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After their town was ravaged by a disastrous tornado,two rival community groups set aside their differences and worked together on repairing the damage.This cooperation best illustrates the importance of


A) mediation.
B) the GRIT strategy.
C) superordinate goals.
D) the jigsaw technique.

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The communitarian synthesis emphasizes


A) individualist values.
B) collectivist values.
C) both individualist and collectivist values.
D) neither individualist nor collectivist values.

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The outcome of creatively managed conflict is


A) satisfaction.
B) peace.
C) accord.
D) compliance.

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Equity exists when


A) rewards are distributed in proportion to individuals' contributions.
B) partners share equally in the rewards of collective effort.
C) rewards are distributed in relation to individuals' needs or deservingness.
D) group members decide among themselves how rewards should be distributeD.

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Which of the following is false?


A) It is better to think of your friends as individuals only;not part of a specific race.
B) We are more likely to befriend dissimilar people if their outgroup identity is initially minimized.
C) White students typically associate with other White students and Black students typically associated with other Black students.
D) People who form friendships with outgroup members typically have more positive attitudes toward that outgroup.

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When we think we are interested in knowing someone and think about approaching them,especially someone from outside our racial or social group,we assume our body language will show our interest.This is an example of all of the following EXCEPT


A) people often underestimate the transparency of their feelings.
B) the "illusion of transparency."
C) worry about rejection.
D) social misperceptions.

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Brian is on a reality game show.One week Paula is in his alliance but the next week she is his target for elimination.Brian's feelings toward Paula are best explained in terms of his


A) superordinate goals.
B) shifting perceptions.
C) mirror image perceptions.
D) simplistic thinking.

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Dovidio and his colleagues argue that cooperation has an especially positive impact when


A) it leads people to define a new group.
B) people are able to keep their ingroup identities intact.
C) people working on a task have relatively low self-esteem.
D) groups are relatively independent.

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The occurrence of conflict in any relationship


A) is usually a sign of lack of motivation.
B) can stimulate improved human relations.
C) is a necessary evil of human interaction.
D) necessarily signifies an incompatibility of goals.

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_______ occurs when a neutral third party attempts to facilitate communication and offer suggestions for how to resolve a conflict.


A) Bargaining
B) Amelioration
C) Mediation
D) Arbitration

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When teaching the American Revolution unit in his history class,Mr.Jones divides his class into groups with racially and academically diverse members.Each group member is then assigned to become the "expert" on one part of the lesson (e.g. ,the Boston Tea Party,George Washington,etc. ) .At the end of the week each expert would teach that section to the rest of the group.This is an example of


A) a jigsaw classroom.
B) a superordinate goal
C) a mirror image classroom.
D) a zero sum design.

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According to Staub and Bar-Tal (2003) all of the following are characteristics of a group in intractable conflict EXCEPT the group that


A) views its own goals as supremely important.
B) believes itself to be victimized.
C) takes pride in "us" and intensely devalues "them."
D) attributes similar characteristics to the other group.

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Define and provide an example of GRIT.

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Vivian and Pearl,who have been a couple for many years,are having a conflict they have been unable to resolve,so they make an appointment with a counselor.The counselor helps facilitate communication between Vivian and Pearl,and offers suggestions for dealing with future conflicts.What form of communication have they used to resolve their conflict?


A) bargaining
B) amelioration
C) mediation
D) arbitration

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What does your text refer to as the "golden rule" of social justice?


A) "Equity for strangers,equality for friends."
B) "An eye for an eye,a tooth for a tooth."
C) "Care most for those in greatest need."
D) "Whoever has the gold makes the rules."

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Ralph White reviewed ten wars from the last century and reported that each was marked by at least one misperception.Which of the following was NOT on this list?


A) underestimating the enemy's strength
B) overestimating the leaders' power
C) demonizing the enemy
D) rationalizing one's own motives

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Compare and contrast the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Tragedy of the Commons.

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One aspect of mirror-image perception is that one side tends to


A) exaggerate its differences from its adversaries.
B) see itself reflected in the way others see it.
C) see the situation as the reflection of an evil situation.
D) agree with the other side.

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Which one of the following is NOT one of the seeds of misperception,according to your text?


A) self-serving bias
B) reduced competition
C) fundamental attribution error
D) groupthink

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The Prisoner's Dilemma and Tragedy of the Commons are both considered


A) social traps.
B) equity games.
C) integrative agreements.
D) superordinate traps.

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