Question 1

In general,helping behavior in emergency situations is discouraged by

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A)  being alone or in a small group. 
B)  the high costs associated with helping. 
C)  heightened arousal. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  being alone or in a small group. 
B)  the high costs associated with helping. 
C)  heightened arousal. 
D)  all of these.

Question 2

Regarding interpersonal attraction,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  We tend to randomly choose the people we encounter and become friends with. 
B)  Interpersonal attraction is the basis for most voluntary social relationships. 
C)  Our choice of friends and even lovers is based to a great extent on physical proximity. 
D)  We look for friends and lovers who will be kind and understanding and who appear to have attractive personalities. 
A)  We tend to randomly choose the people we encounter and become friends with. 
B)  Interpersonal attraction is the basis for most voluntary social relationships. 
C)  Our choice of friends and even lovers is based to a great extent on physical proximity. 
D)  We look for friends and lovers who will be kind and understanding and who appear to have attractive personalities.

Question 3

Bullying first appears in early childhood and

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A)  ends by the time a child begins middle school. 
B)  ends by the beginning of high school. 
C)  continues until the end of high school and then is not shown during adulthood. 
D)  continues into adulthood and the workplace. 
A)  ends by the time a child begins middle school. 
B)  ends by the beginning of high school. 
C)  continues until the end of high school and then is not shown during adulthood. 
D)  continues into adulthood and the workplace.

Question 4

With respect to humans,ethologists like Konrad Lorenz believe that aggression

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A)  involves a frustration-aggression link. 
B)  is a biologically-rooted behavior observed in all animals. 
C)  is based upon classical conditioning. 
D)  develops through reinforcement and punishment. 
A)  involves a frustration-aggression link. 
B)  is a biologically-rooted behavior observed in all animals. 
C)  is based upon classical conditioning. 
D)  develops through reinforcement and punishment.

Question 5

Don and Jillian meet at fraternity party,are immediately attracted to each other,and have sex within a few hours of meeting.According to Sternberg,Don and Jillian are experiencing __________ love.

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A)  romantic 
B)  consummate 
C)  fatuous 
D)  infatuated 
A)  romantic 
B)  consummate 
C)  fatuous 
D)  infatuated

Question 6

Compared to unattractive people,good-looking people tend to be

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A)  more popular. 
B)  more socially-skilled. 
C)  more sexually experienced. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  more popular. 
B)  more socially-skilled. 
C)  more sexually experienced. 
D)  all of these.

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

Regarding the relationship between frustration and aggression,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Aggression can occur in the absence of frustration. 
B)  Frustration may encourage aggression because it makes us uncomfortable. 
C)  Frustration may lead to stereotyped responding or a state of "learned helplessness." 
D)  Frustration inhibits innate patterns that lower aggression. 
A)  Aggression can occur in the absence of frustration. 
B)  Frustration may encourage aggression because it makes us uncomfortable. 
C)  Frustration may lead to stereotyped responding or a state of "learned helplessness." 
D)  Frustration inhibits innate patterns that lower aggression.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the adult attachment styles?

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

Question 10

Terrence has always had difficulty trusting and depending on others.He tends to see others as either unreliable or too eager to commit to a relationship.Therefore,whenever the relationship gets too close,he pulls back and the relationship breaks up.According to the research on dating couples,Terrence would be described as having which adult attachment pattern?

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

Question 11

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

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A)  social conformity 
B)  social exchange 
C)  interpersonal attraction 
D)  temperament 
A)  social conformity 
B)  social exchange 
C)  interpersonal attraction 
D)  temperament

Question 12

According to your textbook,one of the most important factors in helping others involves

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A)  making ourselves feel less depressed. 
B)  fulfilling our need for affiliation. 
C)  our feeling of connection to the victim. 
D)  our need for recognition and achievement. 
A)  making ourselves feel less depressed. 
B)  fulfilling our need for affiliation. 
C)  our feeling of connection to the victim. 
D)  our need for recognition and achievement.

Question 13

Regarding physical attractiveness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Beauty is a factor mainly in the initial acquaintance with more meaningful qualities gaining in importance later. 
B)  Beautiful people are generally rated as less intelligent and less likable than average due to other people's jealousy. 
C)  Physical beauty has been shown to be generally unrelated to actual personal traits and talents. 
D)  Where romance is concerned, physical attractiveness has more influence on a woman's fate than on a man's. 
A)  Beauty is a factor mainly in the initial acquaintance with more meaningful qualities gaining in importance later. 
B)  Beautiful people are generally rated as less intelligent and less likable than average due to other people's jealousy. 
C)  Physical beauty has been shown to be generally unrelated to actual personal traits and talents. 
D)  Where romance is concerned, physical attractiveness has more influence on a woman's fate than on a man's.

