Question 1

Evolutionary psychologists suggest that males are sexually assertive while females are more selective of sexual partners because

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A)  males outnumber females. 
B)  each strategy is likely to promote gene survival. 
C)  males and females are socialized differently. 
D)  of differences in brain chemistry. 
A)  males outnumber females. 
B)  each strategy is likely to promote gene survival. 
C)  males and females are socialized differently. 
D)  of differences in brain chemistry. B

Question 2

Evolutionary psychologists study

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A)  physical traits. 
B)  psychological traits. 
C)  both physical and psychological traits. 
D)  neither physical nor psychological traits. 
A)  physical traits. 
B)  psychological traits. 
C)  both physical and psychological traits. 
D)  neither physical nor psychological traits. C

Question 3

As people mature to middle age and beyond,

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A)  gender differences in interpersonal behavior decrease. 
B)  gender differences in interpersonal behavior increase. 
C)  androgyny in men decreases. 
D)  androgyny in women decreases. 
A)  gender differences in interpersonal behavior decrease. 
B)  gender differences in interpersonal behavior increase. 
C)  androgyny in men decreases. 
D)  androgyny in women decreases. A

Question 4

According to research conducted by Leung and Bond (2004), those people who espouse _____ express lower life satisfaction and favor assertive influence tactics and right-wing politics.

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A)  justice 
B)  social complexity 
C)  reward for application 
D)  cynicism 
A)  justice 
B)  social complexity 
C)  reward for application 
D)  cynicism

Question 5

Compared with males, the average female

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A)  has fewer neural connections. 
B)  is less vulnerable to depression. 
C)  is more sensitive to smells and sounds. 
D)  more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. 
A)  has fewer neural connections. 
B)  is less vulnerable to depression. 
C)  is more sensitive to smells and sounds. 
D)  more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD.

Question 6

You read about an unsolved murder in the newspaper. Given what you have learned in social psychology about aggressiveness, you can reasonably predict a(n) _____ committed the murder.

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A)  man 
B)  woman 
C)  introvert 
D)  extrovert 
A)  man 
B)  woman 
C)  introvert 
D)  extrovert

Question 7

Punctuality is one of the _____ of North American businesspeople.

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A)  attitudes 
B)  norms 
C)  schemes 
D)  dimensions 
A)  attitudes 
B)  norms 
C)  schemes 
D)  dimensions

Question 8

As an exchange student, you notice that standards of beauty are much different in the country you are visiting. Billboards and advertisements display women that are not as thin as in the United States. You conclude that this difference in standards of beauty is the result of different

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A)  norms. 
B)  languages. 
C)  climates. 
D)  cultures. 
A)  norms. 
B)  languages. 
C)  climates. 
D)  cultures.

Question 9

The best-known universal norm is the taboo against

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A)  cannibalism. 
B)  incest. 
C)  female genital mutilation. 
D)  public nudity. 
A)  cannibalism. 
B)  incest. 
C)  female genital mutilation. 
D)  public nudity.

Question 10

Research on the differences in men and women show all EXCEPT

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A)  men take more risks. 
B)  women place more priority on winning. 
C)  women excel more in the relational leadership. 
D)  men tend to be more directive and task-focused. 
A)  men take more risks. 
B)  women place more priority on winning. 
C)  women excel more in the relational leadership. 
D)  men tend to be more directive and task-focused.

Question 11

In the context of friendship, which of the following is FALSE regarding men and women?

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A)  Women's telephone conversations last longer than men's. 
B)  Men send more text messages than women. 
C)  Women send more emotion expressing emails than men. 
D)  Women spend more time on social networks than men. 
A)  Women's telephone conversations last longer than men's. 
B)  Men send more text messages than women. 
C)  Women send more emotion expressing emails than men. 
D)  Women spend more time on social networks than men.

Question 12

In the mid-1960s, married women in the United States devoted seven times as many hours to housework as did their husbands. By 2013, the gender gap had shrunk, yet persisted. This pattern reflects how gender roles

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A)  are learned. 
B)  are biologically determined. 
C)  vary by culture. 
D)  vary over time. 
A)  are learned. 
B)  are biologically determined. 
C)  vary by culture. 
D)  vary over time.

Question 13

As women's employment in formerly male occupations has increased, the gender difference in self-reported masculinity has

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A)  increased. 
B)  decreased. 
C)  remained the same. 
D)  remained unknown. 
A)  increased. 
B)  decreased. 
C)  remained the same. 
D)  remained unknown.

Question 14

According to anthropologists, which of the following is NOT true?

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A)  We are more alike than we are different. 
B)  We prefer living with others to living alone. 
C)  We are more different than we are alike. 
D)  We are social beings. 
A)  We are more alike than we are different. 
B)  We prefer living with others to living alone. 
C)  We are more different than we are alike. 
D)  We are social beings.

Question 15

Your mother has commented on how little time your older sister, who recently married, spends on housework, as compared to what she herself used to spend when she was a newlywed. Your mother's comment reflects how gender roles

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A)  are learned. 
B)  are biologically determined. 
C)  vary by culture. 
D)  vary over time. 
A)  are learned. 
B)  are biologically determined. 
C)  vary by culture. 
D)  vary over time.

Question 16

What can we conclude about the relationship between persons and situations?

