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Aleksis has recently begun to bully and hurt his younger brother.If this behavior continues,it is likely that Aleksis will


A) experience a substantial loss of self-esteem.
B) develop an increasing dislike for his brother.
C) experience a sense of cognitive dissonance.
D) develop a great sense of admiration and respect for his brother.

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When Armen first heard the hit song "Lose Yourself," he wasn't at all sure he liked it.The more often he heard it played,however,the more he enjoyed it.Armen's reaction illustrates


A) the bystander effect.
B) the reciprocity norm.
C) mirror-image perceptions.
D) the mere exposure effect.

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A win-win orientation is one that seeks ________ conflict.


A) mutually beneficial resolutions of a
B) mirror-image perceptions of
C) altruistic resolutions of a
D) superordinate goals to overcome a

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A sense of social identity is most likely to promote


A) scapegoating.
B) ingroup bias.
C) hindsight.
D) aggression.

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Poverty and unemployment are likely to be explained in terms of personal dispositions by ________ and in terms of situational influences by ________.


A) the poor;the rich
B) women;men
C) social psychologists;evolutionary psychologists
D) political conservatives;political liberals

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Job applicants are interviewed by either friendly or unfriendly employers who sit either very close to or at a normal distance from the applicants.Research suggests that applicants will like best the friendly employers who sit at a ________ distance and will like least the unfriendly employers who sit at a ________ distance.


A) very close;normal
B) very close;very close
C) normal;normal
D) normal;very close

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Unconsciously mimicking those around us is known as


A) group polarization.
B) the chameleon effect.
C) social facilitation.
D) social loafing.

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Research on the biology of aggression has clearly demonstrated that


A) human aggression is an unlearned instinct.
B) there is no physiological basis for aggression in humans.
C) animals can be bred for aggressiveness.
D) neural influences contribute to aggressive behavior by men but not by women.

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Only when experimental participants were informed that a woman was raped did they perceive the woman's behavior as inviting rape.This best illustrates that victim blaming is fueled by


A) the other-gender effect.
B) scapegoating.
C) hindsight bias.
D) unconscious patronization.

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After the participants in the Milgram obedience studies were informed of the deception and the real intent of the study,virtually none of them regretted taking part in the study.The lack of regret was most likely because of their reduced


A) groupthink.
B) cognitive dissonance.
C) mood linkage.
D) deindividuation.

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In atrocious situations such as Zimbardo's simulated prison,some people succumb to the situation and others do not.This best illustrates


A) central route persuasion.
B) peripheral route persuasion.
C) attribution theory.
D) the interactive influence of persons and situations.

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


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.

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Two friends quarreled over possession of a single orange without realizing that one of them simply wanted orange juice and the other simply wanted the orange peel to make a cake.This classic episode best illustrates that people sometimes fail to recognize


A) the mere exposure effect.
B) win-win solutions.
C) self-disclosure.
D) equity.

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Katya donated money to a religious charity in order to boost her own feelings of self-esteem.Jennifer failed to contribute to the same charity because she was fearful of running out of money.Differences in their behavior are best explained in terms of


A) the reciprocity norm.
B) social exchange theory.
C) self-fulfilling prophecy.
D) the social-responsibility norm.

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Refusing to hire qualified job applicants because of the color of their skin is to engage in


A) stereotyping.
B) blaming the victim.
C) discrimination.
D) social scripts.

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An observer is likely to express greater liking for a same-sex stranger if that person's image has some distinctive features of the observer's own face.This best illustrates the impact of


A) the mere exposure effect.
B) mirror-image perceptions.
C) a self-fulfilling prophecy.
D) self-disclosure.

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The affectionate attachment that keeps a relationship going after passionate feelings cool is known as


A) altruism.
B) self-disclosure.
C) companionate love.
D) the mere exposure effect.

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Malik wants to put up a fence between his yard and his neighbor's.But,the two disagree about the boundary separating their two yards.This disagreement illustrates


A) a conflict.
B) the reciprocity norm.
C) social responsibility.
D) equity.

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The impact of the foot-in-the-door phenomenon is most clearly illustrated by


A) the increased number of suicides shortly after Marilyn Monroe's highly publicized death.
B) President John F.Kennedy's ill-fated decision to invade Cuba.
C) the tragic murder of Kitty Genovese just outside her New York apartment.
D) the destructive obedience of participants in the Milgram experiments.

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Although the leaders of two enemy nations admit to a buildup of their own military forces,each sees the other country's actions as unreasonable and motivated by evil intentions.This situation best illustrates


A) a social trap.
B) the mere exposure effect.
C) the reciprocity norm.
D) mirror-image perceptions.

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