Question 1

Unjustifiable and negative behavior toward a group and its members is called

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A)   deindividuation.
B)   groupthink.
C)   discrimination.
D)   group polarization.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Animals that have successfully fought to get food or mates become increasingly ferocious. This best illustrates that aggression is influenced by

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A)   superordinate goals.
B)   scapegoating.
C)   frustration.
D)   reinforcement.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Compared with their nonplaying counterparts, young adolescents who play a lot of violent video games have been found to

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A)   experience fewer angry feelings.
B)   see the real world as less dangerous.
C)   get into more arguments and fights.
D)   earn better grades in school.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Although President Obama is of mixed race, White Americans typically perceive and label him as Black. Researchers believe this happens because White observers ________ the distinctive physical features of the less-familiar Black minority.

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A)   selectively attend to
B)   have negative attitudes regarding
C)   form mirror-image perceptions of
D)   make situational attributions regardingE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 5

In one experiment, White respondents typically took longer to identify words such as peace and paradise as "good" when the words were associated with Black-sounding names rather than White-sounding names. This best illustrated

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A)   the mere exposure effect.
B)   the other-race effect.
C)   mirror-image perceptions.
D)   implicit prejudice.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The set of people perceived as different from "us" is called a(n)

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A)   group polarization.
B)   scapegoat.
C)   other-race effect.
D)   outgroup.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following is true about aggression?

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A)   It varies too much to be instinctive in humans.
B)   It is just one instinct among many.
C)   It is instinctive but shaped by learning.
D)   It is the most important human instinct.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

The tendency to categorize people on the basis of their gender is most likely to lead Jack to believe that

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A)   women all have pretty much the same attitudes about sex.
B)   women seem to be unpredictable, because no two are alike.
C)   most men tend to be logical and emotionally controlled.
D)   in contrast to women, men have very similar tastes in dress and fashion.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Studies of implicit prejudice indicate that prejudice is often

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A)   triggered by deindividuation.
B)   a response to frustration.
C)   unconscious.
D)   unlearned.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Research studies have shown that frequent exposure to sexually explicit films

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A)   makes a woman's friendliness seem more sexual.
B)   diminishes the attitude that rape is a serious crime.
C)   may lead individuals to devalue their partners.
D)   may produce all of these effects.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

The belief that those who suffer deserve their fate is expressed in the

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A)   just-world phenomenon.
B)   phenomenon of ingroup bias.
C)   scapegoat theory.
D)   frustration-aggression principle.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Creating groups based on the outcome of a coin toss leads people to favor their own new group when dividing any rewards. This best illustrates

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A)   the mere exposure effect.
B)   the fundamental attribution error.
C)   deindividuation.
D)   ingroup bias.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Violent criminals often have diminished activity in the ________ of the brain, which play(s)  an important role in ________.

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A)   occipital lobes; aggression
B)   hypothalamus; hostility
C)   frontal lobes; controlling impulses
D)   temporal lobes; patienceE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

At a conscious level, Aaron doesn't think he's prejudiced. Yet he automatically feels uncomfortable in situations where he has to interact with people of different races from his own. Aaron's experience best illustrates the distinction between

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A)   equity and self-disclosure.
B)   situational and dispositional attributions.
C)   explicit and implicit attitudes.
D)   normative and informational social influence.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

When a mild-mannered woman had an electrode implanted in her amygdala, she

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A)   developed more aggressive tendencies.
B)   acted just as she had before the implantation.
C)   became even milder, unable even to say "no" to anyone's request for help.
D)   lost her ability to remember events that had recently occurred.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

A store owner charges Black customers more than Hispanic customers for the very same merchandise. The owner is most clearly engaging in

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A)   deindividuation.
B)   stereotyping.
C)   group polarization.
D)   discrimination.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Shortly after Alex learned that he had failed to make the high school football team, he vandalized the team's locker room and broke several classroom windows. His behavior is best explained in terms of

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A)   group polarization.
B)   the mere exposure effect.
C)   social loafing.
D)   the frustration-aggression principle.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Experimental participants randomly assigned to play a video game involving bloody murders and groaning victims became ________ hostile and ________ likely to blast intense noise at a fellow student.

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A)   more; less
B)   less; less
C)   less; more
D)   more; moreE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Culturally modeled guides for how to act in various situations are called

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A)   social scripts.
B)   situational attributions.
C)   superordinate goals.
D)   mirror-image perceptions.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Prejudice is best defined as

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A)   the tendency to favor members of one's own group.
B)   an unjustifiable attitude toward a group and its members.
C)   a perceived incompatibility of actions or goals.
D)   the belief that victims of misfortune deserve their fate.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 45: Antisocial Relations

Research studies have shown that frequent exposure to sexually explicit films

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Unjustifiable and negative behavior toward a group and its members is called

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Violent criminals often have diminished activity in the ________ of the brain, which play(s) an important role in ________.

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Animals that have successfully fought to get food or mates become increasingly ferocious. This best illustrates that aggression is influenced by

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When a mild-mannered woman had an electrode implanted in her amygdala, she

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At a conscious level, Aaron doesn't think he's prejudiced. Yet he automatically feels uncomfortable in situations where he has to interact with people of different races from his own. Aaron's experience best illustrates the distinction between

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Culturally modeled guides for how to act in various situations are called

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The tendency to categorize people on the basis of their gender is most likely to lead Jack to believe that

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Prejudice is best defined as

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Which of the following is true about aggression?

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The belief that those who suffer deserve their fate is expressed in the

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The set of people perceived as different from "us" is called a(n)

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A store owner charges Black customers more than Hispanic customers for the very same merchandise. The owner is most clearly engaging in

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Compared with their nonplaying counterparts, young adolescents who play a lot of violent video games have been found to

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In one experiment, White respondents typically took longer to identify words such as peace and paradise as "good" when the words were associated with Black-sounding names rather than White-sounding names. This best illustrated

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Experimental participants randomly assigned to play a video game involving bloody murders and groaning victims became ________ hostile and ________ likely to blast intense noise at a fellow student.

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Studies of implicit prejudice indicate that prejudice is often

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Creating groups based on the outcome of a coin toss leads people to favor their own new group when dividing any rewards. This best illustrates

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Shortly after Alex learned that he had failed to make the high school football team, he vandalized the team's locker room and broke several classroom windows. His behavior is best explained in terms of

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Although President Obama is of mixed race, White Americans typically perceive and label him as Black. Researchers believe this happens because White observers ________ the distinctive physical features of the less-familiar Black minority.

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