Question 1

Similarity on three dimensions is the general rule for most friendships.Which of the following is NOT one of these three main dimensions?

Accepted Answer

A)  same age 
B)  of the same sex 
C)  same ethnicity 
D)  same income level

Question 2

Many researchers believe that our first attachments to our parents

Accepted Answer

A)  influence how we relate to our friends and lovers. 
B)  occur during the first hours of life during a critical period. 
C)  are influenced by an evolutionary pattern that cannot be altered. 
D)  have little influence on our social behaviors as adults.

Question 3

Garrett is a high school drop-out who has been looking for a good job for six months.He blames all the immigrants for his lack of a job rather than his lack of an education and some of the employers' choice to hire illegal aliens as employees without paying taxes.Garrett's hostility toward the immigrants is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  scapegoating. 
B)  group prejudice. 
C)  symbolic prejudice. 
D)  stereotyped aggression.

Question 4

The likelihood that help will be given to a person in need is reduced when there are many people present due to a(n)__________ of responsibility.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The likelihood that help will be given...

Question 5

Frustration probably encourages aggression because it

Accepted Answer

A)  triggers genetic mechanisms. 
B)  makes people uncomfortable. 
C)  triggers biological cues for aggression. 
D)  relieves tension.

Question 6

Sports spectators who start fights, throw bottles, and tear down goal posts after their team wins the game illustrate the possibility that aggression

Accepted Answer

A)  can occur in the absence of frustration. 
B)  is encouraged by any frustration that makes people uncomfortable. 
C)  can be caused by a state of "learned helplessness." 
D)  is caused by instinctual drives that require catharsis to lower one's aggressiveness.

Question 7

Which of the following is defined as stimuli or signals that are associated with violent actions and include words, gestures, and angry thoughts?

Accepted Answer

A)  aggression cues 
B)  anger escalators 
C)  inhibition exemplars 
D)  disinhibition effects

Question 8

According to Sternberg, a relationship in which commitment is based only on passion with the two partners not sharing any emotional connectedness is called empty love.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In a classic research experiment, intergroup conflict between two groups of boys (the "Rattlers" and the "Eagles")at a summer camp was most efficiently reduced by holding meetings between the leaders of each of the groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In therapy, Fiona is learning to deal with upsetting situations by defining the problem as precisely as possible, then making a list of possible solutions and ranking each solution's likelihood of success.After choosing a solution, she will assess how successful the solution was and then make adjustments, if necessary.Fiona is learning​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​altruistic cueing. 
B)  ​prosocial modeling. 
C)  ​self-control techniques. 
D)  ​nonassertive techniques.

Question 11

Because some individuals or human groups, such as the Arapesh, the Senoi, the Navajo, and the Eskimo, show little hostility or aggression casts doubt on which viewpoint of aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  social learning theory 
B)  humanistic theory 
C)  instinctual explanation 
D)  frustration-aggression hypothesis

Question 12

In a follow-up experiment to Schachter's "Dr.Zilstein experiment", women who expected to receive the "shocks" chose to wait

Accepted Answer

A)  ​with other future shock victims. 
B)  ​alone in a comfortable room. 
C)  ​with women who were waiting to see their advisors. 
D)  ​with women who would not be receiving the shocks.

Question 13

Research has shown that most people (60 percent)have which adult attachment style?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​secure 
B)  ​avoidant 
C)  ​ambivalent 
D)  ​dependent

Question 14

Discuss the following theories of aggression:(1)the instinctual view and why it is questioned;(2)the biological view, including biological factors that can influence one's aggressiveness,and why these factors cannot be considered a direct cause of aggression;(3)the frustration-aggression hypothesis;(4)the effects of aversive stimuli and aggressive cues, including the weapons effect; and(5)the social learning theory.

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Question 15

Arlo and Margaret have been married for 30 years.Since their children left home, they have nothing to talk about.It is almost like two "strangers" living in the same household, each with his or her own interests.The passion has also waned in their relationship.Both have contemplated divorce but have decided to stay married because of their adult children and soon-to-be first grandchild and because it would be too hard to divide their accumulated possessions and to start over again.According to Robert Sternberg, which type of love do Arlo and Margaret possess?

Accepted Answer

A)  fatuous love 
B)  companionate love 
C)  nonlove 
D)  empty love

Question 16

Disinhibition to violence means

Accepted Answer

A)  an individual is imitating an undesirable violent behavior. 
B)  the acting out of an undesirable violent behavior that would normally be restrained. 
C)  a reduction of emotional sensitivity to violence. 
D)  that a state of learned helplessness is occurring.

