Question 1

________ leads the way in incentivizing mass transit and bicycle use over personal vehicle use.

Accepted Answer

A)  China
B)  Europe
C)  America
D)  Brazil B

Question 2

According to Tay and Diener (2011),across 158 countries,all of the following predict positive,happy feelings EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  feeling empowered.
B)  feeling respected.
C)  financial success.
D)  having close relationships. C

Question 3

Humanity can prepare for a sustainable future by increasing:

Accepted Answer

A)  global warming.
B)  human population.
C)  technological efficiency.
D)  energy consumption. C

Question 4

Social comparison is:

Accepted Answer

A)  evaluating one's abilities and opinions by comparing oneself with others.
B)  our tendency to compare a given level of stimulation with an earlier level.
C)  the tendency to adapt to social events.
D)  often used to recalibrate adaptation levels.

Question 5

Birth rates in less-developed nations have:

Accepted Answer

A)  dropped.
B)  increased.
C)  stabilized.
D)  continued to double each year.

Question 6

Both the social comparison and the adaptation-level phenomenon imply that the quest for happiness through material achievement requires:

Accepted Answer

A)  that other people do poorly.
B)  that other people view us as wealthy.
C)  that other people envy us.
D)  that we continuously expand our own affluence.

Question 7

According to Quoidbach et al.(2010,2015),which of the following is true of materialists?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have many close,fulfilling relationships.
B)  They report a negligible gap between what they want and what they have.
C)  They tend to savor life's simpler pleasures less.
D)  They are more likely to engage in ecologically beneficial activities than non-materialists.

Question 8

Koo and her colleagues (2008)had people write about how they might never have met their romantic partner.Compared to others who wrote about meeting their partner,those who imagined not having the relationship expressed more:

Accepted Answer

A)  dissatisfaction.
B)  anger.
C)  satisfaction.
D)  sadness.

Question 9

The Guidelines for National Indicators of Subjective Well-Being and Ill-Being have questions available for assessing all of the following issues EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  life satisfaction.
B)  quality of life.
C)  domain satisfaction.
D)  anger levels.

Question 10

When asked if he believes in global warming,Steve says,"no way-I had to dig my car out of five ice storms last winter." Steve is basing his opinion on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the availability heuristic.
B)  the representativeness heuristic.
C)  overconfidence.
D)  an illusion of control.

Question 11

Findings from the National Opinion Research Center surveys of 50 Americans report 26 percent of those who rarely or never attend religious services say they are _______,while 48 percent of those attending multiple times weekly said they are _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  unhappy;happy
B)  happy;unhappy
C)  unhappy;unhappy
D)  very happy;very happy

Question 12

Which of the following problems is caused by exploding population and increasing consumption?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased atmospheric methane
B)  climate destabilization
C)  species migrating toward the Equator
D)  diminishing of the warming greenhouse-gas blanket

Question 13

Downward social comparison facilitates:

Accepted Answer

A)  guilt.
B)  contentment.
C)  depression.
D)  empathy.

Question 14

In affluent countries,once a comfortable income level is reached,more money ________ long-term returns.

Accepted Answer

A)  increases
B)  decreases
C)  correlates positively with
D)  does not affect

Question 15

Which of the following is a way climate educators can apply social psychology's principles in overcoming misinformation and motivated reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoid connecting the message to the audience's values.
B)  Ensure the values have political color.
C)  Nudge people by using "green defaults."
D)  Avoid thinking local.

Question 16

In the context of communicating climate change to people,when climate educators use slogans such as "the Earth has a fever" in raising the awareness of climate change,they are using ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  vivid and memorable messages
B)  credible communication channels
C)  green defaults
D)  a think local strategy

Question 17

Identify a true statement about climate change and public opinion.

Accepted Answer

A)  There exists a gulf between the scientific and the U.S.public understanding of climate change.
B)  Opinions about climate change are not affected by the availability heuristic of an individual.
C)  Resistance to understanding climate change is easily overcome by motivated reasoning.
D)  Intuitive judgments and vivid and recent experiences have no influence on the opinions formed about climate change.

Question 18

In the context of materialism,which of the following is most closely associated with those who strive for intrinsic goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth
B)  beauty
C)  prestige
D)  personal growth

Question 19

Those who seek extrinsic goals are more likely to experience anxiety,depression,and psychosomatic ills.In this context,which of the following groups of individuals is less likely to experience depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals who strive for the development of their community
B)  Individuals who work for attaining more wealth for themselves
C)  Individuals who seek their happiness from popularity on social media sites
D)  Individuals who believe that their beauty is the reason for their happiness

Question 20

In Gallup surveys of more than 450,000 Americans during 2008 and 2009,daily positive feelings increased with income up to,but not beyond:

Accepted Answer

A)  $50,000.
B)  $75,000.
C)  $100,000.
D)  $125,000.

Exam 16: Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future