Question 1

Race is

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A) a genetic absolute. 
B) a biological reality. 
C) a social construct. 
D) all of these. 
A) a genetic absolute. 
B) a biological reality. 
C) a social construct. 
D) all of these.

Question 2

With regard to romantic love, the nearly exclusive attention lovers give to one another is called

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A) a social exchange. 
B) intimacy. 
C) passion. 
D) mutual absorption. 
A) a social exchange. 
B) intimacy. 
C) passion. 
D) mutual absorption.

Question 3

Several theoretical viewpoints suggest that more frequent equal-status contact between groups in conflict should reduce prejudice and stereotyping, including the theory of

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A) the halo effect. 
B) social comparison. 
C) cognitive dissonance. 
D) bystander intervention. 
A) the halo effect. 
B) social comparison. 
C) cognitive dissonance. 
D) bystander intervention.

Question 4

When you are "falling in love," you are experiencing

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A) romantic love. 
B) companionate love. 
C) liking. 
D) consummate love. 
A) romantic love. 
B) companionate love. 
C) liking. 
D) consummate love.

Question 5

In the triangular theory of love, the component of intimacy refers to deep emotional and\or sexual feelings.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The study of the adaptive origins of human behavior patterns is called

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A) comparative psychology. 
B) pragmatic epistemology. 
C) interpersonal attraction. 
D) evolutionary psychology. 
A) comparative psychology. 
B) pragmatic epistemology. 
C) interpersonal attraction. 
D) evolutionary psychology.

Question 7

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

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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. 
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 8

Regarding David Buss's theory of mating preferences, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Women choose partners based on whether the partner will stay with them and provide resources for their children. 
B) Women tend to look for youth and health in a prospective mate as signs of suitability for reproduction. 
C) Males' emphasis on their mates' sexual fidelity is based on concerns about the paternity of the offspring. 
D) Buss's theory would explain that older men abandon their first wives in favor of young, beautiful "trophy" wives because these younger women are more likely to be fertile. 
A) Women choose partners based on whether the partner will stay with them and provide resources for their children. 
B) Women tend to look for youth and health in a prospective mate as signs of suitability for reproduction. 
C) Males' emphasis on their mates' sexual fidelity is based on concerns about the paternity of the offspring. 
D) Buss's theory would explain that older men abandon their first wives in favor of young, beautiful "trophy" wives because these younger women are more likely to be fertile.

Question 9

Defining an event as an "emergency" is a necessary prerequisite for

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A) seeking the physical and psychological support of others. 
B) involving oneself in a helping process. 
C) an escalating cycle of aggression that occurs against strangers. 
D) a diffusion of responsibility. 
A) seeking the physical and psychological support of others. 
B) involving oneself in a helping process. 
C) an escalating cycle of aggression that occurs against strangers. 
D) a diffusion of responsibility.

Question 10

Equal-status contact between members of different social groups

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A) can reduce prejudice and stereotyping. 
B) decreases mutual interdependence. 
C) increases discrimination. 
D) increases intergroup conflict. 
A) can reduce prejudice and stereotyping. 
B) decreases mutual interdependence. 
C) increases discrimination. 
D) increases intergroup conflict.

Question 11

A form of faulty thinking that involves the belief that people generally get what they deserve is known as a(n)__________ belief.

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The answer of A form of faulty thinking that involves...

Question 12

Social stereotypes can best be described as

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A) physical images of people who are different than you. 
B) untrue statements about people who come from different social groups than you. 
C) oversimplified images of the traits of people who belong to a particular social group. 
D) prejudiced attitudes toward people from lower social status groups. 
A) physical images of people who are different than you. 
B) untrue statements about people who come from different social groups than you. 
C) oversimplified images of the traits of people who belong to a particular social group. 
D) prejudiced attitudes toward people from lower social status groups.

Question 13

In the study comparing the attitudes of European-American women who lived in integrated and segregated housing projects, the European-American women in the segregated housing projects

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A) showed mixed results with some displaying a significant increase in prejudice and some exhibiting a decrease. 
B) became significantly less prejudiced than before. 
C) became slightly less prejudiced than before. 
D) showed no change or became more prejudiced than before. 
A) showed mixed results with some displaying a significant increase in prejudice and some exhibiting a decrease. 
B) became significantly less prejudiced than before. 
C) became slightly less prejudiced than before. 
D) showed no change or became more prejudiced than before.

Question 14

Using the results of Schachter's "Dr. Zilstein experiment" and the follow-up experiment, explain why "misery seems to love miserable company."

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Answer will include that people's need f

Question 15

Carlota has often felt misunderstood and unappreciated in her relationships. While she would love to feel closer to her friends, she believes that they really don't care about her and will abandon her when she needs them most. According to the research on dating couples, Carlota would be described as having which attachment pattern?

