Question 1

In Schachter's experiment, most women waiting to receive a shock preferred to wait with others who were about to be shocked.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Describe the factors that affect interpersonal attraction.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include the following factor

Question 3

Authoritarian personalities think they are superior to everyone who is different, not just other ethnic groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The fact that Americans enjoy Mexican, Chinese, and Thai food indicates that

Accepted Answer

A) Americans have a higher obesity rate than other countries. 
B) Americans are more interested in other cultures than are the citizens of other countries. 
C) finding commonalities increases tolerance. 
D) multicultural populations enrich a community. 
A) Americans have a higher obesity rate than other countries. 
B) Americans are more interested in other cultures than are the citizens of other countries. 
C) finding commonalities increases tolerance. 
D) multicultural populations enrich a community.

Question 5

Regarding bystander intervention, social psychologists would be MOST likely to study the

Accepted Answer

A) personality traits of the person that intervenes during an emergency. 
B) childrearing practices that lead to a child growing up to be a "good Samaritan." 
C) person's interpretation of the event and how situations influence whether he or she intervenes. 
D) characteristics of the victim that make people more likely to intervene. 
A) personality traits of the person that intervenes during an emergency. 
B) childrearing practices that lead to a child growing up to be a "good Samaritan." 
C) person's interpretation of the event and how situations influence whether he or she intervenes. 
D) characteristics of the victim that make people more likely to intervene.

Question 6

People often do not intervene in an emergency because

Accepted Answer

A) of the physical danger to the person that intervenes. 
B) emergencies arise so rarely and so quickly that most people are unprepared. 
C) one may misinterpret the situation and make a "fool" of one's self by intervening. 
D) of any of these reasons. 
A) of the physical danger to the person that intervenes. 
B) emergencies arise so rarely and so quickly that most people are unprepared. 
C) one may misinterpret the situation and make a "fool" of one's self by intervening. 
D) of any of these reasons.

Question 7

In the experiment when subjects hear a person over an intercom having a seizure, 85 percent of them took off their headphones and sought aid for the person

Accepted Answer

A) when the subject thought he or she was the only one that hear the person having a seizure. 
B) only after the person on the intercom had stopped groaning and had gone silent. 
C) when the subject thought he or she was part of a small group of people listening to the person having a seizure. 
D) when the subject thought he or she was part of a large group of people listening to the person having a seizure. 
A) when the subject thought he or she was the only one that hear the person having a seizure. 
B) only after the person on the intercom had stopped groaning and had gone silent. 
C) when the subject thought he or she was part of a small group of people listening to the person having a seizure. 
D) when the subject thought he or she was part of a large group of people listening to the person having a seizure.

Question 8

The ____________________ hypothesis states that people are more likely to show aggression against others when their goals are blocked.
______________ or ______________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

____________________ refers to the tendency we have to marry someone who is similar to us in almost every way.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ refers to the tendency we have...

Question 10

The power of ____________________ goals can be seen in the unity that prevailed in the United States for months after the September 11th terrorist attacks as people from all "walks of life" cooperated to help the victims and rebuild Ground Zero.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The power of ____________________ goals can be...

Question 11

Mahzarin Banaji, a psychologist at Harvard University using an MRI found a strong correlation between a person response to the Implicit Association Test and the immediate activation of which part of the brain to a subliminal face?

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) thalamus 
C) occipital cortex 
D) corpus callosum 
A) amygdala 
B) thalamus 
C) occipital cortex 
D) corpus callosum

Question 12

Students in an ethnically diverse high school in Houston, Texas, promoted tolerance by

Accepted Answer

A) conducting sensitivity training sessions at school and in the community. 
B) putting up posters around the community promoting tolerance and cultural awareness. 
C) writing stories for a newsletter about situations in which cooperation lead to better understanding. 
D) holding a multicultural fair in which members of the community could become more aware of the richness of the various cultures. 
A) conducting sensitivity training sessions at school and in the community. 
B) putting up posters around the community promoting tolerance and cultural awareness. 
C) writing stories for a newsletter about situations in which cooperation lead to better understanding. 
D) holding a multicultural fair in which members of the community could become more aware of the richness of the various cultures.

Question 13

The fact that we tend to remain in relationships only as long as the rewards outweigh the effort and irritation they cause is explained by the ____________________ theory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The fact that we tend to remain...

Question 14

Giving equal status, recognition, and acceptance to different ethnic and cultural groups is referred to as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Giving equal status, recognition, and acceptance to...

Question 15

Which social psychology topic is most related to the 1964 murder case of Kitty Genovese?

Accepted Answer

A) racism 
B) obedience 
C) groupthink 
D) bystander apathy 
A) racism 
B) obedience 
C) groupthink 
D) bystander apathy

Question 16

A good way to reduce social stereotyping is to adopt just-world beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The murder of Kitty Genovese has been cited as a prime example of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The murder of Kitty Genovese has been...

Question 18

Treating members of various social groups differently in circumstances where their rights or treatment should be identical is known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Treating members of various social groups differently...

Question 19

Physical proximity increases attraction because it increases frequency of contact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

People with a(n) ____________________ attachment style find it relatively easy to get close to others; and they are comfortable depending on others and having others depend on them.

Accepted Answer

The answer of People with a(n) ____________________ attachment style find...

Exam 17: Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

In Schachter's experiment, most women waiting to receive a shock preferred to wait with others who were about to be shocked.

Describe the factors that affect interpersonal attraction.

Authoritarian personalities think they are superior to everyone who is different, not just other ethnic groups.

The fact that Americans enjoy Mexican, Chinese, and Thai food indicates that

Regarding bystander intervention, social psychologists would be MOST likely to study the

People often do not intervene in an emergency because

In the experiment when subjects hear a person over an intercom having a seizure, 85 percent of them took off their headphones and sought aid for the person

The ____________________ hypothesis states that people are more likely to show aggression against others when their goals are blocked. ______________ or ______________.

____________________ refers to the tendency we have to marry someone who is similar to us in almost every way.

The power of ____________________ goals can be seen in the unity that prevailed in the United States for months after the September 11th terrorist attacks as people from all "walks of life" cooperated to help the victims and rebuild Ground Zero.

Mahzarin Banaji, a psychologist at Harvard University using an MRI found a strong correlation between a person response to the Implicit Association Test and the immediate activation of which part of the brain to a subliminal face?

Students in an ethnically diverse high school in Houston, Texas, promoted tolerance by

The fact that we tend to remain in relationships only as long as the rewards outweigh the effort and irritation they cause is explained by the ____________________ theory.

Giving equal status, recognition, and acceptance to different ethnic and cultural groups is referred to as ____________________.

Which social psychology topic is most related to the 1964 murder case of Kitty Genovese?

A good way to reduce social stereotyping is to adopt just-world beliefs.

The murder of Kitty Genovese has been cited as a prime example of ____________________.

Treating members of various social groups differently in circumstances where their rights or treatment should be identical is known as ____________________.

Physical proximity increases attraction because it increases frequency of contact.

People with a(n) ____________________ attachment style find it relatively easy to get close to others; and they are comfortable depending on others and having others depend on them.

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

The ____ hypothesis states that people are more likely to show aggression against others when their goals are blocked. or .