Question 1

Overdisclosure often results in

Accepted Answer

A) growing trust and intimacy. 
B) increased attraction. 
C) suspicion and reduced attraction. 
D) a tendency to respond in the same way. 
A) growing trust and intimacy. 
B) increased attraction. 
C) suspicion and reduced attraction. 
D) a tendency to respond in the same way.

Question 2

_____ created the influential triangular theory of love.

Accepted Answer

A) Zick Rubin 
B) Robert Sternberg 
C) Stanley Schachter 
D) Irving Janis 
A) Zick Rubin 
B) Robert Sternberg 
C) Stanley Schachter 
D) Irving Janis

Question 3

Research has shown that most people (59 percent) have which adult attachment style?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The _____ of responsibility involves the spreading of responsibility to act among several people, which reduces the likelihood that help will be given to a person in need.

Accepted Answer

A) inhibition 
B) disinhibition 
C) diffusion 
D) displacement 
A) inhibition 
B) disinhibition 
C) diffusion 
D) displacement

Question 5

One reason why actors costarring in movies together often become romantically involved is due to which factor of interpersonal attraction?

Accepted Answer

A) social exchange 
B) self-disclosure 
C) physical proximity 
D) social comparison 
A) social exchange 
B) self-disclosure 
C) physical proximity 
D) social comparison

Question 6

In Schachter's experiment, most women waiting to receive a shock preferred to wait with others who

Accepted Answer

A) were about to be shocked. 
B) did not share their fears. 
C) were trained to calm them. 
D) had been shocked the day before. 
A) were about to be shocked. 
B) did not share their fears. 
C) were trained to calm them. 
D) had been shocked the day before.

Question 7

Which of the following does NOT fit with the conclusions of evolutionary psychologists when it comes to male and female mate selection?

Accepted Answer

A) Women prefer men with status and economic success because the women are concerned about providing for their children. 
B) Since women spend more time involved in reproduction and nurturing, they are interested in partners who will stay with them. 
C) Men stay in relationships because they benefit from an investment of resources in the woman's children, regardless of paternity. 
D) Since the reproductive success of men depends upon their mates' fertility, they tend to look for young, healthy women who will be well suited for reproduction. 
A) Women prefer men with status and economic success because the women are concerned about providing for their children. 
B) Since women spend more time involved in reproduction and nurturing, they are interested in partners who will stay with them. 
C) Men stay in relationships because they benefit from an investment of resources in the woman's children, regardless of paternity. 
D) Since the reproductive success of men depends upon their mates' fertility, they tend to look for young, healthy women who will be well suited for reproduction.

Question 8

In an interpersonal attraction experiment, students listened to taped interviews of "College Quiz Bowl" candidates.The candidate who proved to be MOST attractive was the one who showed

Accepted Answer

A) average competence and was not clumsy. 
B) average competence and was clumsy. 
C) superior competence and was not clumsy. 
D) superior competence and was clumsy. 
A) average competence and was not clumsy. 
B) average competence and was clumsy. 
C) superior competence and was not clumsy. 
D) superior competence and was clumsy.

Question 9

_____ refers to any action carried out with the intention of harming another person.

Accepted Answer

A) Aggression 
B) Assertiveness 
C) Discrimination 
D) A just-world belief 
A) Aggression 
B) Assertiveness 
C) Discrimination 
D) A just-world belief

Question 10

Regarding bystander intervention, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) When we see a person in trouble, it tends to cause heightened arousal. 
B) The higher the cost of helping, the more likely it is that a person will help. 
C) Empathic arousal is more likely when the person in need seems to be similar to the potential helper. 
D) People are more likely to help if they are in a good mood. 
A) When we see a person in trouble, it tends to cause heightened arousal. 
B) The higher the cost of helping, the more likely it is that a person will help. 
C) Empathic arousal is more likely when the person in need seems to be similar to the potential helper. 
D) People are more likely to help if they are in a good mood.

Question 11

According to social psychologists, _____ is defined as affection without passion or deep commitment.

Accepted Answer

A) romantic love 
B) liking 
C) mutual absorption 
D) reciprocity 
A) romantic love 
B) liking 
C) mutual absorption 
D) reciprocity

Question 12

According to social comparison theory,

Accepted Answer

A) there are numerous objective standards for comparing oneself to others. 
B) people have a low need to compare their achievements, actions, and views to those of others. 
C) group membership provides the primary means for comparing oneself to others. 
D) comparison to others does not occur on a regular basis. 
A) there are numerous objective standards for comparing oneself to others. 
B) people have a low need to compare their achievements, actions, and views to those of others. 
C) group membership provides the primary means for comparing oneself to others. 
D) comparison to others does not occur on a regular basis.

