Psych 301 Fall 03 Exam 2 Practice Questions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Which of the following is a task from our evolutionary history that is better performed in groups a hunting b caring for offspring c looking out for enemies d all of the above In Schachter s studies he found that which two constructs have a bidirectional relationship a anxiety and attractiveness b anxiety and depression c depression and attractiveness d anxiety and social interaction In social dilemmas what two things are in conflict a right and wrong b telling a lie and telling the truth c social responses and cognitive responses d selfish actions and cooperative actions Dante s Inferno stigmatization and historical acts against traitors all suggest that humans have a a deep need to punish others b a strong need to belong regardless of the consequences c a self enhancement motive d contempt for those who violate ingroup reciprocity norms You are known among your friends for strong body language that lets everyone know what you are thinking and feeling before they even ask In what type of behavior do you engage a nonverbal b verbal c nonconscious d implicit Which group is the best at detecting when people are lying a police officers b judges c Secret Service agents d mothers If you engage in too much you are likely to be seen as arrogant or egotistical a smiling b ingratiation c self promotion d exemplification One s ability to be flexible in social situations as compared to one s unwillingness to alter oneself for other people involves different levels of a social influence b self presentation c self monitoring 9 d exemplification On an easy task the presence of another person will make you but on a difficult task another person will make you a perform better perform worse b feel anxious feel depressed c slow down speed up d lose face gain face 10 Deindividuation refers to conditions under which people are a unconcerned how others are viewing them b not attending to their own personal standards c unaware of others behaviors d inflexible in their social behaviors 11 The effect was soon altered to take into account the idea that groups tend to become more extreme with time a concept known as a risky shift groupthink b risky shift group polarization c stigmatization groupthink d deindividuation group polarization 12 Which of the following is not a factor found to affect conformity to social norms a all of the below b group size c the presence of a dissenter d lack of unanimity 13 Which of the following is the idea that once you commit to a smaller action you are more likely to agree to a larger request a low balling b foot in the door c door in the face d foot in the face 14 What paradigm task was used in Milgram s obedience experiments where subjects believed they were shocking another subject a Wason selection task b teacher learner task c co competitor task d social dilemma task 15 Frontal lobe damage may be implicated in aggression because it a leads to a loss of caring about others welfare b leads to a loss of self control c renders one unable to engage in high level thinking d blocks emotional responses 16 According to the neoassociationistic model what is the primary cause of aggression a frustration b negative affect c low self esteem d low serotonin 17 A culture of honor is a system of belief that a stigmatizes deceit b primes men to become aggressive when frustrated c primes men to exhibit prosocial behavior d primes men to become aggressive when their reputation is at stake 18 Which of the following explains why animals may help nonrelatives a inclusive fitness b exclusive fitness c reciprocal helping d bystander intervention effect 19 According to Latan and Darley s bystander intervention effect a people help those who are urgently in need b people are less likely to help if they are one in a crowd of onlookers c the more people witness a crime the more likely someone is to help d we are more likely to help relatives than nonrelatives 20 Which of the following is true about mothers treatment of attractive and unattractive babies a Unattractive babies get more attention b Mothers play with attractive babies more c Unattractive babies are often scolded d Attractive and unattractive babies are treated similarly by their mothers 21 A personality trait is a an enduring disposition b a temporary state c specific behavior that the person consistently performs d a newly developed response 22 Which of the following is the order of the sexual instinct stages of psychodynamic theory from earliest to latest a oral phallic anal b oral anal phallic c anal oral phallic d anal phallic oral 23 What theory is not associated with humanistic theories of personality a unconditional positive regard b positive psychology movement c self actualization and Maslow s motivational hierarchy d pleasure principle 24 The statistical procedure of was first developed to determine the basic structure of personality a correlational analysis b regressional modeling c factor analysis d computational analysis 25 How much support has the Big Five approach received a little because it does not adhere well to empirical study b little because there are vastly different findings in men and women c moderate but there appear to be cultural differences d strong support across many cultures 26 How is the study of personality different from the study of behavior or biological processes a One cannot use objective means to study personality b The study of personality does not lend itself to explanation only description c Personality cannot be directly observed d Personality is a false construct that has no place in science 27 The TAT test is similar to a the California Q sort test b inkblot tests c the NEO Personality Inventory d none of the above 28 Which of the following is related to a higher degree of consistency in behavior a high self monitoring b low self monitoring c extraversion d neuroticism 29 Which of the following statements best describes current thinking on the interaction between a person and a situation a Most of the influence is from the environment to the person b Most of the influence is from the person to the environment c Their relationship is reciprocal d There is not a strong relationship between the two 30 Which of the following was the method used in the first studies on the genetic basis of personality a case studies b twin studies c human genome studies d self report studies 31 What happens to the personalities of identical twins
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