According to social exchange theory, humans want to maximize the ________ and minimize the ________ in relationships.
a. intimacy; commitment
b. benefits; costs
c. costs; benefits
d. passion; intimacy

Typically, bullying from boys is to ________ as bullying from girls is to ________.
a. emotional harm; physical harm
b. physical harm; emotional harm
c. psychological harm; physical harm
d. social exclusion; verbal taunting

In order for the central route to persuasion to be effective, the audience must be ________ and ________.
a. analytical; motivated
b. attentive; happy
c. intelligent; unemotional
d. gullible; distracted

As a field, social psychology focuses on ________ in predicting human behavior.
a. personality traits
b. genetic predispositions
c. biological forces
d. situational factors

The bystander effect likely occurs due to ________.
a. desensitization to violence
b. people not noticing the emergency
c. diffusion of responsibility
d. emotional insensitivity

Which of the following adolescents is least likely to be targeted for bullying? a. a child with a physical disability b. a transgender adolescent c. an emotionally sensitive boy d. the captain of the football team

What is the social exchange theory?

Which of the following adolescents is least likely to be targeted for bullying?
a. a child with a physical disability
b. a transgender adolescent
c. an emotionally sensitive boy
d. the captain of the football team

After moving to a new apartment building, research suggests that Sam will be most likely to become friends with $\underline{\phantom{\text{xxx}}}$.

a. his next door neighbor

b. someone who lives three floors up in the apartment building

c. someone from across the street

d. his new postal delivery person

According to the triangular theory of love, what type of love is defined by passion and intimacy but no commitment?
a. consummate love
b. empty love
c. romantic love
d. liking

Patterns of inner experience and behavior are thought to reflect the presence of a psychological disorder if they ________.
a. are highly atypical
b. lead to significant distress and impairment in one’s life
c. embarrass one’s friends and/or family
d. violate the norms of one’s culture

Suicide rates are ________ among men than among women, and they are ________ during the winter holiday season than during the spring months.
a. higher; higher
b. lower; lower
c. higher; lower
d. lower; higher

The bystander effect likely occurs due to ____________________.

What trait do both men and women tend to look for in a romantic partner?

a. sense of humor

b. social skills

c. leadership potential

d. physical attractiveness