Exam 2: Fundamentals of Social Behavior

In the research literature on terror management theory,what is "worldview defense"?

The socialization process is particularly important to humans because:

Primary emotions do NOT include:

All of the following are true about hedonism EXCEPT which statement?

Ulrich is a member of a community where everyone's view is "What I have,you can have." What is the best way of characterizing this community?

All of the following are true about a worldview defense EXCEPT which statement?

Hans has lived in the United States all of his life.Hans's German mother made sure that he was able to speak German,so he would thoroughly understand the German way of life.Hans's mother has passed on a _____ to him.

Sarah has always had a desire to feel good about herself and her accomplishments.At this point in her life,Sarah is studying to pass the bar exam in her state.If she passes the exam,Sarah will feel very proud of herself.In this example,one could say that Sarah has a _____ to feel good about herself,and a _____ to pass the bar.

_____ is the process of learning from parents and others what is desirable behavior in a culture.

Which of the following statements BEST summarizes terror management theory?

In the Müller-Lyer visual illusion,a line with two open-angle ends appears longer than a line with two closed-angle arrowhead ends,even though the lines are in fact the same length.This illusion is more common in cultures where:

What is the definition of a social role?

_____ is the process through which members of a culture instruct other members in beliefs and behaviors considered appropriate in that culture,while _____ is the process through which inventions and ideas transfer from one culture to another.

Lisa belongs to a community where it is considered very important that everyone has the same rights.There are legal institutions which protect the interests and the access to resources of everyone in the community.What is the best way of characterizing this community?

According to self-determination theory,which of the following is NOT a basic human need?

_____ are shared beliefs about appropriate or expected behaviors in particular situations.

All of the following are psychological dimensions of the individual EXCEPT which one?

Jocelyn is a stranger traveling in a foreign country.She looks,speaks,and behaves differently from the majority of the local people in this country.However,everywhere she goes,everyone is very friendly and informal with her,and acts as if she isn't any different from the other people around them.The way she is treated by the locals suggests that Jocelyn is in a(n)_____ country.

Which of the following is NOT one of the aspects of our environment that,according to the anthropologist W.Lloyd Warner,culture helps us adapt to?

Anais notices a strange object moving in the corner of her room and immediately experiences unease and an increased heart rate.She then remembers that she left her toy robot with the battery running in the corner of the room,and she realizes that must be the object.She begins to experience the emotion of relief.According to Lazarus's theory of emotions,how should we classify Anais's memory of her toy robot?