Question 1

In times of tension,such as during an international crisis,

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A)  views of the opposing side become more simplistic.
B)  political statements acknowledge that each country's motives are complex.
C)  judgments about action are prolonged and postponed by time-consuming reevaluations.
D)  tendencies toward groupthink are weakeneD.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a way to resolve social dilemmas?

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A)  competition
B)  changing the payoffs
C)  appealing to altruistic norms
D)  regulationsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

One potential way to prevent conflict is to

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A)  avoid making excess regulations.
B)  avoid over-communication.
C)  reduce excess resources.
D)  keep groups small.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Esses and his colleagues (2005) found that competition breeds conflict when

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A)  people perceive that resources are limited and available on a non-zero-sum basis.
B)  there is no distinct outgroup.
C)  the ingroup is dominant.
D)  communication is facilitateD.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

In small groups,as opposed to large ones,individuals are

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A)  more likely to take more than their equal share.
B)  less anonymous and thus less cooperative.
C)  less likely to take more than their equal share.
D)  more open about their conflicts.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

In comparison to large groups,people in small groups

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A)  are more likely to take more than their equal share of available resources.
B)  feel less responsible.
C)  less likely to effectively initiate voluntary conservation.
D)  feel more effective.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

According to Phinney (1990) ,someone who identifies with both his or her ethnic culture and the larger culture is said to have a _______ identity.

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A)  schizophrenic
B)  cultural
C)  bicultural
D)  subculturalE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

By emphasizing the contribution Jackie Robinson might make to the Brooklyn Dodgers' winning the 1947 pennant,Branch Rickey used _______ to reduce racial prejudice and conflict among team members.

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A)  a superordinate goal
B)  an integrative agreement
C)  an arbitration
D)  the GRIT strategyE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

According to the text,the goal of a third-party mediator is to "enable conflicting parties to make concessions and still save face." What are the strategies that a mediator can use to achieve this goal?

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Question 10

At the beginning of 2000,people were aware that global warming was already occurring,yet they were also buying gas-slurping SUVs in record numbers.This is an example of

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A)  greed.
B)  overconsumption.
C)  how knowing good does not always lead to doing good.
D)  how important status is to so many people.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is false?

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A)  The more interracial contact South African Blacks and Whites have,the less prejudice they feel toward the other group.
B)  The more contact straight people have with gays and lesbians,the more accepting they become.
C)  The more friendly contact Blacks and Whites have with one another,the better their attitudes toward one another.
D)  Vicarious indirect contact is not as effective as direct contact in reducing prejudice.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Sato (1987) gave Japanese students opportunities to harvest trees in a simulated forest for money.When the students equally shared the costs of planting the forest,the result was that

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A)  most of the trees were left to grow too tall for harvesting because the students bickered about the criterion to be used in sharing profits.
B)  most of the trees were harvested before they had grown to the most profitable size.
C)  none of the trees were harvested because the collectivist students did not want to be the first to ask for his or her share.
D)  students made maximum profit not only for themselves individually but for the group.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 13

Explain how couples can fight constructively.

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Question 14

Those raised in individualistic cultures are most likely to define justice in terms of

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A)  impartiality.
B)  equality.
C)  need fulfillment.
D)  equity.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

The reciprocal views that parties in conflict often hold of one another are referred to as

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A)  mirror-image perceptions.
B)  stereotypic reciprocation.
C)  complementary images.
D)  reciprocal illusions.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

The best way to resolve conflict is

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A)  by making one's position clear and then bargaining.
B)  by trying to turn a lose-lose situation into a win-lose situation.
C)  to search for integrative solutions through controlled communications.
D)  to find a neutral party who will make the final decision.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

When two sides have clashing perceptions,at least one of them is misperceiving the other,and when that is the case,according to Bronfenbrenner (1961) ,"It is characteristic of such images that they are _______."

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A)  self-defeating
B)  self-confirming
C)  self-handicapping
D)  self-monitoringE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Knowing that one's group has over-benefited can trigger

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A)  equality.
B)  feelings of guilt.
C)  heightened competition.
D)  retaliation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Rodney and Ralph are twin brothers who each contributed $75 to purchase a new bicycle.Rodney rides it 75 percent of the time.This would be an example of

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A)  an inequitable relationship.
B)  the tragedy of the commons.
C)  a zero-sum relationship.
D)  mirror-image perceptions.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Describe a program that you might design to reduce prejudice between the Soris and the Talins,two fictitious and competitive groups.

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Exam 13: Conflict and Peacemaking

At the beginning of 2000,people were aware that global warming was already occurring,yet they were also buying gas-slurping SUVs in record numbers.This is an example of

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Which of the following is false?

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In times of tension,such as during an international crisis,

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Explain how couples can fight constructively.

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By emphasizing the contribution Jackie Robinson might make to the Brooklyn Dodgers' winning the 1947 pennant,Branch Rickey used _______ to reduce racial prejudice and conflict among team members.

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According to Phinney (1990) ,someone who identifies with both his or her ethnic culture and the larger culture is said to have a _______ identity.

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The reciprocal views that parties in conflict often hold of one another are referred to as

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Rodney and Ralph are twin brothers who each contributed $75 to purchase a new bicycle.Rodney rides it 75 percent of the time.This would be an example of

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When two sides have clashing perceptions,at least one of them is misperceiving the other,and when that is the case,according to Bronfenbrenner (1961) ,"It is characteristic of such images that they are _______."

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Sato (1987) gave Japanese students opportunities to harvest trees in a simulated forest for money.When the students equally shared the costs of planting the forest,the result was that

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In comparison to large groups,people in small groups

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The best way to resolve conflict is

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Those raised in individualistic cultures are most likely to define justice in terms of

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Esses and his colleagues (2005) found that competition breeds conflict when

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According to the text,the goal of a third-party mediator is to "enable conflicting parties to make concessions and still save face." What are the strategies that a mediator can use to achieve this goal?

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Which of the following is NOT a way to resolve social dilemmas?

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Knowing that one's group has over-benefited can trigger

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Describe a program that you might design to reduce prejudice between the Soris and the Talins,two fictitious and competitive groups.

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In small groups,as opposed to large ones,individuals are

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