Self-test Questions

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All questions © William Glassman and Marilyn Hadad, 2004.

1		What type of psychologist would be most interested in studying conformity and altruism?
			A)	A developmental psychologist.
			B)	A social psychologist.
			C)	An abnormal psychologist.
			D)	All of the above.
2		Asch's classic study of conformity found that
			A)	most individuals conformed at least part of the time.
			B)	some individuals did not conform at all.
			C)	conformity pressures are greater when the majority is unanimous.
			D)	all of the above.
3		A major difficulty in resolving debates about proximal vs. distal causes of behaviour is the fact that
			A)	proximal causes are easier to identify and measure
			B)	individuals tend to over-emphasise the importance of the situation
			C)	proximal causes have been shown to overwhelm distal influences
			D)	the debate ignores the role of person variables
4		Attempts to study aggression experimentally are limited by
			A)	issues of reactivity in laboratory studies.
			B)	the ethics of doing experiments on serious forms of aggression.
			C)	the need for experimental realism in social research.
			D)	all of the above.
5		Prof. Marx believes that aggression is partly a protective response triggered by pain or injury; this suggests Prof. Marx supports the ____________ view of aggression.
			A)	biological
			B)	behaviourist
			C)	cognitive
			D)	humanistic
6		Both Lorenz and Freud argued for regulating aggression by means of
			A)	teaching people to be non-aggressive.
			B)	directing drive energy into cathartic activities.
			C)	severely punishing acts of aggression.
			D)	ensuring that individuals' higher needs are met.
7		The _______ approach suggests that children learn to be aggressive because of experiences in which aggressive behaviour leads to getting a desired outcome.
			A)	biological
			B)	cognitive
			C)	behaviourist
			D)	psychodynamic
8		Research based on the ______________ approach has suggested that when parents use physical punishment, it teaches children that physical force is an appropriate way of controlling other people.
			A)	biological
			B)	behaviourist
			C)	cognitive
			D)	psychodynamic
9		Biological psychologists suggest that altruistic behaviour is most likely to occur
			A)	when survival is not at stake
			B)	when individuals are genetically related
			C)	when the culture rewards helping others
			D)	when the person in need has helped you in the past
10		According to Freud, altruistic behaviour reflects fixation at the _____ stage of development.
			A)	oral
			B)	anal
			C)	phallic
			D)	latent
11		The idea that empathy is an important influence on helping others is characteristic of the _________ approach.
			A)	behaviourist
			B)	cognitive
			C)	psychodynamic
			D)	humanistic