Question 1

This method is used to assess unconscious bias known as implicit prejudice

Accepted Answer

A)  Implicit prejudice test (IPT) 
B)  Implicit association test (IAT) 
C)  Implicit knowledge test (IKT) 
D)  Implicit group test (IGT)

Question 2

Cosmides and Tooby (e.g., 2005) used the Wasson selection task to gather evidence of these psychological mechanisms.

Accepted Answer

A)  social contracts 
B)  cheater detection mechanisms 
C)  reciprocal altruistic mechanisms 
D)  in-group biases

Question 3

Explain the nature of prejudice including the distinction between stereotypes, hostility and discrimination, and the key features of racism and sexism.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the nature of prejudice including the...

Question 4

One factor that appears to be present frequently when _________occurs is the emotion of _________at the out-group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One factor that appears to be present...

Question 5

The tendency to favour and extend loyalty to members of one's own group is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  out-group bias 
B)  in-group bias 
C)  moderate bias 
D)  interpretation bias

Question 6

This theory stresses the fact that natural selection operates on genes, not on individuals and their bodies

Accepted Answer

A)  theory of evolution 
B)  altruistic theory 
C)  theory of inclusive fitness 
D)  theory of reciprocal altruism

Question 7

The tendency for a person to be less likely to intervene and offer help to a stranger in an emergency situation when others a present is known as the ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The tendency for a person to be...

Question 8

According to Allport's intergroup contact theory, prejudice is diminished when positive, constructive contact occurs between members of different groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to this theory, psychological attributes that motivate altruism will evolve under conditions where altruism is expected to be reciprocated at some point in the future.

Accepted Answer

A)  theory of inclusive fitness 
B)  theory of adaptive altruism 
C)  theory of reciprocal altruism 
D)  theory of selective fitness

Question 10

These explanations describe how the effects of some behaviour would have benefited the survival and reproduction of human beings over evolutionary time and therefore evolved through natural selection.

Accepted Answer

A)  ultimate causes 
B)  proximate causes 
C)  social causes 
D)  evolutionary causes

Question 11

Jackson et al found that areas of the _________normally activated when one experiences pain were also activated by viewing __________about to experience pain

Accepted Answer

The answer of Jackson et al found that areas of...

Question 12

The probability of bystander apathy increases when the situation is _________and where those needing help are _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The probability of bystander apathy increases when...

Question 13

All of the following are considered prosocial behaviours or emotions, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  altruism 
B)  aggression 
C)  empathy 
D)  compassion

Question 14

According to this hypothesis, anger and consequent aggression can arise from virtually any form of unpleasant event

Accepted Answer

A)  challenge hypothesis 
B)  reformulated frustration-aggression hypothesis 
C)  hypothesis of inclusive fitness 
D)  adaptation hypothesis

Question 15

According to __________theory, human behaviour is motivated to manage or reduce the terror that results from _________of our eventual death.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to __________theory, human behaviour is motivated...

Question 16

The forces that shaped the capacity or tendency for behaviour are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Proximate causes 
B)  Ultimate causes 
C)  Immediate explanation 
D)  Genetic by-products

Question 17

According to this theory, an organism is reproductively fit not only to the extent that it can survive and reproduce, but also to the extent that it passes on its genetic line to new generations.

Accepted Answer

A)  theory of natural selection 
B)  theory of inclusive fitness 
C)  theory of genetic variation 
D)  theory of adaptive selection

Question 18

Although both men and women are capable of extreme forms of aggression, direct physical aggression is

Accepted Answer

A)  Less common in boys and men 
B)  More common in boys and men 
C)  More common in girls and women 
D)  Similar for men and women

Question 19

In contrast to early research on the bystander effect, the more dangerous the circumstance and the more clear-cut the physical danger,

Accepted Answer

A)  the less likely an individual is to offer aid 
B)  the more likely an individual is to contribute to the assault 
C)  the less likely an additional crime will occur 
D)  the more likely an individual is to offer aid

Question 20

__________refers to automatic, unconscious bias against a group, typically measured using the _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________refers to automatic, unconscious bias against a...

Exam 22: Altruism and Antisocial Behaviour