Question 1

Students at a large metropolitan university may have only superficial contact with others because of their need to

Accepted Answer

A) identify and defend territory. 
B) reduce attentional overload. 
C) prevent learned helplessness. 
D) maintain self-esteem. 
A) identify and defend territory. 
B) reduce attentional overload. 
C) prevent learned helplessness. 
D) maintain self-esteem. B

Question 2

Which of the following is the best definition of proxemics?

Accepted Answer

A) the subjective feeling of being overstimulated by a loss of privacy 
B) social situations that tend to provide immediate rewards for actions that will have undesired effects in the long run 
C) the systematic study of the human use of space,particularly in social settings 
D) the study of how machines and work environments can be designed to be compatible with our sensory and motor capabilities 
A) the subjective feeling of being overstimulated by a loss of privacy 
B) social situations that tend to provide immediate rewards for actions that will have undesired effects in the long run 
C) the systematic study of the human use of space,particularly in social settings 
D) the study of how machines and work environments can be designed to be compatible with our sensory and motor capabilities C

Question 3

The systematic study of the human use of space,particularly in social settings is called _______.

Accepted Answer

proxemics

Question 4

Mr.and Mrs.Thomas have sat in the middle of the same pew at their church for 20 years.One day they are later than usual entering the church when they spy a new couple seated in their spot.They stand at the end of the pew until the new couple scoots down to the end of the pew.Mr.and Mrs.Thomas are exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A) an avoidance of situational crowding. 
B) space psychology. 
C) the density effect. 
D) territorial behavior. 
A) an avoidance of situational crowding. 
B) space psychology. 
C) the density effect. 
D) territorial behavior.

Question 5

Regarding overpopulation,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Problems of crowding,pollution,and wasted resources are based on human behavior and can only be solved by changing people's behavior patterns. 
B) Traffic congestion,noise,overstimulation,and impersonality are sources of urban stress. 
C) The effects of overpopulation are evident in the cities of underdeveloped nations as well as on the subways and living quarters in large cities in Western societies. 
D) Animal experiments have provided conclusive evidence of the effects of overcrowding on both humans and animals. 
A) Problems of crowding,pollution,and wasted resources are based on human behavior and can only be solved by changing people's behavior patterns. 
B) Traffic congestion,noise,overstimulation,and impersonality are sources of urban stress. 
C) The effects of overpopulation are evident in the cities of underdeveloped nations as well as on the subways and living quarters in large cities in Western societies. 
D) Animal experiments have provided conclusive evidence of the effects of overcrowding on both humans and animals.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a topic of interest to an environmental psychologist?

Accepted Answer

A) the design of buildings 
B) personal space 
C) behavioral motives 
D) stressful environments 
A) the design of buildings 
B) personal space 
C) behavioral motives 
D) stressful environments

Question 7

Regarding noise pollution,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Noise pollution is a major source of environmental stress. 
B) Noise pollution can add to the attentional overload people experience in urban areas. 
C) Noise pollution has an immediate,damaging impact on people's hearing abilities. 
D) Noise pollution can contribute to a state of learned helplessness in children who are exposed to it. 
A) Noise pollution is a major source of environmental stress. 
B) Noise pollution can add to the attentional overload people experience in urban areas. 
C) Noise pollution has an immediate,damaging impact on people's hearing abilities. 
D) Noise pollution can contribute to a state of learned helplessness in children who are exposed to it.

Question 8

Compared to students living in smaller suites,students in long-corridor designed dormitories exhibited which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) Students in long-corridor dormitories felt less crowded and less stressed. 
B) Students in long-corridor dormitories tended to withdraw from others and made fewer friends. 
C) Students in long-corridor dormitories experienced fewer illnesses and fewer trips to the campus health center. 
D) Students in long-corridor dormitories exhibited all of these characteristics. 
A) Students in long-corridor dormitories felt less crowded and less stressed. 
B) Students in long-corridor dormitories tended to withdraw from others and made fewer friends. 
C) Students in long-corridor dormitories experienced fewer illnesses and fewer trips to the campus health center. 
D) Students in long-corridor dormitories exhibited all of these characteristics.

