Some of the problems that are unique to humans, like suicide and genocide, are due to ____.
a. nature
b. culture
c. evolution
d. mutation
Answer:...
According to your text, which of the following makes us most human?
According to your text, which of the following makes us most human?
a. The size of our brain size relative to our body size
b. The fact that we walk...
Which of the following famous social psychological studies best illustrates the idea that humans tend to "put people first"?
Which of the following famous social psychological studies best illustrates the idea that humans tend to "put people first"?
a. Philip Zimbardo's...
Recall Solomon Asch's famous line-judging studies. In these studies, research subjects were asked to make judgments about unambiguous stimuli. They were asked to do this while in the presence of confederates who consistently gave incorrect responses. According to the textbook, one of the important conclusions to be drawn from Asch's research is that ____.
Recall Solomon Asch's famous line-judging studies. In these studies, research subjects were asked to make judgments about unambiguous stimuli. They...
If culture were a business, it would probably make the MOST sense to think of it as ____.
If culture were a business, it would probably make the MOST sense to think of it as ____.
a. a general store
b. an exclusive health club
c. a pharmaceutical...
Compared to most animals, when humans need information they show a strong tendency ____.
Compared to most animals, when humans need information they show a strong tendency ____.
a. to look at their own past experience
b. to look toward...
Compared to other animals' sensory organs, humans' sensory organs are especially good at ____.
Compared to other animals' sensory organs, humans' sensory organs are especially good at ____.
a. noticing right away if there is a person in the...
Compared to the sensory organs of other animals, humans' sensory organs are particularly well-suited for ____.
Compared to the sensory organs of other animals, humans' sensory organs are particularly well-suited for ____.
a. perceiving things distinctly or...
One of the ways that humans are different from other species is that our sensory organs are ____.
One of the ways that humans are different from other species is that our sensory organs are ____.
a. focused more on resolution than on detection
b....
In describing general patterns in human nature, the textbook discusses the notion of "putting people first." This is the idea that most of the time, ____.
In describing general patterns in human nature, the textbook discusses the notion of "putting people first." This is the idea that most of the time,...
Suppose that you were trying to find of a good place to eat. Research suggests that if you were a dog, you would ____, but that if you were a human you would ____.
Suppose that you were trying to find of a good place to eat. Research suggests that if you were a dog, you would ____, but that if you were a human...
Olivia is thinking about applying to law school, but doesn't have a good feeling for how much she would enjoy it and whether law would be the right career path for her. If she is like most people, she will be most likely to start exploring the idea of law school by ____.
Olivia is thinking about applying to law school, but doesn't have a good feeling for how much she would enjoy it and whether law would be the right...
If Barack Obama is like most politicians, then he probably ____.
If Barack Obama is like most politicians, then he probably ____.
a. overemphasized political trade-offs the first time he ran for office, but disregarded...
Politicians frequently face the trade-off of ____ to help assure that they will get elected versus ____ and possibly jeopardizing their chances of getting reelected.
Politicians frequently face the trade-off of ____ to help assure that they will get elected versus ____ and possibly jeopardizing their chances of getting...
In speeches about political policies, politicians tend to ____.
In speeches about political policies, politicians tend to ____.
a. grossly overemphasize trade-offs when they are running for office.
b. ignore trade-offs...
Do politicians acknowledge the trade-offs that are inherent to political decisions?
Do politicians acknowledge the trade-offs that are inherent to political decisions?
a. No; politicians appear to be unaware of these trade-offs.
b....
When faced with a time trade-off, nature tends to ____.
When faced with a time trade-off, nature tends to ____.
a. care more about the present than the future
b. care more about the past than the present
c....
For most people, going to college requires sacrificing immediate comforts and pleasures for the sake of a better future life. That is, for most people, college is ____.
For most people, going to college requires sacrificing immediate comforts and pleasures for the sake of a better future life. That is, for most people,...
Researchers who study "delay of gratification" are essentially studying ____.
Researchers who study "delay of gratification" are essentially studying ____.
a. time trade-offs
b. the automatic versus conscious system
c. networks...
