Cultural Pluralism Exam1
People born in ________ are part of Generation X.
1965
Roughly ____________ of teens admit to sexting
20-25%
In what year was Facebook founded?
2004
A typical online romance scam requires __________ to build trust with the victim.
6 to 8 months
Who uses more sexually explicit material more, adolescents or adults?
Adults use SEM more than adolescents
The Hot sauce paradigm is an experiment setup for measuring
Aggression
Trolling is a type of
Cyberbulling
Which is one of the psychological factors that contributes people being mean online?
Disinhibition
One's comfort level with relationships is also called
Extraversion
Which of the following behavior is a form of toxic disinhibition?
Flaming
The "internal state" is an important part of which model?
General Agression Model
Which generation is the first that grew up with everyday use of computer related technologies?
Generation Y
The time in history in which people have had the most access to information is
Information Age
which type of addiction has made it into the ÒDSM,Ó the master list of all psychological problems?
Internet Gaming Disorder
What does PFC do?
It helps to direct attention so that our thoughts and behavior stay on task
Almost all the mass murderers are
Males
Where did the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting took place?
Newtone, Connecticut
One of the common online scammer techniques is
Reciprocity
What is the name of the pattern of game playing showing that naturally aggressive individuals are attracted to violent video games
Selection effect
What psychological concept reflects a person's sexual preference and self-image?
Sexual Identity
What is the name of first social networking system, created in 1997?
SixDegree
According to Dr. Twenge, traditional reading of printed materials is being replaced with ________________
Smartphone use
the theory that says that people choose different communication channels for different purposes is called
Uses and Gratifications
intense action, like riding a roller coaster, causes a surge in __________ that may make you more attracted to people than otherwise.
adrenaline
what are the three routes from media violence to aggression, according to the general aggression model?
affective, cognitive, arousal
What is name of the thoughts and action that are linked directly to the hardware and software characteristics of a device?
affordance
what phrase refers to the physical and mental actions that a device allows a user to perform?
affordances
What is the name of the process of helping other people without expecting anything in return?
alturism
What is the number one type of online pornographic content viewed by men?
amatuer
one of the key features of social networking sites is that they allow users to
articulate their identities
What is emmited by personal electronic device (for example. smartphones) that can alter person's sleep pattern?
blue light
The key parts of working memory are the phonological loop, the visuospatial sketchpad, and the ___________.
central executive
What is the name of the theory that tasks of different complexities require different amounts of mental and brain resources?
cognitive load
what is the name of the psychological processes that analyze information gathered from the outside world?
cognitive processes
Who were the primary users of facebook during the first few years if its existence
college students
what type of research determines whether two psychological characteristics are merely associated with each other?
correlational research
After three years of the Homenet study, the impact of Internet access upon _____ disappeared.
depression and loneliness
when people interact online in a great many settings, they experience ____________, meaning that they do not have access to facial expressions and tone of voice.
diminished cues
Which part of the internet allows people to feel safe enough to share their personal feelings and thoughts
discussion forum
an example of the second generation of online dating systems is
eHarmony
Video games like "Dragon Cancer" and "Papers, Please" are said to increase ______________ in players.
empathy
A fake phishing attempt, designed to test scientific hypotheses about phishing is called
ethical phishing
When crime organizations carry out online romance scams, __________ speak foreign languages and compose flirtatious emails.
executors
What is the definition of a mass murder?
four or more people shot at once in a concentrated period
which of the following needs is NOT one of the physiological needs from MaslowÕs Hierarchy of needs?
friendship
what is the name of the process of turning boring learning tasks into game-like scenarios?
gamification
what is it called when a video game player later interprets an ambiguous situation as being hostile?
hostile expectation bias
What is one of the characteristics of most Internet porn sites?
hypermasculinity
which phrase refer to the group of people who are born in 1999 and later?
iGen, Generation z
which scientific effect refers to the reduction in empathy between two people when a smartphone is present?
iPhone effect
In our class, what is the name of the thoughts that are not related to the task that a person is supposed to be working on?
internal distractions
According to Shortis(2000), texting is popular among teens because it has a low cost, is private, is easy, allows disinhibition, and
involves language play
which psychological process is part of the human information processing system?
long-term memory
what is it called when the arousal from playing a violent video game is interpreted by the player as due to another cause?
misattribution
relationships that are conducted across a set of media and may include face-to-face meetings are called
mixed-media relationships
which model of video gaming argues that violent video games satisfy usersÕ basic needs related to competence and independence and are not popular or desirable because of their violence per se?
motivational model
The brain's limited capacity for information processing makes multitasking with technology
nearly impossible
which phrase refers to the hypothesis that scientists try to prove wrong using the scientific method?
null hypothesis
What is the name of the type of aggression that involves being hit, being pushed, being threatened and other behavior?
overt agression
the tendency to think and behave in the same way over time is called
personality
__________ of aggressive knowledge makes that knowledge more accessible later.
priming
According to Anderson and Bushman's (2001) landmark meta-analysis of violent video gaming (VVG), VVG decreases which outcome?
prosocial behavior
Imagine that a scientist pretends to drop a pen on the ground if front an experimental participant and then observes whether the participant picks up the pen and hands it back to the scientist. The scientist is most likely measuring
prosocial behavior
Having a high online threat assessment ____________ self-disclosure
reduces
In general, the purpose and function of social grooming is to
reinforce social bonds
What is one type of cognition control
response inhibition
What is called when adolescents who are naturally outgoing make more friends and communicate more than other adolescents in online settings?
rich-get-richer hypothesis
turning learning experiences into games encourages
risk tasking
What is the name of the mental processes that guide people through typical, recurring situations?
scripts
what is the name of the pattern of game playing showing that naturally aggressive individuals are attracted to violent video games?
selection effect
By the year 2000, the most often searched topic online was
sex
the original name of the text messaging service was
short message system
What phrase refers to a heightened anxiety or a sense of self-consciousness around others?
social anxiety
the resources that you can access from people in your social network are called
social capital
which phrase refers to the use of the Internet to deliver psychological services?
telemental health
___________ is the outer layer of the brain.
the cerebral cortex
What does Dr. Twenge mean when she says that the iGenÕers are ÒIn No HurryÓ?
their childhoods are bleeding into adolescence
Which is a reason why teens are attracted to text messaging and smartphone use?
to do identity work
According to the __________, humans are relatively trustworthy by nature.
trust bias
in the process of peer review of scientific manuscripts,
two to four scientists other than the authors evaluate the manuscript for quality
Action video games are known to increase player's
visuo-spartial attention skills
Which of the following types of communication is synchronous?
voice calls on a smartphone
