Question 1

Which of the following statements about contact predicting attitudes is FALSE?

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A)   The more interracial contact South African Blacks and Whites have, the less prejudice they feel toward the other group.
B)   The more contact straight people have with gays and lesbians, the more accepting they become.
C)   The more friendly contact Blacks and Whites have with one another, the better their attitudes toward one another.
D)   Unlike direct contact, vicarious indirect contact is not effective in reducing prejudice.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 2

The people of Griglac and Xula are warring over a disputed border between their countries. The Griglacians feel they are defending their territory but those in Xula feel that Griglac started the war by invading Xula. These _____ perceptions are causing the conflict to escalate.

Accepted Answer

A)   tragically common
B)   mirror-image
C)   superordinate
D)   triggeringE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of changing payoffs to resolve social dilemmas?

Accepted Answer

A)   allowing carpoolers to drive in the faster, freeway lane
B)   requiring carpool cars and vans to park in special, larger parking lots farther away from the office building
C)   lowering the price of gasoline to well below $1 per gallon
D)   rewarding people who drive by themselves to workE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

When both sides of a conflict believe "we are peace-loving, they are hostile," each may treat the other in ways that _____ its expectations.

Accepted Answer

A)   deny
B)   confirm
C)   reduce
D)   expandE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

The outcome of creatively managed conflict is

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A)   satisfaction.
B)   peace.
C)   accord.
D)   compliance.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

If an attorney creates a Prisoner's Dilemma for two suspects, the attorney's goal is to

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A)   trick either one of them into revealing what really happened.
B)   create an incentive for one of them to confess while the other maintains innocence.
C)   create an incentive for both of them to confess privately.
D)   achieve the greatest punishment for both suspects.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the four Cs of peacemaking?

Accepted Answer

A)   contact
B)   correction
C)   conciliation
D)   communicationE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

_____ occurs when a neutral third party attempts to facilitate communication and offer suggestions for how to resolve a conflict.

Accepted Answer

A)   Bargaining
B)   Amelioration
C)   Mediation
D)   ArbitrationE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

The best way to resolve conflict through mediation is

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A)   by making one's position clear and then bargaining.
B)   by trying to turn a lose-lose situation into a win-lose situation.
C)   to search for integrative solutions through controlled communications.
D)   to find a neutral party who will make the final decision.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Andrew's mom tells him that she went to the store and bought enough cupcakes so that each member of the family could have one. Andrew really loves cupcakes, so he takes two. This results in one family member losing their cupcake. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   the Prisoner's Dilemma.
B)   a superordinate goal.
C)   the Tragedy of the Commons.
D)   a mirror-image perception.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Punishing another person for noncooperation is most likely to result in

Accepted Answer

A)   zero-sum results.
B)   peace.
C)   retaliation.
D)   surrender.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

John believes that he is hardworking and his wife Rachel is lazy. Rachel believes that she is hardworking and John is lazy. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   an equitable relationship.
B)   mirror-image perceptions.
C)   perceived injustice.
D)   a social trap.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 13

The relationship between the size of a group and a person's feeling of responsibility for it is

Accepted Answer

A)   positive.
B)   negative.
C)   neutral.
D)   curvilinear.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Desegregation could be expected to have poor results when contacts were competitive and unsupported by authorities. In order to achieve positive results with desegregation, contact should be _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   unequal in status
B)   equal in status
C)   short-term
D)   long-termE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a method for resolving social dilemmas?

Accepted Answer

A)   regulation
B)   making the group smaller
C)   communication
D)   conciliationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

A common excuse for noncooperation is

Accepted Answer

A)   "I couldn't have made a difference anyway."
B)   "The devil made me do it."
C)   "That's unfair."
D)   "Cooperation is for the weak and cowardly."E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Despite official government warnings of a severe water shortage, most citizens fail to conserve in the belief that their personal water consumption will have little effect on the community's total water supply. The eventual depletion of the community's water resources provides an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   mirror-image perceptions.
B)   individualistic calamity.
C)   the Tragedy of the Commons.
D)   rational disaster.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

All the following actions are ways to resolve social dilemmas EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   increasing competition.
B)   developing rules to safeguard the common good.
C)   improving communication.
D)   appealing to altruistic norms.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Laboratory research on GRIT has found all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   announcing cooperative intent boosts cooperation.
B)   maintaining an equality of power protects against exploitation.
C)   repeated conciliatory acts breed trust.
D)   competition breeds conciliation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

In the context of misperceptions in conflict, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Terrorism is in the eye of the beholder.
B)   Conflicts engage "a two-category world-of good people, like US, and of bad people, like THEM."
C)   Opposing sides in a conflict tend to exaggerate their differences.
D)   Highly intelligent people display a "myside bias."E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 13: Social Psychology

The best way to resolve conflict through mediation is

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The people of Griglac and Xula are warring over a disputed border between their countries. The Griglacians feel they are defending their territory but those in Xula feel that Griglac started the war by invading Xula. These _____ perceptions are causing the conflict to escalate.

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In the context of misperceptions in conflict, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Which of the following statements about contact predicting attitudes is FALSE?

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All the following actions are ways to resolve social dilemmas EXCEPT

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Punishing another person for noncooperation is most likely to result in

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Desegregation could be expected to have poor results when contacts were competitive and unsupported by authorities. In order to achieve positive results with desegregation, contact should be _____.

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If an attorney creates a Prisoner's Dilemma for two suspects, the attorney's goal is to

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_____ occurs when a neutral third party attempts to facilitate communication and offer suggestions for how to resolve a conflict.

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Andrew's mom tells him that she went to the store and bought enough cupcakes so that each member of the family could have one. Andrew really loves cupcakes, so he takes two. This results in one family member losing their cupcake. This is an example of

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The relationship between the size of a group and a person's feeling of responsibility for it is

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Which of the following is NOT a method for resolving social dilemmas?

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A common excuse for noncooperation is

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When both sides of a conflict believe "we are peace-loving, they are hostile," each may treat the other in ways that _____ its expectations.

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Which of the following is an example of changing payoffs to resolve social dilemmas?

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Which of the following is NOT one of the four Cs of peacemaking?

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John believes that he is hardworking and his wife Rachel is lazy. Rachel believes that she is hardworking and John is lazy. This is an example of

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Despite official government warnings of a severe water shortage, most citizens fail to conserve in the belief that their personal water consumption will have little effect on the community's total water supply. The eventual depletion of the community's water resources provides an example of

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Laboratory research on GRIT has found all of the following EXCEPT

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The outcome of creatively managed conflict is

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