Question 1

Sports spectators who start fights,throw bottles,and tear down goal posts after their team wins the game illustrate the possibility that aggression

Accepted Answer

A)  can occur in the absence of frustration. 
B)  is encouraged by any frustration that makes people uncomfortable. 
C)  can be caused by a state of "learned helplessness." 
D)  is caused by instinctual drives that require catharsis to lower one's aggressiveness. 
A)  can occur in the absence of frustration. 
B)  is encouraged by any frustration that makes people uncomfortable. 
C)  can be caused by a state of "learned helplessness." 
D)  is caused by instinctual drives that require catharsis to lower one's aggressiveness.

Question 2

One reason why actors costarring in movies together often become romantically involved is due to which factor of interpersonal attraction?

Accepted Answer

A)  social exchange 
B)  self-disclosure 
C)  familiarity 
D)  social comparison 
A)  social exchange 
B)  self-disclosure 
C)  familiarity 
D)  social comparison

Question 3

The halo effect,which is the tendency to overgeneralize a favorable impression of a person,is most related to which factor in interpersonal attraction?

Accepted Answer

A)  physical attractiveness 
B)  reciprocity 
C)  physical proximity 
D)  similarity 
A)  physical attractiveness 
B)  reciprocity 
C)  physical proximity 
D)  similarity

Question 4

Regarding bystander intervention,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  When we see a person in trouble, it tends to cause heightened arousal. 
B)  The higher the cost of helping, the more likely it is that a person will help. 
C)  Empathic arousal is more likely when the person in need seems to be similar to the potential helper. 
D)  People are more likely to help if they are in a good mood. 
A)  When we see a person in trouble, it tends to cause heightened arousal. 
B)  The higher the cost of helping, the more likely it is that a person will help. 
C)  Empathic arousal is more likely when the person in need seems to be similar to the potential helper. 
D)  People are more likely to help if they are in a good mood.

Question 5

Regarding the idealization of one's romantic partner,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Relationships are most likely to persist when lovers idealize one another. 
B)  When a couple idealizes each other, it blinds them to their partner's faults. 
C)  Idealizing each other helps couples to create the relationship they wish for. 
D)  Those partners who express mutual absorption see their partners more realistically and idealize each other less. 
A)  Relationships are most likely to persist when lovers idealize one another. 
B)  When a couple idealizes each other, it blinds them to their partner's faults. 
C)  Idealizing each other helps couples to create the relationship they wish for. 
D)  Those partners who express mutual absorption see their partners more realistically and idealize each other less.

Question 6

Phillip meets Lydia in class and is interested in getting to know more about her.In social psychology,Phillip's affinity for Lydia would be called

Accepted Answer

A)  social exchange. 
B)  interpersonal attraction. 
C)  an actor-observer bias. 
D)  social compliance. 
A)  social exchange. 
B)  interpersonal attraction. 
C)  an actor-observer bias. 
D)  social compliance.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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)  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)  Older men abandon their first wives in favor of young, beautiful "trophy" wives because these younger women are more likely to be fertile.

Question 8

Most helping,including making donations or being kind,is motivated by a desire to

Accepted Answer

A)  make ourselves feel better. 
B)  decrease cognitive dissonance. 
C)  receive recognition from the community as a philanthropist. 
D)  relieve the distress of others. 
A)  make ourselves feel better. 
B)  decrease cognitive dissonance. 
C)  receive recognition from the community as a philanthropist. 
D)  relieve the distress of others.

Question 9

All of the following are likely to encourage helping behavior EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a norm of fairness. 
B)  a negative self-concept. 
C)  empathic arousal. 
D)  being in a good mood. 
A)  a norm of fairness. 
B)  a negative self-concept. 
C)  empathic arousal. 
D)  being in a good mood.

Question 10

Research has shown that empathic arousal unleashes altruistic motivation based on

Accepted Answer

A)  pride and a need for achievement. 
B)  sympathy and compassion. 
C)  a need for affiliation. 
D)  a reduction of cognitive dissonance. 
A)  pride and a need for achievement. 
B)  sympathy and compassion. 
C)  a need for affiliation. 
D)  a reduction of cognitive dissonance.

Question 11

Philip and Joanna have been married for 20 years and are committed to staying married to each other for the rest of their lives.They enjoy spending time together and have many interests and hobbies in common.However,with their busy jobs and taking care of their three teenagers,the passion in their marriage is almost nonexistent.According to Robert Sternberg,which type of love do Philip and Joanna possess?

Accepted Answer

A)  fatuous love 
B)  companionate love 
C)  nonlove 
D)  liking 
A)  fatuous love 
B)  companionate love 
C)  nonlove 
D)  liking

Question 12

According to social psychologists,which of the following is defined as affection without passion or deep commitment?

Accepted Answer

A)  romantic love 
B)  liking 
C)  mutual absorption 
D)  reciprocity 
A)  romantic love 
B)  liking 
C)  mutual absorption 
D)  reciprocity

Question 13

You will tend to be less attracted and more suspicious of someone who is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  physical proximity. 
B)  self-disclosure. 
C)  superior competence . 
D)  overdisclosure. 
A)  physical proximity. 
B)  self-disclosure. 
C)  superior competence . 
D)  overdisclosure.

