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1
The Prisoners' Dilemma and the Tragedy of the Commons are examples of this.
A)need-based exchange situations
B)equity scenarios
C)social dilemmas
D)integrative agreements
2
What did Hardin call a metaphor for the insidious nature of social dilemmas?
A)a Wall Street game
B)perceived injustice
C)the prisoners' dilemma
D)the tragedy of the commons
3
Which of the following does NOT minimize self-destructive entrapment in social?
A)Regulation of self-serving behaviour
B)Use of a small group
C)Appeals to social-responsibility norms
D)Collectivist culture
4
Which of the following is NOT a reason why misperception might arise during conflict?
A)The self-serving bias leads people to accept credit for their good deeds and deny responsibility for their bad deeds.
B)Thanks to the fundamental attribution error, each side sees the other's hostility as reflecting an evil disposition.
C)One filters information and interprets it to fit one's preconceptions.
D)Individuals see all goals as of equal importance, rather than just their own.
5
What is the term for an attempt by a neutral third party to resolve a conflict by facilitating communication and offering suggestions?
A)bargaining
B)arbitration
C)mediation
D)negotiation
6
This is often desirable during a mediation process.
A)Outside-of-the-box agreements
B)Reliable agreements
C)Lateral agreements
D)Integrative agreements
7
What is the term for a perceived incompatibility of actions or goals?
A)misperception
B)social dilemma
C)conflict
D)confrontation
8
The point of this social trap is that both parties could mutually profit from cooperation but are unable to communicate to develop the trust necessary for this to take place.
A)GRIT
B)Need-based distribution
C)The Tragedy of the Commons
D)The Prisoners' Dilemma
9
The Tragedy of the Commons and the Prisoners' Dilemma are DISIMILAR in which way?
A)Both tempt people to explain their own behaviour situationally.
B)Motives often change.
C)They are both non-zero-sum games.
D)Both involve the inability of parties to communicate.
10
What is the name for games in which one party's wins do not need to equal the other party's losses?
A)Negotiation
B)Integrative solution
C)Non-zero-sum
D)Tit-for-tat
11
What is the term for seeking an agreement through direct negotiation between parties to a conflict?
A)arbitration
B)mediation
C)bargaining
D)integrative agreement
12
What is the term for resolution of a conflict by a neutral third party who studies both sides and imposes a settlement?
A)bargaining
B)arbitration
C)mediation
D)integrative agreement
13
A social dilemma pits ______ rights against communal well-being.
A)group
B)social
C)individual
D)bargaining
14
The Prisoner's dilemma and the Tragedy of the Commons both tempt people to explain their own behaviour ______.
A)situationally
B)internally
C)pessimistically
D)conservatively
15
The elements of conflict experienced by a nation are very different from that of a bickering couple.
A)True
B)False
16
The Prisoners' Dilemma is an example of a non-zero-sum-game.
A)True
B)False
17
People perceive justice as equity.
A)True
B)False
18
Mediation is the resolution of a conflict by a neutral third party who studies both sides and imposes a settlement.
A)True
B)False
19
What is the term for a perceived incompatibility of actions or goals?
A)misperception
B)social dilemma
C)conflict
D)confrontation
20
The point of this social trap is that both parties could mutually profit from cooperation but are unable to communicate in order to develop the trust necessary for this to take place.
A)the Wall Street Game
B)need-based distribution
C)the Tragedy of the Commons
D)the Prisoners' Dilemma
21
Four roommates bought a case of cold brew coffee, reasoning that if each of them had one a day, they should have enough to last a week. Each person ends up taking a little more than their share and thus they run out of coffee before the end of the week. What social trap does this best reflect?
A)Neither the Tragedy of the Commons nor the Prisoner's Dilemma
B)The Prisoner's Dilemma
C)The Tragedy of the Commons and the Prisoner's Dilemma
D)The Tragedy of the Commons
22
To escape a social trap, people must do this.
A)concede their position
B)communicate
C)defect
D)bargain
23
The more competent and worthy people feel, the more they will feel under-benefited and thus eager to retaliate is an implication of what theory?
A)Equality
B)Equity
C)Arbitration
D)Social learning
24
What is the term for reciprocal views during conflict wherein each side sees itself as moral and the other as evil?
A)incompatibility attributions
B)false consensus
C)mirror-image perceptions
D)equal-status perceptions
25
What is the term for resolution of a conflict by a neutral third party who studies both sides and imposes a settlement?
A)bargaining
B)arbitration
C)mediation
D)integrative agreement
26
What is the term for a condition in which the outcomes people receive from a relationship are proportional to what they contribute to it?
A)need-based distribution
B)equality
C)equity
D)bargaining
27
What is the term for an attempt by a neutral third party to resolve a conflict by facilitating communication and offering suggestions?
A)bargaining
B)arbitration
C)mediation
D)negotiation
28
During this process, a settlement is imposed.
A)construction
B)conciliation
C)mediation
D)arbitration
29
When cooperation obviously serves the public good, one can usefully appeal to the ________ norm.
A)reciprocity
B)civic-pride
C)social-responsibility
D)just-world
30
Most real-life conflicts are
A)zero-sum.
B)non-zero-sum.
C)unsolvable.
D)social dilemmas.
31
People perceive justice as equality.
A)True
B)False
32
Bargaining involves seeking an agreement through direct negotiation between parties to a conflict.
A)True
B)False





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