Question 1

Regarding self-disclosure,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  When self-disclosure proceeds at a moderate pace, it builds trust, intimacy, reciprocity, and positive feelings. 
B)  When self-disclosure is too rapid or inappropriate, we are likely to "back off" and wonder about the person's motives. 
C)  The patterns of friendships for both men and women tend to be activity-related. 
D)  People often feel freer to express their true feelings on social networking websites, which can lead to genuine, face-to-face friendships, but can also lead to some very dramatic overdisclosure.

Question 2

Passion refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  feelings of connectedness and affection for another person. 
B)  deep emotional and/or sexual feelings for another person. 
C)  the determination to stay in a long-term relationship with another person. 
D)  the nearly exclusive attention lovers give to one another.

Question 3

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 4

Any action carried out with the intention of harming another person is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  aggression. 
B)  assertiveness. 
C)  discrimination. 
D)  conflict.

Question 5

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 6

Married couples in lasting relationships are likely to be the most similar in which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  age and education 
B)  attitudes and opinions 
C)  status and income level 
D)  height and weight

Question 7

The empathy-helping relationship is a concept that refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  art of counseling. 
B)  type of therapy used in crisis and emergency situations. 
C)  tendency we have to help people when we feel compassion for them. 
D)  tendency to foresee future events that affect our family and friends.

Question 8

People with histories of satisfying and rewarding relationships tend to have which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  higher comparison levels 
B)  lower comparison levels 
C)  avoidant attachment styles 
D)  ambivalent attachment styles

Question 9

Helga and Jan both have boyfriends who have become verbally abusive toward them.Helga has decided to break up with her verbally abusive boyfriend,while Jan has decided to stay in her relationship.From the information given,it would appear that which of the following is true regarding their evaluation of rewards and costs within their relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Helga has a higher comparison level than Jan. 
B)  Helga has a lower comparison level than Jan. 
C)  Helga has an avoidant attachment style, while Jan has a secure attachment style. 
D)  Both Helga and Jan have ambivalent attachment styles.

Question 10

Rick and Gerald are friends who are having lunch.Their conversation most likely would include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  where to play golf this weekend. 
B)  problems with their cars. 
C)  concerns about their children. 
D)  the performance of their favorite sports teams.

Question 11

Regarding a critique of the evolutionary view of mating,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early research may be misleading because women tend to give "polite" answers to questions about jealousy and privately may be just as furious as men about a mate's sexual infidelity. 
B)  Some mating patterns may simply reflect the fact that men still tend to control the power and resources in most societies. 
C)  Evolved mating tendencies are subtle at best and are easily overruled by other factors. 
D)  Goode's research found that both men and women today tend to choose a potential mate based on physical attractiveness rather than women preferring successful mates.

Question 12

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)  ambivalent 
B)  avoidant 
C)  secure 
D)  dependent

Question 13

The personal standards one uses to evaluate rewards and costs is called the __________ level.

Accepted Answer

A)  intimacy 
B)  attraction 
C)  comparison 
D)  exchange

Question 14

The observation that we are most likely to help someone else when we are able to "feel that person's pain" is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  the just-world belief. 
B)  a superordinate goal. 
C)  the empathy-helping relationship. 
D)  mutual interdependence.

Question 15

Regarding interpersonal attraction,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Similarity is a factor in interpersonal attraction because it is reinforcing to see our beliefs and attitudes shared by others. 
B)  The general rule for friendships is that friends will be similar in age, sex, and ethnicity. 
C)  In choosing a mate, we tend to marry someone who is like us in almost every way. 
D)  Unmarried couples who are living together tend to be complete opposites of each other.

Question 16

Regarding interpersonal attraction,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lovers like to think they have found the "one and only" person in the universe for them, but, in reality, they have probably found the best match in a five-mile radius. 
B)  Most people assume attractive people are less likable, less intelligent, less warm, and less mentally healthy than the average person. 
C)  In everything from casual acquaintance to marriage, similar people are attracted to each other because it is reinforcing to see one's beliefs and attitudes shared by others. 
D)  The Internet is making it increasingly easier to stay in constant "virtual contact," which is leading to more and more long-distance friendships and romances.

Question 17

If your car breaks down on a busy freeway,analysis of the Kitty Genovese murder suggests that you will be less likely to receive help than on a sparsely traveled country road because

Accepted Answer

A)  social ties have been broken down by the urbanization of America. 
B)  personal responsibility for helping is spread so thin that no one takes action. 
C)  people in rural areas are more religious and are more likely to follow "the Golden Rule." 
D)  it is too dangerous to stop on a freeway or to use a cell phone to call for help while on a freeway.

Question 18

Regarding bystander intervention,which of the following is the first step in the decision-making process one must go through before giving help?

Accepted Answer

A)  define the event as an emergency 
B)  take responsibility 
C)  notice that something is happening 
D)  select a course of action

Question 19

Kimara intentionally excluded Abby from her little group of friends and has even spread rumors about Abby.These negative experiences would be described as __________ bullying.

Accepted Answer

A)  direct 
B)  indirect 
C)  restrictive 
D)  neglectful

Question 20

In an experiment in which students took part in a discussion over an intercom,one "student" pretended to have an epileptic 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

Exam 17: A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Regarding self-disclosure,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Passion refers to

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?

Any action carried out with the intention of harming another person is referred to as

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

Married couples in lasting relationships are likely to be the most similar in which of the following characteristics?

The empathy-helping relationship is a concept that refers to the

People with histories of satisfying and rewarding relationships tend to have which of the following?

Rick and Gerald are friends who are having lunch.Their conversation most likely would include all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding a critique of the evolutionary view of mating,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The personal standards one uses to evaluate rewards and costs is called the __________ level.

The observation that we are most likely to help someone else when we are able to "feel that person's pain" is referred to as

Regarding interpersonal attraction,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding interpersonal attraction,which of the following statements is FALSE?

If your car breaks down on a busy freeway,analysis of the Kitty Genovese murder suggests that you will be less likely to receive help than on a sparsely traveled country road because

Regarding bystander intervention,which of the following is the first step in the decision-making process one must go through before giving help?

Kimara intentionally excluded Abby from her little group of friends and has even spread rumors about Abby.These negative experiences would be described as __________ bullying.

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