Exam 17: C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Describe the differing patterns of mate selection for men and women,according to evolutionary psychologists; explain why they believe these differing patterns evolved; and provide a critique of these findings.

A form of faulty thinking that involves the belief that people generally get what they deserve is known as a(n)__________ belief.

The observation that we are most likely to help someone else when we are able to "feel that person's pain" is referred to as a(n)__________ relationship.

Alcohol causes relaxation and raises one's threshold to engage in aggression.

In the North American culture,most male friendships are activity based and provide companionship without closeness.

When hiring new employees at his company,Jake has a tendency to generalize a favorable impression to unrelated personal characteristics,such as their physical appearance,a tendency known as the __________ effect.

Overdisclosure often results in growing trust and intimacy and a tendency to respond in the same way.

Dr.Barrows studies the natural behavior patterns of animals and believes that aggression is a biologically-rooted behavior observed in all animals,including humans.Dr.Barrows is a(n)__________.

Which of the following helps define a person as a separate entity rather than as a member of a group or social category?

If a person is being robbed or assaulted,he or she should yell,"Fire" in order to be noticed by others,since bystanders who might run away from a robbery or an assault may rush to see where the fire is.

People who think their ethnic,national,or religious group is superior to others are described as being __________.

Discuss four ways in which media violence negatively affects children,and describe five of the seven ways in which parents can reduce the impact of television on their children.

The use of individuating information

One consequence of seeing aggression portrayed on TV is a loss of emotional response to the violent acts,which is called __________.

Discuss six of the eight ways that a person can become more open and tolerant of others.

Relationships are most likely to persist when lovers idealize one another because,by doing so,the lovers are blinded to each other's faults,which helps them to create the relationship they wish for.

According to the evolutionary theory,mating preferences for men and women developed in response to differing __________ challenges.

The fact that some individuals seek to enhance their self-esteem by identifying with a group is at the core of

English-speaking Canadian students became more positive toward French Canadians and saw themselves as less different from French Canadians when they

Mike is learning to avoid problematic situations and to remain calm by defining upsetting situations as problems to be solved.Mike is learning __________.