance,the ________ is activated when we engage in ingroup bias,but is less active when we consider members of outgroups.

When the teacher in Milgram's obedience study received orders over the phone instead of face-to-face,the level of obedience:

According to the elaboration likelihood model,the two routes that persuasion may take are:

Which of the following personal qualities has been identified by researchers to be among the most positive for a potential romantic partner to possess?

When are you likely to see the LEAST amount of prosocial helping?

In line with social identity theory,each of the following has been shown to increase ingroup favoritism EXCEPT:

Evolutionary theories of attraction predict age discrepancies in dating partners,because women generally are at their peak level of attractiveness when they are ________,whereas men are at their peak level of attractiveness when they are ________.

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

Cat wants to buy a new laptop.She knows that her husband will think that it is not a necessary expense.She initially proposes buying a $2,500 laptop.When her husband gets upset,she suggests that she could get by with a used laptop for $700.Cat is using the ________ approach.

Sources of information who are ________ tend to be the most persuasive.

By age ________,children can judge faces for their level of trustworthiness as well as adults can.

In which of the following contexts would seeing students wear their university logo be an example of social identity theory?

The Science of Psychology

Research Methodology

Biology and Behavior

Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Human Development

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Health and Well-Being

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Evolutionary theories of attraction predict age discrepancies in dating partners,because women generally are at their peak level of attractiveness when they are ,whereas men are at their peak level of attractiveness when they are .