Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a step used in anger control?

Accepted Answer

A) Trust your intuition regarding the other person's motives. 
B) Make a list of possible solutions. 
C) Rank the likely success of each solution. 
D) Define the problem as precisely as possible. 
A) Trust your intuition regarding the other person's motives. 
B) Make a list of possible solutions. 
C) Rank the likely success of each solution. 
D) Define the problem as precisely as possible.

Question 2

A test to determine if one was prejudiced toward women working outside the home was presented in this chapter.There are similar version of this _____ constructed for race, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, weight, and many others.

Accepted Answer

A) social readjustment rating scale 
B) implicit association test 
C) F-scale 
D) type indicator 
A) social readjustment rating scale 
B) implicit association test 
C) F-scale 
D) type indicator

Question 3

Regarding methods for reducing prejudice, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Prejudice is reduced when group members spend enough time together for cross-group friendships to develop. 
B) Sports teams are an excellent example of a situation that promotes mutual interdependence. 
C) Jigsaw classrooms and sports teams are examples of situations that create superordinate goals. 
D) Although prejudice was reduced by jigsaw classrooms, it did not improve the children's grades, self-esteem, or attitudes toward school. 
A) Prejudice is reduced when group members spend enough time together for cross-group friendships to develop. 
B) Sports teams are an excellent example of a situation that promotes mutual interdependence. 
C) Jigsaw classrooms and sports teams are examples of situations that create superordinate goals. 
D) Although prejudice was reduced by jigsaw classrooms, it did not improve the children's grades, self-esteem, or attitudes toward school.

Question 4

If black and white children are given equal power, privileges, and duties at a summer camp,

Accepted Answer

A) status inequalities will be fostered. 
B) attitudes toward children of the opposite-race improved. 
C) scapegoating will emerge with resulting hostility. 
D) superordinate goal-setting will eliminate most of the prejudice. 
A) status inequalities will be fostered. 
B) attitudes toward children of the opposite-race improved. 
C) scapegoating will emerge with resulting hostility. 
D) superordinate goal-setting will eliminate most of the prejudice.

Question 5

Common sources of prejudice include

Accepted Answer

A) adherence to group norms 
B) a general personality trait known as authoritarianism. 
C) unfortunate experiences with members of the rejected group. 
D) all of these. 
A) adherence to group norms 
B) a general personality trait known as authoritarianism. 
C) unfortunate experiences with members of the rejected group. 
D) all of these.

Question 6

Subordinate goals do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) decrease mutual interdependence among groups. 
B) help opposing groups to see themselves as members of a single, larger group. 
C) produce a "we're all in this together" effect. 
D) can reduce intergroup conflict. 
A) decrease mutual interdependence among groups. 
B) help opposing groups to see themselves as members of a single, larger group. 
C) produce a "we're all in this together" effect. 
D) can reduce intergroup conflict.

Question 7

Jared conducts an experiment in which children watch a Lassie episode that emphasizes helping.Based on the results of similar experiments, the results of Jared's experiment will most likely demonstrate that

Accepted Answer

A) TV can be used to promote helping and cooperation. 
B) these children will help a puppy in distress only if it means not skipping a chance to win a prize. 
C) watching TV has a minimal transfer to real life situations. 
D) brotherhood and charity cannot be taught through the medium of television. 
A) TV can be used to promote helping and cooperation. 
B) these children will help a puppy in distress only if it means not skipping a chance to win a prize. 
C) watching TV has a minimal transfer to real life situations. 
D) brotherhood and charity cannot be taught through the medium of television.

Question 8

The main finding of studies on aggressive-pornographic stimuli is that these images

Accepted Answer

A) increase aggression against females by men who are prone to sexual violence. 
B) increase aggression against females by men. 
C) decrease aggression against females because they provide a release of tension through fantasy. 
D) do not increase or decrease aggression against females. 
A) increase aggression against females by men who are prone to sexual violence. 
B) increase aggression against females by men. 
C) decrease aggression against females because they provide a release of tension through fantasy. 
D) do not increase or decrease aggression against females.

Question 9

According to social learning theorists, which of the following are effects of TV violence?

Accepted Answer

A) learning new aggressive acts 
B) inhibiting aggressive impulses 
C) reducing aggressive drives 
D) sensitizing viewers to violence 
A) learning new aggressive acts 
B) inhibiting aggressive impulses 
C) reducing aggressive drives 
D) sensitizing viewers to violence

Question 10

The power of _____ 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

A) cognitive dissonance 
B) status inequalities 
C) superordinate goals 
D) positive stereotypes 
A) cognitive dissonance 
B) status inequalities 
C) superordinate goals 
D) positive stereotypes

Question 11

Social stereotypes can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) physical images of people who are different than you. 
B) untrue statements about people who come from different social groups than you. 
C) oversimplified images of people who belong to a particular social group. 
D) prejudiced attitudes toward people from lower social status groups. 
A) physical images of people who are different than you. 
B) untrue statements about people who come from different social groups than you. 
C) oversimplified images of people who belong to a particular social group. 
D) prejudiced attitudes toward people from lower social status groups.

