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Characteristics that are attributed to people based on their membership of specific groups

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Stereotypes

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Involves judging people based on stereotypes which can be either positive or negative

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Prejudice

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Psychological test used to understand personal biases

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Implicit associations test

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Elicited by anger, a person lashes out, impulsive aggression

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Hostile aggression

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Children watched a video of a women acting violent towards a Bobo doll, and then children mimicked this behaviour. Shows how aggression can be modelled.

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Bandura’s experiment

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Emotional, intense feeling, physiological arousal.

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Passionate love

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An element of attraction where people gain rewards from a relationship (e.g. tangible rewards such as money, or intangible such as self-esteem)

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Interpersonal rewards

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An element of attraction where being near someone regularly increases likeness (unless initially having a strong aversion to the person).

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Proximity

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Three parts of the self

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Public self (Interpersonal self)
Self-concept (Self-knowledge)
Executive Functioning (Agent self)

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The strategy where people attempt to control what impressions others form of them

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Self-presentation

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A process where people set themselves up to fail when success is uncertain in an attempt to maintain their self-esteem

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Self-handicapping

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Refers to the way most people respond. If all students in Psychology 1B don’t enjoy one of the activities this could be attributed to the situation (the activity)

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Consensus

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People typically see themselves in a more positive way than others see them

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Self-serving bias

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An association between an act or object and an evaluation

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Attitude

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An aspect of persuasion that refers to the person giving the message. People tend to be more persuasive when they are credible, attractive, likeable and powerful.

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Source

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A route of persuasion that involves the person receiving the message to think carefully and weigh up the arguments in the message

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Central route

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__________ refers to behaviours people perform that have no apparent gain to themselves.

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Altruism

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Theory that natural selection favors animals that behave in an altruistic way if the likely benefit to each individual exceeds the likely cost over time

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Reciprocal altruism

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Also known as the electric shock experiment, where participants thought they were giving an electric shock to people when they got an answer wrong. This experiment relates to Obedience.

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The Milgram Experiment

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A study that highlighted conformity, as participants would say the wrong answer if all other members of the group said the wrong answer

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Asch Study

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Also known as the Stanford Prison Experiment. A mock prison was developed to investigate conformity, obedience, and roles.

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Zimbardo Experiment

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_________________ is when people feel less responsible to act because others have an equal responsibility to act.

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Diffusion of Responsibility

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A technique of social influence where you start with a bigger request expecting it to be denied and then move to a smaller request. For example, a teenager wants to stay out until midnight, they ask their dad if they can stay out until 2pm and he says no. Then ask if they can stay until midnight and he says yes.

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Door-in-the-face technique

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A technique of social influence where something is broken up into smaller elements to make it look more favorable. For example, Afterpay where you can purchase a pair of shoes for just $10 per week for 10 weeks, which sounds better than $100

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Legitimization-of-paltry-favors technique

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Behaving in a way that helps another person with no apparent gain, or with potential cost, to oneself is called:
a. egocentricity.
b. self-sacrifice.
c. nepotism.
d. altruism.

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d. altruism

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You and a friend are watching a game of cricket. The batter misses. You believe this is because the sun is setting and probably cast a glare in his eyes. Your friend believes this is because the batter lacks talent. You made a(n) __________ attribution and your friend made a(n) ____________ attribution.

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external; internal

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Jack believes all women are illogical and should not be allowed in the workplace. His beliefs about women are examples of:

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prejudice

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Whereas ______________ aggression is often elicited by anger, ______________ is considered to be calm and pragmatic.

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hostile; instrumental

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After hearing a story of how a man was forced to steal food because his children were starving, Terri says that he was stupid, irresponsible, and probably dishonest anyway. Terri’s comments reflect:

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a fundamental attribution error

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Inducing the recipient of a message to think carefully and weigh the arguments is which route of persuasion?

