Social Phsycology

SOCIAL psychology FINAL EXAMINATION (CH 12, 13, & 14) SPRING 2011 MULTIPLE CHOICE 3 points each 1. An act performed voluntarily to help someone else when there is no expectation of receiving a revenge is known as a. nurturance b. altruism c. pro-social expression d. modeling 2. True altruism is defined by a. the circumstances ring the look b. the mortals intentions c. the person himself or herself d. culture 3. Pro-social behavior is defined as a. any act that helps others, even if it is done to make yourself look wide-cut b. a voluntary act to help others with no thought of reward . helping that serves to perpetuate ones genes d. none of the above 4. Ethan volunteers to help with the local particular(prenominal) Olympics in order to build up his resume for communication channel hunting.His behavior would best be described as a. prosocial behavior b. altruism c. reactance d. reciprocativeity 5. Researchers baffle found that we are to the highest degree likely to be ac commodative to a. anyone who asks b. strangers c. friends d. all(prenominal) of the above 6. Which of the following is non one of the theoretical perspectives on helping described in the text edition? a. evolutionary psychology b. a learning approach c. a decision-making perspective . social impact system 7. Evolutionary psychologists have discover that a. prosocial behavior is rare among non-human animals b. prosocial behavior is parking lot land among primates, but not in other animal species c. prosocial behavior is observed among animals only when a mother is protecting her young d. prosocial behavior is common among non-human animals8. Evolutionary theorists believe that altruism among animals and humans persists because a. helping provides the coadjutor with excited rewards b. helping increases survival value c. helping is rarely risky to the helper d. elping makes an individual appealing to potential cozy partners 9. The notion that any genetically determined trait that has a high survival value go forth tend to be passed on to the next generation is a foot of a. evolutionary psychology b. genetic determinism c. learning theory d. the nature/ upgrade debate 10. Sociobiologist Robert Trivers has argued that only ________ is biologically based. a. prosocial behavior b. reactive altruism c. reciprocal altruism d. maternal altruism 11. Laws that require bystanders to an emergency to help a potential victim are based on a a. average of reciprocity . norm of social justice c. norm of social indebtedness d. diffusion of responsibility 12. Which country has the highest murder rate?a. Finland b. Great Britain c. Canada d. the unify States 13. According to materials presented in your text, _____ percent of violent crimes are committed by strangers. a. 0. 6 b. 44 c. 56 d. 90 14. In explaining the origins of aggressiveness, Freud focused on the concept of a. childhood learning b. pathological behavior c. instinct d. egoism 15. The definition of aggr ession as any behavior that hurts others would be the preferent definition of a. ognitive dissonance theorists b. exchange theorists c. social impact theorists d. learning theorists 16. superstar problem with a behaviorist definition of aggression is that does not repulse into account a. displacement b. learning history c. intentionsd. sanctioned aggression 17. An motiveless criminal act that hurts others would be considered __________ aggression. a. prosocial b. sanctioned c. aggressive d. retaliation 18. You turn back a tv set news report featuring a policeman foiling a bank holdup by killing two of the robbers. This is a case of a. reactance b. sanctioned aggression . prosocial aggression d. foiling-aggression 19. You see a television news report featuring a shopkeeper who shot and killed a disguise gunman who was trying to rob his store. This is a case of a. covert aggression b. prosocial aggression c. social exchange d. sanctioned aggression 20. One of the most common sources of ________ is an attack or intrusion by another(prenominal) person. a. frustration b. anger c. low self-esteem d. reactance 21. The interference with or obstruct of the advance of a goal is known as a. frustration b. normative blocking c. reactance d. anger 22.A child who sees an adult on television hitting another person and then hits his little brother is engaging in a. disinhibition b. dehumanization c. imitation d. aggression anxiety 23. The realization that wellness is a psychological as well as a physical issue has prone rise to the field of a. epidemiology b. oncology c. psychological anthropology d. wellness psychology 24. The study of health psychology focuses on a. preventing and treating illnesses b. promoting and maintaining health c. improving the healthcare system d. all of the above 25. The _____ model says health is social, biological, and psychological. . psychosocial b. sociological c. sociobiological d. biopsychosocial 26. Annual crab louse deaths in the United States could be reduced by _____ percent if everyone stop smoking. a. 5-10 b. 25-30 C. 55-60 d. 85-90 27. Your text describes disorders such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes as a. preventable b. plaguey c. political d. ecological 28. Deaths due to vehicular accidents could be reduced by _____ percent if drunk driving were eliminated. a. 5 b. 20 c. 50 d. 85 29. Which of the following is described by your text as preventable? a. diabetes b. core group disease c. Cancer d. All of the above 30.Which of the following is classified by your text as a health behavior? a. being no more than ten percent overweight b. not eating surrounded by meals c. eating breakfast each day d. all of the above 31. The author many people do not engage in health behaviors is a. they do not know the behaviors most associated with better health b. they have biological predispositions that encourage unhealthy behavior c. the consequences of health behaviors often do not appear for many yea rs d. all of the above32. Which of the following is NOT a basic health belief, as identified in your text? a. general health values b. sychological reactance c. self-efficacy d. personal vulnerability T/F (1point each) 33. It is very rare for people to offer help to strangers. F 34. Freud is the person most associated with evolutionary approaches to helping. F 35. An uneven distribution of economic resources in a country is associated with higher murder rates. T 36. Most scientists discipline that aggression is learned it does not come from inherited tendencies. F 37. health beliefs have not done a very good job of predicting most health behaviors. F 38. Adolescents who engage in risky sexual behaviors are unlikely to use condoms consistently. T