Question 1

A(n) _____ is a stable and positive emotional bond that is marked by caring, intimacy, supportiveness, and understanding.

Accepted Answer

A) mutual absorption 
B) secure attachment 
C) consummate attachment 
D) ambivalent attachment 
A) mutual absorption 
B) secure attachment 
C) consummate attachment 
D) ambivalent attachment

Question 2

Regarding aggression, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The tendency toward violence is our evolutionary legacy and found in our genes. 
B) Humans are incapable of learning to inhibit aggression. 
C) A variety of studies show that alcohol is involved in large percentages of murders and other violent crimes. 
D) Men's testosterone levels do not make them more likely to engage in physical aggression than women. 
A) The tendency toward violence is our evolutionary legacy and found in our genes. 
B) Humans are incapable of learning to inhibit aggression. 
C) A variety of studies show that alcohol is involved in large percentages of murders and other violent crimes. 
D) Men's testosterone levels do not make them more likely to engage in physical aggression than women.

Question 3

Ava just received her psychology test back, and she made a 75 on it.She finds out that two of her friends made 95 and 99, respectively, on the same test.By doing this _____ comparison, Ava decides that she will increase her study time and use the course supplementary site to improve her test scores.

Accepted Answer

A) unilateral 
B) upward 
C) downward 
D) bilateral 
A) unilateral 
B) upward 
C) downward 
D) bilateral

Question 4

With respect to humans, ethnologists like Konrad Lorenz believe that aggression

Accepted Answer

A) involves a frustration-aggression link. 
B) is a biologically rooted behavior observed in all animals. 
C) is based upon classical conditioning. 
D) develops through reinforcement and punishment. 
A) involves a frustration-aggression link. 
B) is a biologically rooted behavior observed in all animals. 
C) is based upon classical conditioning. 
D) develops through reinforcement and punishment.

Question 5

If your car breaks down on a busy freeway, analysis of the Kitty Genovese murder suggests that you will be less likely to receive help than on a sparsely traveled country road because

Accepted Answer

A) social ties have been broken down by the urbanization of America. 
B) personal responsibility for helping is spread so thin that no one takes action. 
C) people in rural areas are more religious and are more likely to follow "the Golden Rule." 
D) it is too dangerous to stop on a freeway or to use a cell phone to call for help while on a freeway. 
A) social ties have been broken down by the urbanization of America. 
B) personal responsibility for helping is spread so thin that no one takes action. 
C) people in rural areas are more religious and are more likely to follow "the Golden Rule." 
D) it is too dangerous to stop on a freeway or to use a cell phone to call for help while on a freeway.

Question 6

According to your textbook, the most crucial step in helping is

Accepted Answer

A) a knowledge of first-aid procedures. 
B) a recognition of just-world beliefs about helping. 
C) the development of empathic arousal. 
D) assuming responsibility. 
A) a knowledge of first-aid procedures. 
B) a recognition of just-world beliefs about helping. 
C) the development of empathic arousal. 
D) assuming responsibility.

Question 7

Selfless, altruistic behavior is exhibited by

Accepted Answer

A) the heroes who risk their lives while saving the lives of others. 
B) blood and kidney donors. 
C) community volunteers. 
D) all of these people. 
A) the heroes who risk their lives while saving the lives of others. 
B) blood and kidney donors. 
C) community volunteers. 
D) all of these people.

Question 8

A major step toward friendship involves

Accepted Answer

A) complementary needs matching. 
B) sharing private thoughts and feelings. 
C) avoiding self-disclosure. 
D) overdisclosure. 
A) complementary needs matching. 
B) sharing private thoughts and feelings. 
C) avoiding self-disclosure. 
D) overdisclosure.

Question 9

Research suggests that our adult attachment patterns are similar to those seen in early child development and include

Accepted Answer

A) rejecting, accepting, and ambivalent. 
B) intimate, independent, dependent. 
C) anxious, secure, and independent. 
D) secure, avoidant, and ambivalent. 
A) rejecting, accepting, and ambivalent. 
B) intimate, independent, dependent. 
C) anxious, secure, and independent. 
D) secure, avoidant, and ambivalent.

Question 10

Philip and Joanna have been married for 20 years and are committed to staying married to each other for the rest of their lives.They enjoy spending time together and have many interests and hobbies in common.However, with their busy jobs and taking care of the children, the passion in their marriage is almost nonexistent.According to Robert Sternberg, which type of love do Philip and Joanna possess?

Accepted Answer

A) fatuous love 
B) companionate love 
C) nonlove 
D) liking 
A) fatuous love 
B) companionate love 
C) nonlove 
D) liking

Question 11

Lynda and Jake are high schoolers who have been good friends for a couple of years at school, taking the same classes and "hanging out with the same group of friends." However, they have never dated since neither feels any "passion" for the other.They also know that their friendship may weaken next year since they will be attending colleges that are far apart, although they will try to keep in communication by the Internet.According to Robert Sternberg, which type of love do Lynda and Jake possess?