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Central route

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Aggresion refers to:

a. verbal or physical behaviour aimed at harming another being
b. forceful behaviour designed to convey one’s meaning clearly
c. a leadership style in which the leader makes all the decisions
d. behaviour that tends to hate those who are different or downtrodden

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a. verbal or physical behaviour aimed at harming another being

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Which of the following is NOT a component of an attitude?

a. Cognitive belief
b. Emotional
c. Association
d. Behavioural disposition

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c. Association

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The deliberate efforts to change an attitude are referred to as:
a. coercion
b. attitude adjustment
c. persuasion
d. influence

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c. persuasion

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Behaving in a way that helps another person with no apparent gain, or with potential cost, to oneself is called:
a. nepotism.
b. self-sacrifice.
c. egocentricity.
d. altruism.

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d. altruism

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When trying to understand the behaviour of others, people sometimes make _____________ attributions, based on the situation, whereas other times they make _____________ attributions, based on the person.

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external; internal

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A tendency to evaluate a person, concept, or group, positively or negatively, is called a/an:

a. behavioural disposition.
b. attitude.
c. cognitive complexity.
d. evaluative disposition.

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b. attitude

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The tendency to attribute other people’s behaviour to internal states rather than external situations.

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fundamental attribution error.

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Researchers have identified two routes through which people can be persuaded, one of which involves inducing the recipient of a message to think carefully and weigh the arguments. This is the:

a. peripheral route.
b. central route.
c. affective route.
d. cognitive route.

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b. central route

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The 1960s experiment by Stanley Milgram, which involved “shocking” a learner when the learner got something incorrect, revealed that:

a. empathic distress is a more powerful factor than previously believed.
b. some people are naturally sadistic and look for opportunities to express it.
c. obedience to authority is more powerful than one’s conscience.
d. empathic distress can override obedience.

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c. obedience to authority is more powerful than one’s conscience.

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When a person’s behaviours and attitudes are not consistent, this is referred to as what?

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cognitive dissonance

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People’s view of how they actually are

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Actual self

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In attribution theory, the extent to which a person always responds in the same way to the same stimulus

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Consistency

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A general category of emotions related to feeling bad

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negative self

44
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An organised pattern of thought and perception about oneself

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Self-concept

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the psychological tendency of individuals to maintain internal coherence and consistency in their thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors over time

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self-consistency

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The degree to which a person likes, respects or esteems the self

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Self-esteem

47
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A process by which people set themselves up to fail when success is uncertain to preserve their self-esteem

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Self-handicapping

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The ability to adapt behavior according to social situations and cues.

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Self-monitoring

49
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The process by which people attempt to control the impressions that others form of them

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Self-presentation

50
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Instances in which our desires to influence the impressions other people form of us fail (like tripping over)

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Self-presentation predicaments

50
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A schema about the self that guides the way we think about and remember information relevant to ourselves

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Self-schema

51
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The process by which people make sense of others, themselves, social interactions and relationships.

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Social cognition

52
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If there is a good explanation for an effect, people will disregard other possible factors as irrelevant. This is known as…

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Discounting

53
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When a behavior or action by an individual is judged by another to be common or unusual

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Distinctiveness

54
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If there is a good explanation for a failure, then to explain success, people require an especially strong explanatory factor to compensate for said failure. For example, when an under qualified candidate gets offered the job. This is known as…

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Augmentation

55
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The way individuals interpret and explain the causes of events, behaviors, and outcomes.

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Attribution style

56
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The process of inferring the causes of events or behaviours

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Attribution

57
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A psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them.

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Mere-exposure effect

58
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When attitudes can become more extreme through reflecting upon them. This can lead to confirmation bias

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Polarisation

59
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Unconscious and automatic evaluations

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Implicit attitudes

60
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Conscious attitudes

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Explicit attitudes

61
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A test that measures attitudes that people are unwilling to express openly

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Implicit Attitudes Test

62
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The extent to which an attitude is internally consistent

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Attitudinal coherence

63
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____________ attitudes are more predictive of behaviour than __________ attitudes.

