Question 1

Unlike friendship, romantic love is often associated with

Accepted Answer

A) an unbalanced social exchange. 
B) lowered emotional arousal. 
C) contrasting needs. 
D) mutual absorption. 
A) an unbalanced social exchange. 
B) lowered emotional arousal. 
C) contrasting needs. 
D) mutual absorption.

Question 2

Aggression is best defined as

Accepted Answer

A) severe hostility. 
B) anger turned outward. 
C) any action carried out with the intent of harming another person. 
D) none of these 
A) severe hostility. 
B) anger turned outward. 
C) any action carried out with the intent of harming another person. 
D) none of these

Question 3

Meaningful evaluations are based on comparing oneself with people who are

Accepted Answer

A) experts in the area of comparison. 
B) more advanced, but not experts, in the area of comparison. 
C) of similar backgrounds and abilities. 
D) strangers. 
A) experts in the area of comparison. 
B) more advanced, but not experts, in the area of comparison. 
C) of similar backgrounds and abilities. 
D) strangers.

Question 4

Melissa has always tended to be rather suspicious of others, aloof, and skeptical of love.She tends to see others as either unreliable or too eager to commit to a relationship.Thus, Melissa finds it very hard to completely trust and depend on others.She actually gets nervous when anyone gets too close emotionally.According to Latty-Mann and Davis's research on adult attachment styles, Melissa would be described as having a(n) _____ attachment style?

Accepted Answer

A) ambivalent 
B) avoidant 
C) secure 
D) dependent 
A) ambivalent 
B) avoidant 
C) secure 
D) dependent

Question 5

In real emergencies, people

Accepted Answer

A) often underestimate the need for action because each person attempts to appear calm. 
B) often overestimate the need for action because they realize it to be a "life-or-death" action. 
C) are more likely to get involved when there are many people to organize and model the appropriate actions. 
D) have increasingly shown an uncaring and apathetic attitude in the last 30 years. 
A) often underestimate the need for action because each person attempts to appear calm. 
B) often overestimate the need for action because they realize it to be a "life-or-death" action. 
C) are more likely to get involved when there are many people to organize and model the appropriate actions. 
D) have increasingly shown an uncaring and apathetic attitude in the last 30 years.

Question 6

According to your text, which of the following is NOT one of the steps that must occur before people provide helping behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) defining a situation as an emergency 
B) spreading responsibility among different people who are present 
C) detecting that something important is going on in a situation 
D) involving oneself in the helping process by selecting a definitive course of action 
A) defining a situation as an emergency 
B) spreading responsibility among different people who are present 
C) detecting that something important is going on in a situation 
D) involving oneself in the helping process by selecting a definitive course of action

Question 7

According to Robert Sternberg, different forms of love arise from different combinations of three basic components.Which of the following is NOT one of those components?

Accepted Answer

A) intimacy 
B) passion 
C) commitment 
D) affiliation 
A) intimacy 
B) passion 
C) commitment 
D) affiliation

Question 8

Regarding the relationship between aversive stimuli and aggression, researchers have found a _____ correlation between the temperature at major league baseball games and the number of batters hit by a pitch during those games.

Accepted Answer

A) strong positive 
B) strong negative 
C) zero 
D) causal 
A) strong positive 
B) strong negative 
C) zero 
D) causal

Question 9

Richard just received his psychology test back, and he made an 85 on it.He takes comfort when he finds out that a friend, who had studied long hours for this test, only made a 65.This example illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) discounting. 
B) upward comparison. 
C) downward comparison. 
D) unilateral compensation. 
A) discounting. 
B) upward comparison. 
C) downward comparison. 
D) unilateral compensation.

Question 10

For both men and women, higher levels of _____ may be associated with more aggressive behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholine 
B) estrogen 
C) testosterone 
D) dopamine 
A) acetylcholine 
B) estrogen 
C) testosterone 
D) dopamine

Question 11

A(n) _____ is a person who studies the natural behavior patterns of animals.

