Question 1

Max fails to recycle his glass, metal, and plastic garbage because he thinks it's personally inconvenient and likely to have minimal impact on the city's already overflowing landfills. His reaction best illustrates the dynamics of

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A)   the mere exposure effect.
B)   the fundamental attribution error.
C)   a social trap.
D)   social facilitation.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Svetlana, a 20-year-old undergraduate, is beautiful. Research suggests that she is likely to ________ than less attractive women.

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A)   be perceived as more socially skilled
B)   have a much higher level of self-esteem
C)   be perceived as less intelligent
D)   date less frequentlyE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

The mere exposure effect demonstrates that

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A)   familiarity breeds contempt.
B)   opposites attract.
C)   birds of a feather flock together.
D)   familiarity breeds fondness.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

An increase in ________ has been followed by more positive attitudes between South African Whites and Blacks.

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A)   the other-race effect
B)   implicit prejudice
C)   deindividuation
D)   interracial contactE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

When Hutu militia began to slaughter the Tutsi in 1994, missionary Carl Wilkens risked his own life to save the lives of others. His actions best illustrated

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A)   social facilitation.
B)   the mere exposure effect.
C)   the reciprocity norm.
D)   altruism.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Darley and Latané observed that most university students failed to help a person having an epileptic seizure when they thought there were four other witnesses to the emergency. The students' failure to help is best explained in terms of

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A)   the ingroup bias.
B)   a failure to interpret the incident as an emergency.
C)   indifference and apathy.
D)   a diffusion of responsibility.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Increasing the number of people who are present during an emergency tends to

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A)   increase the likelihood that people will cooperate in rendering assistance.
B)   decrease the empathy that people feel for the victim.
C)   increase the role that social norms governing helping will play.
D)   decrease the likelihood that anyone will help.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

A social trap is a situation in which

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A)   people lose self-awareness in group situations that foster anonymity.
B)   there are insufficient resources to satisfy the needs of all group members.
C)   a lack of critical thinking results from a strong desire for group harmony.
D)   the pursuit of self-interest leads to collective harm.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Students judged an averaged, composite face as

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A)   less attractive than most individual faces because the averaged face was less symmetrical.
B)   more attractive than most individual faces because the averaged face was more symmetrical.
C)   less attractive than most individual faces because the averaged face was more symmetrical.
D)   more attractive than most individual faces because the averaged face was less symmetrical.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Researchers in one experiment gave people cash and instructions either to spend it on themselves or to spend it on others. Those assigned to spend it on others subsequently experienced the greatest

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A)   cognitive dissonance.
B)   deindividuation.
C)   social loafing.
D)   happiness.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Research studies indicate that in an emergency situation, the presence of others often

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A)   prevents people from even noticing the situation.
B)   prevents people from interpreting an unusual event as an emergency.
C)   prevents people from assuming responsibility for assisting.
D)   leads to all of these behaviors.E) None of the above
F) All of the above D

Question 12

Four equally attractive women silently attended a 200-student class for zero, 5, 10, or 15 class sessions. When shown slides of each woman, students in the class rated the women who had attended ________ class sessions as the most attractive.

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A)   zero
B)   5
C)   10
D)   15E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Ellie is unusually attractive and intelligent, and she works hard to please her husband. He displays little affection for her, however, and spends most of the family's resources on his own interests. Ellie's relationship with her husband is best characterized as

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A)   deindividuated.
B)   companionate.
C)   inequitable.
D)   implicit.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Research indicates that we often form more positive impressions of beautiful people than of those who are physically unattractive. Explain how advertisements, movies, and children's fairy tales might encourage this tendency. Use your knowledge of the factors that facilitate interpersonal attraction to suggest how people could be influenced to feel more positively about those who are physically unattractive.

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Question 15

The two-factor theory of emotion has been used to explain

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A)   passionate love.
B)   social facilitation.
C)   the mere exposure effect.
D)   the just-world phenomenon.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

People's physical attractiveness is unrelated to their

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A)   feelings of popularity.
B)   level of earned income.
C)   frequency of dating.
D)   happiness.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Three keys to an enduring companionate love include

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A)   the reciprocity norm, bystander intervention, and the just-world phenomenon.
B)   groupthink, deindividuation, and social facilitation.
C)   equity, self-disclosure, and positive support.
D)   superordinate goals, mirror-image perceptions, and GRIT.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

On average, Internet-formed friendships and romantic relationships are ________ likely than relationships formed in person to last beyond two years. When conversing online with someone for 20 minutes, participants in one study felt ________ liking for that person than they did for someone they talked with face to face.

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

Question 19

Casandra, who is attractive and likable, has just telephoned Mike and asked him for a date. According to the two-factor theory of emotion, Mike is likely to experience the most intense romantic feelings for Casandra during their phone conversation if he has just

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A)   awakened from a short nap.
B)   finished eating a delicious meal.
C)   completed a series of aerobic exercises.
D)   been studying his history lecture notes.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C) C

Question 20

Mr. Hughes heard what sounded like cries for help from a swimmer located 30 yards from the ocean shoreline. He continued walking along the beach, however, because he figured that one of the many swimmers in the vicinity would provide help if it was needed. His reaction best illustrates the dynamics involved in

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A)   the fundamental attribution error.
B)   group polarization.
C)   the bystander effect.
D)   the mere exposure effect.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Max fails to recycle his glass, metal, and plastic garbage because he thinks it's personally inconvenient and likely to have minimal impact on the city's already overflowing landfills. His reaction best illustrates the dynamics of

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Svetlana, a 20-year-old undergraduate, is beautiful. Research suggests that she is likely to ________ than less attractive women.

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The mere exposure effect demonstrates that

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An increase in ________ has been followed by more positive attitudes between South African Whites and Blacks.

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When Hutu militia began to slaughter the Tutsi in 1994, missionary Carl Wilkens risked his own life to save the lives of others. His actions best illustrated

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Darley and Latané observed that most university students failed to help a person having an epileptic seizure when they thought there were four other witnesses to the emergency. The students' failure to help is best explained in terms of

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Increasing the number of people who are present during an emergency tends to

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A social trap is a situation in which

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Students judged an averaged, composite face as

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Researchers in one experiment gave people cash and instructions either to spend it on themselves or to spend it on others. Those assigned to spend it on others subsequently experienced the greatest

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