PSY 368 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Kruglanski band bFishman b(2006) bhave bargued bthat bdefining bterrorism bdepends
bmost bcritically bupon bwhether bone bviews bterrorism bas b______ bor b______ b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔a bsyndrome; ba btool
In bthe bcontext bof bpsychological bresearch bmethods, breductionism bis bbest bdefined
bas b__________ b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Simplifying ba bphenomenon bby battributing bit
bto ba btoo-small bset bof bexplanations
Psychologists bhave bidentified bmultiple broot bcauses bof bterrorist bbehavior bTrue/False
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔False
For bRussian bAnarchists, bthe binvention bof b_________ bwas ba bcritical bdevelopment
bthat ballowed bthem bto bexpand btheir breach band binfluence b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Dynamite
One bdifficulty bin bstudying bthe bpsychology bof bterrorism bis bthat bresearchers bmay
boversimplify bthe bissue bby bapplying bfindings bfrom bone bterrorist bgroup bto bour
bunderstanding bof bother bterrorist bgroups. bThis bissue bis balso bknown bas b__________
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Overgeneralization
The bSicarii bwere bone bof bthe bearliest-documented bterrorist bgroups. bThey bwere
bnamed bafter b___________ b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bshort bdaggers bthat bthey
bwould buse bin btheir battacks
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bbest brepresents bthe b"Syndrome" bview bof
bterrorism? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Terrorists bare bpeople bwho bhave bpsychological
bcharacteristics bin bcommon bthat bpredict bthe bdevelopment band btrajectory bof bterrorist
bbehavior
Most bexperts bagree bthat b___________ b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Terrorism bis ba
bpejorative bterm
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bbest bsummarizes bthe bresearch bon bthe
bconnection bbetween bterrorism band bmental billness? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔There bis
, bno bevidence bthat bterrorists bhave bhigher brates bof bmental billness bthan bpeople bfrom
bthe bgeneral bpopulation
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bbest brepresents bthe b"tool" bperspective bof
bterrorism? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Terrorists bare bpeople bwho buse bterrorism bas ba
bmeans bto baccomplish ba bspecific bgoal
The b____________ bwere ban bIslamic bsect bwho bfelt bthat bthe bprinciples bof bIslam
bhad bbeen bcorrupted band bwere bunder battack bfrom bcrusaders b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Assassins
Researchers bhave bfound bthat b_____________ b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Neither
bpoverty bnor bpoor beducation bare breliable bpredictors bof bterrorism
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bbest brepresents bthe bresearch bon bterrorists'
bpersonalities? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔No bnotable bdifferences bhave bbeen bidentified
bbetween bthe bpersonalities bof bterrorists band bthose bof bnon-terrorists
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bbest brepresents bhow bpsychologists bshould
bconsider bthe b"syndrome" bperspective bof bterrorism? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The
b"syndrome" bperspective bmay bbe buseful bin bidentifying bcontributing bfactors bto
bterrorism, bbut bis blikely bto bfall bshort bin bfully bexplaining bterrorist bbehavior
Psychologists btoday bhave bincreasingly bmoved btowards bthe b_________ bview bof
bterrorism band baway bfrom bthe b_________view bof bterrorism b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Tool; bsyndrome
Robert bbelieves bthat bpeople bwho bengage bin bterrorist bactivity bmust bbe bmentally bill.
