social psychology final part 1

Which of the following helps explains gender based occupational segregation - Innate difference in mens and womens ability - Difference in levels of educational attainment - Differences in size of social networks

Differences in size of social networks

Which of the following results would provide the best support for evolutionary theories of altruism - Grown squirrels are more likely to help sibling squirrels as they are to help non kin squirrels - Parents tend to behave more altruistically towards healthy offspring versus sick offspring. - Strangers are more likely to help postmenopausal women versus premenopausal women - People will help a total stranger if they are distressed and they do not have an easy escape in a situation

Parents tend to behave more altruistically towards healthy offspring versus sick offspring.

"I haven't read everything published on the topic, so I made the off face, but I think the authors argument is fraud" this statement is an example of... - A hedge - A disclaimer - An intensifier - A statement as a question

a disclaimer

Octavia routinely disobeys her boss at work, her boss reacts by acknowledging that Octavia's behavior breaks the rules but emphasizes that her charisma keeps everyone in the office happy and motivated to work hard. His reaction is an example of - Denial - Normalization - Balancing -Back-tracking

balancing

Which of the following has not been shown to cause aggression? - being too hot - being too cold - being frustrated - instinct

being too cold

In terms of the social structure of The United States - Caste system - High degree of social mobility - Class free society

caste system

George refuses to cheat on his sociology exam because as part of his family upbringing, he internalized the value of honesty from the viewpoint of control theory, George is demonstrating... - Attachment - Commitment to long-term goals - Involvement in social life - Belief

commitment to long term goals

Kitty Genovese; murder was reportedly witnessed by 38 ppl. This is most likely an example of which phenomenon? - Diffusion of responsibility - Social norm of responsibility - Egoistic motivation to help - Evolutionary theories of helping behavior

diffusion of responsibility

Which of the following is not a factor that affects obedience? - Degree of surveillance - Expertise - Ability to back up claims - Location and a larger chain of command

expertise

Which of the following is not a basic component of spoken language? - Sounds - Meanings - Facial expressions - Grammatical rules

facial expressions

According to evolutionary theory, parents would not sacrifice their lives for their children because it inhibits the evolutionary role to procreate

false

According to the social exchange theory people's personalities usually influence behavior more than due their positions in the exchange network

false

Body language can be useful when traveling abroad because it relies on uses of symbols to communicate, such as the thumbs up sign is recognized everywhere to mean good

false

Donald identifies as a conservative, he is more likely than liberals to embrace caring and fairness in his moral foundations

false

Emotional Appeals reduce drive, Rational Appeals increase drive

false

People are more likely to act aggressively after a frustrating event if they are prevented from ruminating about it afterward?

false

Persuasion is the process in which the target performs a particular behavior desired by the source irrespective of whether the target's beliefs or attitudes have changed

false

Research shows that single people are more likely to volunteer than married people

false

Social exchange theory draws on evolutionary theory, people's actions are a result of their innate drive to further their reproductive success

false

Tyler voted for a certain candidate because he saw him all over town whereas Jaime who voted for the candidate because he read all his policies. Jaime is a better example of the mere exposure effect -

false

Women are less likely than men to help a child who they witnessed a child being abused

false

studies show that those who are more attractive than their partners have fewer opposite sex friends

false

while Physical Proximity is show to increase obedience, the Target proximity shows no effects ?

false

Dion's roommate Lydia was upset, "Dion you have to stop taking such long showers, don't you care that there is a water shortage? There are people without clean drinking water, soon there will be no clean drinking water to drink, let alone water to grow crops, if you do not change your ways, you are only contributing to the problem." Lydia's angry outburst is an example of - A promise - A threat - A two sided message - Fear arousal

fear arousal

Social and political issues in the 1960s and 70s such as the civil right movement, the Vietnam war, the watergate political scandals were associated with increases of generalized economic hardship Generalized powerlessness Self estrangement at work Marital at work

generalize powerlessness

in highly cohesive groups, who are more likely to be productive - groups based on task cohesion - group based on social cohesion - group with a strong sense of group pride - group in which members are similar to one another

group based on task cohesion

Bay of pigs invasion in which top gov officials reached a decision to invade cuba turned into a disastrous result was an example of Status generalization Groupthink Group polarization Status construction

group think

Which of the following is not an example of an egoistic motivation to help - Helping in order to gain someone's approval - Helping in order to avoid guilt - Helping to improve one's mood - Helping due to empathetic feelings

helping due to empathetic feelings

Which aspects of jobs is associated with the increased risk of heart attacks Lack of control Intellectual demand Solitary work

lack of control

Despite her best efforts, Joanne arrived late to practice, "You're late, go run laps" said the coach. Joanne tightens her shoe laces and begins to run, this is an example of - Conformity - Persuasion - Obedience - None of the above

obedience

While studying abroad kimberly was approached by a women speaking rapidly and loud, but didn't understand the language, but because of _____ kimberly understood that shes angry Kinesics Proxemics Paralanguage

paralanguage

Labeling a person as deviant serves all the following functions except - To reduce a deviant behavior - To unify the group or society - Provide concrete examples of undesirable behavior - Provide scapegoats for the release of tension.

reduce deviant behavior

Drew notices that whenever his aunt is upset, she goes into the garage to kick a punching bag. When she returns she is usually calmer? The next time drew is upset, he goes to his room and he kicks a bean bag chair. what best describes Drew's aggressive behavior? - Aversive aversive arousal - frustration aggression hypothesis - social learning -instinct

social learning

When betty feels stressed about work and LASHES AT HER HUSBAND AT HOME Reverse demand Occupational hazard A stressor Spillover

spillover

After a long day of work, Carla drives in rush hour traffic. Her air conditioning is broken and the temp is in triple digits. When she arrives home, she see's that her house mate is parked in her spot. After finding another spot around the corner, she slams the doors and marches across the room and curses loudly. What is the situation influence that initiated Carla's aggressive behavior? - Stress - Behavioral modeling - Norm

stress

Julie and Jennifer have the safe political attitudes. Based on relationship research, which is most likely to occur? - They will not like each other because they will not feel like they express unique identities - They will like each other because their views will feel validated - They will only like each other if their attitudes are different - None of the above

they will like each other because their views feel validated

Aggressive ind have more exposure to violent media

true

By combining verbal and nonverbal channels of communication, we increase accuracy

true

Choice of personal effects can produce positive results

true

Darren presumes that he is more competent in engine repairs than those who are in his mechanic class, due to his presumes mechanics, he is less likely to conform to the group when working on engine repairs

true

Good moods promote help bcuz People are less focused on their one problem

true

Good moods promote helping bc people are less focused on their own problems

true

Jordan plays different roles in band and the debate club, this situation is an example of role differentiation

true

One complication with overcoming status generalization is that group interaction can reinforce status beliefs, creating a self fulfilling prophecy

true

Open social influence is when the target understands that someone is trying to change their attitude or behaviors...

true

People tend to perceive more identical outcomes as more fair when they come from a reciprocal exchange rather than a negotiated exchange

true

Self-disclosure is higher in couples with equalitarian role orientations versus couples with traditional gender role orientations

true

Self-esteem is more often threatened when a person receives help from someone who is similar to them versus dissimilar

true

The clothing we wear can be considered as forms of communication

true

The credibility of a source is subjective

true

The presence of a weapon can activate talks of aggression?

true

The use of language allows people to communicate with others about experiences that they do not share directly

true

Unpopular children act aggressively to receive attention even negative attention

true

Women who are mothers are less competent as women who are not mothers. But fathers are stereotyped as more competent as fathers versus those who are not fathers.

true

emotional appeals can produce positive results

true