31 Jan an adaptation response

Week 8 Final Exam

Question 1

CO 5. In August 2008, the republic of Georgia, once part of the former Soviet Union, became involved in a territorial dispute with South Ossetia, a province that wanted to break away from it and join the Russia Federation. Georgia sent troops into South Ossetia to quell the uprising, and the Russians made their displeasure known by bombing Georgian territory and sending soldiers in to discourage it from suppressing the independence movement, doing so on the pretense of “peacekeeping”.

World leaders from countries including Canada, which has said it would meet any attempt by the province of Quebec to secede from the nation with military intervention, and the United States, which fought a destructive civil war with southern states which seceded in the 1860s, widely condemned Russia. The general position of the leaders of both countries is that Georgia’s territorial sovereignty must be respected.

Apply the course concepts of ethnocentrism and moral hypocrisy to the criticisms of Russia made by these international leaders. What do you conclude about their behaviors? Hint: Explicitly use each course concept by name and also give a one sentence definition of it.

Question 2

CO’s 4 and 12. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Cuban Taekwondo athlete Angel Matos fell to the mat, after being hit by his opponent. He became incensed at the referee, who disqualified him for exceeding the one-minute time-out allowed for an injury. Matos angrily disputed the call, physically pushing a judge and then pushing and kicking the referee in the face. He spat on the mat and was escorted out by officials. The World Taekwondo Federation immediately banned Matos for life, and the IOC took away his bronze medal.

This is a two part question:

a. What is it about the fundamental nature and structure of the Olympics that helps explain why this situation occurred?

b. This example contains evidence of both hostile aggression and instrumental aggression. Which part of the example involves hostile aggression, and which part of the example involves instrumental aggression? Explain your reasoning.

Question 3

CO 9. Barack Obama became a very hot political commodity in 2006 when he caught the attention and imagination of the American public by announcing his intention to run for President in 2008. He is a tall, nice looking, and a very articulate individual, which quickly made him a media darling. Some media watchers have described his impact as similar to a rock star.

Name two (2) factors of interpersonal attraction mentioned in the textbook that would explain his attractiveness to audiences.

Question 4

CO 6. Why do common external threats and shared goals lead to greater cooperation between two conflicting groups?

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Question 5

CO 3. Angelica and Michael are chatting about how things are going in their business statistics class. Angelica remarks that she got 68 percent on the Midterm. Michael says his mark was 92 percent. Angelica feels discouraged when she hears Michael’s score. This is an example of which one of the following concepts?

social identity

personal identity

social comparison

low esteem

Question 6

CO 13. Militant anti-abortion groups are socially deviant groups, by definition. They use violent aggression to get their messages across to their opponents, and to attack radical fringe supporters. People have been killed or seriously injured in bombings of abortion clinics and shootings of workers and physicians. All of the public attention is in effect, a payoff for the anti-social violence. Other groups have behaved similarly in the past, and the technique seems to have been successful. What theory or concept of aggression in the textbook corresponds to the argument that anti-abortion group violence continues because it is effective in getting attention, and reflects an imitation of observed behaviors of other people?

social learning theory

hostile aggression theory

frustration-aggression hypothesis

equity theory of motivation

Question 7

CO 1. Imagine you are walking along and a large dog approaches you. You assume the dog is unfriendly, so you start yelling at it to go away. In your mind, you are convinced the dog is going to harm you. The dog is alarmed and defends itself by biting you on the ankle. This is an example of which one of the following?

self-fulfilling belief

self-handicapping behavior

self-defeating behavior

perceived lack of control of your outcome

Question 8

CO 8. Using the definition in the text, which one of the following examples is NOT a group?

a doctor and her patient

three people sharing a taxi, and deciding who gets dropped off first

four students working together on a class project

five people who are riding a city bus to downtown

Question 9

CO 4. After seeing several advertisements for the Powerball lottery, you imagine living the life of the rich and famous for yourself. This future self-schema you imagine is an example of which one of the following?

gloried self

feared self

possible self

hoped-for self

Question 10

CO 2. Which one of the following research methods would work best if you wanted to study the routes people take when shopping in a grocery superstore while allowing them to maintain the effects of their natural environment?

follow people around the store unobtrusively, noting their routes (field study)

as people leave the store, ask them to fill out a short questionnaire (survey)

analyze the store’s cash register records against a store layout map (correlational study)

Question 11

CO 11. Which one of Melvin’s relatives is most likely to respond favorably to an unexpected request for a charitable donation to a local hospital?

Melvin’s older sister, who is in a hurry to get to her doctor’s appointment

Melvin’s mother, who just got a very positive job evaluation at work

Melvin’s cousin, who is upset over receiving a D on his college physical exam

Melvin’s father, who is annoyed because the person who delivers the newspaper threw the paper into a prized rose bush

Question 12

CO 7. There is a water shortage in the City of Crossroads, and all households have been asked to curb their lawn watering between 11 AM and 3 PM, when evaporation is at its highest on hot days. However, some residents persist in watering throughout the day, thus consuming more water than their share, even though the cost of the water is dispersed among all citizens. This result is described as which one of the following?

selfishness

environmental irresponsibility

overconsumption

tragedy of the commons

Question 13

CO 3. After arguing with her boyfriend over the telephone, in a fit of rage, Roberta throws the cordless telephone receiver across the room as a means for taking the anger out in another way. She barely misses the TV. This behavior demonstrates which one of the following aspects of aggression?

displacement

instrumental aggression

hostile aggression

an adaptation response

Question 14 5

CO 9. Expecting that someone will be pleasant and compatible (anticipatory liking) increases the chances of which one of the following?

becoming involved in an inequitable relationship

a co-dependent relationship

the weaker party being exploited in the early stages of the relationship

forming a mutually rewarding relationship