Exam 17: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

One of the most direct means of changing an attitude involves educating the general public about the lack of justification for prejudice and making the public aware that the members of various racial and ethnic groups share the same goals, ambitions, feelings, and frustrations as they do. These measures are being used to change which component of an attitude?

Physically attractive people are generally assumed to be more intelligent, warm, witty, and likeable. This is an example of

While studying anti-Semitism, Adorno and colleagues found that

The fact that we are biologically capable of aggression means that aggression is inevitable or a "part of human nature."

When hiring new employees at his company, Jake has a tendency to generalize a favorable impression to unrelated personal characteristics, such as their physical appearance, a tendency known as the __________ effect.

The empathy-helping relationship is a concept that refers to the

The fact that more murders occur in homes where guns are kept illustrates the importance of

Which of the following is the basis for most voluntary social relationships?

We look for friends and lovers who

In the follow-up study to Schachter's "Dr. Zilstein experiment," most women waiting to receive a painful "shock" preferred to wait with others who were about to be "shocked."

Regarding the development of self-control, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Rusty is an eight-year-old boy, who deals with everyday situations using aggression. He regularly calls his fellow classmates names, teases and insults them, and pushing them out of his way on the playground. Rusty is exhibiting

Whenever Keith discusses current events with his classmates, he tends to be overly certain in his opinions and intolerant of anyone else's opinion. Even when evidence contradicts him, Keith finds it difficult to change his beliefs. Keith would be described as exhibiting

The creation of superordinate goals has been shown to be effective in reducing

According to your textbook, the most important factor influencing the development of friendships is

Overdisclosure often results in growing trust and intimacy and a tendency to respond in the same way.

Prejudice that is expressed in a disguised fashion is __________ prejudice.

"Racial profiling" by law enforcement in which specific racial groups are targeted for questioning or cited more often than other groups for minor infractions, such as illegal lane change, is an example of

According to Buss and other evolutionary psychologists, the differences between male and female mating patterns are primarily due to different

Regarding the triangular theory of love, which of the following is NOT one of the eight types of love?