Question 9

A range of about four to 12 feet eliminates most touching and formalizes conversations by requiring greater voice projection.This distance zone is called _______ distance.

Accepted Answer

A) public 
B) social 
C) territorial 
D) personal 
A) public 
B) social 
C) territorial 
D) personal

Question 10

Which of the following are defined by groups of people and their activities or interrelationships,such as sporting events or business meetings?

Accepted Answer

A) physical environments 
B) social environments 
C) behavioral settings 
D) territorial settings 
A) physical environments 
B) social environments 
C) behavioral settings 
D) territorial settings

Question 11

Engaging in brief,superficial social contacts,ignoring nonessential events,and adopting a cold,callous,unfriendly expression may help city dwellers to

Accepted Answer

A) reduce territorial behavior. 
B) prevent learned helplessness. 
C) reduce attentional overload. 
D) maintain self-esteem. 
A) reduce territorial behavior. 
B) prevent learned helplessness. 
C) reduce attentional overload. 
D) maintain self-esteem.

Question 12

A psychology student goes to the beach to collect observations of how people use personal space.The student is investigating

Accepted Answer

A) proxemics. 
B) attribution theory. 
C) group structure. 
D) cohesiveness. 
A) proxemics. 
B) attribution theory. 
C) group structure. 
D) cohesiveness.

Question 13

Companies would most likely be discouraged from polluting by

Accepted Answer

A) educating the public about which companies are the largest polluters. 
B) persuading the executives of the company,individually,concerning the devastating effects pollution is having on public health. 
C) levying a pollution tax so it would cost more,not less,for a business to pollute. 
D) an environmentally-engineered social dilemma being constructed. 
A) educating the public about which companies are the largest polluters. 
B) persuading the executives of the company,individually,concerning the devastating effects pollution is having on public health. 
C) levying a pollution tax so it would cost more,not less,for a business to pollute. 
D) an environmentally-engineered social dilemma being constructed.

Question 14

When researchers record the number of individuals in a given space,they are measuring _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When researchers record the number of individuals...

Question 15

Studies of recycling indicate that people are more likely to recycle if they receive feedback

Accepted Answer

A) about how much they recycled on a weekly basis. 
B) about how much they recycled every year. 
C) from public officials. 
D) from people who are close to them. 
A) about how much they recycled on a weekly basis. 
B) about how much they recycled every year. 
C) from public officials. 
D) from people who are close to them.

Question 16

Regarding behavioral settings,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) They are smaller areas within a physical environment. 
B) They involve natural rather than constructed personal spaces. 
C) They tend to place strong demands on people to act in expected ways. 
D) They are areas whose use is well defined. 
A) They are smaller areas within a physical environment. 
B) They involve natural rather than constructed personal spaces. 
C) They tend to place strong demands on people to act in expected ways. 
D) They are areas whose use is well defined.

Question 17

Attentional overload involves excessive demands on a person's attention from

Accepted Answer

A) sensory stimulation. 
B) information. 
C) social contacts. 
D) all of these. 
A) sensory stimulation. 
B) information. 
C) social contacts. 
D) all of these.

Question 18

A social dilemma in which individuals,each acting in his or her immediate self-interest,overuse a scarce group resource is known as the _______.

Accepted Answer

tragedy of

Question 19

When people act in their own immediate self-interest and overuse scarce resources,ecologist Garrett Hardin referred to this situation as

Accepted Answer

A) the tragedy of the commons. 
B) the greenhouse effect. 
C) collective social trapping. 
D) groupthink. 
A) the tragedy of the commons. 
B) the greenhouse effect. 
C) collective social trapping. 
D) groupthink.

Question 20

You are talking with a new acquaintance,and you move in closer.Most people will do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) take a step backward. 
B) turn to their side or look away. 
C) move forward toward you. 
D) position an arm in front of themselves. 
A) take a step backward. 
B) turn to their side or look away. 
C) move forward toward you. 
D) position an arm in front of themselves.

