Modules 77-80 Review

Which of the following is the best term or phrase for the unselfish concern for the welfare of others? a. Assuming responsibility b. Bystander intervention c. Altruism d. Bystander effect e. Diffusion of responsibility

Alturism

Which of the following is an example of ingroup bias? a. Hinata talked only to her five best friends when she was in ninth grade. b. Sabrina has been a New York Yankee fan since she was in fourth grade. c. Kimia believes she is the best student in her AP® Psychology class, but her grades are not as good as several students. d. Francisco believes he is the best student in his AP® Psychology class, and in fact he has the highest test average. e. Derek believes his t-ball team is the best in the league.

Derek believes his t-ball team is the best in the league.

Which of the following is an example of a social-cultural influence on aggressive behavior? a. Exposure to violent media b. Frustration c. Testosterone d. Believing you've drunk alcohol e. Genetics

Exposure to violent media

A friend fails to meet an achievement goal. As a result, he gets angry and behaves aggressively. Which of the following terms best identifies this chain of events? a. Aggression b. Fundamental attribution error c. Frustration-aggression principle d. Social scripts e. Biopsychosocial hypothesis

Frustration-aggression principle

Which of the following is an example of the mere exposure effect? a. Adrianna has started arriving tardy to her second period class to avoid a group of kids in the hall who constantly tease her. b. Abe has biked the same route to school so many times that he no longer has to think about where to turn. c. Daiyu has seen the same toothpaste ad on television a hundred times. Each time she sees it she hates it more. d. Abdul has always loved dogs, so he adopted one from the local shelter. e. Guiren didn't like sushi the first couple times he tried it, but his friend encouraged him to keep eating it and now it's one of his favorite foods.

Guiren didn't like sushi the first couple times he tried it, but his friend encouraged him to keep eating it and now it's one of his favorite foods.

Which of the following is an aspect of physical attractiveness that appears to be true across cultures? a. Indications of reproductive health b. Height c. Weight d. Size of the ears e. Shape of the chin

Indications of reproductive health

Which of the following accurately describes the just-world phenomenon? a. It's the reduction in prejudice that has resulted from improvements in our laws and judicial system. b. It's the reduction in discrimination that has resulted from improvements in our laws and judicial system. c. It's the belief that most people get what they deserve and deserve what they get. d. It's the tendency of people to deny that prejudice is still a problem. e. It's our mind's desire to categorize daily events as either "fair" or "unfair."

It's the belief that most people get what they deserve and deserve what they get.

Which of the following is true of prejudice in recent years? a. Both overt and subtle prejudice have shown steady and equal increases. b. Subtle prejudice has been decreasing more than overt prejudice. c.Both overt and subtle prejudice have been increasing, but overt prejudice is increasing at a faster rate. d. Both overt and subtle prejudice have been increasing, but subtle prejudice is increasing at a faster rate. e. Overt prejudice has been decreasing more than subtle prejudice.Overt prejudice has been decreasing more than subtle prejudice.

Overt prejudice has been decreasing more than subtle prejudice.

Over time, which of the following is typically true of the relationship between passionate love and companionate love? a. Passionate and companionate love both decrease. b. Passionate love increases and companionate love decreases. c. Passionate and companionate love both increase. d. Passionate love decreases and companionate love increases. e. There is no consistent relationship between the levels of passionate love and companionate love.

Passionate love decreases and companionate love increases.

Which of the following is the primary distinction between prejudice and discrimination? a. Prejudice is cognitive and discrimination is behavioral. b. Prejudice is based on anger and discrimination is based on fear. c. Prejudice is a legal term and discrimination is a psychological term. d. Discrimination typically develops in infancy and prejudice typically develops in adolescence. e. Discrimination is primarily caused by nature and prejudice is primarily caused by nurture.

Prejudice is cognitive and discrimination is behavioral.

Which of the following terms describes our geographic nearness to another person? a. Mere exposure effect b. Proximity c. Similarity d. Ingroup bias e. Symmetry

Proximity

What do we call a belief that leads to its own fulfillment? a. Superordinate goal b. Mirror-image perception c. Enemy perception d. Social trap e. Self-fulfilling prophecy

Self-fulfilling prophecy

Which of the following maintains that our social behavior is an exchange process that minimizes costs? a. Social-responsibility norm b. Bystander apathy c. Reciprocity norm d. Social exchange theory e. Biopsychosocial hypothesis

Social exchange theory

What do we call culturally modeled guides for how to act in various situations? a. Aggressive behavior b. Cultures of honor c. Reinforcement modeling d. Social scripts e. Social-cultural influences

Social scripts

What do we call a situation in which the conflicting parties, by rationally pursuing their self-interest, become caught in mutually destructive behavior? a. Social trap b. Conflict c. Bystander intervention d. Diffusion of responsibility e. Social-responsibility norm

Social trap

A member of one racial group viciously beats someone from a different racial group. The incident is widely publicized in the local media. Which of the following terms best describes this incident? a.Scapegoat theory b. Vivid case c. Just-world phenomenon d. Other-race effect e. Ingroup bias

Vivid case