PSYCH 379 UNIT 7-11 FINAL REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) A GRADE
According to Janis (1972), what are the characteristics
that contribute to the development of groupthink? Select
one:
a. type of leadership
b. group cohesiveness
c. the size of the group
d. type of leadership and group cohesiveness -
correct answer- d. type of leadership and group
cohesiveness
According to Robert Zajonc, the presence of another
person:
a. increases arousal.
b. may interfere with ongoing behaviour.
c. increases arousal, which may facilitate or interfere with
ongoing behaviour.
,d. increases arousal and may facilitate behaviour. -
correct answer- increase arousal, which may
facilitate or interfere with ongoing behavior
According to social exchange theory, what is an
individual's primary motive in establishing and
maintaining relationships?
a) maximizing rewards and minimizing costs
b) achieving an equitable balance of inputs and outputs
c) maintaining reciprocal levels of self-disclosure
d) the reproductive fitness of a potential partner -
correct answer- a
According to social impact theory, which of the following
is determined by a source's proximity in time and space?
a) its strength
b) its immediacy
c) its number
d) its popularity - correct answer- b
,According to the arousal: cost-reward model of helping,
people tend to help the victim when Select one:
a. it is easy to escape the situation.
b. their state of arousal is high and it is difficult to escape
the situation.
c. the potential rewards to the victim outweigh potential
costs to the victim.
d. their state of arousal is low. - correct answer-
b.
According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis, which of
the following is the primary cause of altruistic behaviour?
a) taking another's perspective
b) rewards and costs
c) personal distress
d) evolution - correct answer- a
According to the Social Impact Theory,
______________________, the greater the impact on the
target. Select one:
, a. the more sources and the farther away the sources
b. the closer the source and the fewer the sources
c. the more powerful the source
d. the more number of sources, up to a certain point -
correct answer- d
According to the social penetration theory Select one:
a. the passage of time itself creates closer friendships.
b. becoming good friends with a person depends on the
number of different areas that the person has self-
disclosed.
c. relationships develop as people gradually reveal more
about themselves to each other, in both breadth and
depth of areas of their lives.
d. in a dyad, one person always reveals more personal
information than the other. - correct answer-
c.relationships develop as people gradually reveal more
about themselves to ea. other, in both breadth and depth
of areas in their lives.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) A GRADE
According to Janis (1972), what are the characteristics
that contribute to the development of groupthink? Select
one:
a. type of leadership
b. group cohesiveness
c. the size of the group
d. type of leadership and group cohesiveness -
correct answer- d. type of leadership and group
cohesiveness
According to Robert Zajonc, the presence of another
person:
a. increases arousal.
b. may interfere with ongoing behaviour.
c. increases arousal, which may facilitate or interfere with
ongoing behaviour.
,d. increases arousal and may facilitate behaviour. -
correct answer- increase arousal, which may
facilitate or interfere with ongoing behavior
According to social exchange theory, what is an
individual's primary motive in establishing and
maintaining relationships?
a) maximizing rewards and minimizing costs
b) achieving an equitable balance of inputs and outputs
c) maintaining reciprocal levels of self-disclosure
d) the reproductive fitness of a potential partner -
correct answer- a
According to social impact theory, which of the following
is determined by a source's proximity in time and space?
a) its strength
b) its immediacy
c) its number
d) its popularity - correct answer- b
,According to the arousal: cost-reward model of helping,
people tend to help the victim when Select one:
a. it is easy to escape the situation.
b. their state of arousal is high and it is difficult to escape
the situation.
c. the potential rewards to the victim outweigh potential
costs to the victim.
d. their state of arousal is low. - correct answer-
b.
According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis, which of
the following is the primary cause of altruistic behaviour?
a) taking another's perspective
b) rewards and costs
c) personal distress
d) evolution - correct answer- a
According to the Social Impact Theory,
______________________, the greater the impact on the
target. Select one:
, a. the more sources and the farther away the sources
b. the closer the source and the fewer the sources
c. the more powerful the source
d. the more number of sources, up to a certain point -
correct answer- d
According to the social penetration theory Select one:
a. the passage of time itself creates closer friendships.
b. becoming good friends with a person depends on the
number of different areas that the person has self-
disclosed.
c. relationships develop as people gradually reveal more
about themselves to each other, in both breadth and
depth of areas of their lives.
d. in a dyad, one person always reveals more personal
information than the other. - correct answer-
c.relationships develop as people gradually reveal more
about themselves to ea. other, in both breadth and depth
of areas in their lives.
