Question 1

A mother who wants to buffer the effect of television on her children should

Accepted Answer

A) let children show maturity by selecting their own TV programs. 
B) limit total viewing time for her children and schedule what is viewed. 
C) do not draw attention to violent acts on television by commenting on them. 
D) show by severe punishment that violent TV heroes are not appropriate. 
A) let children show maturity by selecting their own TV programs. 
B) limit total viewing time for her children and schedule what is viewed. 
C) do not draw attention to violent acts on television by commenting on them. 
D) show by severe punishment that violent TV heroes are not appropriate.

Question 2

Research by Donnerstein and Linz suggests that _____ are most responsible for people's attitudes about women and rape.

Accepted Answer

A) violent images 
B) sexual images 
C) the male tendency to be more narcissistic 
D) the female tendency to be more dependent 
A) violent images 
B) sexual images 
C) the male tendency to be more narcissistic 
D) the female tendency to be more dependent

Question 3

According to psychologists Conor Seyle and Matthew Newman, what has recently divided the United States into opposing camps?

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic differences 
B) rich versus poor 
C) red states versus blue states regarding voting 
D) regional differences, that is, Southern, Western, Eastern, Northern 
A) ethnic differences 
B) rich versus poor 
C) red states versus blue states regarding voting 
D) regional differences, that is, Southern, Western, Eastern, Northern

Question 4

According to psychologists Conor Seyle and Matthew Newman, the stereotype of a person from a "blue state" includes which characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A) Republican 
B) middle-class 
C) urban 
D) religious 
A) Republican 
B) middle-class 
C) urban 
D) religious

Question 5

The importance of the weapons effect is demonstrated by the fact the nearly 80 percent of the victims in homes where guns are kept are killed by

Accepted Answer

A) family members or acquaintances. 
B) strangers. 
C) burglars and serial killers. 
D) their own hands (suicides). 
A) family members or acquaintances. 
B) strangers. 
C) burglars and serial killers. 
D) their own hands (suicides).

Question 6

Steele and Aronson found that African American students performed _____ than European American students when told the task was a test of academic ability, while the African American students performed _____ when told it was a laboratory problem-solving task.

Accepted Answer

A) better; worse 
B) worse; better 
C) worse; the same 
D) better; the same 
A) better; worse 
B) worse; better 
C) worse; the same 
D) better; the same

Question 7

Regarding social stereotypes, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Social stereotypes are always negative. 
B) Social stereotypes tend to be rational. 
C) When a person is stereotyped, the easiest thing for her or him to do is to become defensive and verbally slash out at the person expressing the stereotype. 
D) Likable members of a rejected group are perceived as an "exception" to the social stereotype. 
A) Social stereotypes are always negative. 
B) Social stereotypes tend to be rational. 
C) When a person is stereotyped, the easiest thing for her or him to do is to become defensive and verbally slash out at the person expressing the stereotype. 
D) Likable members of a rejected group are perceived as an "exception" to the social stereotype.

Question 8

Exposure to mass media images that have violent and sexual content increases all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) aggressive sexual fantasies. 
B) aggressive behavior. 
C) bizarre sexual acts. 
D) beliefs in rape myths. 
A) aggressive sexual fantasies. 
B) aggressive behavior. 
C) bizarre sexual acts. 
D) beliefs in rape myths.

Question 9

The _____ theory suggests that more frequent equal-status contact between groups in conflict should reduce prejudice and stereotyping.

Accepted Answer

A) frustration-aggression 
B) social comparison 
C) cognitive dissonance 
D) bystander intervention 
A) frustration-aggression 
B) social comparison 
C) cognitive dissonance 
D) bystander intervention

Question 10

The demonstration by Jane Elliot with blue-eyed and brown-eyed children suggests that an effective way to generate conditions of prejudice is to

Accepted Answer

A) require persons to compete for scarce resources. 
B) intermingle two diverse groups with each other. 
C) produce inequalities in power, prestige, or privileges of group members. 
D) demand that members of two groups cooperate to achieve a common goal. 
A) require persons to compete for scarce resources. 
B) intermingle two diverse groups with each other. 
C) produce inequalities in power, prestige, or privileges of group members. 
D) demand that members of two groups cooperate to achieve a common goal.

Question 11

During his rise to power, Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany's economic woes, which were really a result of Germany's loss of World War I.Consequently, his growing hostility resulted in the Holocaust.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

In Jane Elliot's elementary school classroom, extremely prejudiced behavior was generated on the basis of eye color and

Accepted Answer

A) displaced aggression. 
B) status inequalities. 
C) peer group membership. 
D) ethnic background. 
A) displaced aggression. 
B) status inequalities. 
C) peer group membership. 
D) ethnic background.

Question 13

Prejudices can develop due to

Accepted Answer

A) direct experiences with members of the rejected group. 
B) parental attitudes. 
C) the depiction of people in books and on TV. 
D) all of these. 
A) direct experiences with members of the rejected group. 
B) parental attitudes. 
C) the depiction of people in books and on TV. 
D) all of these.

