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Describe the goals that underlie social dilemmas and provide an example of how a social dilemma can meet each goal.

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The goals are gainin...

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Which of the following factors influence people to seek immediate personal self-gratification over the long-term benefits to the group?

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A)   increased feelings of interdependence
B)   decreased self-centeredness
C)   decreased feelings of social responsibility
D)   all of the above

Question 3

Surprisingly,women tend to score higher than men in the motivation for social dominance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Terrence believes that the HIV virus is a government conspiracy to kill off the "undesirables" in society.Which of the following is also likely to be true of Terrence?

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A)   He is high in feelings of alienation.
B)   He is low in authoritarianism.
C)   He feels very powerful.
D)   He generally doesn't feel much hostility.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a reason that social dilemmas are so difficult to solve?

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A)   Social dilemmas are based on motivations that were adaptive for our ancestors.
B)   People do not intend to destroy the environment or overpopulate the planet.
C)   People do not realize the long-range implications of their actions.
D)   People do not care about damaging the environment.

Question 6

City planners decide to institute a program whereby they will occasionally reward random bus riders with $100 gift certificates to the local grocery store.They are attempting to decrease pollution from individual cars by

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A)   intermittently reinforcing desirable alternative modes of transportation.
B)   continuously reinforcing pro-environmental attitudes.
C)   moving negative consequences into the present.
D)   immediately punishing undesirable behavior.

Question 7

According to Kimmel's (1997) theory of levels of social awareness in intercultural exploration,a complete unawareness of other cultures,which leads negotiators to attribute ignorance and bad intentions to the other side,is called

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A)   tolerance.
B)   cultural chauvinism.
C)   minimization.
D)   ethnocentrism.

Question 8

Cultural chauvinism is characterized by complete unawareness of other cultures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The tragedy of the commons is an example of a ________ dilemma.

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A)   replenishing resource management
B)   prisoner's
C)   economic cooperation
D)   resource allocation

Question 10

A sliding reinforcer is a stimulus that

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A)   brings rewards in small doses, but punishments in larger doses.
B)   brings punishments in small doses, but rewards in larger doses.
C)   brings rewards to groups, but punishments to individuals.
D)   alternates between reinforcement and punishment.

Question 11

Adjusting the timing of rewards and punishments to increase short-term punishments can be an effective way of resolving social dilemmas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Imagine you are the president of the university graduate student government,and you have to help negotiate between the newly formed student union and the university administration.How might you use the lessons from this chapter to maximize the likelihood that each side will trust the other and that negotiations will progress without negative escalation?

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Question 13

The extent to which a person demonstrates simplified "black-and-white" categorical thinking as opposed to an acknowledgement of all sides of an issue is

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A)   social dominance orientation.
B)   openness to influence.
C)   integrative complexity.
D)   need for cognition.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a market-based environmental policy?

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A)   giving tax credits to people who use solar energy
B)   an employer giving bonuses to employees who take the bus
C)   giving builders rebates for using energy-efficient building materials
D)   the Red Cross asking people to donate blood

Question 15

Individuals with an individualist value orientation

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A)   want to do better than everyone else, even if it means sacrificing some of their own winnings.
B)   want to maximize their own personal gains regardless of the rest of the group.
C)   want to work with other group members so that all can benefit.
D)   would give up their own rewards so that others can benefit.

Question 16

Sheepherders in New England grazed their animals on their own pastures in a conservative fashion,so that the grass could regrow and the grazing continue indefinitely.However,they overgrazed the common pastures,which resulted in the destruction of these areas.This problem became known as the

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A)   social action dilemma.
B)   invisible hand problem.
C)   public goods dilemma.
D)   tragedy of the commons.

Question 17

One of the reasons social norms may not be effective in a resolving social dilemmas is that they may

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A)   be of no interest to the target audience.
B)   focus on the wrong descriptive norm.
C)   not be activated in the appropriate context.
D)   not be interested in "doing the right thing."

Question 18

Explain how the workshops set up by Kelman between Israelis and Palestinians foster harmony between the two nations.What do the participants do at these workshops?

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Question 19

Describe the development of prosocial and egoistic orientations,according to the textbook.

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Van Lange argues that these orientations...

Question 20

The GRIT negotiation strategy has been demonstrated to be effective in laboratory studies of conflict.

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A) True 
 B)False

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According to Kimmel's (1997) theory of levels of social awareness in intercultural exploration,a complete unawareness of other cultures,which leads negotiators to attribute ignorance and bad intentions to the other side,is called

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The tragedy of the commons is an example of a ________ dilemma.

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Which of the following factors influence people to seek immediate personal self-gratification over the long-term benefits to the group?

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Describe the development of prosocial and egoistic orientations,according to the textbook.

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City planners decide to institute a program whereby they will occasionally reward random bus riders with $100 gift certificates to the local grocery store.They are attempting to decrease pollution from individual cars by

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Adjusting the timing of rewards and punishments to increase short-term punishments can be an effective way of resolving social dilemmas.

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Describe the goals that underlie social dilemmas and provide an example of how a social dilemma can meet each goal.

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Cultural chauvinism is characterized by complete unawareness of other cultures.

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The GRIT negotiation strategy has been demonstrated to be effective in laboratory studies of conflict.

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A sliding reinforcer is a stimulus that

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Sheepherders in New England grazed their animals on their own pastures in a conservative fashion,so that the grass could regrow and the grazing continue indefinitely.However,they overgrazed the common pastures,which resulted in the destruction of these areas.This problem became known as the

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Terrence believes that the HIV virus is a government conspiracy to kill off the "undesirables" in society.Which of the following is also likely to be true of Terrence?

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Which of the following is NOT a market-based environmental policy?

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Individuals with an individualist value orientation

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Explain how the workshops set up by Kelman between Israelis and Palestinians foster harmony between the two nations.What do the participants do at these workshops?

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Which of the following is NOT a reason that social dilemmas are so difficult to solve?

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One of the reasons social norms may not be effective in a resolving social dilemmas is that they may

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The tragedy of the commons is an example of a ________ dilemma.

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Describe the development of prosocial and egoistic orientations,according to the textbook.

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City planners decide to institute a program whereby they will occasionally reward random bus riders with $100 gift certificates to the local grocery store.They are attempting to decrease pollution from individual cars by

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Adjusting the timing of rewards and punishments to increase short-term punishments can be an effective way of resolving social dilemmas.

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Describe the goals that underlie social dilemmas and provide an example of how a social dilemma can meet each goal.

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Cultural chauvinism is characterized by complete unawareness of other cultures.

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The GRIT negotiation strategy has been demonstrated to be effective in laboratory studies of conflict.

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Sheepherders in New England grazed their animals on their own pastures in a conservative fashion,so that the grass could regrow and the grazing continue indefinitely.However,they overgrazed the common pastures,which resulted in the destruction of these areas.This problem became known as the

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Terrence believes that the HIV virus is a government conspiracy to kill off the "undesirables" in society.Which of the following is also likely to be true of Terrence?

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Which of the following is NOT a market-based environmental policy?

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Explain how the workshops set up by Kelman between Israelis and Palestinians foster harmony between the two nations.What do the participants do at these workshops?

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Which of the following is NOT a reason that social dilemmas are so difficult to solve?

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