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AP Psychology Social AP Exam Review Altruism By Stander

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

Culturally modeled guides for how to act in various situations are called

a)

superordinate goals.

b)

mirror-image perceptions

c)

situational attributions

d)

social scripts

2.

The mere exposure effect most directly contributes to the positive relationship between ________ and liking

a)

similarity

b)

proximity

c)

physical arousal

d)

physical attractiveness

3.

People tend to prefer a(n) ________ image of themselves, while their friends prefer a(n) ________ version of them

a)

actual; digitized

b)

mirror; actual

c)

mirror; mirror

d)

mirror, digitized

4.

Participants in a voter preference study favored the presidential candidate whose face blended some of their own facial features with those of the candidate. This best illustrates the impact of

a)

deindividuation

b)

chameleon effect.

c)

social facilitation

d)

the mere exposure effect.

5.

Our first impressions of people we meet are most likely to be determined by their

a)

attitudes

b)

intelligence

c)

emotional intelligence

d)

physical appearance.

6.

Research on physical attractiveness indicates that

a)

babies prefer attractive over unattractive faces.

b)

babies do not show preferences for any particular facial characteristics

c)

most children perceive themselves to be physically unattractive

d)

adults' incomes are unrelated to whether they are plain looking or very attractive

7.

In an experiment by Donald Dutton and Arthur Aron, one group of men were asked by an attractive woman to complete a short questionnaire immediately after they had crossed a swaying footbridge suspended 230 feet above the Capilano River. This experiment was designed to study the factors that contribute to

a)

passionate love

b)

mere exposure effect.

c)

foot-in-the-door phenomenon

d)

bystander effect

8.

The two-factor theory of emotion specifically suggests that passionate love can be facilitated by

a)

the mere exposure effect

b)

self-disclosure

c)

physical arousal

d)

equity

9.

The tragic murder of Kitty Genovese outside her New York apartment stimulated social psychological research on

a)

altruism

b)

mere exposure effect

c)

fundamental attribution error

d)

foot-in-the-door phenomenon

10.

People are less likely to give aid if an emergency occurs in the presence of many observers. This is known as

a)

group polarization

b)

social loafing

c)

bystander effect.

d)

social facilitation

11.

According to social exchange theory, altruistic behavior is guided by

a)

calculations of costs and benefits

b)

feelings of social responsibility

c)

reciprocity norms

d)

family ties

12.

In most desegregated schools, ethnic groups re-segregate themselves in the lunchrooms. People in each group often think they would welcome more contact with the other group, but they assume that the other group does not reciprocate the wish. This pattern of thinking best illustrates

a)

implicit prejudice

b)

mirror-image perceptions

c)

the other-race effect

d)

social trap

13.

Muzafer Sherif's study of conflict in a Boy Scout camp indicated that conflict between two groups of boys could be reduced most effectively by

a)

bringing the members of both groups into close contact.

b)

having one group make conciliatory gestures to the other group

c)

encouraging a friendly competition between the groups

d)

exposing the groups to tasks that required their joint cooperation.

14.

In one experiment, White Americans read a newspaper article about a foreign terrorist threat against all Americans. They subsequently expressed

a)

an increased sense of deindividuation

b)

reduced confidence in their personal religious beliefs.

c)

lowered approval of the president's job performance

d)

reduced prejudice against African-Americans

15.

GRIT attempts to reduce conflict through

a)

pacifism

b)

conciliation

c)

superordinate goals

d)

intimidation

16.

Pablo and Sabina argued bitterly about which of them should have use of the family car that night. Neither realized, however, that Sabina needed the car only in the early evening and that Pablo needed it only in the late evening. Pablo and Sabina's failure to resolve their argument for their mutual benefit illustrates a failure to develop

a)

mirror-image perceptions

b)

GRIT

c)

win-win solution

d)

social exchange theory