Question 1

The power of _____ can be seen in the unity that prevailed in the United States for months after the September 11th terrorist attacks as people from all "walks of life" cooperated to help the victims and rebuild Ground Zero.

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A)  cognitive dissonance
B)  status inequalities
C)  superordinate goals
D)  positive stereotypes

Question 2

Robinson's study found that elementary school children became less aggressive when

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A)  they decreased the amount of time they spent watching TV and playing video games.
B)  their parents received assertive parenting training.
C)  their school required all the students to take character-building classes at school.
D)  children predisposed to aggression underwent anger control treatment.

Question 3

Subordinate goals do all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  decrease mutual interdependence among groups.
B)  help opposing groups to see themselves as members of a single, larger group.
C)  produce a "we're all in this together" effect.
D)  can reduce intergroup conflict.

Question 4

Creating superordinate goals has been shown to be effective in reducing

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A)  intergroup conflict.
B)  groupthink.
C)  cognitive dissonance.
D)  cult conversion.

Question 5

Jared conducts an experiment in which children watch a Lassie episode that emphasizes helping.Based on the results of similar experiments, the results of Jared's experiment will most likely demonstrate that

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A)  TV can be used to promote helping and cooperation.
B)  these children will help a puppy in distress only if it means not skipping a chance to win a prize.
C)  watching TV has a minimal transfer to real life situations.
D)  brotherhood and charity cannot be taught through the medium of television.

Question 6

Regarding methods for reducing prejudice, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Prejudice is reduced when group members spend enough time together for cross-group friendships to develop.
B)  Sports teams are an excellent example of a situation that promotes mutual interdependence.
C)  Jigsaw classrooms and sports teams are examples of situations that create superordinate goals.
D)  Although prejudice was reduced by jigsaw classrooms, it did not improve the children's grades, self-esteem, or attitudes toward school.

Question 7

Garrett is a high school drop-out who has been looking for a good job for six months.He blames all the immigrants for his lack of a job rather than his lack of an education and some of the employers' choice to hire illegal aliens as employees without paying taxes.Garrett's hostility toward the immigrants is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  scapegoating.
B)  group prejudice.
C)  symbolic prejudice.
D)  stereotyped aggression.

Question 8

Common sources of prejudice include

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A)  adherence to group norms
B)  a general personality trait known as authoritarianism.
C)  unfortunate experiences with members of the rejected group.
D)  all of these.

Question 9

_____ involves media depictions of sexual violence or of forced participation in sexual activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fantasy pornography
B)  Aggressive pornography
C)  Erotic stimuli
D)  All pornography

Question 10

The term "ethnocentrism" can best be defined as

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A)  an attitude of placing one's own group at the center of things.
B)  being open-minded and tolerant of other groups' ideas.
C)  an attitude of treating all racial and ethnic groups equally.
D)  being prejudiced toward those groups which are the most different from one's own.

Question 11

Racism, sexism, and ageism are examples of

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A)  stereotyping.
B)  prejudice.
C)  discrimination.
D)  none of these terms.

Question 12

Social stereotypes can best be described as

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A)  physical images of people who are different than you.
B)  untrue statements about people who come from different social groups than you.
C)  oversimplified images of people who belong to a particular social group.
D)  prejudiced attitudes toward people from lower social status groups.

Question 13

A test to determine if one was prejudiced toward women working outside the home was presented in this chapter.There are similar version of this _____ constructed for race, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, weight, and many others.

Accepted Answer

A)  social readjustment rating scale
B)  implicit association test
C)  F-scale
D)  type indicator

Question 14

The main finding of studies on aggressive-pornographic stimuli is that these images

Accepted Answer

A)  increase aggression against females by men who are prone to sexual violence.
B)  increase aggression against females by men.
C)  decrease aggression against females because they provide a release of tension through fantasy.
D)  do not increase or decrease aggression against females.

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the ways a person can learn to be more tolerant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Become dominated by stereotypes.
B)  Look for commonalities.
C)  Be aware that the world is fair and just.
D)  Increase social competition.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a step used in anger control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trust your intuition regarding the other person's motives.
B)  Make a list of possible solutions.
C)  Rank the likely success of each solution.
D)  Define the problem as precisely as possible.

Question 17

Regarding the effects of TV violence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  TV violence raises inhibitions against acting out our hostile feelings.
B)  TV can cause desensitization to violence.
C)  Children can learn new aggressive actions by watching TV violence.
D)  Children can learn that violence is acceptable.

Question 18

If black and white children are given equal power, privileges, and duties at a summer camp,

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A)  status inequalities will be fostered.
B)  attitudes toward children of the opposite-race improved.
C)  scapegoating will emerge with resulting hostility.
D)  superordinate goal-setting will eliminate most of the prejudice.

Question 19

According to social learning theorists, which of the following are effects of TV violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  learning new aggressive acts
B)  inhibiting aggressive impulses
C)  reducing aggressive drives
D)  sensitizing viewers to violence

Question 20

According to Steele, persons experience _____ when they think they are being judged in terms of a stereotype with the resulting anxiety actually leading to decreased performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  scapegoating
B)  stereotype threat
C)  dogmatism
D)  cognitive dissonance

Exam 17: Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

If black and white children are given equal power, privileges, and duties at a summer camp,

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Robinson's study found that elementary school children became less aggressive when

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Regarding methods for reducing prejudice, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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According to social learning theorists, which of the following are effects of TV violence?

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Regarding the effects of TV violence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Which of the following is NOT a step used in anger control?

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The main finding of studies on aggressive-pornographic stimuli is that these images

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_____ involves media depictions of sexual violence or of forced participation in sexual activity.

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Racism, sexism, and ageism are examples of

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Which of the following is one of the ways a person can learn to be more tolerant?

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Social stereotypes can best be described as

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Creating superordinate goals has been shown to be effective in reducing

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The power of _____ can be seen in the unity that prevailed in the United States for months after the September 11th terrorist attacks as people from all "walks of life" cooperated to help the victims and rebuild Ground Zero.

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According to Steele, persons experience _____ when they think they are being judged in terms of a stereotype with the resulting anxiety actually leading to decreased performance.

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Common sources of prejudice include

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Jared conducts an experiment in which children watch a Lassie episode that emphasizes helping.Based on the results of similar experiments, the results of Jared's experiment will most likely demonstrate that

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The term "ethnocentrism" can best be defined as

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A test to determine if one was prejudiced toward women working outside the home was presented in this chapter.There are similar version of this _____ constructed for race, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, weight, and many others.

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Subordinate goals do all of the following EXCEPT

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Robinson's study found that elementary school children became less aggressive when

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The main finding of studies on aggressive-pornographic stimuli is that these images

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_____ involves media depictions of sexual violence or of forced participation in sexual activity.

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The power of _____ can be seen in the unity that prevailed in the United States for months after the September 11th terrorist attacks as people from all "walks of life" cooperated to help the victims and rebuild Ground Zero.

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According to Steele, persons experience _____ when they think they are being judged in terms of a stereotype with the resulting anxiety actually leading to decreased performance.

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Common sources of prejudice include

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