Question 1

Sacramento's Municipal Utility District sent bills to random customers rating their energy use compared to their neighbors in similar-sized homes.What was the result?

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A)  The energy usage of the selected customers remained the same.
B)  The energy usage of the selected customers went up.
C)  The energy usage of the selected customers went down.
D)  The customers changed providers.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

When Myers sits down and makes a list of things he thinks he does that make him a responsible person,

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A)  his list is full of good,earth-saving behaviors.
B)  his list is full of not so good earth-saving behaviors.
C)  he thinks he is doing enough.
D)  he gives both the positive and not so positive behaviors in self-reflection.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Mfezy was born in a poor South African village.When asked how she could understand better-off people,she replied

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A)  she would study hard to learn more about them.
B)  she could live with the people in Rhodes University and learn.
C)  it was not important for her to do so.
D)  that her village was a community where all were a family and loved,and she was not "poor."E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Susie has just seen her test grade on her latest psychology exam on the grade sheet posted by her professor.She was disappointed to see that she received 75%.She feels better,however,when she looks further down the list and finds that she did better than 60% of her classmates.Susie is engaging in

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A)  the adaptation-level phenomenon.
B)  social comparison.
C)  the ingroup bias.
D)  the misinformation effect.E) All of the above
F) B) and D) B

Question 5

Nisbet and Zelenski (2011) found that _____ is related to feelings of happiness.

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A)  going on nature walks
B)  volunteering
C)  praying
D)  close friendshipsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above A

Question 6

A source of hope for a sustainable future is

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A)  cloning.
B)  reduced consumption.
C)  moderating global temperatures.
D)  high birth rates in technologically advanced countries.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Among entering collegians,the proportion considering it "very important or essential" that they become "very well-off financially" has _______ between 1970 and 2010.

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A)  declined
B)  risen slightly
C)  remained stable
D)  risen dramaticallyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Define and provide an example of downward social comparison.

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Question 9

One way to moderate consumption is through

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A)  public policies.
B)  higher taxes on consumption.
C)  both public policies and higher taxes on consumption.
D)  public warnings.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Summarize the research showing how increased materialism has taken place during the last 30 years.

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Question 11

The King of Bhutan believes

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A)  his country should become more like AmericA.
B)  his poor country can become happy by working harder.
C)  gross national product is more important than gross national happiness.
D)  gross national happiness is more important than gross national product.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C) D

Question 12

David Myers reviews how he is trying to live responsibly in the modern world by listing how he is taking responsibility for helping the environment,and how he is hurting it.Discuss the measures you use in your daily life that help and hurt our global problem.

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The answer of David Myers reviews how he is trying...

Question 13

Increased consumption has contributed to

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A)  global warming.
B)  the advance of polar icecaps.
C)  earthquakes becoming more common.
D)  increased birth rates in industrialized nations.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Cherie donated money to a global warming charity on a hot day in July.When they called her again during a snowstorm in February,though,she did not donate again.Which of the following best explains Cherie's donation pattern?

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A)  The availability heuristic
B)  Regression toward the average
C)  The representativeness heuristic
D)  Systematic justificationE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

What one phenomenon can explain all the following phenomena: reduction in size of the polar ice caps,migration of plants and animals toward the poles and higher elevations;increase in rain days and longer rainy seasons;permafrost thawing?

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A)  population increases
B)  industrialization
C)  erosion
D)  global warmingE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

What is NOT true in relationship to our climate?

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A)  Plant and animal species are migrating north.
B)  Sea levels are rising due to melting ice.
C)  There is a decrease in ocean temperatures.
D)  The nine warmest years on record have occurred since 1998.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

_____ is a tendency to believe in and justify the way things are in one's culture and to not want to change the familiar status quo.

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A)  System justification
B)  The availability heuristic
C)  Rationalization heuristic
D)  The just world hypothesisE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Oswald (2006) is a British economist who believes

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A)  economists' faith in the value of growth is diminishing.
B)  economists still look towards the financial issues as key indicators of success.
C)  social psychology can help in efforts to help the world.
D)  individuals are the key to making changes in the economy.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

James Gustave Speth's "new consciousness" idea involves all of the following except

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A)  people valuing equity,justice,and the human community.
B)  people seeing nature as having intrinsic value.
C)  people defining the quality of life in relational and spiritual terms.
D)  people recognizing that their own needs are more important than the needs of the community.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following is false?

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A)  U.S.states with greater inequality have higher rates of depression.
B)  Countries with greater inequality have higher rates of mental illness.
C)  Areas with large amounts of income inequality show a negative correlation between happiness and income level.
D)  Television's modeling of lifestyles of the wealthy accentuate feelings of relative deprivation.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 16: Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

Sacramento's Municipal Utility District sent bills to random customers rating their energy use compared to their neighbors in similar-sized homes.What was the result?

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When Myers sits down and makes a list of things he thinks he does that make him a responsible person,

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Mfezy was born in a poor South African village.When asked how she could understand better-off people,she replied

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Susie has just seen her test grade on her latest psychology exam on the grade sheet posted by her professor.She was disappointed to see that she received 75%.She feels better,however,when she looks further down the list and finds that she did better than 60% of her classmates.Susie is engaging in

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Nisbet and Zelenski (2011) found that _____ is related to feelings of happiness.

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A source of hope for a sustainable future is

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Among entering collegians,the proportion considering it "very important or essential" that they become "very well-off financially" has _______ between 1970 and 2010.

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Define and provide an example of downward social comparison.

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One way to moderate consumption is through

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Summarize the research showing how increased materialism has taken place during the last 30 years.

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The King of Bhutan believes

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David Myers reviews how he is trying to live responsibly in the modern world by listing how he is taking responsibility for helping the environment,and how he is hurting it.Discuss the measures you use in your daily life that help and hurt our global problem.

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Increased consumption has contributed to

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Cherie donated money to a global warming charity on a hot day in July.When they called her again during a snowstorm in February,though,she did not donate again.Which of the following best explains Cherie's donation pattern?

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What one phenomenon can explain all the following phenomena: reduction in size of the polar ice caps,migration of plants and animals toward the poles and higher elevations;increase in rain days and longer rainy seasons;permafrost thawing?

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What is NOT true in relationship to our climate?

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_____ is a tendency to believe in and justify the way things are in one's culture and to not want to change the familiar status quo.

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Oswald (2006) is a British economist who believes

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James Gustave Speth's "new consciousness" idea involves all of the following except

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Which of the following is false?

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