Question 12

Garrett is a high school drop-out who has been looking for a good job for six months.He blames all the immigrants for his lack of a job rather than his lack of an education and some of the employers' choice to hire illegal aliens as employees without paying taxes.Garrett's hostility toward the immigrants is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) scapegoating. 
B) group prejudice. 
C) symbolic prejudice. 
D) stereotyped aggression. 
A) scapegoating. 
B) group prejudice. 
C) symbolic prejudice. 
D) stereotyped aggression.

Question 13

Creating superordinate goals has been shown to be effective in reducing

Accepted Answer

A) intergroup conflict. 
B) groupthink. 
C) cognitive dissonance. 
D) cult conversion. 
A) intergroup conflict. 
B) groupthink. 
C) cognitive dissonance. 
D) cult conversion.

Question 14

According to Steele, persons experience _____ when they think they are being judged in terms of a stereotype with the resulting anxiety actually leading to decreased performance.

Accepted Answer

A) scapegoating 
B) stereotype threat 
C) dogmatism 
D) cognitive dissonance 
A) scapegoating 
B) stereotype threat 
C) dogmatism 
D) cognitive dissonance

Question 15

Robinson's study found that elementary school children became less aggressive when

Accepted Answer

A) they decreased the amount of time they spent watching TV and playing video games. 
B) their parents received assertive parenting training. 
C) their school required all the students to take character-building classes at school. 
D) children predisposed to aggression underwent anger control treatment. 
A) they decreased the amount of time they spent watching TV and playing video games. 
B) their parents received assertive parenting training. 
C) their school required all the students to take character-building classes at school. 
D) children predisposed to aggression underwent anger control treatment.

Question 16

_____ involves media depictions of sexual violence or of forced participation in sexual activity.

Accepted Answer

A) Fantasy pornography 
B) Aggressive pornography 
C) Erotic stimuli 
D) All pornography 
A) Fantasy pornography 
B) Aggressive pornography 
C) Erotic stimuli 
D) All pornography

Question 17

Racism, sexism, and ageism are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) stereotyping. 
B) prejudice. 
C) discrimination. 
D) none of these terms. 
A) stereotyping. 
B) prejudice. 
C) discrimination. 
D) none of these terms.

Question 18

Regarding the effects of TV violence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) TV violence raises inhibitions against acting out our hostile feelings. 
B) TV can cause desensitization to violence. 
C) Children can learn new aggressive actions by watching TV violence. 
D) Children can learn that violence is acceptable. 
A) TV violence raises inhibitions against acting out our hostile feelings. 
B) TV can cause desensitization to violence. 
C) Children can learn new aggressive actions by watching TV violence. 
D) Children can learn that violence is acceptable.

Question 19

The term "ethnocentrism" can best be defined as

Accepted Answer

A) an attitude of placing one's own group at the center of things. 
B) being open-minded and tolerant of other groups' ideas. 
C) an attitude of treating all racial and ethnic groups equally. 
D) being prejudiced toward those groups which are the most different from one's own. 
A) an attitude of placing one's own group at the center of things. 
B) being open-minded and tolerant of other groups' ideas. 
C) an attitude of treating all racial and ethnic groups equally. 
D) being prejudiced toward those groups which are the most different from one's own.

Question 20

Which of the following is one of the ways a person can learn to be more tolerant?

Accepted Answer

A) Become dominated by stereotypes. 
B) Look for commonalities. 
C) Be aware that the world is fair and just. 
D) Increase social competition. 
A) Become dominated by stereotypes. 
B) Look for commonalities. 
C) Be aware that the world is fair and just. 
D) Increase social competition.

Exam 17: Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Which of the following is NOT a step used in anger control?

A test to determine if one was prejudiced toward women working outside the home was presented in this chapter.There are similar version of this _____ constructed for race, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, weight, and many others.

Regarding methods for reducing prejudice, which of the following statements is FALSE?

If black and white children are given equal power, privileges, and duties at a summer camp,

Common sources of prejudice include

Subordinate goals do all of the following EXCEPT

Jared conducts an experiment in which children watch a Lassie episode that emphasizes helping.Based on the results of similar experiments, the results of Jared's experiment will most likely demonstrate that

The main finding of studies on aggressive-pornographic stimuli is that these images

According to social learning theorists, which of the following are effects of TV violence?

The power of _____ 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.

Social stereotypes can best be described as

Creating superordinate goals has been shown to be effective in reducing

According to Steele, persons experience _____ when they think they are being judged in terms of a stereotype with the resulting anxiety actually leading to decreased performance.

Robinson's study found that elementary school children became less aggressive when

_____ involves media depictions of sexual violence or of forced participation in sexual activity.

Racism, sexism, and ageism are examples of

Regarding the effects of TV violence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The term "ethnocentrism" can best be defined as

Which of the following is one of the ways a person can learn to be more tolerant?

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 C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics