Question 1

Equity and equality are two types of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) reciprocities 
B) rules of law 
C) norms 
D) kin selection 
A) reciprocities 
B) rules of law 
C) norms 
D) kin selection

Question 2

Blaming the victim is an unfortunate consequence of the ________________ assumption. ​

Accepted Answer

belief in

Question 3

When it comes to helping others, how do humans compare with other animals?

Accepted Answer

A) Humans help both kin and non-kin, while other animals tend to help only kin. 
B) Humans tend to help only kin, while other animals tend to help kin and non-kin. 
C) Both humans and other animals help kin and non-kin. 
D) Both humans and other animals tend to help kin but not non-kin. 
A) Humans help both kin and non-kin, while other animals tend to help only kin. 
B) Humans tend to help only kin, while other animals tend to help kin and non-kin. 
C) Both humans and other animals help kin and non-kin. 
D) Both humans and other animals tend to help kin but not non-kin.

Question 4

According to evolutionary theory on kin selection, genetically identical twins should help each other more than fraternal twins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Skylar and Aisha are at a restaurant, and both of them are thinking about ordering a particular risotto. If Skylar goes ahead and orders the risotto, then Aisha will probably ____.

Accepted Answer

A) order the risotto too, and be more satisfied with it than she would have been with her second choice 
B) order the risotto too, but be less satisfied with it than she would have been with her second choice 
C) order her second choice, and be more satisfied with it than she would have been with the risotto 
D) order her second choice, but be less satisfied with it than she would have been with the risotto 
A) order the risotto too, and be more satisfied with it than she would have been with her second choice 
B) order the risotto too, but be less satisfied with it than she would have been with her second choice 
C) order her second choice, and be more satisfied with it than she would have been with the risotto 
D) order her second choice, but be less satisfied with it than she would have been with the risotto

Question 6

Suppose that you are in an emergency situation and need help. Social psychological research suggests that your BEST bet is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) try to move to a more crowded area where many people will see you 
B) identify a particular person, tell him or her that you need help, and tell him or her precisely what to do 
C) repeatedly say the words help or I need help so that there is no ambiguity about the nature of the situation 
D) simply scream at the top of your lungs until someone helps you 
A) try to move to a more crowded area where many people will see you 
B) identify a particular person, tell him or her that you need help, and tell him or her precisely what to do 
C) repeatedly say the words help or I need help so that there is no ambiguity about the nature of the situation 
D) simply scream at the top of your lungs until someone helps you

Question 7

Alicia and her friends are singing karaoke. Alicia is an extremely talented singer-much better than her friends. She feels awkward about being so good, however, so she sings badly on purpose, because she does not want her friends to be envious of her singing talent. Social psychologists would say that Alicia is experiencing ____.

Accepted Answer

A) sensitivity about being the target of a threatening downward comparison 
B) sensitivity about being the target of a threatening upward comparison 
C) the commons dilemma 
D) audience inhibition 
A) sensitivity about being the target of a threatening downward comparison 
B) sensitivity about being the target of a threatening upward comparison 
C) the commons dilemma 
D) audience inhibition

Question 8

Social psychologists who study altruism have found that people who are altruistic tend to ____ compared to people who are not altruistic.

Accepted Answer

A) score almost exactly the same on basic personality measures 
B) show higher levels of empathy and be more likely to endorse tolerance and equity 
C) score slightly lower on self-esteem measures 
D) score slightly higher on self-esteem measures 
A) score almost exactly the same on basic personality measures 
B) show higher levels of empathy and be more likely to endorse tolerance and equity 
C) score slightly lower on self-esteem measures 
D) score slightly higher on self-esteem measures

Question 9

According to research, spring break sex (low-commitment sex)often represents a "good deal" for men and a "bad deal" for women. Interestingly, both men and women tend to travel in same-sex packs during spring break. Moreover, ____.

