Question 1

Research on lying in romantic relationships suggests that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) when it comes to issues like HIV status about which there prejudice, people are especially likely to lie 
B) on online dating services, people judged to be attractive are more likely to lie about their appearance than are persons judged as less attractive 
C) lying in romantic relationships tends to be reciprocal: if one partner lies, the other also lies 
D) there is no relationship between commitment to the relationship and likelihood of lying 
A) when it comes to issues like HIV status about which there prejudice, people are especially likely to lie 
B) on online dating services, people judged to be attractive are more likely to lie about their appearance than are persons judged as less attractive 
C) lying in romantic relationships tends to be reciprocal: if one partner lies, the other also lies 
D) there is no relationship between commitment to the relationship and likelihood of lying

Question 2

The main difference between the hostile perception bias and the hostile attribution bias is that the former concerns ____ while the latter concerns ____.

Accepted Answer

A) events external to you as well as events that occur to you; just events that occur to you 
B) emotions; cognitions 
C) sensory experiences; interpretations of information 
D) what might happen in the future; what has already happened 
A) events external to you as well as events that occur to you; just events that occur to you 
B) emotions; cognitions 
C) sensory experiences; interpretations of information 
D) what might happen in the future; what has already happened

Question 3

Law enforcement officers must often make judgements about whether individuals are lying.Research involving agents from the US Secret Service, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency and Drug Enforcement Agency, as well as California police and judges, suggests that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) federal law enforcement personnel are excellent at detecting lies, although state-level personnel are not 
B) only US Secret Service agents can detect lies at a level better than chance 
C) while judges are excellent at detecting lies, law enforcement personnel, especially at the federal level, are not 
D) law enforcement personnel and others in the justice system uniformly perform levels no better than chance at detecting lies 
A) federal law enforcement personnel are excellent at detecting lies, although state-level personnel are not 
B) only US Secret Service agents can detect lies at a level better than chance 
C) while judges are excellent at detecting lies, law enforcement personnel, especially at the federal level, are not 
D) law enforcement personnel and others in the justice system uniformly perform levels no better than chance at detecting lies

Question 4

____ are examples of violent crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) Homicide, forcible rape, burglary, and robbery 
B) Homicide, assault, rape, and arson 
C) Homicide, aggravated assault, forcible rape, and robbery 
D) Homicide, robbery, assault, and sexual abuse 
A) Homicide, forcible rape, burglary, and robbery 
B) Homicide, assault, rape, and arson 
C) Homicide, aggravated assault, forcible rape, and robbery 
D) Homicide, robbery, assault, and sexual abuse

Question 5

What does social psychological research say about the impact of violent media on aggressive behaviour? Discuss all of the key conclusions from this research.

Accepted Answer

Violent media seem to lead to aggressive

Question 6

What is the intended purpose of an honour killing?

Accepted Answer

A) to restore the family's honour from disgrace brought on by a family member's actions 
B) to get back at a person outside of the family who has aggressed against the family 
C) to increase a family's socioeconomic standing 
D) to harm a person that a family has come to hate intensely 
A) to restore the family's honour from disgrace brought on by a family member's actions 
B) to get back at a person outside of the family who has aggressed against the family 
C) to increase a family's socioeconomic standing 
D) to harm a person that a family has come to hate intensely

Question 7

Neo overhears loud voices in the apartment next door, and immediately assumes that his neighbours are engaged in a domestic battle.He then talks on the phone with his friend Langa, and learns that his friend had a very bad day: Langa lost his job AND discovered a large dent in his car.Neo jumps to some quick conclusions.'Someone is trying to attack you,' he advises Langa.'They dented your car on purpose.It is probably no accident that you lost your job this week either; someone there is out to get you!' Neo's quick assumptions about others' intentions indicate a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Type A attributional bias 
B) hostile expectation bias 
C) hostile perception bias 
D) fundamental attribution error 
A) Type A attributional bias 
B) hostile expectation bias 
C) hostile perception bias 
D) fundamental attribution error

Question 8

When it comes to lying, most people ____.

