Question 1

Tia and Emmanuel have been dating for several months. They spend almost all their time together and enjoy each other's company as well as feeling a great deal of passion for each other. However, neither one has decided whether the other is the person they want to spend the rest of their life with. According to Robert Sternberg, which type of love do Tia and Emmanuel possess?

Accepted Answer

A) fatuous love 
B) companionate love 
C) romantic love 
D) consummate love

Question 2

When a person has unconscious prejudiced thoughts and feelings about members of other ethnic groups, this is referred to as __________ prejudice.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When a person has unconscious prejudiced thoughts...

Question 3

A method of reducing prejudice in which a student receives only a small segment of the information needed to complete a project or prepare for a test and then must share with others in the group is known as the __________ classroom.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A method of reducing prejudice in which...

Question 4

Assuming that "all only children are selfish" is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A) dogmatic image. 
B) social stereotype. 
C) symbolic prejudice. 
D) justified image.

Question 5

We can reduce our stress by just being around other people because affiliating with others increases the levels of which hormone?

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholine 
B) melatonin 
C) oxytocin 
D) insulin

Question 6

Larry believes that members of another ethnic group are hostile and unfriendly. However, Larry tends to inadvertently treat people that belong to that ethnic group in ways that actually provoke hostile and unfriendly responses. Larry's stereotype of this ethnic group will be reinforced because Larry is unknowingly creating

Accepted Answer

A) groupthink. 
B) a just-world belief. 
C) a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D) individuating information.

Question 7

Integrated housing projects may lead to an improvement in attitudes toward racial groups when they provide

Accepted Answer

A) carefully designed educational programs. 
B) increased visibility for members of racial groups. 
C) increased contact without differences in status between groups. 
D) clear role models for appropriate behavior.

Question 8

Selfless, altruistic behavior has been shown to lead to

Accepted Answer

A) one being victimized by others. 
B) one being viewed as an opportunist. 
C) personal growth and better health. 
D) none of these outcomes.

Question 9

Any behavior that has a negative impact on other people is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) harassment. 
B) segregation. 
C) antisocial behavior. 
D) aggression.

Question 10

To limit one's anger, it helps to learn how to avoid problematic situations or think differently about them in the first place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Scapegoating is a type of

Accepted Answer

A) displaced aggression. 
B) projection. 
C) reaction formation. 
D) stereotyped aggression.

Question 12

Prosocial behavior is any behavior that has a positive impact on other people, while antisocial behavior is any behavior that has a negative impact on other people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 the research on dating couples, Melissa would be described as having which attachment pattern?

Accepted Answer

A) immature 
B) independent 
C) avoidant 
D) ambivalent

Question 14

Regarding social learning theory and aggression, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The social learning theory states that instincts and the triggering of certain brain areas by environmental cues are responsible for one's aggressive responses. 
B) According to the social learning theory, frustration leads to one becoming aggressive because aversive stimuli in the environment make one uncomfortable. 
C) The social learning theory predicts that victims of violence during childhood are likely to become violent themselves. 
D) According to the social learning theory, cultural factors have not been shown to have any significant impact on aggressive behavior.

Question 15

According to which theory did mating preferences develop in response to the differing reproductive challenges that faced the earliest humans, leaving an imprint that influences male and female mating patterns today?

Accepted Answer

A) Skinner's applied behavior analysis theory 
B) Sternberg's triangular theory of love 
C) Buss's evolutionary theory 
D) Festinger's interpersonal attraction theory

Question 16

According to Sternberg, friends who presently enjoy spending time together but do not feel passion for each other and are not determined to go to great lengths to stay in a long-term relationship with each other are experiencing which type of love?

Accepted Answer

A) fatuous love 
B) companionate love 
C) liking 
D) nonlove

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) intimacy only. 
B) passion only. 
C) commitment only. 
D) none of these.

Question 18

The determination to stay in a long-term relationship with another person is known as

Accepted Answer

A) intimacy. 
B) passion. 
C) commitment. 
D) romantic love.

Question 19

Antisocial behaviors include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) aggression 
B) prejudice 
C) cyberbullying 
D) all of these

Question 20

In his research on stereotype threat, Steele found that when African-American college students were told that a task to be performed was a laboratory problem-solving task and not a test of academic ability, their performance was

Accepted Answer

A) significantly better than the European-American college students. 
B) slightly better than the European-American college students. 
C) the same as the European-American college students. 
D) worse than the European-American college students.

Exam 17: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior