Question 1

The term that describes our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in relation to other individuals is

Accepted Answer

A) Intergroup relations. 
B) Interpersonal relation 
C) Affiliation 
D) Attraction 
A) Intergroup relations. 
B) Interpersonal relation 
C) Affiliation 
D) Attraction B

Question 2

The belief people have that the world is a fair place where good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people leads perceivers to be:

Accepted Answer

A) More likely to help others. 
B) Less likely to help others. 
C) More likely to help those who are not responsible for their situation. 
D) None of the above. 
A) More likely to help others. 
B) Less likely to help others. 
C) More likely to help those who are not responsible for their situation. 
D) None of the above. C

Question 3

Opposites attract is an aspect of the

Accepted Answer

A) Matching phenomenon 
B) Reward theory of attraction 
C) Complementary hypothesis 
D) The ingratiation effect 
A) Matching phenomenon 
B) Reward theory of attraction 
C) Complementary hypothesis 
D) The ingratiation effect C

Question 4

An expectation that people will help those dependent upon them is

Accepted Answer

A) Social-responsibility norm 
B) Reciprocity norm 
C) Dependent norm 
D) Social norm 
A) Social-responsibility norm 
B) Reciprocity norm 
C) Dependent norm 
D) Social norm

Question 5

Helping behavior:

Accepted Answer

A) Is defined as behavior that only benefits others and does not benefit the self 
B) Includes actions that only benefit the self 
C) Includes actions that benefit others and the self in the same instance. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Is defined as behavior that only benefits others and does not benefit the self 
B) Includes actions that only benefit the self 
C) Includes actions that benefit others and the self in the same instance. 
D) None of the above.

Question 6

The idea of complementarity suggests that a perceiver may find someone who is powerful attractive because __________. The most appropriate blanks are

Accepted Answer

A) They are weak 
B) They are not powerful 
C) Powerful people are always attractive 
D) None of the above. 
A) They are weak 
B) They are not powerful 
C) Powerful people are always attractive 
D) None of the above.

Question 7

The state of arousal that is victim-focused, involving feelings of sympathy and compassion for the sufferer, is known as

Accepted Answer

A) Reciprocity. 
B) Empathic concern. 
C) Personal distress. 
D) Altruism. 
A) Reciprocity. 
B) Empathic concern. 
C) Personal distress. 
D) Altruism.

Question 8

The process of understanding what something is by knowing what other things it is equivalent to, and what other things it is different from" describes the process of

Accepted Answer

A) Individuation. 
B) Categorization. 
C) Illusory correlation. 
D) Differentiation. 
A) Individuation. 
B) Categorization. 
C) Illusory correlation. 
D) Differentiation.

Question 9

Which of the following is supported by research on social attraction?

Accepted Answer

A) Distance makes the heart fonder. 
B) Beauty and brains are equal 
C) Opposites 
D) Familiarity produces fondness 
A) Distance makes the heart fonder. 
B) Beauty and brains are equal 
C) Opposites 
D) Familiarity produces fondness

Question 10

The way in which we compare ourselves to others in order to provide our attitudes and behavior with validity is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Social competition. 
B) Social comparison 
C) A self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) An evolutionary explanation 
A) Social competition. 
B) Social comparison 
C) A self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) An evolutionary explanation

Question 11

In general __________ moods __________ helping behavior. The most appropriate blanks are

Accepted Answer

A) Good, decrease. 
B) Bad, increase. 
C) Bad, decrease. 
D) Good, don't influence. 
A) Good, decrease. 
B) Bad, increase. 
C) Bad, decrease. 
D) Good, don't influence.

Question 12

People generally prefer other people whose faces are

Accepted Answer

A) Asymmetric. 
B) Symmetric 
C) Small 
D) Oval 
A) Asymmetric. 
B) Symmetric 
C) Small 
D) Oval

Question 13

Knowing that another person likes us might increase our attraction to them via

Accepted Answer

A) Social comparison. 
B) Social cognition 
C) A self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) Mere exposure 
A) Social comparison. 
B) Social cognition 
C) A self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) Mere exposure

Question 14

The idea that if we empathise with someone in need we are more likely to help them is known as

Accepted Answer

A) The helping oneself hypothesis. 
B) Egotistic helping 
C) The affect-priming model. 
D) The empathy-altruism hypothesis. 
A) The helping oneself hypothesis. 
B) Egotistic helping 
C) The affect-priming model. 
D) The empathy-altruism hypothesis.

