Question 1

Which of the following suggestions would NOT be helpful in lowering children's aggression due to TV violence?

Accepted Answer

A) Create a safe, warm environment at home and school and model positive ways of getting along in the world. 
B) Show your approval of the heroes violent acts, but not the villain's. 
C) Reply to distortions and stereotypes as they appear on screen. 
D) Encourage the child to propose more mature and positive responses to situations. 
A) Create a safe, warm environment at home and school and model positive ways of getting along in the world. 
B) Show your approval of the heroes violent acts, but not the villain's. 
C) Reply to distortions and stereotypes as they appear on screen. 
D) Encourage the child to propose more mature and positive responses to situations.

Question 2

A collection of personal attitudes and values marked by rigidity, inhibition, prejudice, and ethnocentrism describes the

Accepted Answer

A) political conservative. 
B) socially-distant person. 
C) Type A personality. 
D) authoritarian personality. 
A) political conservative. 
B) socially-distant person. 
C) Type A personality. 
D) authoritarian personality.

Question 3

Once prejudices are established, they prevent us from

Accepted Answer

A) accepting more positive experiences that could reverse the damage. 
B) becoming dogmatic and developing ethnocentrism. 
C) future stereotyping. 
D) experiencing cognitive dissonance. 
A) accepting more positive experiences that could reverse the damage. 
B) becoming dogmatic and developing ethnocentrism. 
C) future stereotyping. 
D) experiencing cognitive dissonance.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the top three categories on which most stereotypes are based?

Accepted Answer

A) age 
B) sex 
C) race 
D) socioeconomic level 
A) age 
B) sex 
C) race 
D) socioeconomic level

Question 5

Learning to use the steps in anger control has been shown to do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) make a person too conforming and passive. 
B) lessen tendencies toward child abuse. 
C) lessen tendencies toward family violence. 
D) decrease destructive outbursts. 
A) make a person too conforming and passive. 
B) lessen tendencies toward child abuse. 
C) lessen tendencies toward family violence. 
D) decrease destructive outbursts.

Question 6

Which of the following would NOT part of the authoritarian belief system?

Accepted Answer

A) Our country needs fair and equitable laws and courageous non-partisan leaders who will listen to the concerns of the general public. 
B) People do not learn anything important except through suffering and hard work. 
C) All people regardless of their religion should be forced to salute the flag. 
D) People can be divided into two classes: the weak and the strong. 
A) Our country needs fair and equitable laws and courageous non-partisan leaders who will listen to the concerns of the general public. 
B) People do not learn anything important except through suffering and hard work. 
C) All people regardless of their religion should be forced to salute the flag. 
D) People can be divided into two classes: the weak and the strong.

Question 7

Regarding parents as media guides, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Children typically model parents' behavior, including their media viewing habits. 
B) Children are guided by their parents' reactions to the media, such as a parent's disapproval of an aggressive model. 
C) Children who identify with media characters are more likely to be influenced by media aggression. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Children typically model parents' behavior, including their media viewing habits. 
B) Children are guided by their parents' reactions to the media, such as a parent's disapproval of an aggressive model. 
C) Children who identify with media characters are more likely to be influenced by media aggression. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 8

Regarding the relationship between pornography and aggression against women, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Viewing pornography that is only erotic or sexual in content without aggressive images does not appear to increase violence against women. 
B) Aggressive pornography has been shown to increase aggression against female in men who are prone to sexual violence. 
C) Exposure to mass media stimuli that have violent and sexual content increases the audience's aggressive sexual fantasies, beliefs in rape myths, and aggressive behavior. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Viewing pornography that is only erotic or sexual in content without aggressive images does not appear to increase violence against women. 
B) Aggressive pornography has been shown to increase aggression against female in men who are prone to sexual violence. 
C) Exposure to mass media stimuli that have violent and sexual content increases the audience's aggressive sexual fantasies, beliefs in rape myths, and aggressive behavior. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 9

People who were the victims of violence during childhood are likely to become violent themselves.This is a testament to which theory of aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) ethological 
B) social learning 
C) humanistic 
D) psychoanalytical 
A) ethological 
B) social learning 
C) humanistic 
D) psychoanalytical

Question 10

If we based our ideas about the real world on the images seen on TV, we would believe

Accepted Answer

A) women make up only 28 percent of the population 
B) a vast majority of minorities hold high political offices and are CEOs of major companies. 
C) the victims of crime are usually elderly people. 
D) women hold more responsible positions in business than they actually do. 
A) women make up only 28 percent of the population 
B) a vast majority of minorities hold high political offices and are CEOs of major companies. 
C) the victims of crime are usually elderly people. 
D) women hold more responsible positions in business than they actually do.

Question 11

Desensitization to violence means that

Accepted Answer

A) imitation of this undesirable violent behavior will occur. 
B) the removal of an inhibition to be violent has occurred. 
C) there was a reduction of emotional sensitivity to violence. 
D) there was an increase in emotional sympathy. 
A) imitation of this undesirable violent behavior will occur. 
B) the removal of an inhibition to be violent has occurred. 
C) there was a reduction of emotional sensitivity to violence. 
D) there was an increase in emotional sympathy.

Question 12

The use of individuating information

Accepted Answer

A) is an effective way of combating stereotypes. 
B) enables you to see someone as a member of a group. 
C) is a useful way to understand the categories that a person belongs to. 
D) is not associated with a reduction in prejudice. 
A) is an effective way of combating stereotypes. 
B) enables you to see someone as a member of a group. 
C) is a useful way to understand the categories that a person belongs to. 
D) is not associated with a reduction in prejudice.

