pysch ch14c

_____ love refers to the deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined.

compassionate

A(n) _____ is a perceived incompatibility of actions, goals, or ideas.

conflict

Deficits in the functioning of the _____ are associated with aggression.

frontal lobes

Ellen Hatfield and her co-workers randomly matched new University of Minnesota students for a Welcome Week dance. On the night of the blind date, the couples danced and talked for more than two hours and then took a brief intermission to rate their dates. It turned out that _____ was the most important factor in determining whether or not the couples liked each other.

physical attractiveness

Aggression is associated with low levels of which neurotransmitter?

serotonin

The text proposes that categorization, one of the roots of prejudice, arises from our mind's desire to:

simplify the world

_____ refers to an expectation that people will help those dependent upon them.

social responsibility norm

The _____ is the idea that we should help those who need our help, such as young children and others who cannot give as much as they receive, even if the costs outweigh the benefits.

social-responsibility norm

_____ is (are) shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation.

superordinate goals

The hormone that is typically implicated in aggressive behavior is:

testosterone

The tendency to recall faces of one's own race more accurately than faces of other races is called:

the other race effect

The most powerful indicator of whether people will become friends seems to be:

proximity

This situation occurs when each person pursues his or her own self-interests but becomes caught in mutually destructive behavior.

the social trap