Human Behavior Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
Human Behavior explores the complex psychological, biological, and social factors that influence how individuals think, feel, and act. The course examines foundational theories from psychology and behavioral science, including learning processes, motivation, perception, personality development, and social influences such as culture and group dynamics. Students will analyze case studies and real-world scenarios to understand what drives human action and decision-making, and how these behaviors affect relationships, organizations, and broader society. The course prepares students to apply behavioral theories and research findings in diverse academic, professional, and social contexts.
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Social Psychology 1st Edition by Thomas
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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Social Psychology
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Q1) A researcher who is interested in romantic relationships would study which aspect of social psychology
A) social thinking
B) social influence
C) social behavior
D) social norms
Answer: C
Q2) After learning about a new social psychology concept, Lorraina takes a moment to analyze and apply the concept to a different situation. She tries to keep an open mind and apply the concept using the scientific method. How is Lorraina attempting to applying social psychology to her own life and experiences
A) by using self-report scales
B) by employing falsification
C) by using critical thinking
D) by eliminating her own bias
Answer: C
Q3) What is action research?
Answer: not answered
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Chapter 2: Research Methods
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Q1) Which of the following statistical techniques is visual
A) scatterplot
B) correlation coefficient
C) ANOVA
D) t-test
Answer: A
Q2) Many psychological studies lack ethnic diversity. This decreases what A) internal validity
B) design effects
C) reliability
D) generalizability
Answer: D
Q3) Defining aggression as hitting, pushing, or shouting is an example of what
A) hypothesizing
B) operationalization
C) analyzing
D) construction
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: The Social Self
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Q1) Which of the following proposes that a slight distortion of reality can be healthy
A) self-presentation theory
B) optimal margin theory
C) social identity theory
D) social comparison test
Answer: B
Q2) Social identity theory postulates that self-concept is comprised of which of the following
A) comparisons of ourselves to others
B) self-awareness and self-differentiation
C) general memory structures that organize the world
D) personal characteristics and social roles
Answer: D
Q3) A small amount of self-deception may be considered______.
A) narcissism
B) healthy
C) harmful
D) untruthful
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Social Cognition
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Q1) Which best reflects a statement made by a maximizer
A) I am usually content wherever I am.
B) I find it easy to pick the right gift for my spouse.
C) I never settle for second best.
D) Making decisions about what to wear are easy for me.
Q2) When are people less likely to rely on the anchoring and adjustment heuristic
A) when they are relying on the availability heuristic
B) when they are distracted
C) when the topic contains emotional content
D) when they have expertise in the topic discussed
Q3) List and define the three types of memory structures. Provide and example of each.
Q4) Which of the following reflects the optimistic bias
A) an author overestimating the number words he will write in a day
B) a teacher overestimating the number of children who will be absent
C) a plumber overestimating the number of spiders in a crawl space
D) an astronaut overestimating the length of time need to do a repair to the ship
Q5) Illustrate how the anchoring and adjustment heuristic works.
Q6) Describe an example of a schema.
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Chapter 5: Person Perception
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Q1) Whenever concealed emotions are expressed through automatic muscle responses, this is known as ______.
A) duping delight
B) facial leakage
C) Duchenne smile
D) affect blend
Q2) Which of the following is a way that teachers unknowingly create positive self-fulfilling prophecies
A) giving students more feedback about the class as a whole
B) creating a warmer social environment
C) teaching less difficult material
D) requiring fewer responses from students
Q3) Ansel believes that people are homeless because they are lazy. This is an example of ______.
A) external locus of control
B) external attribution
C) principle of noncommon effects
D) just world hypothesis
Q4) Explain how victim blaming is related to internal attributions.
Q5) What is the relationship between attributions and historical events?
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Chapter 6: Attitudes and Persuasion
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Q1) Having a good enough reason to behave in a certain way is known as ______.
A) self-justification
B) cognitive dissonance
C) sufficient justification
D) rationalization trap
Q2) The advertisement stated that "Most kids like our juice best." This advertisement is appealing to ______.
A) social power
B) self-interest
C) personal importance
D) physical attractiveness
Q3) The situation in which a persuasive message is delivered is relevant to ______.
A) speaker credibility
B) attitude strength
C) context variables
D) social power
Q4) The IAT uses reaction time to measure explicit attitudes.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List one aspect of a source variable and show its connection to persuasion.
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Chapter 7: Social Influence: Conformity, Social Roles, and Obedience
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Q1) This is a good example of a statement from someone low in conformity "I always go along with the crowd."
A)True
B)False
Q2) When Zimbardo put women in masks and asked them to shock people, what did he discover
A) Anonymity resulted in masked women being more aggressive than women wearing nametags.
B) Women in masks refused to shock people more often than women wearing nametags.
C) Anonymity resulted in women defaulting to nicer behaviors than women wearing nametags.
D) Women in masks were more apologetic even as they delivered the shock.