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stronger, weaker

64
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Building up the receivers’ ‘resistance’ to a persuasive message by presenting weak arguments for it, such as a salesperson talking about a competitor

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attitude inoculation

65
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The idea that there are no true acts of altruism because altruistic acts are all performed to make the altruist feel good is known as ___________.

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ethical hedonism

66
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The evolutionary idea that natural selection favours animals that behave altruistically if the likely benefit to each individual over time exceeds the likely cost.

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reciprocal altruism

67
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Conformity is [higher/lower] in collectivist cultures compared to individualistic cultures

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higher

68
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The effects of the presence of others on the way people think, feel and behave

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Social influence

69
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Compliance with authority

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Obedience

70
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Changing attitudes or behaviour to accommodate the standards of peers or groups

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Conformity

71
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When Kitty Genovese was brutally murdered and no one who witnessed this crime intervened, this is an example of the _____________.

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bystander effect

72
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A diminished sense of personal responsibility to act when other people are present

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Diffusion of responsibility

73
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When a group makes a decision to primarily uphold the harmony of the group is an example of ___________.

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groupthink

74
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The tendency for a group to adopt more extreme views or positions than the initial average opinion of its members.

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Group polarisation

75
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The hypothesis that when people are frustrated in achieving a goal, they may become aggressive.

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frustration-aggression model

76
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Aggression that is elicited by anger.

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Hostile aggression

77
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deep affection, friendship and emotional intimacy that grows over time through shared experiences

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Companionate love

78
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What are some of the drivers of love?
a) Biological factors, social norms, and cultural values
b) Literature, religion, and social expectations
c) Oxytocin, dopamine, and attachment theory
d) All of the above

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d) All of the above

79
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Which hormone is associated with bonding and attachment in love?
a) Dopamine
b) Testosterone
c) Oxytocin
d) Serotonin

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c) Oxytocin

80
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What is passionate love characterized by?
a) Emotional intimacy and deep affection
b) Desire, infatuation, and heightened physiological arousal
c) Commitment and long-term dedication
d) Friendship and companionship

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b) Desire, infatuation, and heightened physiological arousal

81
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According to Sternberg’s Triangle of Love, what are the three fundamental components of love?
a) Trust, communication, and sacrifice
b) Passion, commitment, and attraction
c) Intimacy, passion, and commitment
d) Respect, friendship, and loyalty

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c) Intimacy, passion, and commitment

82
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What type of love includes a friendship-like connection?
a) Companionate love
b) Passionate love
c) Platonic love
d) Romantic love

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a) Companionate love

83
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Which perspective suggests that aggression is an innate part of human nature?
a) Instinctual perspective
b) Evolutionary perspective
c) Biological perspective
d) Cognitive-social perspective

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a) Instinctual perspective

84
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Which hormone has been linked to increased aggression in some studies?
a) Estrogen
b) Progesterone
c) Testosterone
d) Oxytocin

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c) Testosterone

85
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According to Albert Bandura’s social learning theory, how do individuals acquire aggressive behaviors?
a) Through genetic predisposition
b) Through environmental factors
c) Through internal instincts
d) Through cognitive development

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b) Through environmental factors

86
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The General Aggression Model proposes that aggression is influenced by a combination of:
a) Genetic factors and brain functioning
b) Cultural and societal norms
c) Individual personality traits
d) All of the above

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d) All of the above

87
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What is the “Thanatos” or “death instinct” in Freud’s concept of aggression?
a) An innate drive for self-destruction
b) A desire for power and dominance
c) A result of cognitive distortions
d) A reaction to immediate situational circumstances

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a) An innate drive for self-destruction

88
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Which perspective emphasizes brain functioning and biological factors in influencing aggression?
a) Instinctual perspective
b) Evolutionary perspective
c) Biological perspective
d) Cognitive-social perspective

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c) Biological perspective

89
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According to the cognitive-social perspective, how is aggression learned?
a) Through genetic inheritance
b) Through personal experiences
c) Through instinctual drives
d) Through hormonal imbalances

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b) Through personal experiences

90
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What are stereotypes?
a) Conscious attributions of characteristics to individuals based on their group membership
b) Unconscious attributions of characteristics to individuals based on their group membership
c) Deliberate attributions of characteristics to individuals based on their group membership
d) Automatic and unintentional attributions of characteristics to individuals based on their group membership

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a) Conscious attributions of characteristics to individuals based on their group membership

91
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What is a counter-stereotype?
a) A stereotype that is completely false.
b) A character or concept that challenges commonly held beliefs about a particular group.
c) A stereotype that is partially true.
d) A stereotype that is based on unconscious attributions.

