Practice Exam Questions for Final Exam

Patricia Devine suggests that even for the low-prejudice person, overcoming prejudice is like learning to (9)
a. break a bad habit.
b. play a musical instrument.
c. write a novel.
d. walk a tightrope.

Stereotypes are especially likely to bias our judgments when the stereotype is _____ and the information about the person is _____. (9)
a. strong; unambiguous
b. weak; unambiguous
c. strong; ambiguous
d. weak; ambiguous

Cold, calculated mob murders should be classified as (10)
a. genetically based.
b. hostile aggression.
c. instrumental aggression.
d. silent aggression.

In an experiment by William Griffitt, students who answered questionnaires while they were _____ reported feeling more tired and aggressive and expressed more hostility toward a stranger than did participants in a control group. (10)
a. distracted by a loud noise
b. in an uncomfortably hot room
c. being closely observed
d. eating popcorn and peanuts

Which of the following traits is not assumed of physically attractive people? (11)
a. intelligence
b. happiness
c. sexual warmth
d. honesty

The affection we feel for those with whom our lives are deeply intertwined is called (11)
a. storage.
b. companiate love.
c. secure attachment.
d. committed friendship.

Despite ongoing theoretical and empirical debate, research may never show that empathy-based helping is a source of genuine altruism because (12)
a. neither empathy nor altruism can be adequately defined.
b. no experiment rules out all possible egoistic explanations for helpfulness.
c. personal survival overrides all other human motives.
d. psychological egoism has been convincingly demonstrated in all other forms of social behavior.

Compared to low self-minotoring people, high self-monitoring people are especially helpful if they think that (12)
a. no one is watching.
b. helping will be effective.
c. helpfulness will be socially rewarded.
d. no one else is likely to help.

Which of the following is true of conflict? (13)
a. Without conflict, people seldom face and resolve their problems.
b. Conflict always involves a real incompatibility of goals.
c. Social psychologists have studied interpersonal but not international conflict.
d. Social psychologists have not been able to study conflict in a laboratory setting.

One aspect of mirror-image perception is that one side tends to (13)
a. see itself reflected in the way others see it.
b. see the situation as the reflection of an evil situation.
c. exaggerate the other's position.
d. not use moralistic reasoning for its position.

Discrimination is negative behavior. Therefore, people who discriminate (L)
a. hold negative attitudes towards the group being discriminated against.
b. are negative people.
c. can sometimes discriminate because of institutional rules.
d. stereotype the group being discriminated against.

In the MTV video about violence, Dr. Mio made an effort to point out that a particular sign of violence potential was (L)
a. childhood abuse or neglect.
b. the accessibility to or fascination with weapons.
c. increase in risk-taking behaviors.
d. withdrawal from friends and usual activities.

Essay Questions:

Discuss the distinctions among "stereotyping," "prejudice," "discrimination," and "racism." How is racism related to other "-isms" (e.g., sexism, heterosexism)?

Byrne proposed the notion that we like those who share more values with us, whereas Rosenbaum proposed a repulsion hypothesis. Explain what these two views of liking are. According to lecture, who is right and why?

 

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