5 Written Questions

1. stronger responses on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 738)
2. an expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who have helped them. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 766)
3. influence resulting from a person's desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 733)
4. an unjustifiable (and usually negative) attitude toward a group and its members. Prejudice generally involves stereotyped beliefs, negative feelings, and a predisposition to discriminatory action. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 743)
5. the deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 763)

5 Matching Questions

1. group polarization
2. outgroup
3. social-responsibility norm
4. conformity
5. stereotype

1. a the enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through discussion within the group. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 740)
2. b an expectation that people will help those dependent upon them. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 767)
3. c adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 732)
4. d "them"—those perceived as different or apart from one's ingroup. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 746)
5. e a generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 743)

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-Reduction, strategy designed to decrease international tensions. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 769)
   1. GRIT
   2. equity
   3. ingroup
   4. attitude
2. a condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 764)
   1. GRIT
   2. prejudice
   3. equity
   4. attitude
3. the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 747)
   1. scapegoat theory
   2. attribution theory
   3. stereotype
   4. social exchange theory
4. the phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 759)
   1. bystander effect
   2. mere exposure effect
   3. conflict
   4. prejudice
5. a perceived incompatibility of actions, goals, or ideas. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 756)
   1. conflict
   2. ingroup
   3. conformity
   4. equity

5 True/False Question

1. social exchange theory → the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 747)
   

   True        False

2. superordinate goals → an aroused state of intense positive absorption in another, usually present at the beginning of a love relationship. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 763)
   

   True        False

3. altruism → unselfish regard for the welfare of others. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 765)
   

   True        False

4. social trap → a situation in which the conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing their self-interest, become caught in mutually destructive behavior. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 756)
   

   True        False

5. foot-in-the-door phenomenon → the tendency of people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 748)
   

   True        False