Question 1

A classroom experiment using eye color to produce prejudice demonstrated that

Accepted Answer

A) the development of prejudice is slow but noticeable. 
B) reversing prejudice, like creating it, is a slow process. 
C) status inequalities encourage prejudice. 
D) young children are immune to prejudice. 
A) the development of prejudice is slow but noticeable. 
B) reversing prejudice, like creating it, is a slow process. 
C) status inequalities encourage prejudice. 
D) young children are immune to prejudice.

Question 2

Regarding social learning theory and aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) This theory uses learning principles, cognitive processes, modeling, and socialization to explain why aggression occurs. 
B) According to social learning theory, instincts do not play a role in the development of aggression. 
C) This theory predicts that victims of violence during childhood are likely to become violent themselves. 
D) According to this theory, cultural factors are not likely to have an impact on aggressive behavior. 
A) This theory uses learning principles, cognitive processes, modeling, and socialization to explain why aggression occurs. 
B) According to social learning theory, instincts do not play a role in the development of aggression. 
C) This theory predicts that victims of violence during childhood are likely to become violent themselves. 
D) According to this theory, cultural factors are not likely to have an impact on aggressive behavior.

Question 3

_____ pioneered a way to apply superordinate goals to ordinary classrooms in the form of the "jigsaw classroom."

Accepted Answer

A) Elliot Aronson 
B) Jane Elliot 
C) David Buss 
D) Stanley Schachter 
A) Elliot Aronson 
B) Jane Elliot 
C) David Buss 
D) Stanley Schachter

Question 4

Social interaction that occurs without obvious differences in power and status is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) individuating. 
B) superordinate contact. 
C) equal-status contact. 
D) just-world interactions. 
A) individuating. 
B) superordinate contact. 
C) equal-status contact. 
D) just-world interactions.

Question 5

_____ is the major dimension of rape and sexual aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) Violence 
B) Oversexualization of the culture 
C) Men's belief in male dominance 
D) The paranoid personality of the rapist 
A) Violence 
B) Oversexualization of the culture 
C) Men's belief in male dominance 
D) The paranoid personality of the rapist

Question 6

Which of the following is the method of reducing prejudice in which a student receives only a small segment of the information needed to complete a project or prepare for a test and then must share with others in the group?

Accepted Answer

A) the individuating information technique 
B) the empathy-helping relationship 
C) the social learning classroom 
D) the jigsaw classroom 
A) the individuating information technique 
B) the empathy-helping relationship 
C) the social learning classroom 
D) the jigsaw classroom

Question 7

A suitable superordinate international goal may be to

Accepted Answer

A) preserve the natural environment on a global scale. 
B) reduce the trade imbalance between Japan and the U.S. 
C) increase the per capita income in Britain. 
D) provide nuclear weapons technology to all nations. 
A) preserve the natural environment on a global scale. 
B) reduce the trade imbalance between Japan and the U.S. 
C) increase the per capita income in Britain. 
D) provide nuclear weapons technology to all nations.

Question 8

When members of another social group represent a threat to an individual's security or comfort, resultant prejudice is termed _____ prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A) personal 
B) institutional 
C) stereotyped 
D) reference group 
A) personal 
B) institutional 
C) stereotyped 
D) reference group

Question 9

Shared beliefs concerning _____ are common triggers for hostility between groups.

Accepted Answer

A) superiority 
B) injustice and vulnerability 
C) distrust 
D) all of these 
A) superiority 
B) injustice and vulnerability 
C) distrust 
D) all of these

Question 10

The belief that we learn to be aggressive by observing aggression in others is held by

Accepted Answer

A) the ethological learning theorists. 
B) the dissonance conditioning theorists. 
C) the social learning theorists. 
D) no serious theorists. 
A) the ethological learning theorists. 
B) the dissonance conditioning theorists. 
C) the social learning theorists. 
D) no serious theorists.

Question 11

_____ sought to give her students direct experience with prejudice, so she divided the class up according to eye color and, at first, gave the blue-eyed children more privileges, power, and prestige than the brown-eyed children.

Accepted Answer

A) Jane Elliot 
B) Margaret Washburn 
C) Carol Gilligan 
D) Karen Horney 
A) Jane Elliot 
B) Margaret Washburn 
C) Carol Gilligan 
D) Karen Horney

Question 12

The belief that heterosexuality is better or more natural than homosexuality is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) homophobia. 
B) heterosexism. 
C) sexism. 
D) transsexualism. 
A) homophobia. 
B) heterosexism. 
C) sexism. 
D) transsexualism.

Question 13

Regarding prejudiced individuals, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Stereotypes held by prejudiced individuals tend to be unusually irrational and often agree with conflicting statements regarding the out-group. 
B) When a prejudiced person meets a likeable member of the rejected group, this member is seen as "an exception to the rule," not as evidence against the stereotype. 
C) If evidence against their stereotype builds up, the prejudiced person is likely to change his or her stereotyped belief. 
D) Elements of prejudice are unconscious and very difficult to change. 
A) Stereotypes held by prejudiced individuals tend to be unusually irrational and often agree with conflicting statements regarding the out-group. 
B) When a prejudiced person meets a likeable member of the rejected group, this member is seen as "an exception to the rule," not as evidence against the stereotype. 
C) If evidence against their stereotype builds up, the prejudiced person is likely to change his or her stereotyped belief. 
D) Elements of prejudice are unconscious and very difficult to change.

