Exam 3

Question 1

Riots are commonplace in the United States

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Racial bigots are the only Americans who have used violence as their means to a higher end.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The federal structure of the United States has been largely successful in preventing mass violence from disrupting political institutions.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

It is completely true to say that humans are violent by nature in all circumstances.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Civil disobedience is dysfunctional because it does not clarify grievances and social policies.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Gandhi advocated meeting violence with passive behavior and, when necessary, an equal amount of violence.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

International violence is generally far removed from most Americans

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Violence is a fact of life in all aspects of American society

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Nonviolence is based on the commitment not to fight back

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Martin Luther King Jr. practiced passive resistance to racial oppression; Malcolm X, on the other hand, encouraged his followers to fight back.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

King’s nonviolent tactics brought many socioeconomic gains for blacks, and his tactics also put an end to entrenched racism in the United States.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

The shift from violence between racial communities to violence between civilians and law-enforcement agencies occurred in America because poorly-trained and poorly-equipped law enforcement personnel have been unable to quash fighting between black and non-black communities.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

The role of behavioral scientists in organizations has moved from conducting research on individuals workers to conducting studies of diverse group interrelationships.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Psychotherapy focuses on theories about personality but it makes no attempt to predict outcomes of human relationships.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

The major technique of group therapy is the use of homogeneous groups so that patients feel free to discuss their thoughts, feelings and experiences.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Human relations practitioners try to maximize maximize manipulative behavior in groups and minimize personal growth-producing behaviors.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

People who believe they are members of low-status groups tend toward feelings of positive self-pride.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

Because participation among group members tends to be unequal, a few group members do most of the talking.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

The T-group (training group) has no assigned tasks and the trainer serves as a facilitator but he or she does not provide group leadership.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

There are actual, not just theoretical, distinctions that can be made between T-groups, encounter groups and therapy groups.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

Dance is a means of expression that uses the body as a medium in space and time.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

If a proposed group change will cause its members to deviate from group norms, most of the members will resist the change.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Both individual and group activities are legitimate concerns for human relations practitioners.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Role taking is not an essential aspect of the development of our social selves.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

In America, social class does not generally determine the manner in which people are born, educated, employed, married and buried.

Answer 25

False