chapter 2 MindTap quiz

Nina saw her pet cat fall into a pit, and her immediate reaction was to run toward it to help the cat out of the pit. Based on the concept of the duplex mind, Nina's reaction was that of a(n) _____ mind.

Automatic

The increasingly grotesque violence of terrorist groups has stunned many who wonder why such groups continue to be able to recruit members. This is best explained by _____ influences.

Cultural

Much of social psychology can be understood by assuming that the human psyche evolved and was designed by nature for _____.

Culture

Which statement about culture is true?

Culture can occur, to a very limited extent, in nonhumans

When dealing with a person who is aggressive and is having suicidal tendencies, it is important to rely on your _____ mind.

Deliberate

Which genetic mutation would be most likely to persist in a population?

One that increases survival of both genders and renders them more fertile but increases risk of disability in old age

The ability of the deliberate mind to _____ is vital to life in culture.

Override the automatic mind

Your sister and brother-in-law are discussing their four-year-old son's first year of school. Although he is old enough to start first grade this fall, because he will turn five in late December, they are thinking about delaying school entry by a year, believing that it will be to his advantage. They are hoping to make use of the _____ effect.

Relative age

To quench the drive of most living things to prolong life, nature has been kind enough to present us with a viable strategy to enable life to continue into the future through _____.

Reproduction

A natural and biological need, such as sex, that demonstrates a strong influence of culture on sexual behaviors in society, is best described as _____.

Restraining

As a project coordinator for a program to be implemented in an African country, you are scheduled to be there for a year. Being a yoga enthusiast yourself, you intend to inspire the local African teenage boys by teaching yoga classes on weekends and engaging in pep talk. This initiative of yours best suggests a culture of ___________.

Shared ideas

The term _____ refers to a trait that is perceived by others as highly undesirable and makes them want to avoid a person who has the trait

Stigma

"While watering plants in my garden, I am breathing fresh air." How are the deliberate and automatic minds related in this particular sentence?

The automatic mind serves the deliberate mind and makes consciousness possible.

A crucial advantage of the deliberate system is that it _____.

can combine information in complex way

The automatic system which goes with your gut feeling _____.

can do many things at once effortlessly

A psychologist who focuses on the impact of nature on patterns of human behavior is most likely influenced by _____ theory

evolutionary

The deliberate mind, when dealing with novel circumstances, is _____.

guided by intention and reasoning

Suppose you are studying two different species of monkeys and one species has a larger brain in relation to body weight than the other species. You might reasonably believe that the species with a larger brain in relation to body weight _____.

has a more complex social structure

Collectivistic cultures, such as tribal communities that are mostly located far away from densely populated areas, in which _____ will be the most suspicious of outsiders.

there is a high risk of infectious disease

People who like music and are sensitive to it are also more oriented toward _____.

working with group members