Question 14

Integrated classrooms most effectively reduce racial prejudice when children are made mutually

Accepted Answer

A) interdependent. 
B) competitive. 
C) ethnocentric. 
D) egocentric. 
A) interdependent. 
B) competitive. 
C) ethnocentric. 
D) egocentric.

Question 15

If a father wanted to limit the effect of TV on his children, he should

Accepted Answer

A) discuss social conflicts and the violence used on TV with his children and help them come up with more mature solutions. 
B) closely monitor what his children watch. 
C) actively seek programs that model positive behavior. 
D) do all of these 
A) discuss social conflicts and the violence used on TV with his children and help them come up with more mature solutions. 
B) closely monitor what his children watch. 
C) actively seek programs that model positive behavior. 
D) do all of these

Question 16

The development of "enemy images" includes all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the belief that the "enemies" are evil, monstrous, and less than human. 
B) an amplification of multiculturalism and individuation. 
C) the belief that attack or counterattack are morally justified and deserved. 
D) damage occurring in the form of terrorism, genocide, or, to a lesser extent, out-group slurs. 
A) the belief that the "enemies" are evil, monstrous, and less than human. 
B) an amplification of multiculturalism and individuation. 
C) the belief that attack or counterattack are morally justified and deserved. 
D) damage occurring in the form of terrorism, genocide, or, to a lesser extent, out-group slurs.

Question 17

According to Rokeach, _____ is an unwarranted certainty in matters of belief or opinion and can be found at both ends of the political spectrum.

Accepted Answer

A) ethnocentrism 
B) dogmatism 
C) egocentrism 
D) paranoia 
A) ethnocentrism 
B) dogmatism 
C) egocentrism 
D) paranoia

Question 18

Being open to other includes all of the following EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A) agreeing with that person and turning your back on your own culture, at least temporarily. 
B) motivating you to try to alter your own biased reactions. 
C) leading to the acceptance of the values of tolerance and equality. 
D) helping you "break the prejudice habit." 
A) agreeing with that person and turning your back on your own culture, at least temporarily. 
B) motivating you to try to alter your own biased reactions. 
C) leading to the acceptance of the values of tolerance and equality. 
D) helping you "break the prejudice habit."

Question 19

Research by Donnerstein and others suggests that the circumstances most likely to increase violent sexual acts against women (such as rape) involve

Accepted Answer

A) newspaper publicity given to rapists. 
B) direct exposure to persons who have committed such acts. 
C) media images of violence. 
D) pornographic stimuli that generate sexual fantasies. 
A) newspaper publicity given to rapists. 
B) direct exposure to persons who have committed such acts. 
C) media images of violence. 
D) pornographic stimuli that generate sexual fantasies.

Question 20

Regarding the violent behavior among delinquent boys, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The capacity for violent behavior among delinquent boys develops slowly as they move from minor aggression to increasingly brutal acts. 
B) Overall aggression among delinquents increases dramatically in early adolescence. 
C) Aggression among male delinquents as they gain physical strength and more access to weapons. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) The capacity for violent behavior among delinquent boys develops slowly as they move from minor aggression to increasingly brutal acts. 
B) Overall aggression among delinquents increases dramatically in early adolescence. 
C) Aggression among male delinquents as they gain physical strength and more access to weapons. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Exam 17: Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A mother who wants to buffer the effect of television on her children should

Research by Donnerstein and Linz suggests that _____ are most responsible for people's attitudes about women and rape.

According to psychologists Conor Seyle and Matthew Newman, what has recently divided the United States into opposing camps?

According to psychologists Conor Seyle and Matthew Newman, the stereotype of a person from a "blue state" includes which characteristic?

The importance of the weapons effect is demonstrated by the fact the nearly 80 percent of the victims in homes where guns are kept are killed by

Steele and Aronson found that African American students performed _____ than European American students when told the task was a test of academic ability, while the African American students performed _____ when told it was a laboratory problem-solving task.

Regarding social stereotypes, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Exposure to mass media images that have violent and sexual content increases all of the following EXCEPT

The _____ theory suggests that more frequent equal-status contact between groups in conflict should reduce prejudice and stereotyping.

The demonstration by Jane Elliot with blue-eyed and brown-eyed children suggests that an effective way to generate conditions of prejudice is to

During his rise to power, Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany's economic woes, which were really a result of Germany's loss of World War I.Consequently, his growing hostility resulted in the Holocaust.This is an example of

In Jane Elliot's elementary school classroom, extremely prejudiced behavior was generated on the basis of eye color and

Prejudices can develop due to

Integrated classrooms most effectively reduce racial prejudice when children are made mutually

If a father wanted to limit the effect of TV on his children, he should

The development of "enemy images" includes all of the following EXCEPT

According to Rokeach, _____ is an unwarranted certainty in matters of belief or opinion and can be found at both ends of the political spectrum.

Being open to other includes all of the following EXCEPT for

Research by Donnerstein and others suggests that the circumstances most likely to increase violent sexual acts against women (such as rape) involve

Regarding the violent behavior among delinquent boys, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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

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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

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Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

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Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

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Extension A: Psychological Disorders

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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

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Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

Steele and Aronson found that African American students performed _ than European American students when told the task was a test of academic ability, while the African American students performed _ when told it was a laboratory problem-solving task.