Exam 12: Social Psychology

Bruce really wants a dog. Dalena does not like dogs and is worried that a dog will make it very difficult to keep the house neat and clean. However, Dalena knows that Bruce will love the dog, so she agrees to have one. Bruce thinks Dalena is way too fussy about the house, but he gets a well-trained adult dog that will make less of a mess than a puppy. According to Gottman, Dalena and Bruce are a:

When Saqui breaks up with her boyfriend she cannot decide whether to date her best friend Bradan or a fascinating new man, because they have different attractive qualities. After deciding on the new guy, Saqui finds that she no longer likes Bradan. Even though he wants to continue their long friendship, she keeps finding more things to dislike about him. Saqui is experiencing:

Inga is running for the president of the student body of her university. The night before the election she and her opponent have a debate in front of thousands of people. In reviewing the tape of the debate, Inga is most likely to attribute her own errors to ____________ and to attribute her opponent's errors to ____________.

From an evolutionary standpoint, the shift for a couple from passionate to companionate love is adaptive, because passionate love facilitates ____________ and companionate love facilitates____________.

Relationships are damaged by conflict in which the couple ____________ and strengthened by conflict in which the couple ____________.

If you had been consulted when Abu Ghraib was being developed, what advice could you have given about minimizing the probability of mistreatment of prisoners?

Dr. Johannson is going to give a speech arguing for stricter emissions standards for cars. For his speech to be the most persuasive to an environmental group, he should use ____________ arguments. For his speech to be the most persuasive to a group of automobile manufacturers he should use ____________ arguments.

Guilia is a grade 2 teacher. In her class this year, she has a young boy from another country. When she tries to make contact with him, he always looks away. What would be the most reasonable thing for Guilia to conclude from this?

At the age of 5, Lokelani is stunningly beautiful. The research on physical attractiveness suggests that she will:

Men raised in the southern United States in the 1970s responded to verbally aggressive behaviour by a confederate in a psychology study by:

One example of deindividuation causing people to behave in uncharacteristic ways is fraternity hazing. Suppose that a fraternity event that is to involve hazing is moved into a room with a wall of mirrors. What effect would you expect that change to make in the event and why?

Sam is passionately in love with Hailey. He can't stop thinking about her and spends all his free time with her. His work is suffering and his friends complain that he is obsessed with her. Sam and his friends might understand this situation better if they knew that passionate love:

Cassie is joining a yoga studio because new memberships are quite inexpensive. When the director explains the plan to her, Cassie discovers that there are added costs for workshops, mats, and a number of other things. Though Cassie would never have thought to sign up at the final price, she has become committed to the idea and does join the studio. The yoga studio has effectively used the ____________ to sell Cassie a membership.

The behaviour of participants in Milgram's obedience studies is distressing. Why might it also be adaptive?

Cade is thinking about driving for 48 hours straight to get to Florida for reading week. As much as he would like to do it, he knows it is too dangerous. Both of his roommates tell him that they think it is a great idea and will go with him; they'll talk to him while he drives to keep him up. When Cade decides to go, he is showing the effects of:

According to Zajonc, the presence of other people affects performance because it ____________ which leads the person to ____________.

The notion of kin selection argues that we are:

Daiyu is an international student from China who is dating an American student, Zach. Which of them is likely to have a more accurate take on the other person's behaviour and why?

Dillon was late getting to the airport because of a big accident on the highway. He has now been waiting in the security line for almost an hour and it looks like he may miss his flight. The baggage inspector flags Dillon's bag to be hand searched. Though Dillon is usually very even-tempered, he starts to yell abusively at the man. Dillon's behaviour can be readily explained by:

Which of the following statements is true about conflict in a relationship?