Q3) Dante's housemate asked him to pick up a gallon of milk on the way home and Dante did so. This is an example of what
A) compliance
B) implicit expectations
C) conformity
D) social roles
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Chapter 8: Group Processes
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Q1) One member of the group is lazy and lets others do the bulk of the work. What would this member be called
A) free rider
B) responsibility diffuser
C) slacker
D) mere presence
Q2) There are several pieces of trash lying on the sidewalk, but no one stops to pick any of them up. What explains this phenomenon?
Q3) Lena always performs worse for an audience. This would best be explained by which of the following
A) coordination loss
B) mere presence hypothesis
C) evaluation apprehension hypothesis
D) process loss
Q4) Who is the best example of a social leader
A) Anna, who comes in with a list of prioritized activities
B) Brad, who checks in with the emotional state of the team
C) Catherine, who promises bonuses if the job is finished on time
D) David, who encourages everyone to work hard as a team
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Chapter 9: Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
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Q1) Following the election of a Sikh mayor, many people of middle eastern descent saw an increase in prejudice against them. This retaliation for a political loss could best be explained by which of the following
A) frustration-aggression theory
B) scapegoat theory
C) paternalistic prejudice
D) contemptuous prejudice
Q2) Xavier feels anxious whenever he walks near a homeless person. This is an example of prejudice.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following refers to our emotions about a given group and how we feel about them
A) adaptive categorization
B) prejudices
C) stereotypes
D) discrimination
Q4) Cross-race friendships never have an effect on racism.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Helping Prosocial Behavior
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Q1) One study described in the text mentions using a "cover story." In the context of research, what does a cover story mean
A) an explanation to hide deception
B) recruitment technique
C) debriefing statement
D) description of a study
Q2) What is Step 5 In Latané & Darley's 5-Step Model of Helping
A) interpret the event as an emergency
B) take responsibility
C) knowing how to help
D) implementing the decision to help
Q3) One reason that people might be less likely to get help in an urban setting is that people are less likely to notice an emergency event.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Compare and contrast the way that people who view religion as quest approach helping behaviors differently than those who are intrinsically religious. Provide at least one example.
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Chapter 11: Aggression
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Q1) What describes the emotions we feel while frustrated with higher order thought processes regarding higher goals
A) situation perception
B) cognitive neoassociation analysis
C) environmental cue trigger
D) logical thoughts
Q2) The best way to reduce aggression is to have a strict punishments in place to keep aggression in check.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Based on what we know about temperature and aggression, the southern Unites States should have more violent crimes than the north.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain what the culture of honor is, provide examples, and show its connection to aggression.
Q5) Murdering another employee in order to get a promotion is an example of what type of aggression?
Q6) What is a term for when human or animal behavior is determined by biology?
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Chapter 12: Intimate Relationships
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Q1) Which of the following refers to incorrect interpretation of physiological symptoms due to environmental factors, such as a racing heart, as physical attraction for a person in that environment
A) propinquity effect
B) mere exposure
C) misattribution of arousal
D) assortative mating
Q2) Describe similarities and differences between research of heterosexual and same-sex relationship.
Q3) A person notes to potential mates that he or she is very willing to engage in a casual sexual encounter. What does this exemplify
A) high parental investment
B) large field of eligibles
C) high level of promiscuity
D) false dichotomy
Q4) There are some criticisms of the evolutionary perspective on attraction.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the relationship between parenting and attachment theory?
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Chapter 13: Social Psychology and a Sustainable Environment
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Q1) Which of the following refers to the invisible boundary around our bodies that give us a sense of control over our environment
A) density
B) rat pack
C) population
D) personal space
Q2) What is a sustainable environment
A) environment that allows stronger living things to flourish
B) environment that separates endangers living things from others
C) environment that allows living things to adapt and survive
D) environment that confines living things to specific habitats
Q3) Desks that are only made for right-handed people is an example of which of the following
A) social design for humans
B) environmental design for sustainability
C) design with economics in mind
D) design that preserves personal space
Q4) Think about the emerging career related to psychology of user experience specialist. Based on what you know about this profession, why is it an ideal fit for a social psychologist?
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Chapter 14: Social Psychology of Law and the Courtroom
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Q1) What is the relationship between presupposition and the construction hypothesis?
Q2) Which of the following refers to a widespread belief that a particular group poses a threat to society
A) false negativity
B) moral panic
C) presupposition
D) coercion
Q3) What act helped may psychology more acceptable in the legal field
A) a psychologist's article on applying psychological ideals in legal proceedings
B) a counselor speaking on behalf of a client in court
C) a sociologist's analysis of trends in social behaviorthat affect legal issues
D) a lawyer citing data showing a relationship between behavior and psychology
Q4) Robert specializes in helping parties settle disagreements outside of court. Which of the following would Robert be considered
A) evaluator
B) dispute mediator
C) trial consultant
D) reformer
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Chapter 15: Social Psychology of Stress and Health
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Q1) Someone who believes a doctor because they are a doctor is persuaded based on ______.
A) authority
B) subjective norms
C) behavioral control
D) consensus
Q2) Making assessment part of your plan allows you to learn how to create a better intervention next time.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Assessment needs to be included in any intervention.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which personality type is most prone to heart disease due to stress
A) hardy
B) resilient
C) Type A
D) Type B
Q5) In what ways is the weathering hypothesis similar to general adaptation syndrome? How are the two different?