Question 14

According to Klohnen and Luo,potential mates were rated as most attractive if they exhibited all of the following traits EXCEPT being

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A)  kind and supportive. 
B)  secure. 
C)  humorous. 
D)  intelligent. 
A)  kind and supportive. 
B)  secure. 
C)  humorous. 
D)  intelligent.

Question 15

Two wolves confront each other over territory or dominance.Which of the following would NOT be the most likely outcome?

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A)  The two wolves would growl, lunge, bare their teeth, and fiercely threaten each other. 
B)  In most instances, one or both wolves would be killed or severely maimed. 
C)  One wolf, recognizing the dominance of the other, would typically bare its throat in a gesture of submission, which would inhibit the other wolf from attacking. 
D)  In most instances, neither wolf would be killed or even wounded. 
A)  The two wolves would growl, lunge, bare their teeth, and fiercely threaten each other. 
B)  In most instances, one or both wolves would be killed or severely maimed. 
C)  One wolf, recognizing the dominance of the other, would typically bare its throat in a gesture of submission, which would inhibit the other wolf from attacking. 
D)  In most instances, neither wolf would be killed or even wounded.

Question 16

The results of the Gump and Kulik experiment in which the women participants preferred to wait with the other "future shock victims" illustrated the use of

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A)  attribution to alleviate fear and anxiety. 
B)  social cognition to cope with personal emotions. 
C)  denial to cope with negative emotions. 
D)  the defense mechanism of sublimation in coping. 
A)  attribution to alleviate fear and anxiety. 
B)  social cognition to cope with personal emotions. 
C)  denial to cope with negative emotions. 
D)  the defense mechanism of sublimation in coping.

Question 17

Studies of prosocial behavior show that the more potential helpers present in an emergency,the

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A)  more likely people are to get involved. 
B)  lower the chances that people will help. 
C)  greater the personal responsibility felt by those present. 
D)  lower the risk of personal injury to potential helpers. 
A)  more likely people are to get involved. 
B)  lower the chances that people will help. 
C)  greater the personal responsibility felt by those present. 
D)  lower the risk of personal injury to potential helpers.

Question 18

Ed and Jane have been married for 40 years and hope they can be married for another "40." They love traveling together since their retirement and have many interests and hobbies in common.Since they retired,both say "it is like being on a second honeymoon" as the passion of their "younger days" has been rekindled.According to Robert Sternberg,which type of love do Ed and Jane possess?

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A)  fatuous love 
B)  companionate love 
C)  consummate love 
D)  romantic love 
A)  fatuous love 
B)  companionate love 
C)  consummate love 
D)  romantic love

Question 19

One thing that REDUCES the chances that a bystander will give help in an emergency is

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A)  heightened arousal. 
B)  empathic arousal. 
C)  others who could help. 
D)  one's similarity to the victim. 
A)  heightened arousal. 
B)  empathic arousal. 
C)  others who could help. 
D)  one's similarity to the victim.

Question 20

If two friends in North America have a friendship that is an activity-based and provides them companionship without closeness,these two friends are most likely

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A)  younger adults. 
B)  older adults. 
C)  males. 
D)  females. 
A)  younger adults. 
B)  older adults. 
C)  males. 
D)  females.

Exam 17: A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

In general,helping behavior in emergency situations is discouraged by

Regarding interpersonal attraction,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Bullying first appears in early childhood and

With respect to humans,ethologists like Konrad Lorenz believe that aggression

Don and Jillian meet at fraternity party,are immediately attracted to each other,and have sex within a few hours of meeting.According to Sternberg,Don and Jillian are experiencing __________ love.

Compared to unattractive people,good-looking people tend to be

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

Regarding the relationship between frustration and aggression,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is NOT one of the adult attachment styles?

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

According to your textbook,one of the most important factors in helping others involves

Regarding physical attractiveness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to Klohnen and Luo,potential mates were rated as most attractive if they exhibited all of the following traits EXCEPT being

Two wolves confront each other over territory or dominance.Which of the following would NOT be the most likely outcome?

The results of the Gump and Kulik experiment in which the women participants preferred to wait with the other "future shock victims" illustrated the use of

Studies of prosocial behavior show that the more potential helpers present in an emergency,the

One thing that REDUCES the chances that a bystander will give help in an emergency is

If two friends in North America have a friendship that is an activity-based and provides them companionship without closeness,these two friends are most likely

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