Question 1

Brian is on a reality game show. One week Paula is in his alliance, but the next week she is his target for elimination. Brian's feelings toward Paula are best explained in terms of his

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A)   superordinate goals.
B)   shifting perceptions.
C)   mirror-image perceptions.
D)   simplistic thinking.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Describe an example of a social dilemma that you have learned about in the news.

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One example of a social dilemma that has...

Question 3

In playing the laboratory version of the Prisoner's Dilemma, you would personally obtain the best payoff on any given trial if _____.

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A)   you confess and the other person does not confess
B)   both you and the other person confess
C)   you do not confess but the other person confesses
D)   both you and the other person do not confessE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Situations in which both players can win and both can lose are called

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A)   non-zero-sum games.
B)   zero-sum games.
C)   mirror games.
D)   equity games.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

After their town was ravaged by a disastrous tornado, two rival community groups set aside their differences and worked together on repairing the damage. This cooperation best illustrates the importance of

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A)   mediation.
B)   the GRIT strategy.
C)   superordinate goals.
D)   the jigsaw technique.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following best illustrates a superordinate goal?

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A)   A college student who has been failing English gets an A on a paper.
B)   A woman beats her husband at tennis.
C)   Apartment dwellers install a television antenna they can all use.
D)   An obese person loses 20 pounds in two weeks.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

The Prisoner's Dilemma and Tragedy of the Commons are both considered

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A)   social traps.
B)   equity games.
C)   integrative agreements.
D)   superordinate traps.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

What refers to the "golden rule" of social justice?

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A)   "Equity for strangers, equality for friends."
B)   "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."
C)   "Care most for those in greatest need."
D)   "Whoever has the gold makes the rules."E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

What do self-serving biases, group polarization, and negative stereotypes have in common?

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A)   They illustrate the power of the situation.
B)   They are potential seeds of misperception.
C)   They illustrate that we are cognitive misers.
D)   They negate conflict.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following factors is NOT involved in misperceiving other people's motivations and goals?

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A)   the central route to persuasion
B)   the fundamental attribution error
C)   the self-serving bias
D)   group polarizationE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

What is your ideal definition of justice in an intimate relationship?

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Question 12

In the context of conflict, which of the following statements is true?

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A)   Because of the greater social pressure, people are more likely to act cooperatively in large rather than small groups.
B)   The Tragedy of the Commons occurs only in individualistic societies.
C)   Most real-life conflicts are zero-sum games.
D)   Sherif's study of boys at camp indicated that competition triggers conflict.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

When will desegregation be most likely to lead to improved race relations and when will it not?

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Question 14

In real life, which of the following parallels the Tragedy of the Commons?

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A)   water pollution
B)   gun control
C)   the death penalty
D)   online auctionsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Compared with individualistic Americans, people socialized under the influence of collectivist cultures, such as China and India, have defined justice more as

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A)   impartiality.
B)   equality.
C)   integrity.
D)   equity.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

In the Prisoner's Dilemma, each person is better off

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A)   remaining silent.
B)   confessing.
C)   bargaining.
D)   mediating.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Attempting to explain one's own behavior situationally characterizes

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A)   the Prisoner's Dilemma, but not the Tragedy of the Commons.
B)   the Tragedy of the Commons, but not the Prisoner's Dilemma.
C)   both the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Tragedy of the Commons.
D)   neither the Prisoner's Dilemma nor the Tragedy of the Commons.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

When considering reactions to a common external threat, approval of President Bush's performance after September 11, 2001

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A)   increased.
B)   decreased.
C)   stabilized.
D)   was unaffected.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

All the following statements are true about GRIT EXCEPT

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A)   GRIT aims to de-escalate international tensions.
B)   GRIT requires that all actions by the initiating party be retaliatory in nature.
C)   GRIT allows each side to maintain its retaliatory capability.
D)   GRIT works by intensifying the reciprocity norm.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

According to Phinney (1990) , someone who identifies with both his or her ethnic culture and the larger culture is said to have a _____ identity.

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A)   schizophrenic
B)   cultural
C)   bicultural
D)   subculturalE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Exam 13: Social Psychology

In real life, which of the following parallels the Tragedy of the Commons?

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