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Chapter 4; Psychology - Social And Applied Psychology

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When distinctiveness is ________, consensus is ________, and consistency is high, people are likely to make an external attribution
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Eva was raped by a dating partner last night. What is her most likely response?
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An experimenter finds that students in a morning class perform better on a math test after being taught with a new teaching method compared with students in an afternoon class who are taught with a standard teaching method
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Researchers who study neurotransmitters believe that _____ is involved in passionate love, whereas _____ is involved in companionate love
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Which of the following best describes the fundamental attribution error?
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Usually a normal menstrual period returns within ____ after a miscarriage
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Men and women have similar refractory periods
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Braxton–Hicks contractions are intermittent contractions of the uterus after the ____ month of pregnancy
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According to the research discussed in your textbook, which of the following is true regarding the effects of perceived threats on aggression?
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Francis Bacon argued that there was a problem with the _________ approach because it depended upon the validity of its initial assumptions and the initial assumptions could be wrong.
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Studies of people's ability to detect lies suggest that
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Research on sexual fluidity suggests _________
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Most studies on dating scripts find that women are responsible for keeping the conversation flowing during the date
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The ways people cope with stressful events have an impact on health and illness
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People don't like to brag, but sharing self-stories can be inspirational
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"If you even speak to another woman tonight, I will leave you," is an example of ____
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People who strive for extrinsic goals:
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James manages a team of employees for a company that is highly organized, well controlled, and high in employee satisfaction. In this situation, there is a greater need for a ________ leader than a ________ leader
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"My boy got into a fight because that other kid wouldn't leave him alone. I told him he did the right thing. A man can't let somebody act like that." What culture of honor value does this exemplify?
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You are on a crowded bus that has no air-conditioning and you hate being in small spaces. You are trying to get off the bus but it seems as if nobody will make room for you to move through the crowd
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Gee and Leigh (2007) analyzed aggressive behavior in the National Hockey League (NHL). They concluded that players born in North America were more likely to resort to fighting to deal with their frustration because
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What was the main conclusion of Martin's (1987) research comparing actual gender differences to stereotypes of gender differences?
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The tendency to marry someone who has personal characteristics similar to one's own is called
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Queer theory gives attention to the social construction of "normal" and "deviant" sexual behaviors and how they change over time. According to your text, when did this school of thought emerge?
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Which goal is not part of a psychological study of diversity?
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Asking oneself the question "Am I of worth?" is an example of______.
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Which of the following would better predict a person's support for a Republican presidential candidate?
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Researchers exposed some participants to the virus that causes the common cold and exposed other participants to an inert saline solution. They found that the more stress participants reported, the more likely they were to contract colds
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Hepatitis is a ________.
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Saul is a White male who has been charged with the robbery of a woman; Jason is a White male who has been charged with the robbery of a man. Given these two scenarios, Jason is likely to get the longer sentence
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One study employing the IAT suggests that the gender gap in wages may be linked to implicit attitudes. Which of the following findings support this idea?
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Asuni hears her neighbor's burglar alarm go off in the middle of the night, but she doesn't call the police because she assumes that one of the other neighbors will do so. Asuni's failure to call the police is the result of
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While walking down Madison Avenue, Thomas smelled smoke. Soon, Thomas saw flames leaping out of a third story apartment window
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Dr. Janikowski schedules his office hours for times that students are unlikely to show up, such as Fridays at 5 p.m. and Mondays at 7:30 a.m. Dr. Garleigh schedules his office hours for the peak times in which students are likely to come visit-Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Dr. Janikowski leaves campus right after classes let out; Dr. Garleigh advises multiple student
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In _____, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the legal test for obscenity would be "whether to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest"
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Cohabitation is also known as
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Are women more emotional than men? Discuss the current research on this topic. In what areas are men and women similar and in what areas are they different? What are the general conclusions from this body of research?
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Which of following statements is true of communication?
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__________ aggression is most likely to be directed toward targets who are perceived as weaker and less dangerous
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Compare the self-esteem approach and the social cognition approach in terms of the motivations assumed to underlie human behavior
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Toxemia appears to be linked to
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Hillary Rodham Clinton had been acclaimed as one of the most important politicians in the United States. She is known by many to commit much of her talents to charitable work, and to be a loving and protective mother
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Recall that in the 1930s, when anti-Asian prejudice was commonplace in the United States, LaPiere (1934) had no trouble finding pleasant accommodations for himself and his Chinese traveling companions
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You see a television news report featuring a policeman foiling a bank holdup by killing two of the robbers. This is a case of
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What are attitudes directed toward?
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Koo and her colleagues (2008) had people write about how they might never have met their romantic partner. Compared to others who wrote about meeting their partner, those who imagined not having the relationship expressed more:
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After Natalie testifies in court that she witnessed the defendant committing an armed robbery, a memory expert is called to testify on behalf of the defense. The expert testifies that Natalie's ability to encode the information accurately was probably impaired. Which factor did the expert most likely have in mind when he questioned Natalie's ability to acquire the information accurately?
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Creators of deceptive online dating profiles tend to distance themselves psychologically from the lies and exaggerations they write. This results in their profiles
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Which of the following is FALSE about women and illness?
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Prostitutes are never physically abused by their pimps
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ForsterLee and Horowitz (2003) found that mock jurors who received instructions at the beginning of the trial ________________rather than after the trial.
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What is counterattitudinal advocacy? How is it related to notions of internal and external justification?
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If a psychological test is found to measure the quality or construct that it was designed to measure, then it is a __________ assessment tool
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When are self-fulfilling prophecies more likely to occur?
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