Essay on "Deprivation"

Quoted Instructions for "Deprivation" Assignment:

Instructions

There are 25 short-answer questions, worth up to 1 point each. Please answer all of the questions in 1-4 sentences. Depending on how thorough, accurate, and clearly written your answers are, you may earn .25, .50, .75, or 1.0 point on each question.

1) What is relative deprivation and when does it lead to aggression?

2) Should you pay children for getting good grades? Why or why not?

3) Why are people with low self-esteem more likely to cheat in a card game?

4) What is the difference between hostile and benevolent sexism? What do they have in common?

5) What is the single most important factor in whether two people are attracted to each other? How does this differ between the short-term and long-term?

6) Describe the phenomena of stereotype threat and give an example of it.

7) How does culture protect us from our fear of death?

8) Define cognitive dissonance and describe why we try to reduce it.

9) Describe what the gain-loss theory of attraction is and why it occurs.

10) What are some of the benefits of being physically attractive throughout the lifespan?

11) Describe 3 factors that can influence how prejudiced someone is.

12) What is the best way to punish a child for behaving aggressively and encourage non-aggressive behavior? Use evidence from the class to back up your argument.

13) What tends to happen when white male employers interview minorities for a job? What is the result?

14) Describe the difference between passionate and companionate love.

15) How do we attain self-esteem according to Terror Management Theory and how does this protect us from death anxiety?

16) Why are people scared of death?

17) What is the primary difference between how men and women express aggression?

18) Describe the relationship between cognitive dissonance, self-esteem, and derogating victims.

19) Suppose you are observing a very popular, perfect-seeming classmate eat lunch and you see her spill gravy on her dress. Now, pretend it was actually someone who you feel is rather clumsy. How would this likely affect your feelings about each person and why?

20) What is deindividuation and why does it lead to aggression?

21) What is the most effective way to help people become less prejudiced?

22) What is the Bobo Doll study and what does it demonstrate?

23) Suppose you want group members to love your group, what kind of initiation should you plan? Why?

24) How does Terror Management Theory explain the existence of prejudice?

25) How are instrumental and hostile aggression different?

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