Exam 17: Interpersonal Processes

Who is Kitty Genovese and why is she discussed in your textbook? How does what happened with her relate to psychology? Do you think that this would happen again? Explain your answer clearly.

What type of aggression is often elicited by anger?

Which of the following is believed to lend support to the General Aggression Model?

In Chinese culture, the term love refers to

According to the textbook, the average correlation between rated attractiveness of members of a couple should be _____ if it is truly the case that people tend to be romantically involved with someone of equivalent attractiveness.

According to the authors of your textbook, if you wanted to find the passionate, romantic love that exists in the movies, you should move to:

Differentiate between situational and dispositional variables. In terms of human behavior, which do YOU think has a greater influence? Or do you think that they are equivalent forces affecting people's behavior? Provide an example that supports your viewpoint and thinking.

Environmental spoiling refers to:

According to social exchange theory, which of the following is considered to be the best?

People tend to choose acquaintances, mates, and best friends on the basis of:

I put a lot of time into my personal relationships. I spent all last weekend helping my friend move into a new apartment, with no apparent gain to myself. Privately, I know that the friend now owes me a big favor and will be glad to help me in the future to reciprocate. This is an example of:

Which theory proposes that natural selection favors animals that behave altruistically if the likely benefit to each individual over time exceeds the likely cost?

Adam Smith and Jacques Rousseau are similar in that they both argue:

According to your textbook, frustration in achieving goals may cause aggression if

Proximity plays an important role in attraction because:

The suicide of 900 members of the People's Temple, World War II, and the massacre at the village of My Lai all involve:

Masserman et al. (1964) conducted a study whereby a monkey learned that, if he pulled a chain, he would get food and the monkey in the adjacent cage would be shocked. What did the monkey do once it learned chain pulling, food, and shock were all associated?

The experiments of _____ are believed to reveal just how powerful group processes can be.

My sister just got engaged to a wonderful person that she met over the Internet. They currently live in different cities about 7 hours apart. The best phrase to describe why they are now engaged is that they have.

A wide variety of species (e.g., ducks, chickens, squirrels) emit an alarm call when a potential predator is detected. Which term best explains such behavior?