Chapter 9 and 10 Exam Questions

Question 1

___ is behavior intended to injure another person.

Answer 1

Aggression

Question 2

Which of the following actions is an example of aggression?

Answer 2

Physically attacking someone

Question 3

An individual finds out he lost his job. The next day, he storms into the office where he used to work and shoots some of his coworkers because he was “just so angry at all of them.” This action would be classified as:

Answer 3

Emotional aggression

Question 4

The tendency for weapons, such as guns, to enhance aggressive thoughts, feelings, and actions is known as the

Answer 4

Weapons effect

Question 5

An individual who is characterized by a lack of empathy for others, a grandiose sense of self-worth, and a lack of sensitivity to punishment is known as

Answer 5

Psychopath

Question 6

A researcher wants to know if exercise decreases depression. Dozens of studies that test this relationship have been conducted, so the researcher wants to combine all of them to investigate this issue. The best methodology to use in this situation is

Answer 6

Meta-analysis

Question 7

The evolutionary principle that the gender that contributes more resources to the upbringing and care of them will be more careful in selecting a mate is known as

Answer 7

Differential parental investment

Question 8

Dr. Jones wants to increase aggressive tendencies in her experimental participants. Which of the following substances could she use to increase aggressive tendencies?

Answer 8

Testosterone

Question 9

A tendency to notice threats and to interpret other peoples behavior as intended to cause them harm is called

Answer 9

Defensive attributional style

Question 10

According to your textbook, what is the effect of having a gun in the home for self-protection?

Answer 10

Gun owners increase their own likelyhood of being killed

Question 11

Allessandro wanted to help the victims of the recent earthquake in Italy. He anonymously established a fun to help the families of the victims. Even inside the banks, no one knew who had done this. Allessandro did this without any desire for external or internal rewards. This is an example of…

Answer 11

Pure altruism

Question 12

All of the following are goals for prosocial behavior except…

Answer 12

To display reactance

Question 13

The concept of __ refers to the likelyhood that ones genetic makeup will be preserved not just in ones life but in future generations.

Answer 13

Inclusive fitness

Question 14

The survival of ones genes in ones own offspring and in any relative one helps is known as…

Answer 14

Inclusive behavior

Question 15

Research has demonstrated that ___ students tend to be __ prosocial than many other college students.

Answer 15

Economics, less

Question 16

We are more likely to help individuals who are similar to us and with whom we have had early contact in the home because…

Answer 16

We perceive such individuals as being more likely to reciprocate helping

Question 17

The social responsibility norm states that

Answer 17

We should help those in need who are dependent on help

Question 18

Which of the following explanations does the text give for the fact that Catherine Genovese was killed while 38 neighbors observed and nobody helped?

Answer 18

The observers were not motivated to help because it would not lead to the survival of their genes

Question 19

People possessing a strong religious code appear to help in order to

Answer 19

Manage self-image

Question 20

You are an elementary school teacher who wants to increase the amount of help your students give to eachother. According to research on labelling effects, which of the strategies is likely to be successful?

Answer 20

Tell the children they are kind and helpful

Question 21

Sometimes people will refuse to ask for and accept needed help in order to…

Answer 21

Maintain positive self-regard

Question 22

According to the textbook, high self-esteem people are less likely to seek help than low self-esteem people

Answer 22

When getting help may make them look less competent

Question 23

According to research in the arousal cost
/reward model of helping, if you are in an emergency and need help, you will be more likely to recieve help if you do all of the following except

Answer 23

Explain in detail all the help you need from the person

Question 24

The mood-management hypothesis states that people are more likely to help

Answer 24

When they are temporarily sad