PSYC 2319 MAJOR EXAM 3

#1. Paul is a very tolerant White male. When he meets Bill, an African-American, Paul assumes that Bill will view him as an arrogant spoiled White man. Paul's belief is an example of a(n)

#2. People who are overweight

#3. Kevin has just met Fred, a White American teenage boy. Kevin assumes that Fred would not be a good basketball player because "white men can't jump." This is an example of

#4. Elena's boss told her that she is being let go due to company downsizing. Later that day when she gets home, she is critical of her girlfriend's choice of restaurant for dinner. What term best describes Elena's behavior?

#5. Which of the following is TRUE?

#6. According to survey research conducted in the U.S., racial prejudice toward African Americans

#7. Your co-worker tells you that she has both a pet snake and a pet dog at home. You are most likely to describe her to new office employees as a

#8. Most Americans agree that

#9. Elvis is a gay man. He believes that every time he speaks people interpret his opinions in terms of his homosexuality and expects to be the victim of prejudice of discrimination. Which of the following best describes Elvis?

#10. Stereotype threat explains why

#11. According to Myers, many disadvantaged youths find pride and identity in gang affiliations, which is their way of

#12. Attitudes contain all of the following EXCEPT

#13. The redirection of aggression to a target other than the source of the frustration is referred to as

#14. The study of neural influences on aggression has indicated that

#15. Evolutionary theories for aggression explain all of the following EXCEPT why

#16. It was raining out and Jessie's car had a flat tire. After she managed to fix it, she arrived home late only to find someone had parked in her assigned parking spot. When she entered her apartment, she kicked her pet cat, who was waiting at the door. Jessie's behavior is perhaps most easily explained in terms of

#17. Of the following, which is the best example of instrumental aggression?

#18. Kubey and Csikszentmihaly (2002) reported that compared to active recreation, television watching

#19. Which one of the following does NOT predict increased aggression?

#20. The near consensus among social psychologists is that

#21. Which of the following is false?

#22. Which of the following is NOT one of the five consistent effects that Anderson (2003) found to be associated with video games?

#23. Jason instigates more and more fights with younger children on the school playground because it gains him the attention and respect of his friends. This most clearly suggests that his aggression is

#24. What can we conclude about the relationship between heat and aggression?

#25. Given the review of research on heat and aggression in the text, you can conclude that the relationship between these two variables is

#26. Studies on computer composites of faces show that

#27. In a study of whether or not mimicry increases rapport, van Baaren and his colleagues (2003) found that restaurant servers earned higher tips if they

#28. Any truth that may be associated with the what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype is likely the result of

#29. Physically attractive people tend to be all of the following EXCEPT

#30. When benefits are proportional to contributions in a relationship,

#31. Self-disclosure involves

#32. Paula has just arrived as a new student on campus and does not know anyone. All else being equal, is she most likely to become friends with Joni who lives next door, with Kristy who lives two doors down, with Beth who lives three doors down, or with Heidi who lives in the room directly above hers?

#33. In an experiment by Zajonc and his colleagues, participants were exposed to brief novel passages of music while they focused their attention on other tasks. Results indicated that mere exposure led to liking

#34. Functional distance refers to

#35. In comparison to women, men fall in love more _______ and out of love more _______.

#36. At a party, Ellie meets Rob and Blake. The three get involved in a philosophical discussion that lasts through the evening. By the end of the evening, Ellie has discovered that she and Blake see things eye-to-eye, whereas she and Rob see things differently. All else being equal, Ellie will probably like

#37. Research on proximity and social attraction generally supports the view that

#38. Evolutionary psychology contends that the essence of life is

#39. Research on the relationship between personality traits and helping behavior revealed that

#40. In which of the following countries is the norm of social responsibility supported most strongly?

#41. Batson and his colleagues (1981) had university women watch another woman suffer a series of painful shocks. Some participants were led to feel empathy for her and were then asked if they would trade places, taking her remaining shocks. The results indicated that

#42. In the experimental studies of bystander non-intervention, researchers have

#43. Around the world, compared to non-religious people, all of the following are true of highly religious people except

#44. Who of the following is most likely to respond favorably to an unexpected request for a charitable donation to a local hospital?

#45. A major weakness of the reward theory is that it

#46. There are many ways to increase helping behaviors in people. Which is NOT one of the ways identified in the chapter?

#47. Regarding people who are within one's circle of moral concern is called

#48. From an evolutionary perspective, it would be most difficult to explain why

#49. According to Latané and Darley (1968) what must happen first for you to offer assistance in an emergency?

#50. According to the text, the social responsibility norm gets selectively applied according to which one of the following principles?