Psychology Module 38

It takes about _____ minutes to form a feeling about a conversational partner and to register whether the partner likes them or not.

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Tom is attending college in a city far away from home where he does not know anybody. According to the principle of proximity, Tom will be MOST likely to make friends with:

Bill, his roommate.

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

The social responsibility norm

Carl Wilkens was a missionary living in Kigali, Rwanda, in 1994 with his family when militia began killing members of an ethnic minority group, the Tutsi. Wilkens was encouraged to leave the area but refused. After evacuating his family, he stayed and contested the 800,000-person genocide. When the militia came to kill him and his Tutsi servants, Wilkens' Hutu neighbors deterred them. Despite repeated death threats, he spent his days running roadblocks to take food and water to orphanages and to negotiate, plead, and bully his way through the bloodshed, saving lives time and again. Wilkens was exemplifying:

altruism

Many studies have shown that in order to reduce conflict between groups, it is suggested that these groups be put in situations where _____ is/are needed to solve a problem.

cooperation

Josh and Donna are discussing the latest release by their favorite band. "I didn't like it at first, but now that I've played it a few times, I love it!" Donna states. Donna's remark exemplifies the _____ effect.

mere exposure

People who are geographically close to one another are more likely to be friends due to the:

mere exposure effect.

Stella and Anthony are newlyweds. They are MOST likely experiencing:

passionate love.

Alia and John just met. Which factor will MOST likely affect their first impression of each other?

physical attractiveness

Melissa regularly donates blood to an international blood bank simply because she believes she ought to help anyone with a medical need for a blood transfusion. Melissa's altruism BEST illustrates the impact of the:

social responsibility norm.

Marla is at a physician's office waiting in the waiting area for her name to be called. She notices that an elderly woman is struggling physically to complete the new patient forms. Marla asks the elderly woman if she would like assistance and then proceeds to complete the forms for her. This BEST demonstrates:

the social responsibility norm.