Question 17

In a classic study done at a summer camp, a group of young men who were European American were given a difficult test they were sure to fail.Moreover, completing the test caused them to miss a trip to the movies, which was normally the high point of their weekly entertainment.Regarding their attitudes, the subjects in this study

Accepted Answer

A)  consistently rated their own family members lower than people who had not been frustrated. 
B)  consistently rated members of two ethnic groups lower than they did on earlier attitudinal tests. 
C)  exhibited discriminatory behavior against lower-level staff members they encountered during the study. 
D)  became more subservient to the camp leaders.

Question 18

Many relationships can be understood as an ongoing series of transfers of attention, information, affection, favors, and the like between two people, which are called​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​learned socializations. 
B)  ​social exchanges. 
C)  ​bilateral disclosures. 
D)  ​companionate gestures.

Question 19

Regarding prejudice and direct experiences, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  By the time they are three years old, many children show signs of race bias. 
B)  Prejudices that occur when members of another social group are perceived as a threat to one's own interests are referred to as group prejudices. 
C)  Once prejudices are established, they prevent us from accepting more positive experiences that could reverse the damage. 
D)  Subtle influences, such as parents' attitudes, the depiction of people in books and on TV, and exposure to children of other races, can have an impact on one becoming prejudiced.

Question 20

Describe five factors that would affect one's tendency to help in an emergency.

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Exam 17: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Similarity on three dimensions is the general rule for most friendships.Which of the following is NOT one of these three main dimensions?

Many researchers believe that our first attachments to our parents

The likelihood that help will be given to a person in need is reduced when there are many people present due to a(n)__________ of responsibility.

Frustration probably encourages aggression because it

Sports spectators who start fights, throw bottles, and tear down goal posts after their team wins the game illustrate the possibility that aggression

Which of the following is defined as stimuli or signals that are associated with violent actions and include words, gestures, and angry thoughts?

According to Sternberg, a relationship in which commitment is based only on passion with the two partners not sharing any emotional connectedness is called empty love.

In a classic research experiment, intergroup conflict between two groups of boys (the "Rattlers" and the "Eagles")at a summer camp was most efficiently reduced by holding meetings between the leaders of each of the groups.

Because some individuals or human groups, such as the Arapesh, the Senoi, the Navajo, and the Eskimo, show little hostility or aggression casts doubt on which viewpoint of aggression?

In a follow-up experiment to Schachter's "Dr.Zilstein experiment", women who expected to receive the "shocks" chose to wait

Research has shown that most people (60 percent) have which adult attachment style?

Disinhibition to violence means

Many relationships can be understood as an ongoing series of transfers of attention, information, affection, favors, and the like between two people, which are called

Regarding prejudice and direct experiences, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Describe five factors that would affect one's tendency to help in an emergency.

Exam 17: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Similarity on three dimensions is the general rule for most friendships.Which of the following is NOT one of these three main dimensions?

Many researchers believe that our first attachments to our parents

The likelihood that help will be given to a person in need is reduced when there are many people present due to a(n)__________ of responsibility.

Frustration probably encourages aggression because it

Sports spectators who start fights, throw bottles, and tear down goal posts after their team wins the game illustrate the possibility that aggression

Which of the following is defined as stimuli or signals that are associated with violent actions and include words, gestures, and angry thoughts?

According to Sternberg, a relationship in which commitment is based only on passion with the two partners not sharing any emotional connectedness is called empty love.

In a classic research experiment, intergroup conflict between two groups of boys (the "Rattlers" and the "Eagles")at a summer camp was most efficiently reduced by holding meetings between the leaders of each of the groups.

Because some individuals or human groups, such as the Arapesh, the Senoi, the Navajo, and the Eskimo, show little hostility or aggression casts doubt on which viewpoint of aggression?

In a follow-up experiment to Schachter's "Dr.Zilstein experiment", women who expected to receive the "shocks" chose to wait

Research has shown that most people (60 percent) have which adult attachment style?​

Disinhibition to violence means

Many relationships can be understood as an ongoing series of transfers of attention, information, affection, favors, and the like between two people, which are called​

Regarding prejudice and direct experiences, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Describe five factors that would affect one's tendency to help in an emergency.

Research has shown that most people (60 percent) have which adult attachment style?

Many relationships can be understood as an ongoing series of transfers of attention, information, affection, favors, and the like between two people, which are called