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Chapter 16: Social Psychology and Happiness: Positive
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Q1) Long before the push for more research into positive psychology, the disciplines principles were already being applied to which field
A) life coaching
B) teaching
C) health promotion
D) military training
Q2) Which are events that can be interpreted in a variety of ways
A) positive subjective experiences
B) positive individual traits
C) positive institutions
D) positive social norms
Q3) What is the role of a life coach
A) identify areas for improvement in an individual's life
B) eliminate areas of negativity hindering individuals
C) offering guidance to individuals making decisions
D) engaging individuals in emotional strength-building exercises
Q4) Pop psychology is a specific, tested way to treat complex psychological challenges.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Social Psychology and Behavioral
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Q1) Aria is a college student living on a strict budget. She goes to the mall with friends and resolves to not spend any money but finds a scarf that she really likes. Pragmatically, she knows she cannot afford the scarf, but she still wants to buy it. This example shows ______.
A) the boundary between Aria's rational and irrational economic thought
B) the natural cognitive limits of Aria's ability to make a rational economic decision
C) how Aria makes predictable mistakes when weighing outcomes and probabilities
D) how Aria uses the standard economic model in practice
Q2) Which of the following describes that there is a limit to our ability to make rational economic decisions
A) rational economic thinking
B) prospect theory
C) behavioral economics
D) bounded rationality
Q3) The prisoner's dilemma exemplifies the effect of ______.
A) independent decision-making
B) interdependent decision-making
C) fairness that is quantified
D) supply chain economics
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Chapter 18: Social Psychology and Relationship Violence
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Q1) Camille and Ezekiel have been married for several years. In a few isolated incidents, the couple has gotten into very heated arguments in which they both scream and shake one another. No one has been injured by these episodes, and all situations like this resolve. Which type of violence would this be considered
A) situational couple violence
B) patriarchal violence
C) intimate terrorism
D) wife battery
Q2) Aurelia knows that it is not healthy that her partner hits her every time they argue; however, she is financially dependent on her partner and feels she cannot end the relationship. What does this describe
A) minimization
B) cycle of violence
C) affective forecasting
D) cognitive dissonance
Q3) Men may also experience intimate partner violence.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is the relationship between minimizing and cognitive dissonance?
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Chapter 19: Social Psychology of Work:
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Q1) Which of the following was one of the earliest interest of I/O psychologists
A) determining the best job for individuals
B) determining the best way to appraise the performance of individuals
C) work/life balance
D) employee morale
Q2) Walter Dill Scott's initial plan to experiment with industrial/organizational psychology tactics was immediately embraced and encouraged by General Joseph Kuhn.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe an example of the Hawthorne effect that is either fictional or that you have witnessed/experienced.
Q4) Which of the following refers to the idea that people temporarily change their behavior when they are aware they are being observed
A) Hawthorne effect
B) affective forecasting
C) job analysis
D) organizational development
Q5) What is the purpose of a job analysis?
Q6) Describe the modern use of industrial/organizational psychology.
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Chapter 20: Social Psychology of Volunteerism and Internships
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Q1) Describe the similarities and differences volunteering may have on life satisfaction during different life stages.
Q2) Which of the following describes supervised work experience that gives students the chance to reflect on possible careers
A) internship
B) empathy
C) volunteering
D) prosocial interaction
Q3) If an internship goes well, it may force you to recalibrate your ambitions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which term describes when someone's motivations to volunteer change from intrinsic to extrinsic
A) egoistic
B) altruistic
C) overjustification effect
D) prosocial behavior
Q5) Provide an example of how the overjustification effect may occur.
Q6) Describe the differences between egoism and altruism.
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Chapter 21: Social Psychology and Personal Finance
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Q1) In general, people tend to ______ default decision points.
A) go along with
B) avoid
C) ignore
D) detest
Q2) In Sweden, it is assumed that people who die unexpectedly do want to be organ donors. This is an example of a ______.
A) default decision
B) mere ownership effect
C) reference price
D) hedonic treadmill
Q3) Which of the following maybe caused by the extreme need to avoid loss?
A) compulsive hoarding syndrome
B) auction fever
C) mere ownership effect
D) endowment effect
Q4) Mental accounting systems rely on reference points.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe how loss aversion may affect one's ability to make financial decisions.
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Chapter 22: Social Psychology and Forgiveness
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Q1) Research has shown that exchange orientation is not better or worse than communal orientation with regard to successful relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following describes the shadow of the future?
A) future retribution should be sought for current actions
B) thoughts about future events influence present decisions
C) laws that are unjust should be abolished in the future
D) hostility creates negative future events
Q3) In ancient times, a punishment for stealing may have been that one's hand was cut off. What is this an example of?
A) reconciliation
B) restorative justice
C) retributive justice
D) forgiveness
Q4) How are emotional and decisional forgiveness different?
Q5) Describe the differences between reconciliation and forgiveness.
Q6) Describe an example of how one might forgive without forgetting.
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