Exam 76: Applied Psychology: Environmental Psychology

Students at a large metropolitan university may have only superficial contact with others because of their need to

Which of the following is the best definition of proxemics?

The systematic study of the human use of space,particularly in social settings is called _______.

Regarding overpopulation,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is NOT a topic of interest to an environmental psychologist?

Regarding noise pollution,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Compared to students living in smaller suites,students in long-corridor designed dormitories exhibited which of the following characteristics?

A range of about four to 12 feet eliminates most touching and formalizes conversations by requiring greater voice projection.This distance zone is called _______ distance.

Which of the following are defined by groups of people and their activities or interrelationships,such as sporting events or business meetings?

Engaging in brief,superficial social contacts,ignoring nonessential events,and adopting a cold,callous,unfriendly expression may help city dwellers to

A psychology student goes to the beach to collect observations of how people use personal space.The student is investigating

Companies would most likely be discouraged from polluting by

When researchers record the number of individuals in a given space,they are measuring _______.

Studies of recycling indicate that people are more likely to recycle if they receive feedback

Regarding behavioral settings,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Attentional overload involves excessive demands on a person's attention from

A social dilemma in which individuals,each acting in his or her immediate self-interest,overuse a scarce group resource is known as the _______.

When people act in their own immediate self-interest and overuse scarce resources,ecologist Garrett Hardin referred to this situation as

You are talking with a new acquaintance,and you move in closer.Most people will do all of the following EXCEPT

Introduction

How to Study Psychology

Introducing Psychology: Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Introducing Psychology: Psychology Then and Now

Introducing Psychology: the Psychology Experiment

Introducing Psychology: Non-Experimental Research Methods

Psychology in Action: Thinking Critically About the Media

Brain and Behavior: Neurons and the Nervous System

Brain and Behavior: Brain Research

Brain and Behavior: Hemispheres and Lobes of the Cortex

Brain and Behavior: Sub-Cortex and Endocrine System

Psychology in Action: Handedness

Human Development: Heredity and Environment

Human Development: Emotional and Social Development in Childhood

Human Development: Language and Cognitive Development in Childhood

Human Development: Adolescence and Adulthood

Psychology in Action: Well-Being and Happiness

Sensation and Perception: Sensory Processes

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Sensation and Perception: The Other Senses

Sensation and Perception: Perceptual Processes

Sensation and Perception: Perception and Objectivity

Psychology in Action: Extrasensory Perception

Consciousness: States of Consciousness

Consciousness: Sleep and Dreams

Consciousness: Psychoactive Drugs

Psychology in Action: Exploring and Using Dreams

Conditioning and Learning: Types of Learning

Conditioning and Learning: Classical Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Operant Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Reinforcement and Punishment

Psychology in Action: Behavioral Self-Management

Memory: Memory Systems

Memory: Forgetting

Memory: Exceptional Memory and Improving Memory

Psychology in Action: Mnemonics

Cognition and Intelligence: Imagery, Concepts, and Language

Cognition and Intelligence: Problem Solving

Cognition and Intelligence: Creative Thinking and Intuition

Cognition and Intelligence: Intelligence

Psychology in Action: Enhancing Creativity

Motivation and Emotion: Overview of Motives and Emotions

Motivation and Emotion: Motivation in Detail

Motivation and Emotion: Emotion in Detail

Psychology in Action: Emotional Intelligence

Human Sexuality: Sexual Development and Orientation

Human Sexuality: Gender Development, Androgyny, and Gender Variance

Human Sexuality: Sexual Behavior, Response, and Attitudes

Psychology in Action: Sexual Problems

Personality: Overview of Personality

Personality: Trait Theories

Personality: Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Theories

Personality: Behavioral and Social Learning Theories

Psychology in Action: Understanding Shyness

Health, Stress, and Coping: Health Psychology

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress, Frustration, and Conflict

Health, Stress, and Coping: Defenses, Helplessness, and Depression

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress and Health

Psychology in Action: Stress Management

Psychological Disorders: Normality and Psychopathology