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Question 1 1 / 1 pts Equity theory says that if you are in a relationship with someone who is contributing more and benefiting less than you are, you are likely to feel:    contented

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Question 1

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Equity theory says that if you are in a relationship with someone who is contributing more and benefiting less than you are, you are likely to feel:

  

contented.

   

irritable.

   

exploited.

   

guilty.

 

 

Question 2

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In both the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Tragedy of the Commons, people are tempted to explain their own behavior ________ and others' behavior ________.

  

negatively; positively

   

positively; negatively

 

situationally; dispositionally

  

dispositionally; situationally

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 3

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In small groups, as opposed to large ones, individuals are:

  

more likely to identify with a group's success.

  

more open about their conflicts.

   

less anonymous and thus less cooperative.

   

more likely to take more than their equal share.

 

Question 4

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Which of the following is NOT one of the seeds of misperception?

  

the fundamental attribution error

 

reduced competition

  

the self-serving bias

   

groupthink

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 5

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Which of the following is true of communication as a method to resolve a social dilemma?

  

In the laboratory as in real life, group communication very rarely degenerates into threats and name-calling.

 

  

Discussing the dilemma hinders a group identity, which diminishes concern for everyone's welfare.

  

In the laboratory as in real life, group communication enables people to commit themselves to competition.

   

Discussing the dilemma devises group norms and expectations and pressures members to follow them.

 

 

Question 6

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A common excuse for noncooperation is:

  

"Cooperation is for the weak and cowardly."

  

"That's unfair."

  

"The devil made me do it."

  

"I couldn't have made a difference anyway."

 

Question 7

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Zoe and Lily, two college students, are roommates, and they split the rent and other expenses equally. Zoe likes to play music loudly, while Lily likes to spend her leisure time reading books. Which of the following is most likely exemplified by Zoe and Lily in this scenario?

  

altruism

   

conflict

  

an illusion of transparency

   

mirror-image perception

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 8

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In the context of social dilemmas, which of the following is a feature shared by both the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Tragedy of the Commons?

  

Their profits and losses add up to zero.

   

Participants tend to commit the fundamental attribution error.

   

Participants' motives remain unaltered when they are in a social trap.

  

Both tempt people to explain their own behavior dispositionally.

 

IncorrectQuestion 9

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Identify a true statement about the contact that predicts the attitudes and tolerance of a group.

  

The more contact younger people have with older adults, the less favorable their attitudes toward older people.

   

The more contact straight people have with gays and lesbians, the more accepting they become.

   

Unlike direct contact, vicarious indirect contact is not effective in reducing prejudice.

  

The more interracial contact South African Blacks and Whites have, the less sympathetic their political attitudes.

 

 

Question 10

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According to social psychologists' peacemaking strategies, which of the following is one of the four Cs of peacemaking?

  

callousness

   

competition

   

correction

   

conciliation

 

Question 11

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When a local resident in the town of Henzville killed four people with a gun, he was considered a murderer. However, weeks later, when a policeman killed two civilians in the same town, it was reasoned that he was suffering from depression and financial stress. This exemplifies ________.

  

the fundamental attribution error

  

the Prisoner's Dilemma

  

evolving motives

   

social dilemma

 

 

Question 12

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When teaching the American Revolution unit in his history class, Mr. Jones divides his class into groups with racially and academically diverse members. Each group member is then assigned to become the "expert" on one part of the lesson (e.g., the Boston Tea Party, George Washington, etc.). At the end of the week, each expert would teach that section to the rest of the group. This is an example of:

  

a jigsaw classroom.

  

a zero-sum design.

   

a mirror image classroom.

   

a superordinate goal.

 

 

Question 13

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Which of the following statements is true of the misperceptions in conflict?

  

Highly intelligent people display a "myside bias."

  

Biases incline national leaders to ignore the evil intentions of adversaries.

   

Opposing sides see their own understandings as biased by their liking or disliking for others.

   

Opposing sides in a conflict tend to exaggerate their differences.