Accepted Answer

A) while men do things to help each other succeed at engaging in sex, women do things to help each other avoid engaging in any (regrettable)sex 
B) while men do things to help each other succeed at engaging in sex, women DO NOT do things to help each other avoid engaging in any (regrettable)sex 
C) while men compete with each other and ultimately hurt each other's odds in terms of succeeding at engaging in sex, women help each other avoid engaging in any (regrettable)sex 
D) while men compete with each other and ultimately hurt each other's odds in terms of succeeding at engaging in sex, women DO NOT do things to help each other avoid engaging in any (regrettable)sex 
A) while men do things to help each other succeed at engaging in sex, women do things to help each other avoid engaging in any (regrettable)sex 
B) while men do things to help each other succeed at engaging in sex, women DO NOT do things to help each other avoid engaging in any (regrettable)sex 
C) while men compete with each other and ultimately hurt each other's odds in terms of succeeding at engaging in sex, women help each other avoid engaging in any (regrettable)sex 
D) while men compete with each other and ultimately hurt each other's odds in terms of succeeding at engaging in sex, women DO NOT do things to help each other avoid engaging in any (regrettable)sex

Question 10

In Axelrod's computer tournament, tit-for-tat emerged as the strategy that earned players the most points.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Based on research, what happens to people's political views when they encounter a container of hand sanitizer?

Accepted Answer

A) They remain unchanged. 
B) They become more liberal. 
C) They become more conservative. 
D) They become more moderate. 
A) They remain unchanged. 
B) They become more liberal. 
C) They become more conservative. 
D) They become more moderate.

Question 12

In one well-known study on empathy, participants had to watch a confederate receive electric shocks. The researchers manipulated how difficult it was to escape from watching these electric shocks. Some participants were told that they had to watch 10 full trials of shocks, while others were told that they could leave after watching the first two trials. This manipulation was done to test for ____.

Accepted Answer

A) audience inhibition 
B) egoistic motives for helping 
C) diffusion of responsibility 
D) belief in a just world 
A) audience inhibition 
B) egoistic motives for helping 
C) diffusion of responsibility 
D) belief in a just world

Question 13

Even though there are certain codes of behavior (both legal and moral)that people are supposed to follow during wartime, it is often the case that these codes are horrifically ignored or broken (e.g., there are lootings, mass rapes, killings of babies and children). In other words, it seems as though once certain rules and laws are broken, ____ can become completely unraveled very easily.

Accepted Answer

A) a belief in a just world 
B) kin selection 
C) reciprocity 
D) the rule of law 
A) a belief in a just world 
B) kin selection 
C) reciprocity 
D) the rule of law

Question 14

Research on who helps whom indicates that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) dissimilar people are motivated to help each other if the dissimilarity is an internal characteristic 
B) similar people are motivated to help each other most often when the similarity is an internal characteristic 
C) similar people, especially when the similarities are outwardly obvious, are motivated to help each other 
D) similarity does not impact the motivation to help 
A) dissimilar people are motivated to help each other if the dissimilarity is an internal characteristic 
B) similar people are motivated to help each other most often when the similarity is an internal characteristic 
C) similar people, especially when the similarities are outwardly obvious, are motivated to help each other 
D) similarity does not impact the motivation to help

Question 15

Someone who is high on the dimension of belief in a just world would be MOST likely to agree with which statement?

Accepted Answer

A) "Without strict laws and regulations, society would be chaotic." 
B) "Unless our justice system begins to treat people more fairly, society as a whole is going to lose faith in it and begin to deteriorate." 
C) "People who are in jail right now deserve to be there." 
D) "It is important to treat others how you yourself would want to be treated by them." 
A) "Without strict laws and regulations, society would be chaotic." 
B) "Unless our justice system begins to treat people more fairly, society as a whole is going to lose faith in it and begin to deteriorate." 
C) "People who are in jail right now deserve to be there." 
D) "It is important to treat others how you yourself would want to be treated by them."

Question 16

When two people play the prisoner's dilemma game against each other, they tend to end up competing ____.

Accepted Answer

A) almost always-even if both players begin by cooperating 
B) when one or both of the players begin by competing 
C) only when both players begin by competing 
D) almost never-even if both players begin by competing 
A) almost always-even if both players begin by cooperating 
B) when one or both of the players begin by competing 
C) only when both players begin by competing 
D) almost never-even if both players begin by competing

Question 17

Research has shown that many people will accept costs, as in a reduction of their own pay, in order to punish someone else who breaks the rules. This is known as ____ punishment. ​

Accepted Answer

A) beneficial 
B) tradeoff ​ 
C) altruistic ​ 
D) societal ​ 
A) beneficial 
B) tradeoff ​ 
C) altruistic ​ 
D) societal ​

Question 18

Cooperation is based on ____.

