Question 1

1. Jake finds guns attractive and desirable, while Arthur feels that guns are threatening and destructive. Their differing feelings toward guns represent the ___________ component of their attitudes regarding guns and gun control.

a.Belief.

b.Status.

c.Emotional.

d.Action.

 

Question 2

2. Tom put in less effort on his team assignments than he did on his individual assignments. He left it to his stronger team members to do the majority of the work. Tom was engaging in:

a.Public distance.

b.Social distance.

c.Conformity.

d.Social loafing.

 

Question 3

3. Concerning aggression, social learning theory posits that aggression:

a.Originates as an instinct.

b.Is learned by observing it in others.

c.Is used in retaliation.

d.Only occurs out of frustration.

 

Question 4

4. Many talk shows and reality shows use ________________, in which the people on the shows reveal very personal details of their lives in order to hold the audience’s attention.

a.Mutual absorption.

b.Reciprocity.

c. Overdisclosure.

d.Liking.

Question 5

5. Which of the following tends to increase suspicion and reduce attraction?

a. Overdisclosure.

b.Proximity.

c.Competence.

d.Self-disclosure.

 

Question 6

6. _____________ gives acceptance, recognition, and equal status across ethnic and cultural groups.

a.Mutual interdependence.

b.Multiculturalism.

c.Just-world beliefs.

d.Ethnocentrism.

  

Question 7

7. In cults, followers trade off ______________ in order to gain ______________.

a.Security, independence.

b.Security, group think.

c.Independence, critical thinking.

d.Independence and critical thinking, security.

  

Question 8

8. There is a tendency for a person in an emergency to receive less help when there is a crowd than when there are only a few people nearby, because potential helpers assume others are or will be helping. This tendency is known as:

a.Empathy-helping relationship.

b.Diffusion of responsibility.

c.Empathic arousal.

d.Frustration aggression.

 

Question 9

9. Peta and Andrew have dated a short while and have plenty of attraction and passion in their relationship, but they really don’t know each other well on a personal level. Lately, Peta has noticed some things about Andrew she doesn’t feel she can tolerate, and she doubts their relationship will withstand the test of time. Sternberg might classify their relationship as:

a.Liking.

b.Empty love.

c.Companionate love.

d.Infatuation.

 

Question 10

10. Because humans are social beings, we seek to share friendship, love, support, and approval. These needs can be summarized as the:

a.Need for familiarity.

b.Need for homogamy.

c.Need to affiliate.

d.Need for interpersonal attraction.