psy 351 exam #2

Our desire for revenge seems to be linked to A) all of the below B) our evolutionary past C) parts of the brain that regulate hunger D) notions of justice and reciprocity

A) all of the below

According to the article Beyond Tantrum Control, it appears that increased heart disease is associated with the A) stress of caretaking of children B) increased exposure to the flu that comes with parenthood C) stress that accompanies violating gender roles D) tensions in troubled relationships

A) stress that accompanies gender roles

Norwegian rats put into a vat of water can swim for about 60 hours before they become exhausted and drown. However, when the rats are held for a few minutes before being put into the vat of water A) swim about twice as long before dying B) swim about two hours before dying C) are better able to escape the vat D) tend to be more aggressive towards other rats in the vat

A) swim about two hours before dying

If you want to maintain healthy pessimism, what might you want to have on your desk? A) A trophy. B. A skull C) A green lamp D) Only the material you're working on.

B) A skull

The greater the number of people who witness an emergency A) increases the likelihood of getting help B) decreases the likelihood of receiving help C) increases the likelihood of greater aggression D) inhibits a script schema

B) decreases the likelihood of receiving help

The conclusion of Asch's conformity study is that A) we often believe what others believe, even when it's wrong. B) we'll often go along with what others believe, even when it's wrong. C) women conform more to group decisions. D) people tend to act aggressively.

B) we'll often go along with what others believe, even when it's wrong.

"Cool" developed as there was an increase in A) disposable income for youth B. social saturation C) oppositional consumption D) All of the above.

D) All of the above.

Happiness A) has the same operational definition issues as "love" does B. is often synthesized C. is not very dependent on one's wealth D. All of the above

D) All of the above.

Jesse Schell in his Dice 2010 presentation incorporates which social psychological concepts? A. Cognitive dissonance B. Scarcity C. Social comparison D. All of the above

D) All of the above.

In Carol Russbult's Where Altruism May Reside, she conceptualizes helping behavior as A) aggressively based B) altruistically based C) evolutionary based D) all of the above

D) all of the above

Getting folks to come to a meeting, and then getting them to join a group, and then getting them to recruit others is an example of A) obedience. B) central route persuasion. C) door-in-the-face. D) foot-in-the-door.

D) foot-in-the-door.

The notion of psychologically rebelling in order to maintain or regain self-efficacy is called A) autonomy heuristic. B) balance reestablishment. C) attitude inoculation. D) reactance.

D) reactance.

The key to understanding how a voodoo curse can kill you is by... A) knowing the underlying dynamics of physics that make the curse real. B) studying the power of mystical wards. C) perceiving the social network of the shaman that cursed you. D) realizing that social confirmation can reinforce hopelessness.

D) realizing that social confirmation can reinforce hopelessness

In looking at the rates at which people obeyed directions to administer electric shock to someone against their will, Milgram found A) that women were less likely to shock than men. (B) people were more likely to shock when no one was watching. (C) they unquestioningly obeyed the orders of the experimenter. (D) that the 150 volt level was a moral decision point.

D) that the 150 volt level was a moral decision point

Having important physiological "down time" when we sleep tends to occur, except A) for minorities in the US B) around final exam time C) when people don't eat healthily D) for people with lower self esteem

for minorities in the US

Violence on television seems to be associated with all of the following, except A) increased likelihood of criminal convictions B) increased direct aggressive behavior immediately after viewing C) increased indirect aggressive behavior immediately after viewing D) none of the above

none of the above