Accepted Answer

A) reciprocity 
B) altruism 
C) empathy 
D) equity 
A) reciprocity 
B) altruism 
C) empathy 
D) equity

Question 19

Compared to nonhuman animals, humans are MOST notably ____.

Accepted Answer

A) more likely to help kin 
B) more likely to help non-kin 
C) less likely to help kin 
D) less likely to help non-kin 
A) more likely to help kin 
B) more likely to help non-kin 
C) less likely to help kin 
D) less likely to help non-kin

Question 20

The idea that empathy motivates people to reduce other people's distress is known as the________________.

Accepted Answer

empathy-al

Equity and equality are two types of ____.

Blaming the victim is an unfortunate consequence of the ________________ assumption.

When it comes to helping others, how do humans compare with other animals?

According to evolutionary theory on kin selection, genetically identical twins should help each other more than fraternal twins.

Skylar and Aisha are at a restaurant, and both of them are thinking about ordering a particular risotto. If Skylar goes ahead and orders the risotto, then Aisha will probably ____.

Suppose that you are in an emergency situation and need help. Social psychological research suggests that your BEST bet is to ____.

Social psychologists who study altruism have found that people who are altruistic tend to ____ compared to people who are not altruistic.

According to research, spring break sex (low-commitment sex)often represents a "good deal" for men and a "bad deal" for women. Interestingly, both men and women tend to travel in same-sex packs during spring break. Moreover, ____.

In Axelrod's computer tournament, tit-for-tat emerged as the strategy that earned players the most points.

Based on research, what happens to people's political views when they encounter a container of hand sanitizer?

Research on who helps whom indicates that ____.

Someone who is high on the dimension of belief in a just world would be MOST likely to agree with which statement?

When two people play the prisoner's dilemma game against each other, they tend to end up competing ____.

Research has shown that many people will accept costs, as in a reduction of their own pay, in order to punish someone else who breaks the rules. This is known as ____ punishment.

Cooperation is based on ____.

Compared to nonhuman animals, humans are MOST notably ____.

The idea that empathy motivates people to reduce other people's distress is known as the________________.

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

Aggression Antisocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Application Module A: Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Application Module B: Applying Social Psychology to Health

Application Module C: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Application Module D: Applying Social Psychology to Law

Application Module E: Applying Social Psychology to the Environ

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Exam 9: Prosocial Behavior: Doing Whats Best for Others

Equity and equality are two types of ____.

Blaming the victim is an unfortunate consequence of the ________________ assumption. ​

When it comes to helping others, how do humans compare with other animals?

According to evolutionary theory on kin selection, genetically identical twins should help each other more than fraternal twins.

Skylar and Aisha are at a restaurant, and both of them are thinking about ordering a particular risotto. If Skylar goes ahead and orders the risotto, then Aisha will probably ____.

Suppose that you are in an emergency situation and need help. Social psychological research suggests that your BEST bet is to ____.

Social psychologists who study altruism have found that people who are altruistic tend to ____ compared to people who are not altruistic.

According to research, spring break sex (low-commitment sex)often represents a "good deal" for men and a "bad deal" for women. Interestingly, both men and women tend to travel in same-sex packs during spring break. Moreover, ____.

In Axelrod's computer tournament, tit-for-tat emerged as the strategy that earned players the most points.

Based on research, what happens to people's political views when they encounter a container of hand sanitizer?

Research on who helps whom indicates that ____.

Someone who is high on the dimension of belief in a just world would be MOST likely to agree with which statement?

When two people play the prisoner's dilemma game against each other, they tend to end up competing ____.

Research has shown that many people will accept costs, as in a reduction of their own pay, in order to punish someone else who breaks the rules. This is known as ____ punishment. ​

Cooperation is based on ____.

Compared to nonhuman animals, humans are MOST notably ____.

The idea that empathy motivates people to reduce other people's distress is known as the________________.

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

Aggression Antisocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Application Module A: Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Application Module B: Applying Social Psychology to Health

Application Module C: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Application Module D: Applying Social Psychology to Law

Application Module E: Applying Social Psychology to the Environ

Filters

Blaming the victim is an unfortunate consequence of the ________________ assumption.

Research has shown that many people will accept costs, as in a reduction of their own pay, in order to punish someone else who breaks the rules. This is known as ____ punishment.