PSYC 2380 FINAL REVIEW
Equity - Answer -A condition in which the outcomes people receive from a relationship
are proportional to what they contribute to it; not always equal
Disclosure reciprocity - Answer -The tendency for one person's intimacy of self-
disclosure to match that of a conversational partner.
Altruism - Answer -A motive to increase another's welfare without conscious regard for
one's self-interests; concerned and helpful even when no benefits are offered or
expected in return
Social-exchange theory - Answer -The theory that human interactions are transactions
that aim to maximize one's rewards and minimize one's costs
Egoism - Answer -A self-serving motive (supposedly underlying all behavior) to
increase one's own welfare; The opposite of altruism, which aims to increase another's
welfare
Reciprocity Norm - Answer -An expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who
have helped them
Social Capital - Answer -The mutual support and cooperation enabled by a social
network
Social Responsibility norm - Answer -An expectation that people will help those
needing help.
Kin selection - Answer -The idea that evolution has selected altruism toward one's
close relatives to enhance the survival of mutually shared genes
Bystander effect - Answer -The finding that a person is less likely to provide help when
there are other bystanders.
Superordinate goal - Answer -A shared goal that necessitates cooperative effort; a goal
that overrides people's differences from one another
Care/harm - Answer -This foundation is related to our long evolution as mammals with
attachment systems and an ability to feel (and dislike) the pain of others; underlies
virtues such as kindness, gentleness, nurturance, helpfulness
Fairness/cheating - Answer -This foundation is related to the evolutionary process of
reciprocal altruism; generates ideas of justice, rights, and autonomy
, Loyalty/betrayal - Answer -This foundation is related to our long history as tribal
creatures able to form shifting coalitions; it underlies virtues of patriotism and self-
sacrifice for the group
Authority/subversion - Answer -This foundation was shaped by our long primate history
of hierarchical social interactions; it underlies virtues of leadership and followership,
including deference to legitimate authority and respect for traditions
Sanctity/degradation - Answer -This foundation was shaped by the psychology of
disgust and contamination; underlies religious notions of striving to live in an elevated,
less carnal, more noble way
Liberty/oppression - Answer -This foundation is about the feelings of reactance and
resentment people feel toward those who dominate them and restrict their liberty
Moral licensing - Answer -The idea that if I do something good now, it's okay for me to
do something bad later
Ostracism - Answer -Exclusion from a society or group
Hypothesis - Answer -Theories imply testable predictions called
Culture - Answer -The enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a
large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next is referred to as
Demand Characteristics - Answer -The cues in an experiment that tell the participants
what behavior is expected are called
Think about, persuade,
and relate to one another - Answer -Social psychology is defined as the scientific study
of how people
Informed Consent - Answer -_____ is an ethical principle requiring that research
participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.
It is all about beliefs, attitudes, and relationships - Answer -Identify a true statement
about social psychology.
A. It answers life's ultimate questions.
B. It helps in understanding the purpose of life.
C. It is all about beliefs, attitudes, and relationships.
D. It helps in understanding an individual's ultimate destiny
Random - Answer -A sample in which every person in the population being studied has
an equal chance of inclusion is called a _____ sample.
Equity - Answer -A condition in which the outcomes people receive from a relationship
are proportional to what they contribute to it; not always equal
Disclosure reciprocity - Answer -The tendency for one person's intimacy of self-
disclosure to match that of a conversational partner.
Altruism - Answer -A motive to increase another's welfare without conscious regard for
one's self-interests; concerned and helpful even when no benefits are offered or
expected in return
Social-exchange theory - Answer -The theory that human interactions are transactions
that aim to maximize one's rewards and minimize one's costs
Egoism - Answer -A self-serving motive (supposedly underlying all behavior) to
increase one's own welfare; The opposite of altruism, which aims to increase another's
welfare
Reciprocity Norm - Answer -An expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who
have helped them
Social Capital - Answer -The mutual support and cooperation enabled by a social
network
Social Responsibility norm - Answer -An expectation that people will help those
needing help.
Kin selection - Answer -The idea that evolution has selected altruism toward one's
close relatives to enhance the survival of mutually shared genes
Bystander effect - Answer -The finding that a person is less likely to provide help when
there are other bystanders.
Superordinate goal - Answer -A shared goal that necessitates cooperative effort; a goal
that overrides people's differences from one another
Care/harm - Answer -This foundation is related to our long evolution as mammals with
attachment systems and an ability to feel (and dislike) the pain of others; underlies
virtues such as kindness, gentleness, nurturance, helpfulness
Fairness/cheating - Answer -This foundation is related to the evolutionary process of
reciprocal altruism; generates ideas of justice, rights, and autonomy
, Loyalty/betrayal - Answer -This foundation is related to our long history as tribal
creatures able to form shifting coalitions; it underlies virtues of patriotism and self-
sacrifice for the group
Authority/subversion - Answer -This foundation was shaped by our long primate history
of hierarchical social interactions; it underlies virtues of leadership and followership,
including deference to legitimate authority and respect for traditions
Sanctity/degradation - Answer -This foundation was shaped by the psychology of
disgust and contamination; underlies religious notions of striving to live in an elevated,
less carnal, more noble way
Liberty/oppression - Answer -This foundation is about the feelings of reactance and
resentment people feel toward those who dominate them and restrict their liberty
Moral licensing - Answer -The idea that if I do something good now, it's okay for me to
do something bad later
Ostracism - Answer -Exclusion from a society or group
Hypothesis - Answer -Theories imply testable predictions called
Culture - Answer -The enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a
large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next is referred to as
Demand Characteristics - Answer -The cues in an experiment that tell the participants
what behavior is expected are called
Think about, persuade,
and relate to one another - Answer -Social psychology is defined as the scientific study
of how people
Informed Consent - Answer -_____ is an ethical principle requiring that research
participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.
It is all about beliefs, attitudes, and relationships - Answer -Identify a true statement
about social psychology.
A. It answers life's ultimate questions.
B. It helps in understanding the purpose of life.
C. It is all about beliefs, attitudes, and relationships.
D. It helps in understanding an individual's ultimate destiny
Random - Answer -A sample in which every person in the population being studied has
an equal chance of inclusion is called a _____ sample.
