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1.Easy

Sternberg's triangular theory of love has which three components?

  1. ATrust, respect and loyalty
  2. BIntimacy, passion and commitment
  3. CAttraction, proximity and similarity
  4. DAffect, behaviour and cognition
2.Easy

Realistic conflict theory explains hostility between groups mainly as a result of:

  1. ACompetition for limited resources
  2. BA lack of contact with others
  3. CMere membership of a group
  4. DPersonality traits of group members
3.Easy

The evolutionary idea that people are more likely to help close relatives than strangers is called:

  1. AKin selection
  2. BReciprocal altruism
  3. CSocial exchange
  4. DThe bystander effect
4.Medium

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to:

  1. ABlame the situation for one's own failures while taking personal credit for one's successes
  2. BOverestimate personality and underestimate the situation when explaining others' behaviour
  3. COverestimate the role of luck in success
  4. DAssume others agree with us
5.Medium

Burger's 2009 partial replication of Milgram stopped at 150 volts for ethical reasons. What did it find?

  1. AObedience was similar to Milgram's at that point
  2. BWomen nearly always refused to continue
  3. CObedience was far higher than in Milgram's study
  4. DAlmost nobody obeyed in a modern sample
6.Medium

In the Robbers Cave study, hostility between the two groups of boys was reduced most by:

  1. ACompetitive sports tournaments
  2. BSeparating the groups completely
  3. CWorking together on superordinate goals
  4. DSimply having more contact during meals
7.Hard

Bond and Smith's meta-analysis of Asch-type studies found that conformity was:

  1. AHigher in individualist than in collectivist cultures
  2. BHigher in collectivist than in individualist cultures
  3. CRising steadily in the USA since the 1950s
  4. DExactly the same in all countries and time periods
8.Hard

Reactance theory predicts that when people feel their freedom is threatened by a persuasive message, they will:

  1. AIgnore the message entirely, without any emotional reaction
  2. BBe motivated to do the opposite of what is urged
  3. CComply more strongly
  4. DForget the message immediately

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Intimacy, passion and commitment
  2. 2. A · Competition for limited resources
  3. 3. A · Kin selection
  4. 4. B · Overestimate personality and underestimate the situation when explaining others' behaviour
  5. 5. A · Obedience was similar to Milgram's at that point
  6. 6. C · Working together on superordinate goals
  7. 7. B · Higher in collectivist than in individualist cultures
  8. 8. B · Be motivated to do the opposite of what is urged

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