Question 1

Describe the characteristics of the authoritarian personality,explain how childrearing can lead to the development of this personality and how this personality can be measured,and discuss Rokeach's use of the term dogmatism.

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Question 2

Discuss four ways in which media violence negatively affects children,and describe five of the seven ways in which parents can reduce the impact of television on their children.

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Question 3

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

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Question 4

Discuss six of the eight ways that a person can become more open and tolerant of others.

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Question 5

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 6

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 7

Discuss the "red and blue" shorthand that is being used to depict the attitudes of people in the United States,how this shorthand originated,how it has led to an increase in between-group prejudice,and what changes could be made in this "shorthand" to create a more accurate representation.

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Question 8

Discuss the ethological view of aggression and why it is questioned; give examples of biological factors that can influence one's aggressiveness,and explain why these biological factors cannot be considered a direct cause of aggression; and describe how frustration,aversive stimuli,and aggression cues encourage human aggressiveness.

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Quiz 17: C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior