Question 1

According to Gordon Allport,if you show a negative attitude toward members of another group only because your friends or co-workers expect you to think about this group as they do,you are exhibiting a personal prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Although prejudice was reduced by jigsaw classrooms,it did not improve the children's grades,self-esteem,or attitudes toward school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The likelihood that help will be given to a person in need is reduced when there are many people present due to a(n)__________ of responsibility.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The likelihood that help will be given...

Question 4

According to your text,which of the following promotes living with diversity?

Accepted Answer

A)  fostering just-world beliefs 
B)  using general knowledge and avoiding individuating information 
C)  looking for commonalities with others 
D)  increasing social competition

Question 5

Intergroup conflict between two groups of boys at a summer camp was most efficiently reduced by emergencies that required the cooperation of both groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Because their comparison level is lower,lonely persons,or those whose friendships have been marginal,might stay in a relationship that others with a higher comparison level might consider unacceptable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Regarding living with diversity,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Competing with others fosters desires to demean, defeat, and vanquish them. 
B)  When we cooperate with others we tend to share their joys and suffer when they are in distress. 
C)  Greater tolerance for others comes from emphasizing one's individual effort in accomplishing a task. 
D)  Everyone knows what it feels like to be different with greater tolerance coming from remembering those times.

Question 8

When looking at the concept of "race," it is impossible to biologically determine a given person's race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

According to Gordon Allport,if you show a negative attitude toward members of another group only because your friends or co-workers expect you to think about this group as they do,you are exhibiting a personal prejudice.

Although prejudice was reduced by jigsaw classrooms,it did not improve the children's grades,self-esteem,or attitudes toward school.

The likelihood that help will be given to a person in need is reduced when there are many people present due to a(n)__________ of responsibility.

According to your text,which of the following promotes living with diversity?

Intergroup conflict between two groups of boys at a summer camp was most efficiently reduced by emergencies that required the cooperation of both groups.

Because their comparison level is lower,lonely persons,or those whose friendships have been marginal,might stay in a relationship that others with a higher comparison level might consider unacceptable.

Regarding living with diversity,which of the following statements is FALSE?

When looking at the concept of "race," it is impossible to biologically determine a given person's race.