Psych 217 Final Exam Prep Questions
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Ostracism games - Answer cyber-ball: don't pass the ball to you
"no one wants to work with you"
use of words "cut, hurt, sharp" not just metaphor
Eisenberger Cyber ball - Answer exclusion from game led to activation in the areas
of the brain during physical pain
Dewall tylenol studies - Answer less social pain when taking tylenol
Dark Triad- anti social personality traits - Answer narcissism, machivellian, psychopathy
Narcissism - Answer inflated self views, extroverted, low in agreeableness
Machivellianism - Answer low in agreeableness and conscientiousness
, Psychopathy - Answer low in anxiety, extroverted, low in agreeableness and
conscientiousness
Naturalistic Fallacy - Answer What is typical does not determine what is right
(this behavior is "natural" (or evolved) therefore it is moral) BE AWARE OF THIS
Why does evolution matter? - Answer Can't assume we can make any moral system
we want, but brains and culture are rooted in history & character of our species
Motivational Autonomy - Answer Biology determines what CAN be not what MUST be
(brain and social structure are like building blocks and how they're put together is
flexible)
Primates - Answer group of about 400 different species of mammals that humans are
a part of
Common ancestor - Answer 60-90 million years ago
Hominidae (our family) - Answer split from other ancestors about 15 millions yrs ago
Chimpanzees - Answer we did not evolve from these, they are our closest
relative because we have a common ancestor from about 5million yrs ago
Common Chimpanzee - Answer Pan troglodyte;show much higher levels of
aggression. Stronger status competition within groups. Radically more violent
behavior towards "stranger chimps"
Bonobo chimpanzee - Answer Pan Paniscus; less violent means of conflict management.
Female coordination to a greater degree. Sexual behavior a key component of conflict
resolution. Greater diversity of sexual behavior.
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Solutions
Ostracism games - Answer cyber-ball: don't pass the ball to you
"no one wants to work with you"
use of words "cut, hurt, sharp" not just metaphor
Eisenberger Cyber ball - Answer exclusion from game led to activation in the areas
of the brain during physical pain
Dewall tylenol studies - Answer less social pain when taking tylenol
Dark Triad- anti social personality traits - Answer narcissism, machivellian, psychopathy
Narcissism - Answer inflated self views, extroverted, low in agreeableness
Machivellianism - Answer low in agreeableness and conscientiousness
, Psychopathy - Answer low in anxiety, extroverted, low in agreeableness and
conscientiousness
Naturalistic Fallacy - Answer What is typical does not determine what is right
(this behavior is "natural" (or evolved) therefore it is moral) BE AWARE OF THIS
Why does evolution matter? - Answer Can't assume we can make any moral system
we want, but brains and culture are rooted in history & character of our species
Motivational Autonomy - Answer Biology determines what CAN be not what MUST be
(brain and social structure are like building blocks and how they're put together is
flexible)
Primates - Answer group of about 400 different species of mammals that humans are
a part of
Common ancestor - Answer 60-90 million years ago
Hominidae (our family) - Answer split from other ancestors about 15 millions yrs ago
Chimpanzees - Answer we did not evolve from these, they are our closest
relative because we have a common ancestor from about 5million yrs ago
Common Chimpanzee - Answer Pan troglodyte;show much higher levels of
aggression. Stronger status competition within groups. Radically more violent
behavior towards "stranger chimps"
Bonobo chimpanzee - Answer Pan Paniscus; less violent means of conflict management.
Female coordination to a greater degree. Sexual behavior a key component of conflict
resolution. Greater diversity of sexual behavior.