Accepted Answer

A) almost never lie 
B) lie a few times a month 
C) lie about once a day 
D) lie 6 to 8 times a day 
A) almost never lie 
B) lie a few times a month 
C) lie about once a day 
D) lie 6 to 8 times a day

Question 9

Explain how norms can be manipulated to change behaviour such as littering.

Accepted Answer

Norms are social standards that prescrib

Question 10

In the initial conceptualisation of the frustration-aggression hypothesis, frustration was defined as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) blocking or interfering with a goal 
B) a mild form of anger 
C) anything that reduced pleasure 
D) anything that wounded a person's ego or sense of self-esteem 
A) blocking or interfering with a goal 
B) a mild form of anger 
C) anything that reduced pleasure 
D) anything that wounded a person's ego or sense of self-esteem

Question 11

The idea that signs of disorder will induce other forms of antisocial behaviour is known as the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) frustration aggression theory 
B) broken windows theory 
C) instinct theory 
D) weapons effect 
A) frustration aggression theory 
B) broken windows theory 
C) instinct theory 
D) weapons effect

Question 12

What do most experts today say about the frustration-aggression hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) Most agree that frustration always prompts aggression, but most also agree that aggression can occur in the absence of frustration. 
B) Most agree that aggression always arises from frustration, but most also agree that frustration does not always lead to aggression. 
C) Most agree that frustration and aggression are strongly linked, but most disagree with the idea that one always involves the other. 
D) Most agree with the hypothesis in full. 
A) Most agree that frustration always prompts aggression, but most also agree that aggression can occur in the absence of frustration. 
B) Most agree that aggression always arises from frustration, but most also agree that frustration does not always lead to aggression. 
C) Most agree that frustration and aggression are strongly linked, but most disagree with the idea that one always involves the other. 
D) Most agree with the hypothesis in full.

Question 13

Research suggests that more than ____ of high school and college students have cheated, and that ____ of employees have stolen from their employers.

Accepted Answer

A) 75%; 30% 
B) 50%; 50% 
C) 90%; 25% 
D) 75%; 75% 
A) 75%; 30% 
B) 50%; 50% 
C) 90%; 25% 
D) 75%; 75%

Question 14

Research on detecting lying concludes that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) most people are good at knowing when someone is lying to them 
B) most people cannot tell when someone is lying to them 
C) the polygraph tends to be very accurate at detecting lies 
D) textual analysis programmes are very poor at detecting lies 
A) most people are good at knowing when someone is lying to them 
B) most people cannot tell when someone is lying to them 
C) the polygraph tends to be very accurate at detecting lies 
D) textual analysis programmes are very poor at detecting lies

Question 15

Describe the different cognitive biases that tend to promote aggression in humans.

Accepted Answer

Hostile attribution bias is the tendency

Question 16

According to the definitions of aggression and violence used in the text, which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A) All aggressive acts are violent, and all violent acts are aggressive. 
B) All aggressive acts are violent, but not all violent acts are aggressive. 
C) Not all aggressive acts are violent, but all violent acts are aggressive. 
D) Not all aggressive acts are violent, and not all violent acts are aggressive. 
A) All aggressive acts are violent, and all violent acts are aggressive. 
B) All aggressive acts are violent, but not all violent acts are aggressive. 
C) Not all aggressive acts are violent, but all violent acts are aggressive. 
D) Not all aggressive acts are violent, and not all violent acts are aggressive.

Question 17

Research suggests that, in general, alcohol tends to increase aggression only ____.