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b) A character or concept that challenges commonly held beliefs about a particular group.

92
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What does prejudice create in terms of group dynamics?
a) A sense of belonging and unity.
b) Equal treatment for all individuals.
c) In-group versus out-group dynamics.
d) Positive attitudes towards diversity.

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c) In-group versus out-group dynamics.

93
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According to Karl Marx, why does prejudice exist?
a) To promote inclusivity and equality.
b) To challenge the dominant social classes.
c) To promote social justice.
d) To preserve the interests of dominant social classes.

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d) To preserve the interests of dominant social classes.

94
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How do stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination relate to each other?
a) Stereotypes lead to prejudice, which leads to discrimination.
b) Discrimination leads to prejudice, which leads to stereotypes.
c) Prejudice leads to stereotypes, which leads to discrimination.
d) Stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination are independent of each other.

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a) Stereotypes lead to prejudice, which leads to discrimination.

95
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What are attitudes?
a) Evaluations of objects, issues, or people that can be positive or negative.
b) Actions that reflect personal beliefs and values.
c) Behaviors influenced by social norms.
d) Overt expressions of conformity.

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a) Evaluations of objects, issues, or people that can be positive or negative.

96
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Which social influence technique starts with a small request and escalates?
a) Foot-in-the-door technique
b) Door-in-the-face technique
c) Bait-and-switch technique
d) Labelling technique

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a) Foot-in-the-door technique

97
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What was the Milgram Shock Experiment?
a) An experiment on the bystander effect.
b) An experiment on cognitive dissonance.
c) An experiment on obedience to authority.
d) An experiment on conformity.

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c) An experiment on obedience to authority.

98
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What does the interpersonal self refer to?
a) How we interact with the world around us.
b) How we present ourselves to others.
c) Our self-awareness and self-deception.
d) The different roles we have in various situations.

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d) The different roles we have in various situations.

99
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What does the agent self involve?
a) How we interact with other people.
b) Our decision-making and taking charge of situations.
c) Our self-presentation to the world.
d) Our evaluation of ourselves and our self-esteem.

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b) Our decision-making and taking charge of situations.

100
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What is impression formation?
a) The process of forming initial opinions and judgments about others based on limited information.
b) The process of revising and updating one’s impressions of others based on new information.
c) The process of studying first impressions in laboratory settings.
d) The process of creating stereotypes and generalizations about others.

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a) The process of forming initial opinions and judgments about others based on limited information.

101
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Which of the following factors can influence impression formation?
a) Physical appearance.
b) Verbal communication.
c) Nonverbal behavior.
d) All of the above.

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d) All of the above.

102
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What is the primary purpose of impression updating?
a) To maintain consistency in one’s beliefs and judgments.
b) To adapt one’s impressions to align with new information.
c) To reinforce stereotypes and biases.
d) To form lasting and unchangeable impressions of others.

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b) To adapt one’s impressions to align with new information.

103
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According to the cognitive consistency theory, what is the likely response when new information contradicts an existing impression?
a) Rejection of the new information.
b) Reevaluation of the existing impression.
c) Ignoring the new information.
d) Confirmation bias.

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b) Reevaluation of the existing impression.

104
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Which of the following is an example of impression updating?
a) Assuming someone is trustworthy based on their appearance.
b) Changing your opinion of a coworker after observing their consistent punctuality.
c) Stereotyping individuals based on their nationality.
d) Forming an initial impression of someone based on their clothing choices.

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b) Changing your opinion of a coworker after observing their consistent punctuality.

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