Question 15

The presumption that physically attractive people possess other socially desirable traits is the

Accepted Answer

A) Attractiveness effect 
B) Physical-attractiveness stereotype 
C) Reciprocity effect 
D) Matching phenomenon 
A) Attractiveness effect 
B) Physical-attractiveness stereotype 
C) Reciprocity effect 
D) Matching phenomenon

Question 16

The failure to act in an emergency due to concern over what other people will think of you and/or because you think the situation isn't an emergency because no-one else is reacting is known as

Accepted Answer

A) Audience inhibition. 
B) Diffusion of responsibility. 
C) The bystander calculus model. 
D) Costs of helping. 
A) Audience inhibition. 
B) Diffusion of responsibility. 
C) The bystander calculus model. 
D) Costs of helping.

Question 17

Scientific research in social psychology began around the end of the

Accepted Answer

A) 1600's 
B) 1700's 
C) 1800's 
D) 1900's 
A) 1600's 
B) 1700's 
C) 1800's 
D) 1900's

Question 18

What factor does not initiate attraction?

Accepted Answer

A) Long distance 
B) Physical attractiveness 
C) Similarity 
D) Feeling liked 
A) Long distance 
B) Physical attractiveness 
C) Similarity 
D) Feeling liked

Question 19

According to the text, people are likely to help when

Accepted Answer

A) Other people are around 
B) They feel happy 
C) They are depressed 
D) They are well educated 
A) Other people are around 
B) They feel happy 
C) They are depressed 
D) They are well educated

Question 20

Relative to individuals with low self-esteem, individuals with high self-esteem are

Accepted Answer

A) Less likely to benefit from social comparisons. 
B) More likely to react to rejection violently 
C) More likely to have realistic appraisals of themselves 
D) More likely to engage in self-handicapping. 
A) Less likely to benefit from social comparisons. 
B) More likely to react to rejection violently 
C) More likely to have realistic appraisals of themselves 
D) More likely to engage in self-handicapping.

The term that describes our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in relation to other individuals is

The belief people have that the world is a fair place where good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people leads perceivers to be:

Opposites attract is an aspect of the

An expectation that people will help those dependent upon them is

Helping behavior:

The idea of complementarity suggests that a perceiver may find someone who is powerful attractive because __________. The most appropriate blanks are

The state of arousal that is victim-focused, involving feelings of sympathy and compassion for the sufferer, is known as

The process of understanding what something is by knowing what other things it is equivalent to, and what other things it is different from" describes the process of

Which of the following is supported by research on social attraction?

The way in which we compare ourselves to others in order to provide our attitudes and behavior with validity is known as:

In general moods helping behavior. The most appropriate blanks are

People generally prefer other people whose faces are

Knowing that another person likes us might increase our attraction to them via

The idea that if we empathise with someone in need we are more likely to help them is known as

The presumption that physically attractive people possess other socially desirable traits is the

The failure to act in an emergency due to concern over what other people will think of you and/or because you think the situation isn't an emergency because no-one else is reacting is known as

Scientific research in social psychology began around the end of the

What factor does not initiate attraction?

According to the text, people are likely to help when

Relative to individuals with low self-esteem, individuals with high self-esteem are

Social Psychology and Group Dynamics

Leadership Theories and Social Psychology Experiments

Psychological and Sociological Concepts

Social Psychology and Research Methods

Social Psychology and Communication Theories: Understanding Perception and Bias

Filters

Exam 6: Understanding Social Behavior in Culture and Psychology

The term that describes our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in relation to other individuals is

The belief people have that the world is a fair place where good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people leads perceivers to be:

Opposites attract is an aspect of the

An expectation that people will help those dependent upon them is

Helping behavior:

The idea of complementarity suggests that a perceiver may find someone who is powerful attractive because __________. The most appropriate blanks are

The state of arousal that is victim-focused, involving feelings of sympathy and compassion for the sufferer, is known as

The process of understanding what something is by knowing what other things it is equivalent to, and what other things it is different from" describes the process of

Which of the following is supported by research on social attraction?

The way in which we compare ourselves to others in order to provide our attitudes and behavior with validity is known as:

In general __________ moods __________ helping behavior. The most appropriate blanks are

People generally prefer other people whose faces are

Knowing that another person likes us might increase our attraction to them via

The idea that if we empathise with someone in need we are more likely to help them is known as

The presumption that physically attractive people possess other socially desirable traits is the

The failure to act in an emergency due to concern over what other people will think of you and/or because you think the situation isn't an emergency because no-one else is reacting is known as

Scientific research in social psychology began around the end of the

What factor does not initiate attraction?

According to the text, people are likely to help when

Relative to individuals with low self-esteem, individuals with high self-esteem are

Social Psychology and Group Dynamics

Leadership Theories and Social Psychology Experiments

Psychological and Sociological Concepts

Social Psychology and Research Methods

Social Psychology and Communication Theories: Understanding Perception and Bias

Filters

In general moods helping behavior. The most appropriate blanks are