Deck 38: A: Reading

Question 1

Baumeister and Tice examined whether rejection (or perceived rejection) would affect an individual's performance on a test. What did they find?

A) "Rejected" subjects experienced a "double whammy"-they made a poorer effort and answered fewer questions correctly than did "accepted" subjects.
B) Although "rejected" subjects answered as many questions correctly as did "accepted" subjects, they were less enthusiastic about their results.
C) "Accepted" subjects tried harder, but "rejected" subjects answered more questions correctly.
D) "Rejected" subjects tried harder, but "accepted" subjects answered more questions correctly.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Baumeister and Tice predicted that "rejection" would lead to deep emotional reactions, but the results were not consistent with their predictions. Which of the following was an unpredicted result of subjects' emotional reactions to rejection?

A) "Rejected" subjects experienced an increase in empathy toward others in an intrapsychic attempt to bolster their self-image.
B) "Rejected" subjects showed a decrease in prosocial behaviors, opting to help others in need less often.
C) "Rejected" subjects showed massive evidence of cognitive dissonance, resulting in high levels of emotional distress.
D) "Rejected" subjects showed more susceptibility to persuasive media presentations.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What did Baumeister and Tice find regarding the aggressive behaviors of subjects who believed that they had been rejected?

A) "Rejected" subjects acted more aggressively toward their next partner.
B) "Rejected" subjects showed increased aggression only when they interacted with the person who they believed had rejected them.
C) "Rejected" subjects appeared to suffer a loss of self-esteem, which showed up as a decrease in their aggression.
D) There was no relationship between perceived acceptance or rejection and aggressive behaviors.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Because of the nature of these studies, the authors sought to carefully to protect the feelings of subjects who believed that they had been rejected. Which of the following is noted by the authors as a critical step they took to achieve this goal?

A) Subjects were kept uninformed about whether they were in the "rejected" group or the "accepted" group.
B) Subjects initially in the "rejected" group were reassigned to the "accepted" group so they could feel better about their situation.
C) All subjects in the "rejected" group received "bonus" pay for their participation.
D) The researchers debriefed subjects on the exact nature of the project within minutes after the manipulation.

Question 5

In Baumeister and Tice's experiment, participants who were socially rejected later took the logic section of the GRE. The results for the participants in the "future alone" condition were _______ the participants in the other two conditions.

A) about the same as
B) better than
C) worse than
D) unrelated to