Accepted Answer

A) ethologist 
B) anthropologist 
C) bioecologist 
D) animist 
A) ethologist 
B) anthropologist 
C) bioecologist 
D) animist

Question 12

A(n) _____ attachment style reflects a fear of intimacy and a tendency to pull back when things do not go well in a relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) mutual 
B) secure 
C) avoidant 
D) ambivalent 
A) mutual 
B) secure 
C) avoidant 
D) ambivalent

Question 13

Frustration probably encourages aggression because it

Accepted Answer

A) triggers genetic mechanisms. 
B) raises arousal levels and sensitivity to cues for aggression. 
C) triggers biological cues for aggression. 
D) relieves tension. 
A) triggers genetic mechanisms. 
B) raises arousal levels and sensitivity to cues for aggression. 
C) triggers biological cues for aggression. 
D) relieves tension.

Question 14

According to Buss and other evolutionary psychologists, the differences between male and female mating patterns are primarily due to different

Accepted Answer

A) levels of commitment. 
B) reproductive challenges. 
C) reasons for seeking relationships. 
D) needs for affiliation. 
A) levels of commitment. 
B) reproductive challenges. 
C) reasons for seeking relationships. 
D) needs for affiliation.

Question 15

In an experiment in which a "student" simulated a seizure, helping was inhibited by

Accepted Answer

A) conditions employing smaller groups. 
B) diffusion of responsibility. 
C) group discussion. 
D) reference cognitive dissonance. 
A) conditions employing smaller groups. 
B) diffusion of responsibility. 
C) group discussion. 
D) reference cognitive dissonance.

Question 16

If you are feeling _____, you are more likely to increase your helping behavior or to intervene during an emergency.

Accepted Answer

A) empathy 
B) interest 
C) distress 
D) encouragement 
A) empathy 
B) interest 
C) distress 
D) encouragement

Question 17

Alcohol

Accepted Answer

A) is a direct cause of aggression. 
B) lowers inhibitions to act aggressively. 
C) causes relaxation and raises the threshold for aggression. 
D) induces hypoglycemia and frustration. 
A) is a direct cause of aggression. 
B) lowers inhibitions to act aggressively. 
C) causes relaxation and raises the threshold for aggression. 
D) induces hypoglycemia and frustration.

Question 18

Commitment refers to

Accepted Answer

A) feelings of connectedness and affection for another person. 
B) deep emotional and/or sexual feelings for another person. 
C) the determination to stay in a long-term relationship with another person. 
D) the nearly exclusive attention lovers give to one another. 
A) feelings of connectedness and affection for another person. 
B) deep emotional and/or sexual feelings for another person. 
C) the determination to stay in a long-term relationship with another person. 
D) the nearly exclusive attention lovers give to one another.

Question 19

Behaviors, such as aggression, prejudice, and discrimination would be considered _____ behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) social exchange 
B) antisocial 
C) social comparison 
D) emotionally apathetic 
A) social exchange 
B) antisocial 
C) social comparison 
D) emotionally apathetic

Question 20

We look for friends and lovers who

Accepted Answer

A) are kind and understanding. 
B) have attractive personalities. 
C) like us in return. 
D) exhibit all of these characteristics. 
A) are kind and understanding. 
B) have attractive personalities. 
C) like us in return. 
D) exhibit all of these characteristics.

Exam 17: Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Unlike friendship, romantic love is often associated with

Aggression is best defined as

Meaningful evaluations are based on comparing oneself with people who are

In real emergencies, people

According to your text, which of the following is NOT one of the steps that must occur before people provide helping behavior?

According to Robert Sternberg, different forms of love arise from different combinations of three basic components.Which of the following is NOT one of those components?

Regarding the relationship between aversive stimuli and aggression, researchers have found a _____ correlation between the temperature at major league baseball games and the number of batters hit by a pitch during those games.

Richard just received his psychology test back, and he made an 85 on it.He takes comfort when he finds out that a friend, who had studied long hours for this test, only made a 65.This example illustrates

For both men and women, higher levels of _____ may be associated with more aggressive behavior.

A(n) _____ is a person who studies the natural behavior patterns of animals.

A(n) _____ attachment style reflects a fear of intimacy and a tendency to pull back when things do not go well in a relationship.

Frustration probably encourages aggression because it

According to Buss and other evolutionary psychologists, the differences between male and female mating patterns are primarily due to different

In an experiment in which a "student" simulated a seizure, helping was inhibited by

If you are feeling _____, you are more likely to increase your helping behavior or to intervene during an emergency.

Alcohol

Commitment refers to

Behaviors, such as aggression, prejudice, and discrimination would be considered _____ behaviors.

We look for friends and lovers who

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 A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

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Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

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Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

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Extension A: Personality

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Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

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Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

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Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

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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

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Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics