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1

Two suspects are arrested for allegedly committing a bank robbery. The police tell them that if one confesses, the confessor will be set free and the other will take the fall for the crime. The suspects are confronted with
A)the prisoner's dilemma.
B)the tragedy of the commons.
C)net-zero-sum.
D)social dilemma.
2

people overfishing when they know the fish species might be depleted is
A)the prisoner's dilemma.
B)the tragedy of the commons.
C)net-zero-sum.
D)a social dilemma.
3

Deforesting the Amazon to make a few quick bucks illustrates
A)a social dilemma.
B)net-zero-sum.
C)the tragedy of the commons.
D)the prisoner's dilemma.
4

Oftentimes ______ occurs when individuals seek to maximize their own gains.
A)net-zero-sum .
B)a social dilemma.
C)the prisoner's dilemma.
D)the tragedy of the commons.
5

Which of the following is NOT a way to decrease the destructive trap of social dilemmas?
A)establishing rules that regulate self-serving behavior.
B)enabling communication.
C)invoking altruistic norms.
D)keeping groups large.
6

What allowed the two groups in Sherif's Robber's Cave study to finally get along?
A)the formation of superordinate goals.
B)the formation of subordinate goals.
C)misanthropy.
D)exposure to nonprejudiced models.
7

You hear a rumor that a coworker has said something about you, so you snub them. As a result, your coworker does say something bad about you. This example shows
A)self-confirming perceptions.
B)reciprocally fulfilling perceptions.
C)how mirror-image perceptions become self-fulfilling.
D)equitably fulfilling perceptions.
8

Both sides believing "we are moral, good and right, and they are evil" is an example of
A)equitably fulfilling perception.
B)mirror-image perception.
C)reciprocally fulfilling perception.
D)self-confirming perception.
9

Which of the following illustrates a superordinate goal?
A)a college student who has been failing English gets an A on a paper.
B)a woman beats her husband at tennis.
C)an obese person loses 20 pounds in two weeks.
D)apartment dwellers install a television antenna they can all use.
10

In combating Hitler, several nations formed the Allies during World War II. Winning the war was a(an)
A)superordinate goal.
B)misanthropy.
C)subordinate goal.
D)exposure to nonprejudiced models.
11

The jigsaw technique is
A)designed to assist in mediation.
B)similar to the bogus pipeline.
C)designed to elicit group cooperation.
D)designed to reduce group cooperation.
12

In a compromise
A)each party incites the other.
B)each party sacrifices something important.
C)each party is conciliatory towards the other.
D)a mediator is always used.
13

In arbitration, a mediator or third party generally _____ a settlement.
A)suggests.
B)imposes.
C)ignores.
D)argues.
14

Which of the following is NOT one of the forces that can transform hostility into harmony?
A)contact.
B)cooperation.
C)communication.
D)condemnation.
15

According to Myers, a blending of the best of individualistic and collectivist values is called
A)communitarianism.
B)socialism.
C)democracy.
D)autocracy.
16

Two rival football teams hold similar negative views of each other. They hold ________ perceptions.
A)equitably fulfilling.
B)mirror-image.
C)reciprocally fulfilling.
D)self-confirming.
17

GRIT attempts to reduce conflict between two groups by
A)mediation.
B)conciliation.
C)intimidation.
D)condemnation.





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