1.

Which of the following is true of the factors that initially attract two people
to each other?
Proximity leads to liking.
2. The reciprocity-of-liking effect means that we like:
people who like us.
3. _____ involves a state of intense absorption in someone that includes intense
physiological arousal, psychological interest, and caring for the needs of another.
Passionate love
4. "But are you in love?" Lynette asks her friend. Lynette is trying to determine
whether her friend is experiencing _____ love.
Passionate
5. Ten year old Joanne expresses her love for her mother every morning before
she leaves to school. This is an example of _____ love.
Companionate
6. Consider the distinction many researchers make between passionate and
companionate love. How do the two types of love differ?
Companionate love does not involve physical intimacy; passionate love does.
7. Which of the following is suggested by Sternberg in his theory on love?
The different combinations of the three components vary over the course of
relationships.
8. According to instinct theories of aggression, which of the following is true?
Aggression is primarily the outcome of innateor inbornurges.
9. According to instinct theories of aggression, which of the following statements
is most likely to be true regarding aggression?
Certain stimuli act as aggressive cues, making aggressive acts much more likely
when the cues are present.
10. The likelihood that an individual will help someone in an emergency situation
is _____ correlated with the number of other people present.
negatively
11. Roger was screaming for help as he was being beaten up by a group of
muggers on a street. There were about 15 people standing nearby. However,
none of the bystanders come forward to help Roger. This scenario representing
lack of help illustrates:
diffusion of responsibility.

12. The notion of a diffusion of responsibility is most usually applied to the study
of:
prosocial behavior.
13. Behavior that helps others but that involves some self-sacrifice is termed:
altruism.
14. Which of the following strategies did your text offer as effective means of
dealing with anger?
Minimize the importance of the situation.
15. Which of the following faces would be rated as most attractive?
A composite of multiple faces that have been digitally blended to produce an
"average" face
16. The fifth-grade teacher was surprised when her Japanese-American student
Hiroko performed poorly in math. The teacher's reaction was due to
stereotyping.
17. Mr. and Mrs. Lee warn their new babysitter, Alison, that their son, Dennis, is
very aggressive and mischievous. As a result, Alison starts calling the child
"Dennis the Menace," and she behaves in ways that elicit aggressive and
mischievous behaviors from Dennis. This example best demonstrates the
phenomenon called
The self-fulfilling prophecy.
18. It appears that many attractive people possess a number of positive
characteristics. This is possibly due to
the self-fulfilling prophecy.
19. A study by Rosenthal and Jacobson found that children who were labeled as
"late bloomers" at the start of the school year showed larger IQ gains than other,
non-labeled students, even though these particular children were chosen
randomly. The children's teachers were informed about these labels, but the
students themselves were not. The results from this study are most relevant to
which of the following?
Self-fulfilling prophecy
20. Tommy just hit the game winning home run for his team. He is most likely to
attribute his success to
himself.
21. The light turns green, and Kaylee is about to go. A man driving a red truck
goes speeding through the red light. Mentally, Kaylee calls him a jerk and thinks
to herself that his license should be revoked. Kaylee may be committing the
________ error.

fundamental attribution
22. When you do poorly on a test, you remind yourself of all the distractions you
had at school that week. You are displaying
self-serving bias.
23. In a recent softball game, Cindy misplayed a ground ball for an error. Later in
the same game, she made a great catch on a very difficult play. According to the
self-serving bias, she would attribute her error to ________ and her good catch
to _______.
a bad bounce; good fielding skills
24. According to research on stereotype threat, we should be especially
concerned about standardized tests if they
ask for race/ethnic information before the test starts.
25. Cognitive dissonance theory states that individuals
try to make attitudes conform to behavior.
26. "Drinking may be harmful to my health, but I'll die having a good time." This
statement illustrates an attempt to reduce
cognitive dissonance.
27. The advertising committee for a politician is going door to door and asking
people to put a big ugly election sign on their lawn. If people refuse, they ask
them if they would consider putting a smaller sign on the lawn. The committee is
using
the door-in-the-face strategy.
28. If you were to donate one of your kidneys to whoever might need it, you
would be demonstrating a(n) ________ view of human nature.
Altruistic
29. The idea of "do onto others as you would have them do onto you" best
describes
reciprocity.
30. Caroline has volunteered to work with the underprivileged children who are
participants in her professor's literacy project. She is hoping that her professor
will take this into consideration when calculating her grade. Caroline is expecting
reciprocity.
31. ________ is an important element of altruism.
Empathy
32. The bystander effect occurs because

All of these
33. Research findings indicate that frustration
can lead to aggression or passivity.
34. While they are sitting eating their lunch, several of Sheldon's friends suggest
that the new girl in class is very pretty. Sheldon does not think that she is pretty.
He will probably
agree with his friends and say she is very attractive.
35. Conformity is to obedience as
Asch is to Milgram.
36. June is usually a very quiet individual, but she recently discovered a different
side of herself. She was at the Mardi Gras and found herself swept up in the
festivities, doing the things that the other party revelers were doing. These were
not behaviors that she would have ever considered doing on her own. Social
psychologists would most likely attribute June's behavior to
deindividuation.
37. Michael is the new department head. He expects everyone to "get on board"
with his restructuring of the department, and he publicly reprimands anyone who
disagrees with his new policies. On the other hand, Michael praises department
members for unanimity, cohesiveness, and harmony. Michael is creating an
atmosphere most conducive to
groupthink.
38. Which of the following theories explains why we like to think of our group as
the in-group?
Social identity theory
39. Rod and Deandra are intense supporters of their favorite football team, the
Dallas Cowboys. Their self-esteem is strongly affected by the performance of the
Cowboys. Which theory would best explain this effect?
Social identity theory
40. In a study based on Tajfel's theory of social identity, Cathy is randomly
assigned as a member of Group A and Sara is randomly assigned as a member
of Group B. When asked to award money to other study participants, both Cathy
and Sara awarded money only to members of their own respective group. This
behavior is predicted by Tajfel's theory and is an example of
in-group favoritism.
41. Susan drives by a particularly unusual apartment building each day on her
way to and from work. Initially, she does not think much of the structure and
actually has a mild dislike for it. However, after several months of commuting,

she starts to like the apartment building and is even considering trying to rent an
apartment there. This change in Susan's feelings about the building best
demonstrates
The mere exposure effect.
42. Affectionate love is also called ________ love.
Companionate