Question 1

Intimacy 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 2

Which of the following statements regarding overdisclosure is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) It involves disclosure that violates certain unspoken rules. 
B) It can lead people to be distrustful of you. 
C) It results in reciprocity in social interactions. 
D) It often occurs on social networking websites like MySpace and Facebook.. 
A) It involves disclosure that violates certain unspoken rules. 
B) It can lead people to be distrustful of you. 
C) It results in reciprocity in social interactions. 
D) It often occurs on social networking websites like MySpace and Facebook..

Question 3

The halo effect, the tendency to overgeneralize a favorable impression of a person, is most related to which factor?

Accepted Answer

A) physical attractiveness 
B) competence 
C) physical proximity 
D) similarity 
A) physical attractiveness 
B) competence 
C) physical proximity 
D) similarity

Question 4

Defining an event as an "emergency" is a necessary prerequisite for

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A) seeking the physical and psychological support of others. 
B) involving oneself in a helping process. 
C) an escalating cycle of aggression that occurs against strangers. 
D) attending to or ignoring surrounding events. 
A) seeking the physical and psychological support of others. 
B) involving oneself in a helping process. 
C) an escalating cycle of aggression that occurs against strangers. 
D) attending to or ignoring surrounding events.

Question 5

Regarding heroic acts, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The majority of people who perform heroic acts of saving persons from fires, drowning, animal attacks, etc.are men, perhaps because of the physical dangers involved. 
B) When heroic acts include being kidney donors, Peace Corp volunteers, etc., often more women demonstrate this type of heroism. 
C) Being an everyday hero as a tutor, a coach, or a community volunteer contributes to that person's personal growth and makes them healthier and happier. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) The majority of people who perform heroic acts of saving persons from fires, drowning, animal attacks, etc.are men, perhaps because of the physical dangers involved. 
B) When heroic acts include being kidney donors, Peace Corp volunteers, etc., often more women demonstrate this type of heroism. 
C) Being an everyday hero as a tutor, a coach, or a community volunteer contributes to that person's personal growth and makes them healthier and happier. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 6

The _____ encourages us to help others who have helped us.

Accepted Answer

A) norm of fairness 
B) diffusion of responsibility 
C) just-world belief 
D) disinhibition of responding 
A) norm of fairness 
B) diffusion of responsibility 
C) just-world belief 
D) disinhibition of responding

Question 7

In social psychology, the process of revealing private thoughts, feelings, and one's personal history to others is known as

Accepted Answer

A) mutual exchange. 
B) social comparison. 
C) self-disclosure. 
D) groupthink. 
A) mutual exchange. 
B) social comparison. 
C) self-disclosure. 
D) groupthink.

Question 8

In general, helping behavior in emergency situations is discouraged by

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A) the presence of a large number of persons. 
B) low costs associated with helping. 
C) smaller social distance between the helper and the victim. 
D) fear of cognitive dissonance. 
A) the presence of a large number of persons. 
B) low costs associated with helping. 
C) smaller social distance between the helper and the victim. 
D) fear of cognitive dissonance.

Question 9

Physically attractive people are generally assumed to be more intelligent, warm, witty, and likeable.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A) social comparison. 
B) the halo effect. 
C) discrimination. 
D) the fundamental attribution error. 
A) social comparison. 
B) the halo effect. 
C) discrimination. 
D) the fundamental attribution error.

Question 10

Regarding aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Violence is neither in our evolutionary legacy or in our genes. 
B) Humans are fully capable of learning to inhibit aggression. 
C) The use of alcohol and drugs is considered a direct cause of aggressive behavior. 
D) Physiological studies have shown that some brain areas are capable of triggering or ending aggressive behavior. 
A) Violence is neither in our evolutionary legacy or in our genes. 
B) Humans are fully capable of learning to inhibit aggression. 
C) The use of alcohol and drugs is considered a direct cause of aggressive behavior. 
D) Physiological studies have shown that some brain areas are capable of triggering or ending aggressive behavior.

Exam 17: Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Intimacy refers to

Which of the following statements regarding overdisclosure is FALSE?

The halo effect, the tendency to overgeneralize a favorable impression of a person, is most related to which factor?

Defining an event as an "emergency" is a necessary prerequisite for

Regarding heroic acts, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

The _____ encourages us to help others who have helped us.

In social psychology, the process of revealing private thoughts, feelings, and one's personal history to others is known as

In general, helping behavior in emergency situations is discouraged by

Physically attractive people are generally assumed to be more intelligent, warm, witty, and likeable.This is known as

Regarding aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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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