Question 1

Some psychologists believe that our first attachments influence our adult relationships with friends and lovers. Describe the characteristics of the three adult attachment styles that might result.

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Question 2

After Hurricanes Harvey and Irma devastated much of Texas and Florida, people from all "walks of life" cooperated to help the victims, which demonstrates the power of __________ goals.

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Question 3

Describe the differing patterns of mate selection for men and women, according to evolutionary psychologists; explain why they believe these differing patterns evolved; and provide a critique of these findings.

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Question 4

Discuss the form of aggression known as bullying, including the different types of bullying, the age periods and settings in which it occurs, gender differences in bullying, and the effects of this form of aggression on the bullies and the victims.

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Question 5

A form of faulty thinking that involves the belief that people generally get what they deserve is known as a(n)__________ belief.

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Question 6

Explain the four decision points that people must pass through before giving help, and describe two factors that discourage people from providing help and four factors that would encourage people to provide help.

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Question 7

Although placing people in categories makes the social world more manageable, it almost always causes people in the category to appear more similar than they are, which is the reason one should beware of __________.

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Question 8

Describe the three basic components of Sternberg's triangular theory of love and the eight types of love that result from the various combinations of these three basic components.

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Question 9

For many people, becoming less prejudiced begins by accepting the value of the ability to genuinely appreciate those who differ from us culturally, which is called __________ to the other.

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Question 10

Describe three ways that prejudice can develop, including the two sources of prejudice identified by Allport.

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Question 11

Using the results of Schachter's "Dr. Zilstein experiment" and the follow-up experiment, explain why "misery seems to love miserable company."

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Question 12

Giving equal status, recognition, and acceptance to different ethnic and cultural groups is referred to as __________.

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Question 13

In order to "break the prejudice habit," it is important that we look for information that helps define a person as an individual, rather than as a member of a group or social category. This information is called __________ information.

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Question 14

Rivalry among groups, each of which regards itself as superior to others, is referred to as __________.

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Question 15

A person who believes that members of another ethnic group are hostile and unfriendly will probably treat people in that group in ways that will actually provoke the hostile and unfriendly responses that the person originally expected, which illustrates a(n)__________.

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Question 16

Explain how and why the following factors affect interpersonal attraction: 
(1)familiarity, including the effects of physical proximity; 
(2)similarity and the concept of homogamy; 
(3)physical attractiveness, including the halo effect; and 
(4)reciprocity.

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Question 17

Describe the social exchange theory as it relates to relationships; and explain how the decision to continue a relationship is also affected by one's personal comparison level.

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Question 18

A method of reducing prejudice in which a student receives only a small segment of the information needed to complete a project or prepare for a test and then must share with others in the group is known as the __________ classroom.

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Question 19

Describe five factors that would affect one's tendency to help in an emergency.

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Question 20

Discuss the following theories of aggression: 
(1)the instinctual view and why it is questioned; 
(2)the biological view, including biological factors that can influence one's aggressiveness, and why these factors cannot be considered a direct cause of aggression; 
(3)the frustration-aggression hypothesis; 
(4)the effects of aversive stimuli and aggressive cues, including the weapons effect; and 
(5)the social learning theory.

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(1)the...

Quiz 17: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior