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The __________ ________ basically presents the ways in which people explain the behavior of others. This theory addresses how people “attribute” causes to events and how this perception influences their motivation.
A) Responsibility Theory B) Social Theory C) Attribution Theory D) Situational Attribution |
Attribution Theory
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_________ ____________ explains the causes for a person’s behavior in terms of outside factors such as weather or influence from others.
A) Situational Attribution B) Behavioral Response C) Social Interference D) Responsibility Theory |
Situational Attribution
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___________ is a hormone that is associated with aggression.
A) Anger B) Testosterone C) Gonad D) Estrogen |
Testosterone
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This hormone is present at much higher levels in males than in females and appears to decrease the threshold for aggression. Scientists have studied the effects of certain chemicals (such as drugs and alcohol) and certain hormones (such as testosterone) influence aggression. The weapons effect shows that the presence of aggressive cues (guns, knives, aggressive behaviors by others) results in higher levels of aggression among people who have already been provoked.
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The ____________ is a concept that basically states people feel duty-bound or required to help those who need our assistance. Similarly, the reciprocity norm implies that we feel as though we’re required to help those who have helped us.
A) Situational Attribution B) Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis C) Social Responsibility Theory D) |
Social Responsibility Theory
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________________ is a behavior that is focused on harming another individual.
A) Aggression B) Frustration C) Anxiety D) Distress |
Aggression
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This behavior is the most destructive force in social relations and is a huge social issue. The _____________ basically states that aggression is always the results of frustration. This hypothesis cannot be applied to all situations; however, it is useful in showing that a frustrating event can lead to aggressive behavior.
A) Social Interference B) Aggression Theory C) Social Responsibility Theory D) Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis |
Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis
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_________ _________, well known for his studies of aggression, believed that aggression came from instincts, innate behaviors that help organisms to best utilize resources. Research has also found that aggression may have genetic and neural bases.
A) Carl Rogers B) Julian Huxley C) Konrad Lorenz D) Karl Popper |
Konrad Lorenz
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_________ ___________ is a phenomenon in which a person’s performance is decreased when he or she is working in a group. This phenomenonis more likely to occur if the task at hand is complex or unfamiliar. The influence is about the pressures from others to change another person’s behavior or attitudes.
A) Social Facilitation B) Frustration-Aggression C) Situational Attribution D) Social Interference |
Social Interference
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___________ _____________ is a phenomenon in which a person’s performance improved in the presence of others. This phenomenon is more likely to occur if the task is simple and familiar.
A) Situational Attribution B) Social Facilitation C) Social Interference D) Frustration-Aggression |
Social Facilitation
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Persuasion, is (__ more or ___ less) likely to occur if the individual likes and trusts the source of the persuasion.
A) More B) Less C) Average D) Non |
More
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Persuasion, the process of trying to deliberately influence a change in attitude. The way in which the message is presented and the characteristics of the receiver also influence the ease of which attitude change occurs.
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The _______ involves getting someone to agree to a small request before asking a larger request.
A) Social Responsibility B) Social Facilitation C) Foot In The Door Technique D) Baby Steps Technique |
Foot In The Door Technique
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In contrast, the door-in-the face technique involves making a request so large that is will be rejected before making a smaller request (one that is more likely to be granted). Lowballing is getting someone to agree to do something then raising the cost or effort required to fulfill the commitment.
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_________ ___________ proposed that love has three components: passion, intimacy, and commitment. According to this model, the three components of love can be combined to produce different dimensions of a relationship.
A) Solomon Asch B) Gordon Bower C) Raymond Cattell D) Robert Sternberg |
Robert Sternberg
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_____________ ______ involves intimacy, passion, and commitment. This type of love is most difficult to achieve.
A) Romantic Love B) Consummate Love C) Committed Love D) first -sight Love |
Consummate Love
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__________ _________ involves intimacy and passion but no commitment.
A) first -sight Love B) Long-Term Love C) Romantic Love D) Consummate Love |
Romantic Love
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___________ is behavior that is focused on helping others through unselfish actions.
A) True-Love B) Commitment C) Agreement D) Altruism |
Altruism
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________ ________ occurs by watching the behavior of others and can influence the learning of aggressive behaviors. For instance, some research shows that male abusers grew up in homes where they witnessed abuse or violence.
A) Social Learning B) Environmental Facilitation C) Peer Pressure D) Cognitive Influence |
Social Learning
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__________ _________ conducted a famous experiment in which subjects were asked to judge the lengths of a group of lines. Most of the subjects (who were confederates of the experimenter) gave obviously wrong answers; in order to conform to the group, the real subjects also gave wrong answers on many occasions.
A) Solomon Asch B) Robert Sternberg C) Raymond Cattell D) Gordon Bower |
Solomon Asch
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People often conform to a group in order to avoid rejection. Conformity is the process of altering your behavior because of real or imagined group pressure. This behavior is an example of the ____________ .
A) Social Learning B) Environmental Facilitation C) Cognitive Influence D) Normative Social Influence |
Normative Social Influence
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