Question 14

Any behavior that deliberately and repeatedly exposes a person to negative experiences is called

Accepted Answer

A)  assertiveness. 
B)  bullying. 
C)  discrimination. 
D)  intergroup conflict. 
A)  assertiveness. 
B)  bullying. 
C)  discrimination. 
D)  intergroup conflict.

Question 15

The factor of physical proximity in interpersonal relationships implies all of the following EXCEPT that people are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  become friends if they live close to each other. 
B)  date people they meet at work or in their neighborhoods. 
C)  be attracted to the people that they talk to on a regular basis, either in-person or in Internet chat rooms. 
D)  overlook or become enemies with people they see on a daily basis. 
A)  become friends if they live close to each other. 
B)  date people they meet at work or in their neighborhoods. 
C)  be attracted to the people that they talk to on a regular basis, either in-person or in Internet chat rooms. 
D)  overlook or become enemies with people they see on a daily basis.

Question 16

Unlike friendship,romantic love usually involves

Accepted Answer

A)  an unbalanced social exchange. 
B)  lowered emotional arousal. 
C)  contrasting needs. 
D)  mutual absorption. 
A)  an unbalanced social exchange. 
B)  lowered emotional arousal. 
C)  contrasting needs. 
D)  mutual absorption.

Question 17

Which adult attachment pattern is marked by conflicting feelings of affection,anger,and emotional turmoil with the people having this style regarding themselves as misunderstood and unappreciated?

Accepted Answer

A)  mutual 
B)  secure 
C)  avoidant 
D)  ambivalent 
A)  mutual 
B)  secure 
C)  avoidant 
D)  ambivalent

Question 18

According to psychologists Latané and Darley,people are less willing to help someone in distress when others are present because

Accepted Answer

A)  of just-world beliefs. 
B)  of the dehumanizing effects of urban life. 
C)  they are inhibited by the presence of others. 
D)  they do not want to get involved. 
A)  of just-world beliefs. 
B)  of the dehumanizing effects of urban life. 
C)  they are inhibited by the presence of others. 
D)  they do not want to get involved.

Question 19

A person has fainted and collapsed on the sidewalk.Latané and Darley suggest that if the sidewalk is crowded,few people will even see the person due to

Accepted Answer

A)  the dehumanizing effects of contemporary life. 
B)  people naturally not wanting to get involved. 
C)  most people's view of the person lying on the sidewalk being blocked by others. 
D)  the widely-accepted norms against staring at others in public. 
A)  the dehumanizing effects of contemporary life. 
B)  people naturally not wanting to get involved. 
C)  most people's view of the person lying on the sidewalk being blocked by others. 
D)  the widely-accepted norms against staring at others in public.

Question 20

If your car breaks down on the highway,analysis of the Kitty Genovese murder suggests that you are most likely to receive help if

Accepted Answer

A)  there are only one or two cars on the highway. 
B)  there are many cars on the highway. 
C)  you are a woman stranded on the highway rather than a man. 
D)  there are shifting patterns of heavy and light traffic on the highway. 
A)  there are only one or two cars on the highway. 
B)  there are many cars on the highway. 
C)  you are a woman stranded on the highway rather than a man. 
D)  there are shifting patterns of heavy and light traffic on the highway.

Exam 17: A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Sports spectators who start fights,throw bottles,and tear down goal posts after their team wins the game illustrate the possibility that aggression

One reason why actors costarring in movies together often become romantically involved is due to which factor of interpersonal attraction?

The halo effect,which is the tendency to overgeneralize a favorable impression of a person,is most related to which factor in interpersonal attraction?

Regarding bystander intervention,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the idealization of one's romantic partner,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Phillip meets Lydia in class and is interested in getting to know more about her.In social psychology,Phillip's affinity for Lydia would be called

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

Most helping,including making donations or being kind,is motivated by a desire to

All of the following are likely to encourage helping behavior EXCEPT

Research has shown that empathic arousal unleashes altruistic motivation based on

According to social psychologists,which of the following is defined as affection without passion or deep commitment?

You will tend to be less attracted and more suspicious of someone who is exhibiting

Any behavior that deliberately and repeatedly exposes a person to negative experiences is called

The factor of physical proximity in interpersonal relationships implies all of the following EXCEPT that people are more likely to

Unlike friendship,romantic love usually involves

Which adult attachment pattern is marked by conflicting feelings of affection,anger,and emotional turmoil with the people having this style regarding themselves as misunderstood and unappreciated?

According to psychologists Latané and Darley,people are less willing to help someone in distress when others are present because

A person has fainted and collapsed on the sidewalk.Latané and Darley suggest that if the sidewalk is crowded,few people will even see the person due to

If your car breaks down on the highway,analysis of the Kitty Genovese murder suggests that you are most likely to receive help if

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