Quiz #5

Assume that after returning from an hour-long run, you receive a letter saying that your scholarship application has been approved. The two-factor theory of emotion would predict that your physical arousal will

• Weaken your happiness

• Intensify your happiness

• Transform your happiness into relief

• Have no particular effect on your happiness

One of the most consistent findings of psychological research is that happy people are also

• More likely to express anger

• Generally luckier than others

• Concentrated in the wealthier nations

• More likely to help others

After moving to a new apartment, you find the street noise irritatingly loud, but after a while it no longer bothers you. This reaction illustrates the

• Relative deprivation principle

• Adaptation-level phenomenon

• Feel-good, do-good phenomenon

• Catharsis principle

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main types of stressors?

• Catastrophes

• Significant life changes

• Daily hassles

Researchers have found that a person is most likely to conform to a group if

• The group members have diverse opinions

• The person feels competent and secure

• The person admires the group’s status

• No one else will observe the person’s behavior

In Milgram’s experiments, the rate of obedience was highest when

• The “learner” was at a distance from the “teacher”

• The “learner” was close at hand

• Other “teachers” refused to go along with the experimenter

• The “teacher” disliked the “learner”

Studies show that parents of delinquent young people tend to use physical force to enforce discipline. This suggests that aggression can be

• Learned through direct rewards

• Triggered by exposure to violent media

• Learned through observation of aggressive models

• Caused by hormone changes in puberty

A conference of social scientists studying the effects of pornography unanimously agreed that violent pornography

• Has little effect on most viewers

• Is the primary cause of reported and unreported rapes

• Leads viewers to be more accepting of coercion in sexual relations

• Has no effect, other than short-term arousal and entertainment

• Id; ego

• Ego; superego

• Ego; id

• Id; superego

Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five personality factors?

• Conscientiousness

• Anxiety

• Extraversion

• Agreeableness