bRobert bsubscribes bto bthe b_________ bperspective bof bterrorism b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Syndrome
This bweek's breading b(Kruglanski b& bFishman b2006) bsuggests bthat bcounterterrorism
bis bdifficult bbecause bof b"multifinality". bWhat bis bmultifinality? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Terrorism bmay bsatisfy bmultiple bgoals bfor bthe bperpetrators
The b"tool" bperspective bof bterrorism bsuggests bthat bterrorist bbehavior bis bmost blikely
bto boccur bwhen bthat bbehavior bis bseen bas b___________ b- bcorrect banswers✔✔An
beffective bway bof bpursuing bone's bgoals
Which bof bthe bfollowing bfactors bmakes bit bdifficult bto bsettle bon ba bsingle bdefinition bof
bterrorism? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Terrorism bis ba bpejorative bterm
Labeling ban bact bas b"terrorist" bis ba bsubjective bperspective
There bis bdebate babout bwhether bterrorism bis bdefined bby bpsychological
bcharacteristics bof bthe bperpetrator bor bby bthe bbehavior bitself
Correct Answers
Kruglanski band bFishman b(2006) bhave bargued bthat bdefining bterrorism bdepends
bmost bcritically bupon bwhether bone bviews bterrorism bas b______ bor b______ b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔a bsyndrome; ba btool
In bthe bcontext bof bpsychological bresearch bmethods, breductionism bis bbest bdefined
bas b__________ b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Simplifying ba bphenomenon bby battributing bit
bto ba btoo-small bset bof bexplanations
Psychologists bhave bidentified bmultiple broot bcauses bof bterrorist bbehavior bTrue/False
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔False
For bRussian bAnarchists, bthe binvention bof b_________ bwas ba bcritical bdevelopment
bthat ballowed bthem bto bexpand btheir breach band binfluence b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Dynamite
One bdifficulty bin bstudying bthe bpsychology bof bterrorism bis bthat bresearchers bmay
boversimplify bthe bissue bby bapplying bfindings bfrom bone bterrorist bgroup bto bour
bunderstanding bof bother bterrorist bgroups. bThis bissue bis balso bknown bas b__________
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Overgeneralization
The bSicarii bwere bone bof bthe bearliest-documented bterrorist bgroups. bThey bwere
bnamed bafter b___________ b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bshort bdaggers bthat bthey
bwould buse bin btheir battacks
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bbest brepresents bthe b"Syndrome" bview bof
bterrorism? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Terrorists bare bpeople bwho bhave bpsychological
bcharacteristics bin bcommon bthat bpredict bthe bdevelopment band btrajectory bof bterrorist
bbehavior
Most bexperts bagree bthat b___________ b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Terrorism bis ba
bpejorative bterm
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bbest bsummarizes bthe bresearch bon bthe
bconnection bbetween bterrorism band bmental billness? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔There bis
, bno bevidence bthat bterrorists bhave bhigher brates bof bmental billness bthan bpeople bfrom
bthe bgeneral bpopulation
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bbest brepresents bthe b"tool" bperspective bof
bterrorism? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Terrorists bare bpeople bwho buse bterrorism bas ba
bmeans bto baccomplish ba bspecific bgoal
The b____________ bwere ban bIslamic bsect bwho bfelt bthat bthe bprinciples bof bIslam
bhad bbeen bcorrupted band bwere bunder battack bfrom bcrusaders b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Assassins
Researchers bhave bfound bthat b_____________ b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Neither
bpoverty bnor bpoor beducation bare breliable bpredictors bof bterrorism
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bbest brepresents bthe bresearch bon bterrorists'
bpersonalities? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔No bnotable bdifferences bhave bbeen bidentified
bbetween bthe bpersonalities bof bterrorists band bthose bof bnon-terrorists
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bbest brepresents bhow bpsychologists bshould
bconsider bthe b"syndrome" bperspective bof bterrorism? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The
b"syndrome" bperspective bmay bbe buseful bin bidentifying bcontributing bfactors bto
bterrorism, bbut bis blikely bto bfall bshort bin bfully bexplaining bterrorist bbehavior
Psychologists btoday bhave bincreasingly bmoved btowards bthe b_________ bview bof
bterrorism band baway bfrom bthe b_________view bof bterrorism b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Tool; bsyndrome
Robert bbelieves bthat bpeople bwho bengage bin bterrorist bactivity bmust bbe bmentally bill.
bRobert bsubscribes bto bthe b_________ bperspective bof bterrorism b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Syndrome
This bweek's breading b(Kruglanski b& bFishman b2006) bsuggests bthat bcounterterrorism
bis bdifficult bbecause bof b"multifinality". bWhat bis bmultifinality? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Terrorism bmay bsatisfy bmultiple bgoals bfor bthe bperpetrators
The b"tool" bperspective bof bterrorism bsuggests bthat bterrorist bbehavior bis bmost blikely
bto boccur bwhen bthat bbehavior bis bseen bas b___________ b- bcorrect banswers✔✔An
beffective bway bof bpursuing bone's bgoals
Which bof bthe bfollowing bfactors bmakes bit bdifficult bto bsettle bon ba bsingle bdefinition bof
bterrorism? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Terrorism bis ba bpejorative bterm
Labeling ban bact bas b"terrorist" bis ba bsubjective bperspective
There bis bdebate babout bwhether bterrorism bis bdefined bby bpsychological
bcharacteristics bof bthe bperpetrator bor bby bthe bbehavior bitself
