TEST BANK Of SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 13TH By Robert Baron.

TEST BANK Of SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 13TH By Robert Baron.

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

1) Since newborns are predisposed to look toward faces in preference to other stimuli, this offers evidence that there is ________.
A) no evolutionary rationale for why humans would show a high affiliation need
B) a decrease in affiliative behavior at the community level
C) a neurobiological basis for the need to affiliate
D) not an automatic response to facial cues
E) a psychological basis for the need to affiliate that is present at a very early age
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page Ref: 217
Type: Conceptual

2) The basic motive to seek and maintain interpersonal relationships is known as ________.
A) the affiliation need
B) the affect-centered model of attraction
C) the proportion of similarity
D) an adaptive response
E) the aversion hypothesis

Answer: A
Difficulty: 1
Page Ref: 217
Type: Factual

3) When people are socially excluded, they demonstrate ___.
A) lower need for affiliation
B) increases in cognitive functioning
C) decreased sensitivity to interpersonal information
D) increased sensitivity to interpersonal information
E) no major decrements in cognitive functioning
Answer: D
Difficulty: 1
Page Ref: 217
Type: Conceptual

4) Which of the following is true about individuals with a dismissing avoidant attachment style?
A) They do not benefit from relationships with others.
B) They have very high need for affiliation.
C) Just like everyone else their self-esteem rises when they are accepted by others.
D) They are incapable of having relationships with others.
E) They are so needy when it comes to relationships they push others away.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page Ref: 218
Type: Conceptual

5) Individuals can vary in their strength of their need for affiliation as a function of ________.
A) environmental factors only
B) either their traits or temporary states
C) temporary states only
D) their traits only
E) absolutely nothing, since people do not differ in terms of their strength of their need for affiliation
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1
Page Ref: 217 – 219
Type: Conceptual

6) Individuals who are in stressful situations frequently experience an increase in their need to affiliate with others in a similar situation. This may be because ________.
A) affiliation with others in similar situations may increase our sense of belongingness
B) such affiliations provide opportunities for social comparisons
C) affiliation with others in similar situations may increase our sense of isolation
D) others who are in similar situations may better know what to do
E) such affiliations may provide us with improved coping strategies
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2
Page Ref: 219
Type: Conceptual

7) Bruce has a relatively high need for affiliation. As such, he would likely ________.
A) show less emotional involvement in a relationship
B) not express a desire to marry right after college
C) avoid people with undesirable physical characteristics
D) prefer to spend as much time alone as possible
E) avoid making negative comments to fellow workers
Answer: E
Difficulty: 2
Page Ref: 217 – 219
Type: Applied

8) Attraction toward another increases if ________ and decreases if ________.
A) the other person produces positive affect; the other person produces negative affect
B) the other person invades our personal space; the other person is overly pleasant
C) the other person provides punishment; the other person provides positive reinforcement
D) the other person produces negative affect; the other person produces positive affect
E) we provide positive reinforcement; we provide negative reinforcement
Answer: A
Difficulty: 2
Page Ref: 219 – 220
Type: Conceptual

9) Regardless of the factors leading up to one liking or disliking another individual, those likes and dislikes are determined by one’s immediate ________.

A) proximity
B) affective state
C) need for affiliation
D) interpersonal relationship
E) attitude balance

Answer: B
Difficulty: 1
Page Ref: 219 – 221
Type: Factual

10) Lisa admired the dress that Shelly was wearing and told Shelly that she looked absolutely stunning in that dress. Shelly felt very positive feelings toward Lisa after that compliment and tended to like her in other circumstances. Lisa had ________ effect on the attraction Shelly felt for her.

A) an associated
B) a direct
C) a correlational
D) an indirect
E) an intentional

Answer: B
Difficulty: 1
Page Ref: 219 – 221
Type: Applied

11) Karen and James are taking the same social psychology class. Karen happened to be standing next to James in the college post office when he received a letter from home that contained an unexpected $50.00. A short time later, James was asked to evaluate Karen as part of a class project. His evaluation of Karen is higher than it otherwise might have been because of the ________.

A) similarity-dissimilarity effect
B) power of proximity
C) associated effect of emotions
D) need for affiliation
E) affect-attraction relationship

Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page Ref: 219 – 220
Type: Applied

12) According to a classical conditioning model of attraction, if you saw a funny film with someone, you would ________.

A) like the person more
B) like the person less
C) think that the person was funny
D) like the film more
E) like the film less

Answer: A
Difficulty: 1
Page Ref: 220
Type: Factual

13) Joshua happened to be sitting next to Brittany when the professor returned term papers to the class. Brittany received an unexpectedly high grade and the teacher’s comments were very flattering to her. Brittany now finds herself liking Joshua a bit more than before. This occurrence is best explained by the ________.

A) need for affiliation
B) similarity-dissimilarity effect
C) associated effect of emotions
D) power of proximity
E) affect-attraction relationship

Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page Ref: 219 – 220
Type: Applied