Question 13

Clive and his associates showed a bloody fight film to a group of boys, they found that

Accepted Answer

A) boys who watched little or no TV showed less emotion to the violent film. 
B) boys who were heavy TV viewers showed less emotion to the violent film. 
C) boys who were heavy TV viewers showed more emotion to the violent film. 
D) both groups of boys showed little or no emotion to the violent film. 
A) boys who watched little or no TV showed less emotion to the violent film. 
B) boys who were heavy TV viewers showed less emotion to the violent film. 
C) boys who were heavy TV viewers showed more emotion to the violent film. 
D) both groups of boys showed little or no emotion to the violent film.

Question 14

Regarding the jigsaw classroom, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Students are divided into groups of five or six and given a topic to study, with each child being given a "piece" of the information to learn and teach the others. 
B) The method has been successful because it involves the development of an empathy-helping relationship. 
C) The most competitive children quickly realize that they cannot do well without the aid of everyone in the group. 
D) Children in jigsaw groups are less prejudiced, with improved grades and self-esteem. 
A) Students are divided into groups of five or six and given a topic to study, with each child being given a "piece" of the information to learn and teach the others. 
B) The method has been successful because it involves the development of an empathy-helping relationship. 
C) The most competitive children quickly realize that they cannot do well without the aid of everyone in the group. 
D) Children in jigsaw groups are less prejudiced, with improved grades and self-esteem.

Question 15

On the test presented in this chapter, even people who claim they are not prejudiced against women working outside the home will nevertheless be slower and less accurate in classifying words into the categories of Male or Family as opposed to Female or Career.This indicates that we

Accepted Answer

A) can harbor implicit prejudices. 
B) develop personal prejudices in childhood. 
C) unlearn prejudices. 
D) have an evolutionary predisposition to view women in a nurturing role. 
A) can harbor implicit prejudices. 
B) develop personal prejudices in childhood. 
C) unlearn prejudices. 
D) have an evolutionary predisposition to view women in a nurturing role.

Question 16

The text suggests parents can minimize the negative impact of TV on children by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) turning off programs that you feel are too violent and offering an alternative game. 
B) watching TV with your child and pointing out distortions and fantasy. 
C) allowing the child to learn responsibility by selecting shows he or she likes. 
D) discussing social conflict and violent solutions shown on TV. 
A) turning off programs that you feel are too violent and offering an alternative game. 
B) watching TV with your child and pointing out distortions and fantasy. 
C) allowing the child to learn responsibility by selecting shows he or she likes. 
D) discussing social conflict and violent solutions shown on TV.

Question 17

Responding calmly to upsetting situations by seeing them as "problems to be solved" is the key to

Accepted Answer

A) altruistic cueing. 
B) prosocial modeling. 
C) status equality. 
D) anger control. 
A) altruistic cueing. 
B) prosocial modeling. 
C) status equality. 
D) anger control.

Question 18

Adorno and colleagues (1950) studied personality characteristics related to prejudice.Which of the following statements describes their findings?

Accepted Answer

A) The study indicated that the development of prejudice is the direct result of negative experiences with a specific "out" group. 
B) The subjects who showed prejudice against one group such as Jews also showed prejudice toward other "out" groups. 
C) The study indicated that there were no specific personality traits associated with the development of prejudice. 
D) The subjects who showed prejudice against one group were not necessarily prejudiced against other "out" groups. 
A) The study indicated that the development of prejudice is the direct result of negative experiences with a specific "out" group. 
B) The subjects who showed prejudice against one group such as Jews also showed prejudice toward other "out" groups. 
C) The study indicated that there were no specific personality traits associated with the development of prejudice. 
D) The subjects who showed prejudice against one group were not necessarily prejudiced against other "out" groups.

Question 19

One consequence of seeing aggression portrayed on TV or video games is a loss of emotional response to this violence, which is called

Accepted Answer

A) disinhibition. 
B) disassociation. 
C) deconditioning. 
D) desensitization. 
A) disinhibition. 
B) disassociation. 
C) deconditioning. 
D) desensitization.

Question 20

Differences in the power, prestige, or privileges of two or more persons or groups is called

Accepted Answer

A) status inequalities. 
B) individuating information. 
C) mutual interdependence. 
D) superordinate goals. 
A) status inequalities. 
B) individuating information. 
C) mutual interdependence. 
D) superordinate goals.

Exam 17: Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Which of the following suggestions would NOT be helpful in lowering children's aggression due to TV violence?

A collection of personal attitudes and values marked by rigidity, inhibition, prejudice, and ethnocentrism describes the

Once prejudices are established, they prevent us from

Which of the following is NOT one of the top three categories on which most stereotypes are based?

Learning to use the steps in anger control has been shown to do all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following would NOT part of the authoritarian belief system?

Regarding parents as media guides, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Regarding the relationship between pornography and aggression against women, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

People who were the victims of violence during childhood are likely to become violent themselves.This is a testament to which theory of aggression?

If we based our ideas about the real world on the images seen on TV, we would believe

Desensitization to violence means that

The use of individuating information

Clive and his associates showed a bloody fight film to a group of boys, they found that

Regarding the jigsaw classroom, which of the following statements is FALSE?

On the test presented in this chapter, even people who claim they are not prejudiced against women working outside the home will nevertheless be slower and less accurate in classifying words into the categories of Male or Family as opposed to Female or Career.This indicates that we

The text suggests parents can minimize the negative impact of TV on children by all of the following EXCEPT

Responding calmly to upsetting situations by seeing them as "problems to be solved" is the key to

Adorno and colleagues (1950) studied personality characteristics related to prejudice.Which of the following statements describes their findings?

One consequence of seeing aggression portrayed on TV or video games is a loss of emotional response to this violence, which is called

Differences in the power, prestige, or privileges of two or more persons or groups is called

Introduction the Psychology

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