Chap 11 Quizzes C

The Townsville blood bank is desperately in need of blood donors. Which student would MOST likely contribute to the blood bank if asked?

Adam, who has just fallen head-over-heels in love

Which factor is LEAST likely to cause an aggressive response?

Alturism

Parents who discipline their children with beatings are often teaching aggression through the process of:

Modeling

Those perceived as different or apart from one's ingroup are called the _____.

Out-group

Professor Gamer emphasized that aggressive behavior often involves the interactive influence of personal frustration, exposure to aggressive models, and heightened levels of arousal. The professor's emphasis BEST illustrates:

a biopsychosocial approach.

When Hutu militia began to slaughter the Tutsi in 1994, missionary Carl Wilkens risked his own life to save the lives of others. Carl' actions BEST illustrated:

alturism

The adage that "familiarity breeds contempt" is _____ by research on the _____ effect.

contradicted; mere exposure

The _____ effect is the phenomenon that repeated encounters with novel stimuli increases liking of them

mere exposure

Attitude is to action as _____ is to _____.

prejudice; discrimination

The _____ norm refers to the expectation that people should help those who need help.

social responsibility

While driving his girlfriend to work, Jujuan narrowly avoided a collision with another vehicle. Moments later, he experienced an unusually warm glow of affection for his girlfriend. His romantic reaction is BEST explained in terms of the _____ theory.

two factor

During Boy Scout camp, Cole was randomly selected to be on one baseball team and Ty on the opposing team. Before the game started, Cole and Ty were each convinced that his team was the better one. The boys' beliefs BEST illustrate a(n) _____ bias.

In-group

Morris is a Republican, and Dion is a Democrat. Both believe that the members of their own political party are more fair-minded and trustworthy than members of any other party. This belief BEST illustrates _____ bias.

Ingroup

As passionate love matures into a calm and steady companionate love, the bonding of two partners is MOST likely to be facilitated by:

Oxytocin's

_____ love is an aroused state of intense positive absorption in another, usually present at the beginning of a love relationship.

Passionante

Evidence shows that people exhibit heightened levels of prejudice when they are economically frustrated. This offers support for the _____ theory.

Scapegoat

Tim enjoys watching violent action movies and television shows on most evenings as well as listening to music with violent lyrics. When faced with real-life conflict he tends to respond with aggressive behavior because he believes that he needs to "act like a man." According to social psychologists he has learned _____, which is/are mental tapes for how to act due to this exposure to media violence.

Social Scripts

A significant danger of media violence is that impressionable viewers are subsequently MORE likely to enact the _____ provided by the media.

Social scripts

Marcus believes that most young women from Florida are extremely good looking and that extremely good-looking women are usually selfish and egotistical. His beliefs are examples of a _____.

Stereotype

During a Girl Scout picnic, Lavinia was randomly selected to be on one baseball team and Carla on the opposing team. Before the game started, Lavinia and Carla were each convinced that her team was the better one. The girls' beliefs BEST illustrate:

an ingroup bias

Many studies cited in the text have shown that, in order to reduce conflict between groups, it is suggested that these groups be put in situations where _____ is/are needed to solve a problem.

cooperation

Shortly after learning he did not make it onto his high school football team, Will vandalized the team's locker room and broke several of the school's windows. His behavior is BEST explained in terms of the _____ principle.

frustration-aggression

Janie is amazed how Jim can recognize and identify people who are of Asian ethnic groups, while she really struggles with this type of identification. One can assume from this example that Jim:

has more experience interacting with Asian people.

New things tend to "grow on" a person. That is, one likes them more when one has become accustomed to them. This is due to the _____ effect.

mere exposure

Which factor is a social-cultural influence on the expression of aggressive behavior?

minimal father involvement in the lives of children

After watching violent pornographic movies on late-night cable TV, Myron will probably be:

more likely to treat women in a punitive manner.

Compared with nongaming individuals, people with extensive exposure to violent video gaming display _____ desensitization to violence, and they are _____ likely to help an injured victim.

more; less

The reward theory of attraction MOST clearly reflects the intellectual legacy of:

B.F Skinner

_____ love is the deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined.

Companionate