Exam 17: Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Phillip meets Lydia in class and is interested in getting to know more about her.In social psychology, Phillip's affinity for Lydia would be called

Deep emotional and/or sexual feelings for another person is called

The _____ hypothesis states that people are more likely to aggress when one's goals are blocked.

Selfless, altruistic behavior has been shown to lead to

Regarding adult attachment styles, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Sharing your own private thoughts and feelings with others is called

_____ behavior includes behavior that has a negative impact, such as aggression, prejudice, and intergroup conflict.

A selection committee was interviewing applicants for a new position in the media department of the college.The psychologist on the committee found it very interesting that a majority of the committee believed that the applicant who was a former beauty queen was the most intelligent, likeable, and socially skilled of all the applicants, although two of the other candidates had considerably more education and experience with college publications.The majority of the committee is exhibiting

Behaviors, such as love, attraction, friendship, and empathy would be regarded as _____ behaviors.

Regarding the relationship between aversive stimuli and aggression, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Petra often volunteers her time at the local nursing home to help the director with various activities for the residents.She also helps in the nursery at her church.Petra is exhibiting

Social comparison theory holds that we most often compare ourselves to people

The belief that humans are naturally or biologically aggressive is characteristic of which viewpoint?

In an experiment in which students took part in a discussion over an intercom, one "student" pretended to have an epileptic seizure.Regarding the degree of bystander intervention shown in this experiment,

Rick and Gerald are friends who are having lunch.Their conversation most likely would include all of the following EXCEPT

A characteristic of romantic love is the lover's ability to

Regarding the factors related to interpersonal attraction, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Which of the following is NOT one of the adult attachment styles?

Regarding David Buss's theory of mating preferences, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The main difference between loving and liking is that loving involves _____, while liking does not.