Chapter 13 - Conflict and Peacemaking

Question 1

1. Conflict is defined as:

A. perceived incompatibility of actions or goals.
B. dissatisfaction with relationship outcomes.
C. hostility that results from frustrating interaction.
D. competition for mutually exclusive goals.

Answer 1

A. perceived incompatibility of actions or goals.

Question 2

2. The outcome of a creatively managed conflict is:

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

Answer 2

B. peace.

Question 3

3. Peace is the outcome of:

A. constructively negated conflict.
B. a mere suppression of open conflict.
C. the absence of conflict.
D. a creatively managed conflict.

Answer 3

D. a creatively managed conflict.

Question 4

4. Zoe and Lily, two college students, are roommates, and they split the rent and other expenses equally. Zoe likes to play music loudly, while Lily likes to spend her leisure time reading books. Which of the following is most likely exemplified by Zoe and Lily in this scenario?

A. conflict
B. an illusion of transparency
C. mirror-image perception
D. altruism

Answer 4

A. conflict

Question 5

5. Pursuing one’s self-interest to the collective detriment of one’s community or society is the central pattern in:

A. mirror-image perception.
B. the jigsaw problem.
C. perceived injustice.
D. a social dilemma.

Answer 5

D. a social dilemma.

Question 6

6. Some individuals have many children so that they can ensure someone will take care of them in the future. However, this contributes to the collective devastation of overpopulation. This is an example of:

A. mirror-image perception.
B. the jigsaw problem.
C. perceived injustice.
D. a social dilemma.

Answer 6

D. a social dilemma.

Question 7

7. Lucas and Liam, two middle-aged farmers, have been neighbors for three years. Lucas has an apple tree in his backyard and its branches spread over Liam’s house. Liam cuts the whole tree even without discussing the issue with Lucas, and Lucas, in turn, kills Liam’s sheep that used to graze in Lucas’s garden. Which of the following is most likely exemplified by Lucas and Liam in this scenario?

A. mirror-image perception
B. a jigsaw problem
C. perceived injustice
D. a social trap

Answer 7

D. a social trap

Question 8

8. In the Prisoner’s Dilemma, if both prisoners confess, each will get a ________; if neither confesses, each will ________.

A. moderate sentence; get a light sentence
B. severe sentence; get a light sentence
C. severe sentence; get a moderate sentence
D. moderate sentence; get a severe sentence

Answer 8

A. moderate sentence; get a light sentence

Question 9

9. In playing the laboratory version of the Prisoner’s Dilemma, you would personally obtain the best payoff on any given trial if ________.

A. you confess and the other person does not confess
B. both you and the other person confess
C. you do not confess but the other person confesses
D. both you and the other person do not confess

Answer 9

A. you confess and the other person does not confess

Question 10

10. If an attorney creates a Prisoner’s Dilemma for two suspects, the attorney’s goal is to:

A. trick either one of them into revealing what really happened.
B. create an incentive for one of them to confess while the other maintains innocence.
C. create an incentive for both of them to confess privately.
D. achieve the greatest punishment for both suspects.