Psychology 2450: FINAL EXAM - Chapters
13-15, 17 Questions And Answers
a) vicariously experiencing another's feelings - ANS Empathy refers to
a) vicariously experiencing another's feelings
b) reading minds
c) being able to resist temptation
d) knowing that someone holds a false belief
c) being afraid for the hero in a movie who is in danger - ANS An example of empathy
would be
a) escaping pain
b) sensing that you are about to get a phone call
c) being afraid for the hero in a movie who is in danger
d) looking forward to watching a villain in a movie die
b) a positive social act reflecting a concern for others - ANS Prosocial behavior is defined
as
a) any act that makes a person feel better
b) a positive social act reflecting a concern for others
c) an act intended to do good, but that actually results in harm to the person at whom the act is
aimed
d) the vicarious experiencing of another person's emotions
d) stopping to help a stranger change a flat tire - ANS Which of the following BEST
exemplifies prosocial behavior
a) doing chores to earn an allowance
b) driving no faster than the speed limit
c) getting homework done on time
d) stopping to help a stranger change a flat tire
b) helping our kin may allow our genes to be passed along - ANS Evolutionary theorists
have argued that it is in our genetic self-interest to be altruistic because
a) it perfectly matches the premise of survival of the fittest
b) helping our kin may allow our genes to be passed along
c) the more we help, the better spouse we will attain
d) chromosome 13 has been found to have a special "helping gene"
, d) humans may have a genetic make-up that predisposes them to behave both antisocially and
prosocially - ANS Evolutionary-based research on altruism has demonstrated that
a) only humans show any example of helping behavior
b) altruism does not begin to emerge until puberty
c) we abandon immature forms of moral thinking as we develop
d) humans may have a genetic make-up that predisposes them to behave both antisocially and
prosocially
a) they become distressed when other infants cry - ANS How do newborns demonstrate
empathy
a) they become distressed when other infants cry
b) they look at objects that their parents are looking at
c) they prefer to be held by other children
d) they pass the false belief task
c) love withdrawal - ANS Every time his son Justin swears (something he does not like),
Ken walks away from him (pays no attention). This strategy provides a good example of the
____ parental approach
a) power assertion
b) induction
c) love withdrawal
d) empathy
c) love withdrawal - ANS The purpose of ____ is to create anxiety by threatening a loss of
reinforcement
a) power assertion
b) induction
c) love withdrawal
d) empathy
b) taking away a child's television privileges - ANS Which is the BEST example of a power
assertion form of discipline
a) telling a child you hate him
b) taking away a child's television privileges
c) telling a child that a child who gets hit feels bad
d) taking away parental love from a child
b) is an important sign of attachment - ANS Separation anxiety
a) only occurs as a result of unresponsive parenting
b) is an important sign of attachment
c) occurs mainly in children who attend preschool
d) is a sign of unhealthy attachment
13-15, 17 Questions And Answers
a) vicariously experiencing another's feelings - ANS Empathy refers to
a) vicariously experiencing another's feelings
b) reading minds
c) being able to resist temptation
d) knowing that someone holds a false belief
c) being afraid for the hero in a movie who is in danger - ANS An example of empathy
would be
a) escaping pain
b) sensing that you are about to get a phone call
c) being afraid for the hero in a movie who is in danger
d) looking forward to watching a villain in a movie die
b) a positive social act reflecting a concern for others - ANS Prosocial behavior is defined
as
a) any act that makes a person feel better
b) a positive social act reflecting a concern for others
c) an act intended to do good, but that actually results in harm to the person at whom the act is
aimed
d) the vicarious experiencing of another person's emotions
d) stopping to help a stranger change a flat tire - ANS Which of the following BEST
exemplifies prosocial behavior
a) doing chores to earn an allowance
b) driving no faster than the speed limit
c) getting homework done on time
d) stopping to help a stranger change a flat tire
b) helping our kin may allow our genes to be passed along - ANS Evolutionary theorists
have argued that it is in our genetic self-interest to be altruistic because
a) it perfectly matches the premise of survival of the fittest
b) helping our kin may allow our genes to be passed along
c) the more we help, the better spouse we will attain
d) chromosome 13 has been found to have a special "helping gene"
, d) humans may have a genetic make-up that predisposes them to behave both antisocially and
prosocially - ANS Evolutionary-based research on altruism has demonstrated that
a) only humans show any example of helping behavior
b) altruism does not begin to emerge until puberty
c) we abandon immature forms of moral thinking as we develop
d) humans may have a genetic make-up that predisposes them to behave both antisocially and
prosocially
a) they become distressed when other infants cry - ANS How do newborns demonstrate
empathy
a) they become distressed when other infants cry
b) they look at objects that their parents are looking at
c) they prefer to be held by other children
d) they pass the false belief task
c) love withdrawal - ANS Every time his son Justin swears (something he does not like),
Ken walks away from him (pays no attention). This strategy provides a good example of the
____ parental approach
a) power assertion
b) induction
c) love withdrawal
d) empathy
c) love withdrawal - ANS The purpose of ____ is to create anxiety by threatening a loss of
reinforcement
a) power assertion
b) induction
c) love withdrawal
d) empathy
b) taking away a child's television privileges - ANS Which is the BEST example of a power
assertion form of discipline
a) telling a child you hate him
b) taking away a child's television privileges
c) telling a child that a child who gets hit feels bad
d) taking away parental love from a child
b) is an important sign of attachment - ANS Separation anxiety
a) only occurs as a result of unresponsive parenting
b) is an important sign of attachment
c) occurs mainly in children who attend preschool
d) is a sign of unhealthy attachment