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A)  Individuals vary in how they interpret and react to a given situation. 
B)  People choose many of the situations that influence them. 
C)  People often create their social situations. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Individuals vary in how they interpret and react to a given situation. 
B)  People choose many of the situations that influence them. 
C)  People often create their social situations. 
D)  All of the above

Question 17

In which of the following situations are women likely to be more aggressive than men?

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A)  hunting 
B)  warring 
C)  spreading of malicious gossip 
D)  men are more likely than women to be aggressive in all of these situations 
A)  hunting 
B)  warring 
C)  spreading of malicious gossip 
D)  men are more likely than women to be aggressive in all of these situations

Question 18

Although there are many unoccupied tables in the restaurant, Rudolph decides to sit at the same table in the chair right next to James. James feels uncomfortable because Rudolph has violated

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A)  his social role. 
B)  his personal space. 
C)  Brown's universal norm. 
D)  the personal rights taboo. 
A)  his social role. 
B)  his personal space. 
C)  Brown's universal norm. 
D)  the personal rights taboo.

Question 19

Harris (1996) argued that 40 to 50 percent of the personality differences between siblings can be explained by

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A)  the sex of the child. 
B)  parental influence. 
C)  peer influence. 
D)  sibling rivalry. 
A)  the sex of the child. 
B)  parental influence. 
C)  peer influence. 
D)  sibling rivalry.

Question 20

Leung and Bond (2004) reported that there were five universal dimensions of social beliefs. Which of the following is NOT one of those five?

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A)  justice 
B)  social complexity 
C)  reward for application 
D)  cynicism 
A)  justice 
B)  social complexity 
C)  reward for application 
D)  cynicism

Evolutionary psychologists suggest that males are sexually assertive while females are more selective of sexual partners because

Evolutionary psychologists study

As people mature to middle age and beyond,

According to research conducted by Leung and Bond (2004), those people who espouse _____ express lower life satisfaction and favor assertive influence tactics and right-wing politics.

Compared with males, the average female

You read about an unsolved murder in the newspaper. Given what you have learned in social psychology about aggressiveness, you can reasonably predict a(n) _____ committed the murder.

Punctuality is one of the _____ of North American businesspeople.

As an exchange student, you notice that standards of beauty are much different in the country you are visiting. Billboards and advertisements display women that are not as thin as in the United States. You conclude that this difference in standards of beauty is the result of different

The best-known universal norm is the taboo against

Research on the differences in men and women show all EXCEPT

In the context of friendship, which of the following is FALSE regarding men and women?

In the mid-1960s, married women in the United States devoted seven times as many hours to housework as did their husbands. By 2013, the gender gap had shrunk, yet persisted. This pattern reflects how gender roles

As women's employment in formerly male occupations has increased, the gender difference in self-reported masculinity has

According to anthropologists, which of the following is NOT true?

Your mother has commented on how little time your older sister, who recently married, spends on housework, as compared to what she herself used to spend when she was a newlywed. Your mother's comment reflects how gender roles

What can we conclude about the relationship between persons and situations?

In which of the following situations are women likely to be more aggressive than men?

Although there are many unoccupied tables in the restaurant, Rudolph decides to sit at the same table in the chair right next to James. James feels uncomfortable because Rudolph has violated

Harris (1996) argued that 40 to 50 percent of the personality differences between siblings can be explained by

Leung and Bond (2004) reported that there were five universal dimensions of social beliefs. Which of the following is NOT one of those five?

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Exam 5: Developing Through the Life Span

Evolutionary psychologists suggest that males are sexually assertive while females are more selective of sexual partners because

Evolutionary psychologists study

As people mature to middle age and beyond,

According to research conducted by Leung and Bond (2004), those people who espouse _____ express lower life satisfaction and favor assertive influence tactics and right-wing politics.

Compared with males, the average female

You read about an unsolved murder in the newspaper. Given what you have learned in social psychology about aggressiveness, you can reasonably predict a(n) _____ committed the murder.

Punctuality is one of the _____ of North American businesspeople.

As an exchange student, you notice that standards of beauty are much different in the country you are visiting. Billboards and advertisements display women that are not as thin as in the United States. You conclude that this difference in standards of beauty is the result of different

The best-known universal norm is the taboo against

Research on the differences in men and women show all EXCEPT

In the context of friendship, which of the following is FALSE regarding men and women?

In the mid-1960s, married women in the United States devoted seven times as many hours to housework as did their husbands. By 2013, the gender gap had shrunk, yet persisted. This pattern reflects how gender roles

As women's employment in formerly male occupations has increased, the gender difference in self-reported masculinity has

According to anthropologists, which of the following is NOT true?

Your mother has commented on how little time your older sister, who recently married, spends on housework, as compared to what she herself used to spend when she was a newlywed. Your mother's comment reflects how gender roles

What can we conclude about the relationship between persons and situations?

In which of the following situations are women likely to be more aggressive than men?

Although there are many unoccupied tables in the restaurant, Rudolph decides to sit at the same table in the chair right next to James. James feels uncomfortable because Rudolph has violated

Harris (1996) argued that 40 to 50 percent of the personality differences between siblings can be explained by

Leung and Bond (2004) reported that there were five universal dimensions of social beliefs. Which of the following is NOT one of those five?

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

The Biology of Mind

Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking and Language

Intelligence

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Emotions, Stress, and Health

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

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