social psych questions
social learning perspective
After watching wrestling for an hour, sam goes outside and shoves his friend and puts him in a headlock. what is this an example of?
commons dilemma
Angela loves water. 45 min showers, careless about shower. If she and everyone in town continues this, there will be a shortage of water. What is this an example of?
rewards of helping often out way the cost
Best summary the social exchange theory approach to helping
alone and taken unknown pill
Chair falling study, who raced to the aid of the victim the fastest?
Watching the accomplice pick up the bag as a reminder of the injuctive norm
Cialdini experiment, which is more effective in lowering people to litter?
do nothing
Couple notice smoke, no one seems concerned. Doesn't know the cuase. Wayne will probably?
No, it has to do with if you are in a hurry or not
Do the seminary students who hear the good samartian story stop to help more frequently than those who did not hear the parable?
tit for tat strategy
Encouraging cooperation by at first acting cooperatively but then responsing the way your oppnonet did
Social dilemma, commons dilemma
Energy conservation is a type of ___ called a ____
Increase the probability of aggressive behavior in people who watch them
Exposure to tv has been shown to
Before school starts when only one other student is in the hallway
Falls down stairs, when most likely to get help
fail to account for men's sexual jealousy
From social-psychological perspective, which of the following is NOT a limitation of evolutionary theories of aggression?
Participants misattirubute the cause of their heart racing and have no physical cues to tell them of the emergency
Gaertner and dovidio study. Pill increases heart rate respond more slowly to an emergency. What happens?
When people make a public commitment to help it is harder to back down
Grandmpa is retired. Vandalism in neighborhood. He starts a neighborhood watch. He is communicating on a regular basis and establishes trust. Which is true?
100,000
How many murders have we witnessed by age 10
negative-state relief hypothesis
Idea that we engage in helping behaviors to reduce negative emotions that we might be experiencing from any cause
neutral content
If you want people to remember your product, best way to advertise would be:
instrumental aggression
In football games, linebackers inflict pain to get the ball. They are using pain as a means to a goal
norm of reciprocity
Load friend $300 because you think She will be more willing to help my in the future. Example of
urban overload hypothesis
NYC-er moves to small town in PA and becomes equally likely to reach out and help as other members of this town. What is this an example of?
Kin- we help people we know
One reason evolutionary psychologist says we will help people...
Interdependent, less; individualist, more
People in __ cultures are ___ likely to help out group, while people in ___ are __ likely to help
negative-state hypothesis
Released from jail. When he gets out he is ashamed and sad. In order to lessen these feelings, He goes out of his way to help others.
pluralistic ignorance
See man lying on side walk other aren't concerned so you assume nothing is wrong and do nothing
frustration-aggression theory
Stuck in traffic and now he will be 5 min late. Honk horn and yells. Which applied to situation
false
T/F Catharsis is used to "blow off steam"
pluralistic ignorance
The tendency to assume nothing is wrong because no one else looks concerned.
social learning theory
Theory "aggressive behavior is learned by the simple process of watching and imitating the behaviors of others
when the person apologizes
When does frustration not lead to aggression?
seretonin
Which chemical substance in brain inhibits aggression?
diffusion of responsibility
Which explananing for the bystander effect best explains why no one called the police?
bonobos
Which monkeys have sex instead of fight
Violent pornography with a good ending
Which type of pornography is the only one that leads to greater risk of aggression toward women?
man from Louisiana
Who is most likely to act aggressively toward someone who insults them?
People feel if people can they can, they imitate characters, and become disentitized
Why does media violence affect viewer's aggression
social exchange
evolutionary psychology explains prosocial behavior in ways except:
more helpful
listening to song lyrics with prosocial lyrics make people ____ _____
feel empathy, but don't help because nothing in it for you
what is NOT true about the empathy-altruism hypothesis
having an altruistic personality is a strong predictor of helping behavior
what is false about prosocial behavior
how often people move from place to place influences how helpful they are
what is true about prosocial behavior
injunctive
what kind of norm describes what you should do?
descriptive
what kind of norm is the perception of how people actually behave?
pluralistic ignorance
which Explanation for bystander effect explains why no one went for help when three people saw smoke pour in
it depends
who is most likely to help?
