L11

Question 1

Cognitive dissonance

Answer 1

avoiding the uncomfortable state of holding inconsistent beliefs

Question 2

Traits associated with liberals

Answer 2

open-minded, creative, curious, novelty-seeking

Question 3

Traits associated with conservatives

Answer 3

orderly, conventional, better organized

Question 4

Effect of increasing fear in political orientation

Answer 4

increased threat perception leads to more conservative thinking

Question 5

Effect of decreasing fear on political orientation

Answer 5

feelings of safety makes conservatives more likely to adopt liberal attitudes and open to social change

Question 6

Biocentrism

Answer 6

inclination to value and protect non-human organisms and nature as a whole

Question 7

Dunning-Kruger Effect

Answer 7

those who know the least are the most confident

Question 8

What is associated with conspiratorial thinking?

Answer 8

stress and threats to control

Question 9

Conspiracy mentality

Answer 9

people believe in conspiracy theories in order to feel special and unique

Question 10

Intellectual humility

Answer 10

understanding that one’s beliefs are fallible and a willingness to be proven wrong

Question 11

Temperance

Answer 11

self-restraint; control over excess, as seen in modesty

Question 12

2 main problems with overpopulation

Answer 12

too many individuals for everyone to have meaningful social roles; stress caused by degrees of separation and levels of interaction

Question 13

Result of overpopulation

Answer 13

violence and disruption of social organization

Question 14

Trait self-awareness

Answer 14

capacity to access knowledge, insight, and understanding of internal self-related experiences

Question 15

Unmitigated agency

Answer 15

tendency to maximize one’s own agency at the expense of others

Question 16

Effects of death/mortality reminders

Answer 16

defend those share their views and act out aggressively against those who don’t; increased nationalism and conservatism

Question 17

2 effects of fear

Answer 17

leads us to cling to our worldviews and assert our agency; makes us vulnerable to manipulation and misinformation

Question 18

Humanism

Answer 18

tendency to value the dignity and worth of all people

Question 19

Effect of openness and extraversion on social activism

Answer 19

predispose people to activism early on; help translate motive into action

Question 20

Citizenship

Answer 20

engagement in socially positive behavior; contributing meaningfully to one’s community or society

Question 21

Kinship worldview

Answer 21

seeing all life forms as sacred and sentient, and prioritizing equally our rights and responsibilities as individuals