PSYC 140 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS.
Altruism - ANS helping someone with no benefit to yourself
Superordinate goals - ANS goals sought by both sides of a conflict, which tie the groups'
interests together rather than driving them apart
Social dilemma - ANS a situation in which each person can increase individual gains by acting
selfishly, but too many people acting selfishly ruins the outcomes for everyone
3 types of social influences - ANS 1) conformity
2) obedience
3) compliance
Empathy - alturism - ANS prosocial acts are motivated by the desire to help someone in need
- selfish because it helps us feel better
- unselfihs because it leads to offer help for no distinct reason
Attachment styles - ANS 1. dismissing
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, 2. fearful - avoiding
3. secure
4. anxious - pre-occupied
Anxious - preoccupied - ANS - people with anxious-preoccupied attachment type tend to
agree with the following statements: "I want to be completely emotionally intimate with
others, but I often find that others are reluctant to get as close as I would like", and "I am
uncomfortable being without close relationships, but I sometimes worry that others don't value
me as much as I value them."
- people with this style of attachment seek high levels of intimacy, approval, and
responsiveness from their attachment figure
- sometimes value intimacy to such an extent that they become overly dependent on the
attachment figure
- may feel a sense of anxiousness that only recedes when in contact with the attachment figure
- often doubt their worth as a person and blame themselves for the attachment figure's lack of
responsiveness
- people who are anxious or preoccupied with attachment may exhibit high levels of emotional
expressiveness, emotional dysregulation (ED), worry, and impulsiveness in their relationships
Fearful - avoidant - ANS - people with losses or other trauma, such as sexual abuse in
childhood and adolescence may often develop this type of attachment and tend to agree with
the following statements: "I am somewhat uncomfortable getting close to others. I want
emotionally close relationships, but I find it difficult to trust others completely, or to depend on
them. I sometimes worry that I will be hurt if I allow myself to become too close to others."
- people with this attachment style have mixed feelings about close relationships
- on the one hand, they desire to have emotionally close relationships. On the other hand, they
tend to feel uncomfortable with emotional closeness
- they commonly view themselves as unworthy of responsiveness from their attachments, and
they don't trust the intentions of their attachments
- seek less intimacy from attachments and frequently suppress and deny their feelings. Because
of this, they are much less comfortable expressing affection
Dismissing - ANS - people with a dismissive style of avoidant attachment tend to agree with
these statements: "I am comfortable without close emotional relationships", "It is important to
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AND DETAILED ANSWERS. EXPERT
VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS.
Altruism - ANS helping someone with no benefit to yourself
Superordinate goals - ANS goals sought by both sides of a conflict, which tie the groups'
interests together rather than driving them apart
Social dilemma - ANS a situation in which each person can increase individual gains by acting
selfishly, but too many people acting selfishly ruins the outcomes for everyone
3 types of social influences - ANS 1) conformity
2) obedience
3) compliance
Empathy - alturism - ANS prosocial acts are motivated by the desire to help someone in need
- selfish because it helps us feel better
- unselfihs because it leads to offer help for no distinct reason
Attachment styles - ANS 1. dismissing
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, 2. fearful - avoiding
3. secure
4. anxious - pre-occupied
Anxious - preoccupied - ANS - people with anxious-preoccupied attachment type tend to
agree with the following statements: "I want to be completely emotionally intimate with
others, but I often find that others are reluctant to get as close as I would like", and "I am
uncomfortable being without close relationships, but I sometimes worry that others don't value
me as much as I value them."
- people with this style of attachment seek high levels of intimacy, approval, and
responsiveness from their attachment figure
- sometimes value intimacy to such an extent that they become overly dependent on the
attachment figure
- may feel a sense of anxiousness that only recedes when in contact with the attachment figure
- often doubt their worth as a person and blame themselves for the attachment figure's lack of
responsiveness
- people who are anxious or preoccupied with attachment may exhibit high levels of emotional
expressiveness, emotional dysregulation (ED), worry, and impulsiveness in their relationships
Fearful - avoidant - ANS - people with losses or other trauma, such as sexual abuse in
childhood and adolescence may often develop this type of attachment and tend to agree with
the following statements: "I am somewhat uncomfortable getting close to others. I want
emotionally close relationships, but I find it difficult to trust others completely, or to depend on
them. I sometimes worry that I will be hurt if I allow myself to become too close to others."
- people with this attachment style have mixed feelings about close relationships
- on the one hand, they desire to have emotionally close relationships. On the other hand, they
tend to feel uncomfortable with emotional closeness
- they commonly view themselves as unworthy of responsiveness from their attachments, and
they don't trust the intentions of their attachments
- seek less intimacy from attachments and frequently suppress and deny their feelings. Because
of this, they are much less comfortable expressing affection
Dismissing - ANS - people with a dismissive style of avoidant attachment tend to agree with
these statements: "I am comfortable without close emotional relationships", "It is important to
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