Question 1

Hew is trying to decide whether to volunteer at the local fire department. He doesn't really want to spend the time doing the work, but he realizes that if no one volunteers, the fire department will not be effective at protecting the community. Hews' decision is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A)  harvesting dilemma. 
B)  contributions dilemma. 
C)  matrix game. 
D)  public good.

Question 2

In Deutsch and Krauss's studies using the trucking game, in which condition did participants gain the least money?

Accepted Answer

A)  The unilateral gate condition. 
B)  The bilateral gate condition. 
C)  The closed gate condition. 
D)  The open gate condition.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a type of social value orientation identified in the research conducted by Van Lange and his colleagues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pro-social. 
B)  Competitor. 
C)  Group-oriented. 
D)  Individualist.

Question 4

When norms about the appropriate distribution of resources are well established,

Accepted Answer

A)  people will challenge those norms to better their circumstances. 
B)  the potential for competition is increased. 
C)  the likelihood of competition is decreased. 
D)  increased social identity reduces cooperation.

Question 5

The 1978 Camp David meetings between representatives of Egypt and Israeli was a good example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a conflict that appeared fixed-sum, but through communication was found to not be. 
B)  poor communication producing even less cooperation. 
C)  a fixed-sum conflict. 
D)  the role of how social identity in cooperation.

Question 6

Which of the following are types of third-party interventions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mediation and negotiation. 
B)  Arbitration and negotiation. 
C)  Mediation and arbitration. 
D)  Arbitration and group meetings.

Question 7

In resource dilemma games, the optimal use of the available resources requires

Accepted Answer

A)  taking only what will be replenished in a given time. 
B)  that individual goals be given priority. 
C)  that individuals do not take any resources for themselves. 
D)  than individuals place their own needs above those of the group.

Question 8

Which of the following strategies would be most successful in producing cooperation in a prisoner's dilemma game?

Accepted Answer

A)  Make competitive choices on each trial, regardless of what choice your opponent makes. 
B)  Make cooperative choices on each trial, regardless of what choice your opponent makes. 
C)  First make a competitive choice, and thereafter make the opposite response that your partner made on the prior trial. 
D)  First make a cooperative choice, and thereafter make the same response that your partner made on the prior trial.

Question 9

Maki, Thorngate, and McClintock had participants estimate what others would do in a social dilemma game. The results of this research indicated that participants generally

Accepted Answer

A)  expected others to cooperate. 
B)  expected others to compete. 
C)  used their own behavior to predict the behavior of others. 
D)  used others' behavior to determine their own behavior.

Question 10

A description of a social dilemma is that

Accepted Answer

A)  "If everyone is selfish, everyone suffers." 
B)  "It is better for everyone if we all take what we need immediately." 
C)  "It is better to take what you need after everyone else has gotten what they need." 
D)  "If everyone is selfish, the group will prosper."

Question 11

Which of the following describes the process of negotiation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Each side makes a series of offers, followed by counter-offers from the other side. 
B)  Each side makes a series of offers, and the other side must choose which they wish to adhere to. 
C)  One side makes a series of offers and the other side then makes counter-offers. 
D)  One side usually makes more counter-offers than the other.

Exam 12: Cooperation and Conflict Within Groups