Accepted Answer

A) among habitual drinkers 
B) among people with high testosterone levels 
C) when people are exposed to provocations or frustrations 
D) among men 
A) among habitual drinkers 
B) among people with high testosterone levels 
C) when people are exposed to provocations or frustrations 
D) among men

Question 18

Thabang is angry at his soccer coach for making him sit out the next game.Thabang talks about his coach behind the coach's back to the other players.Thabang is displaying ____ aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) displaced 
B) direct 
C) indirect 
D) instrumental 
A) displaced 
B) direct 
C) indirect 
D) instrumental

Question 19

In his early writings, Freud proposed that humans have a constructive, life-giving instinct, which he called ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Thanatos 
B) Eros 
C) Jocasta 
D) Ares 
A) Thanatos 
B) Eros 
C) Jocasta 
D) Ares

Question 20

According to your text, which of the following is NOT a term used to describe violence in the home?

Accepted Answer

A) domestic violence 
B) family violence 
C) intimate partner violence 
D) culture of honour 
A) domestic violence 
B) family violence 
C) intimate partner violence 
D) culture of honour

Research on lying in romantic relationships suggests that ____.

The main difference between the hostile perception bias and the hostile attribution bias is that the former concerns while the latter concerns .

____ are examples of violent crimes.

What does social psychological research say about the impact of violent media on aggressive behaviour? Discuss all of the key conclusions from this research.

What is the intended purpose of an honour killing?

When it comes to lying, most people ____.

Explain how norms can be manipulated to change behaviour such as littering.

In the initial conceptualisation of the frustration-aggression hypothesis, frustration was defined as ____.

The idea that signs of disorder will induce other forms of antisocial behaviour is known as the ____.

What do most experts today say about the frustration-aggression hypothesis?

Research suggests that more than of high school and college students have cheated, and that of employees have stolen from their employers.

Research on detecting lying concludes that ____.

Describe the different cognitive biases that tend to promote aggression in humans.

According to the definitions of aggression and violence used in the text, which statement is true?

Research suggests that, in general, alcohol tends to increase aggression only ____.

Thabang is angry at his soccer coach for making him sit out the next game.Thabang talks about his coach behind the coach's back to the other players.Thabang is displaying ____ aggression.

In his early writings, Freud proposed that humans have a constructive, life-giving instinct, which he called ____.

According to your text, which of the following is NOT a term used to describe violence in the home?

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Choices and Actions: the Self in Control

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behaviour: Doing Whats Best for Others

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying social psychology to consumer behaviour

Applying social psychology to health

Applying social psychology to the workplace

Applying social psychology to the law

Applying social psychology to the environment

Filters

Exam 10: Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Research on lying in romantic relationships suggests that ____.

The main difference between the hostile perception bias and the hostile attribution bias is that the former concerns ____ while the latter concerns ____.

____ are examples of violent crimes.

What does social psychological research say about the impact of violent media on aggressive behaviour? Discuss all of the key conclusions from this research.

What is the intended purpose of an honour killing?

When it comes to lying, most people ____.

Explain how norms can be manipulated to change behaviour such as littering.

In the initial conceptualisation of the frustration-aggression hypothesis, frustration was defined as ____.

The idea that signs of disorder will induce other forms of antisocial behaviour is known as the ____.

What do most experts today say about the frustration-aggression hypothesis?

Research suggests that more than ____ of high school and college students have cheated, and that ____ of employees have stolen from their employers.

Research on detecting lying concludes that ____.

Describe the different cognitive biases that tend to promote aggression in humans.

According to the definitions of aggression and violence used in the text, which statement is true?

Research suggests that, in general, alcohol tends to increase aggression only ____.

Thabang is angry at his soccer coach for making him sit out the next game.Thabang talks about his coach behind the coach's back to the other players.Thabang is displaying ____ aggression.

In his early writings, Freud proposed that humans have a constructive, life-giving instinct, which he called ____.

According to your text, which of the following is NOT a term used to describe violence in the home?

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Choices and Actions: the Self in Control

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behaviour: Doing Whats Best for Others

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying social psychology to consumer behaviour

Applying social psychology to health

Applying social psychology to the workplace

Applying social psychology to the law

Applying social psychology to the environment

Filters

The main difference between the hostile perception bias and the hostile attribution bias is that the former concerns while the latter concerns .

Research suggests that more than of high school and college students have cheated, and that of employees have stolen from their employers.