Which of the following is the most descriptive shorthand term for the trade-off involved in "delay of gratification" research?
Which of the following is the most descriptive shorthand term for the trade-off involved in "delay of gratification" research?
a. "Now versus tomorrow"
b....
Dr. Snooky is administering a psychological test to a group of children. She is offering them one cookie now, or three cookies if they can wait 20 minutes. Dr. Snooky is probably testing the children's' ____.
Dr. Snooky is administering a psychological test to a group of children. She is offering them one cookie now, or three cookies if they can wait 20 minutes....
When researchers have studied delay of gratification using simple tasks with food rewards, they have found that chimpanzees are _____.
When researchers have studied delay of gratification using simple tasks with food rewards, they have found that chimpanzees are _____.
a. far better...
Natural selection least favors people caring about the ____.
Natural selection least favors people caring about the ____.
a. past
b. present
c. future
d. distant future
Answer: ...
In general, one could accurately say that humans have evolved to ____.
In general, one could accurately say that humans have evolved to ____.
a. be selfish rather than to care about other people
b. care about their families...
In general, social psychologists believe that natural selection happens ____
In general, social psychologists believe that natural selection happens ____
a. at a group level rather than an individual level.
b. at an individual...
The notion of "group selection" has mostly been ____.
The notion of "group selection" has mostly been ____.
a. accepted by biologists
b. accepted by some biologists and rejected by others
c. debated,...
In general, ____ psychologists believe that natural selection happens at the individual level. And in general, ____ psychologists believe that it can happen at the group level as well.
In general, ____ psychologists believe that natural selection happens at the individual level. And in general, ____ psychologists believe that it can...
Which of the following is a general theme that emerges in research on human nature and culture?
Which of the following is a general theme that emerges in research on human nature and culture?
a. "Nature wants war; culture wants peace"
b. "Nature...
The automatic system is to ____ as the deliberate system is to ____.
The automatic system is to ____ as the deliberate system is to ____.
a. nature; culture
b. culture; nature
c. natural selection; mutation
d. mutation;...
According to social brain theory, what enables humans to connect with one another?
According to social brain theory, what enables humans to connect with one another?
a. Availability of essential needs
b. Mating rituals
c. Adaptive...
Humans most likely evolved the capacity for interpersonal affection and love ____.
Humans most likely evolved the capacity for interpersonal affection and love ____.
a. because these traits improved their ability to find meaning...
Which of the following best illustrates the theme "inner processes serve interpersonal functions"?
Which of the following best illustrates the theme "inner processes serve interpersonal functions"?
a. In conversation, people learn that they share...
Research suggests that humans evolved relatively large brains in order to
Research suggests that humans evolved relatively large brains in order to
a. increase their capacity for complex interpersonal relationships.
b....
Research suggests that humans evolved large brains not to better understand the environment around them, but rather to increase the capability for interpersonal relations. This idea is known as ____
Research suggests that humans evolved large brains not to better understand the environment around them, but rather to increase the capability for interpersonal...
What do people have to do to obtain social acceptance?
What do people have to do to obtain social acceptance?
a. Have generally good etiquette.
b. Be themselves, first and firstmost.
c. Comply with the...
Living in a culture offers ____ in comparison to living in a social group.
Living in a culture offers ____ in comparison to living in a social group.
a. advantages and demands
b. advantages but not demands
c. demands but...
Compared to animals such as birds, humans have ____.
Compared to animals such as birds, humans have ____.
a. to figure out what others in their species prefer and expect of them
b. straightforward rules...
According to the textbook, compared to animals such as birds, humans ____ the acceptance of others in their social group.
According to the textbook, compared to animals such as birds, humans ____ the acceptance of others in their social group.
a. must work much harder...
If a stranger provoked you by saying something to you that was highly offensive, and you experienced a strong, immediate urge to get violent with the stranger. What would the origin of the impulse most likely be?
If a stranger provoked you by saying something to you that was highly offensive, and you experienced a strong, immediate urge to get violent with the...
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