Accepted Answer

A) fatuous love 
B) consummate love 
C) liking 
D) empty love 
A) fatuous love 
B) consummate love 
C) liking 
D) empty love

Question 12

Disgusting scenes or odors, pain, and insults are aversive stimuli that can heighten hostility by

Accepted Answer

A) lowering arousal levels so one is more likely to aggress. 
B) raising overall arousal levels so one is more sensitive to aggressive cues. 
C) inhibiting innate patterns designed to lower aggression. 
D) triggering innate patterns for aggression. 
A) lowering arousal levels so one is more likely to aggress. 
B) raising overall arousal levels so one is more sensitive to aggressive cues. 
C) inhibiting innate patterns designed to lower aggression. 
D) triggering innate patterns for aggression.

Question 13

Feelings of connectedness and affection for another person is known as

Accepted Answer

A) intimacy. 
B) passion. 
C) commitment. 
D) romantic love. 
A) intimacy. 
B) passion. 
C) commitment. 
D) romantic love.

Question 14

In the Gump and Kulik (1997) experiment described in the text, women expecting to be shocked chose to

Accepted Answer

A) wait with other future shock victims. 
B) be alone before the beginning of the experiment. 
C) wait with women who were waiting to see their advisors. 
D) wait with women for whom the shocks would be less intense. 
A) wait with other future shock victims. 
B) be alone before the beginning of the experiment. 
C) wait with women who were waiting to see their advisors. 
D) wait with women for whom the shocks would be less intense.

Question 15

According to Robert Sternberg, different forms of love arise from different combinations of which three components?

Accepted Answer

A) intimacy, passion, and commitment. 
B) homogamy, affiliation, and social exchange 
C) liking, loving, and similarity 
D) self-disclosure, social comparison, and social exchange 
A) intimacy, passion, and commitment. 
B) homogamy, affiliation, and social exchange 
C) liking, loving, and similarity 
D) self-disclosure, social comparison, and social exchange

Question 16

Regarding the balance between rewards and costs, your decision to contrine in a relationship is affected by

Accepted Answer

A) the amount of self-disclosure within the relationship. 
B) your personal comparison level. 
C) your maturity and temperament level. 
D) all of these. 
A) the amount of self-disclosure within the relationship. 
B) your personal comparison level. 
C) your maturity and temperament level. 
D) all of these.

Question 17

When there is no objective standard, we often turn to and observe others in an effort to evaluate our actions, abilities, or opinions.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A) social exchange. 
B) cognitive dissonance. 
C) social comparison. 
D) compliance. 
A) social exchange. 
B) cognitive dissonance. 
C) social comparison. 
D) compliance.

Question 18

Many relationships can be understood as an ongoing series of _____, which are transfers of attention, information, affection, favors, and the like between two people.

Accepted Answer

A) social comparisons 
B) social exchanges 
C) mutual disclosures 
D) companionate gestures 
A) social comparisons 
B) social exchanges 
C) mutual disclosures 
D) companionate gestures

Question 19

Which of the following is one of the adult attachment styles?

Accepted Answer

A) rejecting 
B) independent 
C) ambivalent 
D) intimate 
A) rejecting 
B) independent 
C) ambivalent 
D) intimate

Question 20

According to social comparison theory, a major motive for joining groups is

Accepted Answer

A) to reduce the actor-observer bias. 
B) a desire for self-evaluation. 
C) to utilize groupthink in solving problems common to all group members.. 
D) a desire to influence and control others. 
A) to reduce the actor-observer bias. 
B) a desire for self-evaluation. 
C) to utilize groupthink in solving problems common to all group members.. 
D) a desire to influence and control others.

Exam 17: Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A(n) _____ is a stable and positive emotional bond that is marked by caring, intimacy, supportiveness, and understanding.

Regarding aggression, which of the following statements is TRUE?

With respect to humans, ethnologists like Konrad Lorenz believe that aggression

If your car breaks down on a busy freeway, analysis of the Kitty Genovese murder suggests that you will be less likely to receive help than on a sparsely traveled country road because

According to your textbook, the most crucial step in helping is

Selfless, altruistic behavior is exhibited by

A major step toward friendship involves

Research suggests that our adult attachment patterns are similar to those seen in early child development and include

Disgusting scenes or odors, pain, and insults are aversive stimuli that can heighten hostility by

Feelings of connectedness and affection for another person is known as

In the Gump and Kulik (1997) experiment described in the text, women expecting to be shocked chose to

According to Robert Sternberg, different forms of love arise from different combinations of which three components?

Regarding the balance between rewards and costs, your decision to contrine in a relationship is affected by

When there is no objective standard, we often turn to and observe others in an effort to evaluate our actions, abilities, or opinions.This is known as

Many relationships can be understood as an ongoing series of _____, which are transfers of attention, information, affection, favors, and the like between two people.

Which of the following is one of the adult attachment styles?

According to social comparison theory, a major motive for joining groups is

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 B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

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