Psyc2310 chapter 9 practice quiz 9

What is an example of biased perceptions contributing to the escalation of competition into conflict?

• The perception about conflict in Asia

• The perception about conflict in Israel

• The perception about conflict in Europe

• The perception about conflict in Africa

What do both Israelis and Palestinians see their goals as?

• Crucially important and unjust

• Unimportant and inherently just

• Crucially important and inherently just

• Unimportant and unjust

According to Shamir and Shikaki (2002), how do Israeli Jews and Palestinians view the violent behavior of the other side?

• As unimportant

• As terrorism

• As justified

• As neutral

What does Daniel Bar-Tal argue about any form of occupation?

• It only harms the occupied society

• It only benefits the occupying society

• It denies basic rights from the occupied society and harms the occupying society

• It has no effect on either society

What is mirror-image perception?

• When each group sees the other side's behavior as justified

• When each group sees its own behavior as independent

• When each group sees its own behavior as caused by the actions of the other side

• When each group sees the other side's behavior as neutral

What does relative deprivation theory emphasize?

• A group's actual resources

• A group's perception of its circumstances

• A group's future expectations

• A group's historical background

What is the difference between relative deprivation and realistic deprivation?

• Both are about perceptions

• Both are about actual resources

• Relative deprivation is about perceptions, while realistic deprivation is about actual resources

• Relative deprivation is about actual resources, while realistic deprivation is about perceptions

What did Bar-Tal et al. (2009) find about Jewish Israelis with high ethos of conflict?

• They perceived both characters to be equally aggressive

• They perceived Palestinian characters to be more aggressive

• They perceived Israeli Jewish characters to be more aggressive

• They perceived Palestinian characters to be less aggressive

According to Rupert Brown (2000), why are people discontented?

• Because they are hungrier or poorer than they believe they should be

• Because they are content with their situation

• Because they are hungry or poor

• Because they have more than they need

What did Stouffer et al. (1949) find about air force personnel?

• They were more satisfied with their promotions

• They expressed fewer complaints about promotion than military police

• They had fewer opportunities for promotion

• They expressed more complaints about promotion than military police