Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a feature shared by both the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Commons Dilemma?

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A)  One party's wins necessarily equals the other party's losses.
B)  Participants tend to commit the fundamental attribution error.
C)  Participants' motives change in the course of the entrapment.
D)  Both are non-zero-sum games.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Despite official government warnings of a severe water shortage,most citizens fail to conserve in the belief that their personal water consumption will have little effect on the community's total water supply.The eventual depletion of the community's water resources provides an example of

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A)  mirror-image perceptions.
B)  individualistic calamity.
C)  the tragedy of the commons.
D)  rational disaster.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is cited in the text as a method for resolving social dilemmas?

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A)  communication
B)  punishment
C)  increasing group size
D)  competitionE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Which one of the following is NOT one of the seeds of misperception according to your text?

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A)  the self-serving bias
B)  reduced competition
C)  the fundamental attribution error
D)  groupthinkE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

One aspect of mirror-image perception is that one side tends to

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A)  exaggerate their differences from their adversaries.
B)  see itself reflected in the way others see it.
C)  see the situation as the reflection of an evil situation.
D)  agree with the other side.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

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) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Rodney and Ralph are twin brothers who each contributed $75 to purchase a new bicycle.Rodney rides it 75% 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) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

In a non-zero-sum game

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A)  both can win and both can lose.
B)  one side wins and the other loses.
C)  one's gains equal another's losses.
D)  altruistic motives dominate.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

Attempting to explain other's behavior dispositionally is a characteristic of

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A)  the Prisoner's Dilemma.
B)  the Commons Dilemma.
C)  both dilemmas.
D)  neither dilemma.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Compare and contrast the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Tragedy of the Commons.

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Question 11

The smaller the commons,the more

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A)  responsibility each person feels for it.
B)  intense the conflict among individual members.
C)  apathetic people are about its preservation.
D)  the more likely communication will take the form of intimidation and deception.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

In both the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Commons Dilemma,people are tempted to explain their own behavior _______ and others' behavior _______.

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A)  situationally;situationally
B)  dispositionally;dispositionally
C)  situationally;dispositionally
D)  dispositionally;situationallyE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

In Sherif's research,the camper groups became hostile towards each other when

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A)  they learned of the other group's existence.
B)  the two groups first met.
C)  when competition between the groups was introduced.
D)  when competition between the groups ended.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Which one of the following is an example of a non-zero-sum game?

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A)  the Prisoner's Dilemma
B)  the Commons Dilemma
C)  both the Prisoner's and the Commons Dilemmas
D)  neither the Prisoner's nor the Commons DilemmasE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

The misperceptions of those who are in conflict with each other,such as two nations who regard each other with suspicion and hostility,are usually

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A)  nonreciprocal.
B)  unilateral.
C)  mutual.
D)  inequitable.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

In real life,which of the following parallels the tragedy of the commons?

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A)  pollution of rivers and streams
B)  gun control
C)  the death penalty
D)  online auctionsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Research on laboratory dilemmas reveals that cooperation is facilitated if

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A)  one person is 100% cooperative.
B)  the opponents can communicate with one another.
C)  the game is changed into a zero-sum game.
D)  the size of the payoffs is increased.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Equity exists when

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A)  rewards are distributed in proportion to individuals' contributions.
B)  partners share equally in the rewards of collective effort.
C)  rewards are distributed in relation to individuals' needs or deservingness.
D)  group members decide among themselves how rewards should be distributed.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Conflict is defined as

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A)  perceived incompatibility of actions or goals.
B)  dissatisfaction with relationship outcomes.
C)  hostility that results from frustrating interaction.
D)  competition for mutually exclusive goals.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Facing the recurring dilemma of cookie-jar depletion within 24-hours of its being re-stocked,Mom and Dad decide to do something.What strategy will be most effective?

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A)  Do not allow family members to talk to one another about how many cookies they eat.
B)  Restrict each family member to just two cookies per day.
C)  Stop buying cookies.
D)  Call a family meeting and scold everyone for eating too many cookies.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 28: Causes of Conflict

Attempting to explain other's behavior dispositionally is a characteristic of

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Which of the following is cited in the text as a method for resolving social dilemmas?

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Which of the following is NOT a feature shared by both the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Commons Dilemma?

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Despite official government warnings of a severe water shortage,most citizens fail to conserve in the belief that their personal water consumption will have little effect on the community's total water supply.The eventual depletion of the community's water resources provides an example of

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In real life,which of the following parallels the tragedy of the commons?

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The misperceptions of those who are in conflict with each other,such as two nations who regard each other with suspicion and hostility,are usually

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In a non-zero-sum game

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Compare and contrast the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Tragedy of the Commons.

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Conflict is defined as

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

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Facing the recurring dilemma of cookie-jar depletion within 24-hours of its being re-stocked,Mom and Dad decide to do something.What strategy will be most effective?

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Which one of the following is an example of a non-zero-sum game?

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Research on laboratory dilemmas reveals that cooperation is facilitated if

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One aspect of mirror-image perception is that one side tends to

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Which one of the following is NOT one of the seeds of misperception according to your text?

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Equity exists when

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In Sherif's research,the camper groups became hostile towards each other when

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In both the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Commons Dilemma,people are tempted to explain their own behavior _______ and others' behavior _______.

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