Question 14

Because televised violence is portrayed in an unrealistic manner and because he is watching this televised violence in the relaxed and familiar setting of his home, Anton is likely to experience

Accepted Answer

A) desensitization to violence. 
B) inhibition to violence. 
C) catharsis of pent-up aggressive urges. 
D) all of these. 
A) desensitization to violence. 
B) inhibition to violence. 
C) catharsis of pent-up aggressive urges. 
D) all of these.

Question 15

In a study, a group of women scored lower on math tests after they were reminded that "most women are not good at math." This illustrates the concept of

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic prejudice. 
B) stereotype threat. 
C) group prejudice. 
D) dogmatic imagery. 
A) symbolic prejudice. 
B) stereotype threat. 
C) group prejudice. 
D) dogmatic imagery.

Question 16

_____ refers to giving equal status, recognition, and acceptance to different ethnic and cultural groups.

Accepted Answer

A) Groupthink 
B) Symbolic prejudice 
C) Just-world beliefs 
D) Multiculturalism 
A) Groupthink 
B) Symbolic prejudice 
C) Just-world beliefs 
D) Multiculturalism

Question 17

Sam perceives that members of another ethnic group are a threat to his obtaining a good job and receiving financial aid to attend college.Sam is exhibiting _____ toward this other ethnic group.

Accepted Answer

A) discrimination 
B) personal prejudice 
C) group prejudice 
D) stereotyping 
A) discrimination 
B) personal prejudice 
C) group prejudice 
D) stereotyping

Question 18

The _____ of aggression is illustrated by the fact that children who are physically abused at home and those who suffer severe physical punishment are more likely to be involved in fighting, aggressive play, and antisocial behavior at school.

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalytical theory 
B) instinctual theory 
C) social learning theory 
D) humanistic theory. 
A) psychoanalytical theory 
B) instinctual theory 
C) social learning theory 
D) humanistic theory.

Question 19

According to psychologists Conor Seyle and Matthew Newman, the "red and blue states" have become a national shorthand for dividing Americans into opposing camps with this oversimplification ignoring the fact that

Accepted Answer

A) the presidential election of 2000 was very close in many of the states. 
B) people can be religious and vote as a Democrat. 
C) people can be economically conservative, while being liberal on social issues. 
D) all of these exist. 
A) the presidential election of 2000 was very close in many of the states. 
B) people can be religious and vote as a Democrat. 
C) people can be economically conservative, while being liberal on social issues. 
D) all of these exist.

Question 20

Aronson's research in "jigsaw" classrooms suggests that hostility among white and minority children is least likely to occur in situations characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) independence among groups. 
B) mutual interdependence between students. 
C) friendly competition among the students. 
D) cultural homogeneity within the classroom. 
A) independence among groups. 
B) mutual interdependence between students. 
C) friendly competition among the students. 
D) cultural homogeneity within the classroom.

Exam 17: Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A classroom experiment using eye color to produce prejudice demonstrated that

Regarding social learning theory and aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

_____ pioneered a way to apply superordinate goals to ordinary classrooms in the form of the "jigsaw classroom."

Social interaction that occurs without obvious differences in power and status is referred to as

_____ is the major dimension of rape and sexual aggression.

Which of the following is the method of reducing prejudice in which a student receives only a small segment of the information needed to complete a project or prepare for a test and then must share with others in the group?

A suitable superordinate international goal may be to

When members of another social group represent a threat to an individual's security or comfort, resultant prejudice is termed _____ prejudice.

Shared beliefs concerning _____ are common triggers for hostility between groups.

The belief that we learn to be aggressive by observing aggression in others is held by

_____ sought to give her students direct experience with prejudice, so she divided the class up according to eye color and, at first, gave the blue-eyed children more privileges, power, and prestige than the brown-eyed children.

The belief that heterosexuality is better or more natural than homosexuality is referred to as

Regarding prejudiced individuals, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Because televised violence is portrayed in an unrealistic manner and because he is watching this televised violence in the relaxed and familiar setting of his home, Anton is likely to experience

In a study, a group of women scored lower on math tests after they were reminded that "most women are not good at math." This illustrates the concept of

_____ refers to giving equal status, recognition, and acceptance to different ethnic and cultural groups.

Sam perceives that members of another ethnic group are a threat to his obtaining a good job and receiving financial aid to attend college.Sam is exhibiting _____ toward this other ethnic group.

The _____ of aggression is illustrated by the fact that children who are physically abused at home and those who suffer severe physical punishment are more likely to be involved in fighting, aggressive play, and antisocial behavior at school.

According to psychologists Conor Seyle and Matthew Newman, the "red and blue states" have become a national shorthand for dividing Americans into opposing camps with this oversimplification ignoring the fact that

Aronson's research in "jigsaw" classrooms suggests that hostility among white and minority children is least likely to occur in situations characterized by

Introduction the Psychology

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Extension A: Brain and Behavior

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