Question 1

You are fighting off an attacker and see people across the street, but they are not looking your way. Your textbook suggests that it would be best to scream

Accepted Answer

A) very loudly. 
B) "Fire." 
C) "Help, he has a gun." 
D) none of these phrases.

Question 2

Becoming less prejudiced involves the ability to genuinely appreciate those who differ from us culturally, an ability known as

Accepted Answer

A) individuating. 
B) mutual interdependence. 
C) openness to the other. 
D) equal-status contact.

Question 3

Disgusting scenes or odors, pain, and insults are aversive stimuli that can heighten hostility by

Accepted Answer

A) lowering arousal levels so one is more likely to aggress. 
B) raising overall arousal levels so one is more sensitive to aggressive cues. 
C) inhibiting innate patterns designed to lower aggression. 
D) triggering innate patterns for aggression.

Question 4

Behaviors, such as aggression, prejudice, and discrimination would be considered __________ behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) social exchange 
B) antisocial 
C) ethnocentric 
D) emotionally apathetic

Question 5

The most important factor influencing the development of relationships occurs when people respond to each other in similar ways, which is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most important factor influencing the development...

Question 6

The marriage of two people who are similar to one another in age, race, values, religion, etc. is known as androgyny.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A good antidote for social stereotyping involves

Accepted Answer

A) adopting just-world beliefs. 
B) creating self-fulfilling prophecies. 
C) accepting status inequalities. 
D) seeking individuating information.

Question 8

Social interaction that occurs without obvious differences in power and status is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) individuating. 
B) superordinate contact. 
C) equal-status contact. 
D) just-world interactions.

Question 9

Which of the following terms refers to giving equal status, recognition, and acceptance to different ethnic and cultural groups?

Accepted Answer

A) groupthink 
B) symbolic prejudice 
C) multiculturalism 
D) just-world beliefs

Question 10

Right-wing authoritarianism describes the tendency of some people to highly value

Accepted Answer

A) the wealthy and people of high status. 
B) power and domination. 
C) social conformity. 
D) nationalism.

Question 11

The factor of physical proximity in interpersonal relationships implies all of the following EXCEPT that people are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A) become friends if they live close to each other. 
B) date people they meet at work or in their neighborhoods. 
C) be attracted to the people that they talk to on a regular basis, either in-person or in Internet chat rooms. 
D) overlook or become enemies with people they see on a daily basis.

Question 12

People who tend to value social conformity, oversimplify issues as totally right or totally wrong, and consider their own ethnic group and themselves superior to others are said to have a(n)__________ personality.

Accepted Answer

A) histrionic 
B) authoritarian 
C) Type A 
D) Type B

Question 13

In an experiment in which students took part in a discussion over an intercom, one "student" pretended to have an epileptic-like seizure. Regarding the degree of bystander intervention shown in this experiment, which of the following responded the most consistently and the quickest?

Accepted Answer

A) subjects who thought they were alone with the "victim" 
B) subjects in the three-person groups 
C) subjects in the six-person groups 
D) all participants helped and within approximately the same reaction time

Question 14

In real emergencies, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) In an emergency, people often underestimate the need for action because each person attempts to appear calm. 
B) In an emergency, people often overestimate the need for action because they fear it to be a "life-or-death" situation. 
C) In an emergency, people are more likely to get involved when there are more people present to help. 
D) In emergencies, help is encouraged by a diffusion of responsibility.

Question 15

A stable and positive emotional bond that is marked by caring and understanding is called

Accepted Answer

A) mutual absorption. 
B) a secure attachment. 
C) a consummate attachment. 
D) a dependent attachment.

Question 16

Unlike friendship, romantic love usually involves

Accepted Answer

A) an unbalanced social exchange. 
B) lowered emotional arousal. 
C) contrasting needs. 
D) mutual absorption.

Question 17

Implicit prejudice is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) an expectation that prompts people to act in ways that make the expectation come true. 
B) beliefs that people of other groups generally get what they deserve. 
C) unconscious prejudiced thoughts and feelings about members of other groups. 
D) prejudice that is expressed in disguised fashion toward members of other groups.

Question 18

Excessive self-disclosure is a staple of many television talk shows. Guests frequently reveal intimate details about their personal lives. Viewers probably find such intimate disclosures entertaining rather than threatening, because the

Accepted Answer

A) television guests are strangers to the viewer. 
B) television guests are viewed as sympathetic individuals who are seeking help from the talk show host. 
C) viewers do not have to reciprocate with their own self-disclosure to these guests. 
D) viewers have been desensitized by watching numerous talk shows and will not feel threatened by overdisclosure as non-TV talk show watchers.

Question 19

When members of another social group represent a threat to an individual's security or comfort, the resultant prejudice is termed __________ prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A) personal 
B) institutional 
C) stereotyped 
D) reference group

Question 20

More aggressive behaviors in both men and women are associated with higher levels of

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholine. 
B) estrogen. 
C) testosterone. 
D) dopamine.

Exam 17: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior