1. TCO 5. There has been a bumper crop of politicians who have been revealed to be less than upstanding citizens. John Edwards, a former senator who was in the running for the 2008 presidential nomination, and who said family values were at his core, was revealed to have had an affair with a campaign worker, at the same time his wife was battling cancer. Similarly, New York governor Eliot Spitzer, a married, moralizing crusader for laws against sexual tourism, was caught in an escort service "sting", and forced to resign. These are only two of several recent examples of politicians who have celebrity status, and flaunted the social norms of decency. Apply the course concepts of the dark side of self-esteem and moral hypocrisy to this type of behavior. What do you conclude about people who behave in such a way? Hint: Explicitly use each concept by name and also give a one sentence definition of it before explaining how the concepts apply to these people. (Points : 41) Question 2. 2. TCO 6.  The Beltway sniper attacks in the Washington D.C. area, in 2002, completely transfixed American consciousness for the three weeks in October, when a pair of armed killers roamed through the Capital region, ambushing and killing 10 people, and wounding three others. As time progressed and law enforcement officials were having little luck in solving the case, tensions and apprehensiveness spread far beyond the area where the killings were concentrated. Even though there was never any hard evidence that the killers were headed in their direction, the citizens of towns and cities a hundred miles away were terrorized by the notion that the killers were about to show up in their communities. Discuss this with respect to the effects of suggestibility that Myers writes about in Chapter 6. Be specific as to what aspects of suggestibility apply to the case. (Points : 41) Question 3. 3. TCO'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. (Points : 41) Question 4. 4. TCO 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 ...

1. 1. TCO 5. There has been a bumper crop of politicians who have
been revealed to be less than upstanding citizens. John Edwards,
a former senator who was in the running for the 2008
presidential nomination, and who said family values were at his
core, was revealed to have had an affair with a campaign
worker, at the same time his wife was battling cancer. Similarly,
New York governor Eliot Spitzer, a married, moralizing
crusader for laws against sexual tourism, was caught in an
escort service "sting", and forced to resign. These are only two
of several recent examples of politicians who have celebrity
status, and flaunted the social norms of decency.
Apply the course concepts of the dark side of self-esteem and
moral hypocrisy to this type of behavior. What do you conclude
about people who behave in such a way? Hint: Explicitly use
each concept by name and also give a one sentence definition of
it before explaining how the concepts apply to these people.
(Points : 41)
Question 2. 2. TCO 6. The Beltway sniper attacks in the
Washington D.C. area, in 2002, completely transfixed American
consciousness for the three weeks in October, when a pair of
armed killers roamed through the Capital region, ambushing and
killing 10 people, and wounding three others. As time
progressed and law enforcement officials were having little luck
in solving the case, tensions and apprehensiveness spread far
beyond the area where the killings were concentrated. Even
though there was never any hard evidence that the killers were
headed in their direction, the citizens of towns and cities a
hundred miles away were terrorized by the notion that the
killers were about to show up in their communities.
Discuss this with respect to the effects of suggestibility that
Myers writes about in Chapter 6. Be specific as to what aspects

2. of suggestibility apply to the case.
(Points : 41)
Question 3. 3. TCO'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.
(Points : 41)
Question 4. 4. TCO 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.

3. (Points : 26)
Question 5. 5. TCO 6. Why do common external threats and
shared goals lead to greater cooperation between two
conflicting groups? (Points : 26)
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Question 1. 1. TCO 3. Felipe is talking to a group of other
students. They are discussing their views of cheating at
school. Felipe says that he has very high standards, and would
not cheat. Which one of the following aspects of self-concept
explains Felipe's position? (Points : 5)
social identity
personal identity
intuition
culture
Question 2. 2. TCO 10. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are a
Hollywood couple who seem to have been brought together by
proximity, physical attractiveness, and similarity. There mutual
attraction could be described as a good outcome of meeting each
other. Good outcomes are associated with which one of the
following theories of interpersonal attraction? (Points : 5)
reinforcement theory
contingency theory of motivation
gloried self-theory
reward theory of attraction

4. Question 3. 3. TCO 13. By definition, militant animal rights
groups, like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
(PETA), are socially deviant because they use bombings, arson,
and poisoning to get their messages to get attention in the
media. PETA has done major damage to retail outlets,
laboratories, and clinics while innocent people have come close
to being killed by PETA's activities. Other groups have behaved
similarly in the past, and the technique seems to have been
successful. Even so, PETA has a large following of supporters
from all the media attention, who by their support, are
encouraging the organization to continue its aggression. What
theory or concept of aggression, in the textbook, corresponds to
the argument that PETA continues its anti-social ways, because
it gets attention and support for their cause, and reflects an
imitation of observed behaviors of other people?
(Points : 5)
equity theory of motivation
social learning theory
hostile aggression
frustration-aggression hypothesis
Question 4. 4. TCO 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? (Points : 5)
self-fulfilling belief
self-handicapping behavior
self-defeating behavior
perceived lack of control of your outcome

5. Question 5. 5. TCO 8. According to social psychologists, a
group exists when two or more people interact with and
influence each other AND _________ . (Points : 5)
are also in the same place
also work together
also perceive themselves as "us"
also facilitate each other
Question 6. 6. TCO 4. When your English Literature professor
wants to help you remember a character from a fictional play,
she asks you to compare __________ to this character. (Points :
5)
your mother
your best friend
yourself
your father
Question 7. 7. TCO 2. You are interested in whether the high
price of gasoline will influence how people will perceive future
car purchases. You want to specifically target those individuals
who will be purchasing a vehicle within the next six months.
The method must be able to be administered to a large number
of people in a simple and direct way. Which is the best
approach to completing this research? (Points : 5)
ask people to come to your lab, and put them through a car
purchasing simulation
administer a survey to the specific target group you are
studying
unobtrusively follow people around two or three car
dealership sales floors, observing the makes of cars that they
look at first and longest (field study)
Question 8. 8. TCO 11. Which one of Melvin's relatives is most

6. likely to respond favorably to an unexpected request for a
charitable donation to a local hospital? (Points : 5)
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 9. 9. TCO 7. Some individuals have many children so
that they can ensure someone will take care of them when they
grow old. However, this contributes to the collective
devastation of overpopulation. This is an example of which one
of the following? (Points : 5)
a mirror-image problem
the jigsaw problem
perceived inequality
a social dilemma
Question 10. 10. TCO 3. After losing the third hand of poker in
a row, and running out of chips, Georgio walks over to the wall
and hits it so hard with his fist that he makes a big hole in the
drywall, releasing his anger on something other than
himself. This is an example of which one of the following?
(Points : 5)
regression
hostile aggression
Parkinson's Second Law
displacement
Question 11. 11. TCO 9. Research on proximity and social

7. attraction, in general, supports which one of the following
views? (Points : 5)
familiarity breeds contempt
familiarity encourages liking
proximity leads to affection
distance makes the heart grow fonder
Types of Legal Ownership
Ownership Structures
Sole Proprietor
General Partnership
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Corporation
Number of Owners
One or more
Multiple
Formation Difficulty
Low
Medium
Liability
Sole proprietor has unlimited liability.
Officers/shareholders are not typically responsible for the debts
of the corporation.
Operational Requirements
There are relatively few legal requirements.

8. Formal board of directors, annual meetings, and annual
reporting required.
Management
Sole proprietor has full control of management and operations.
Members have an operating agreement that outlines
management.
Federal Taxation
It is not a taxable entity. Each partner pays tax on his/her share
of income and can deduct losses against other sources of
income.
It is taxed at the entity level. If dividends are distributed to
shareholders, they are also taxed at the individual level.