A. the bystander effect
B. group polarization
C. altruism
D. the just world phenomenon
Related Mcqs:
- Most children believe their school is better than the other schools in town. This best illustrates_________?
A. ingroup bias
B. scapegoating
C. the just- world phenomenon
D. the reciprocity norm - Reviewing existing records to confirm a hypothesis about the behavior of a terrorist is _____________?
A. case study
B. survey research
C. archival research
D. field research - Women are the most at the risk of physical violence from people they_____, men are most at risk of attack from people they____, and the most risky stage of life in terms of homicide is_____.
A. don’t know; don’t know; childhood
B. know; don’t know; young adulthood
C. don’t know; don’t know; adulthood
D. know; know; young adulthood - The widely murder of Kitty Genovese in New York in 1964, in which 38 people admitted witnessing the murder but not a single person went to her aid, was an example of which social-psychological phenomenon?
A. Bystander intervention
B. Social facilitation
C. Bystander apathy
D. Equity theory - Imagine you are a male three-spined stickleback (a fish). You come across a nest of unfertilized three-spined stickleback eggs and you can’t help but do a particular dance and then go ahead and fertilize the eggs. Which theory of motivation accounts for your behavior?
A. Opponent-process
B. Instinct
C. Arousal
D. Behavioral - If psychology can be defined as the science of behavior and the mind, why are the data in psychology always drawn from behavior?
A. behavior can be influenced by physiology and the mind cannot
B. behavior can be influenced by the environment and the mind cannot
C. behavior can be observed and the mind cannot
D. All of above - Watson argued that all behavior is composed of reflexive responses to stimuli, but Skinner later argued that behavior is determined ____________?
A. patterns
B. consequences of responses
C. predictability of responses
D. strength of responses - Nami’s actions resemble movie stereotype of “crazy” behavior. Her personality disintegration is extreme. She engages in silly laughter, bizarre mannerisms, and obscene behavior. Her diagnosis is probably:
A. paranoid schizophrenia
B. borderline schizophrenia
C. catatonic schizophrenia
D. disorganized schizophrenia - Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feedings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the_______theory of motivation. Eventually, however josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now he needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.
A. arousal; Incentive
B. drive reduction; arousal
C. drive; reduction; incentive
D. incentive; drive; reduction - Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feelings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the______-theory of motivation. Eventually, however, josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now the needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.
A. arousal; incentive
B. drive reduction; arousal
C. drive reduction; incentive
D. incentive; drive reduction