Question 13

Homogamy is the term used to describe the

Accepted Answer

A) civil union of a homosexual couple. 
B) similarity of identical twins. 
C) evolutionary origins of the human behavior patterns. 
D) tendency we have to marry someone who is similar to us. 
A) civil union of a homosexual couple. 
B) similarity of identical twins. 
C) evolutionary origins of the human behavior patterns. 
D) tendency we have to marry someone who is similar to us.

Question 14

Regarding Sternberg's triangular theory of love, romantic love involves

Accepted Answer

A) passion only. 
B) passion and commitment. 
C) intimacy and passion. 
D) intimacy, passion, and commitment. 
A) passion only. 
B) passion and commitment. 
C) intimacy and passion. 
D) intimacy, passion, and commitment.

Question 15

Motivation for self-improvement often comes from _____ comparison.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

The need to associate with other people is based upon

Accepted Answer

A) the desire for approval. 
B) the desire for emotional support. 
C) the desire to alleviate fear and anxiety. 
D) all of these. 
A) the desire for approval. 
B) the desire for emotional support. 
C) the desire to alleviate fear and anxiety. 
D) all of these.

Question 17

The use of _____ reflects desires for self-protection when one feels threatened.

Accepted Answer

A) discounting 
B) a downward comparison 
C) a reverse comparison 
D) unilateral compensation 
A) discounting 
B) a downward comparison 
C) a reverse comparison 
D) unilateral compensation

Question 18

All of the following are ways that people can "de-victimize" themselves EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) make bystanders realize there is an emergency. 
B) give non-specific directions to people in your environment. 
C) directly assign responsibility to a bystander. 
D) make yourself stand out so that people will notice you. 
A) make bystanders realize there is an emergency. 
B) give non-specific directions to people in your environment. 
C) directly assign responsibility to a bystander. 
D) make yourself stand out so that people will notice you.

Question 19

Research has shown that we use _____ to build mental models about affectionate relationships and use these models as sort of a blueprint for forming, maintaining, and breaking bonds of love and affection.

Accepted Answer

A) chance conditioning 
B) our temperamental qualities 
C) our logical, reflective thinking processes 
D) early attachment experiences 
A) chance conditioning 
B) our temperamental qualities 
C) our logical, reflective thinking processes 
D) early attachment experiences

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) Personal discomfort caused by aversive stimuli can make aggressive behavior more likely. 
B) Studies of crime rates show that the incidence of highly aggressive behavior, such as murder, rape, and assault, rises as the air temperature goes from warm to hot to sweltering. 
C) There is a positive correlation between the temperature at major league baseball games and the number of batters hit by a pitch during those games. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Personal discomfort caused by aversive stimuli can make aggressive behavior more likely. 
B) Studies of crime rates show that the incidence of highly aggressive behavior, such as murder, rape, and assault, rises as the air temperature goes from warm to hot to sweltering. 
C) There is a positive correlation between the temperature at major league baseball games and the number of batters hit by a pitch during those games. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Exam 17: Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Overdisclosure often results in

_____ created the influential triangular theory of love.

Research has shown that most people (59 percent) have which adult attachment style?

The _____ of responsibility involves the spreading of responsibility to act among several people, which reduces the likelihood that help will be given to a person in need.

One reason why actors costarring in movies together often become romantically involved is due to which factor of interpersonal attraction?

In Schachter's experiment, most women waiting to receive a shock preferred to wait with others who

Which of the following does NOT fit with the conclusions of evolutionary psychologists when it comes to male and female mate selection?

In an interpersonal attraction experiment, students listened to taped interviews of "College Quiz Bowl" candidates.The candidate who proved to be MOST attractive was the one who showed

_____ refers to any action carried out with the intention of harming another person.

Regarding bystander intervention, which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to social psychologists, _____ is defined as affection without passion or deep commitment.

According to social comparison theory,

Homogamy is the term used to describe the

Regarding Sternberg's triangular theory of love, romantic love involves

Motivation for self-improvement often comes from _____ comparison.

The need to associate with other people is based upon

The use of _____ reflects desires for self-protection when one feels threatened.

All of the following are ways that people can "de-victimize" themselves EXCEPT

Research has shown that we use _____ to build mental models about affectionate relationships and use these models as sort of a blueprint for forming, maintaining, and breaking bonds of love and affection.

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

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