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A) ambivalent 
B) avoidant 
C) oppositional 
D) dependent 
A) ambivalent 
B) avoidant 
C) oppositional 
D) dependent

Question 16

Regarding social stereotypes, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Stereotypes held by the prejudiced tend to be unusually irrational. 
B) When a prejudiced person meets a likeable member of the rejected group, this member is seen as "an exception to the rule," not as evidence against the stereotype. 
C) When a person is stereotyped, the easiest thing for the person to do is to verbally and\or physically confront the person making the accusation. 
D) Stereotypes may include a mixture of positive or negative qualities. 
A) Stereotypes held by the prejudiced tend to be unusually irrational. 
B) When a prejudiced person meets a likeable member of the rejected group, this member is seen as "an exception to the rule," not as evidence against the stereotype. 
C) When a person is stereotyped, the easiest thing for the person to do is to verbally and\or physically confront the person making the accusation. 
D) Stereotypes may include a mixture of positive or negative qualities.

Question 17

The authoritarian personality tends to highly value social conformity, a characteristic referred to as __________ authoritarianism.

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A) right-wing 
B) left-wing 
C) narcissistic 
D) fascist 
A) right-wing 
B) left-wing 
C) narcissistic 
D) fascist

Question 18

Marla and Janice are friends, who talk a lot, laugh at each other's jokes, share secrets, and help each other as well as displaying other similar exchanges of feelings, thoughts, and things. Marla and Janice are exhibiting which factor of interpersonal attraction?

Accepted Answer

A) mutual absorption 
B) proximity 
C) reciprocity 
D) diffusion of responsibility 
A) mutual absorption 
B) proximity 
C) reciprocity 
D) diffusion of responsibility

Question 19

The fact that we tend to remain in relationships only as long as the rewards outweigh the effort and irritation they cause is summarized by the __________ theory.

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A) proxemics 
B) gain-loss 
C) social exchange 
D) social conformity 
A) proxemics 
B) gain-loss 
C) social exchange 
D) social conformity

Question 20

After Marta was singled out for her outstanding performance, several women in the office began to circulate false rumors about her, stopped asking her out to lunch, "spilled" coffee on her desk, and "killed" her plant. Marta is experiencing a type of aggression known as __________.

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The answer of After Marta was singled out for her...

Race is

With regard to romantic love, the nearly exclusive attention lovers give to one another is called

Several theoretical viewpoints suggest that more frequent equal-status contact between groups in conflict should reduce prejudice and stereotyping, including the theory of

When you are "falling in love," you are experiencing

In the triangular theory of love, the component of intimacy refers to deep emotional and\or sexual feelings.

The study of the adaptive origins of human behavior patterns is called

Regarding David Buss's theory of mating preferences, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Defining an event as an "emergency" is a necessary prerequisite for

Equal-status contact between members of different social groups

A form of faulty thinking that involves the belief that people generally get what they deserve is known as a(n)__________ belief.

Social stereotypes can best be described as

In the study comparing the attitudes of European-American women who lived in integrated and segregated housing projects, the European-American women in the segregated housing projects

Using the results of Schachter's "Dr. Zilstein experiment" and the follow-up experiment, explain why "misery seems to love miserable company."

Regarding social stereotypes, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The authoritarian personality tends to highly value social conformity, a characteristic referred to as __________ authoritarianism.

Marla and Janice are friends, who talk a lot, laugh at each other's jokes, share secrets, and help each other as well as displaying other similar exchanges of feelings, thoughts, and things. Marla and Janice are exhibiting which factor of interpersonal attraction?

The fact that we tend to remain in relationships only as long as the rewards outweigh the effort and irritation they cause is summarized by the __________ theory.

After Marta was singled out for her outstanding performance, several women in the office began to circulate false rumors about her, stopped asking her out to lunch, "spilled" coffee on her desk, and "killed" her plant. Marta is experiencing a type of aggression known as __________.

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Race is

With regard to romantic love, the nearly exclusive attention lovers give to one another is called

Several theoretical viewpoints suggest that more frequent equal-status contact between groups in conflict should reduce prejudice and stereotyping, including the theory of

When you are "falling in love," you are experiencing

In the triangular theory of love, the component of intimacy refers to deep emotional and\or sexual feelings.

The study of the adaptive origins of human behavior patterns is called

Regarding David Buss's theory of mating preferences, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Defining an event as an "emergency" is a necessary prerequisite for

Equal-status contact between members of different social groups

A form of faulty thinking that involves the belief that people generally get what they deserve is known as a(n)__________ belief.

Social stereotypes can best be described as

In the study comparing the attitudes of European-American women who lived in integrated and segregated housing projects, the European-American women in the segregated housing projects

Using the results of Schachter's "Dr. Zilstein experiment" and the follow-up experiment, explain why "misery seems to love miserable company."

Regarding social stereotypes, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The authoritarian personality tends to highly value social conformity, a characteristic referred to as __________ authoritarianism.

Marla and Janice are friends, who talk a lot, laugh at each other's jokes, share secrets, and help each other as well as displaying other similar exchanges of feelings, thoughts, and things. Marla and Janice are exhibiting which factor of interpersonal attraction?

The fact that we tend to remain in relationships only as long as the rewards outweigh the effort and irritation they cause is summarized by the __________ theory.

After Marta was singled out for her outstanding performance, several women in the office began to circulate false rumors about her, stopped asking her out to lunch, "spilled" coffee on her desk, and "killed" her plant. Marta is experiencing a type of aggression known as __________.

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Personality

Health, Stress, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

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Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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