PSYC 430/SOC 320 TAKE HOME ESSAY EXAM 2 FALL 2007 WEEKS NOTE: Additional instructions are located at the end of this exam. Part I. Essay Questions: For each of the following three questions, answer all parts of the question in your narrative response. You answer should form a cohesive essay (should not be bulleted points or separate short answers for each portion of the question). Thus, read the question, look at your notes, the lecture slides, your book, etc., and formulate your thoughts before you begin writing. When you are finished, each essay should be about three pages in length, absolutely no longer than four pages. Please begin each essay on a separate page (i.e., insert a page break). Do not use direct quotes in Part I essays. When you paraphrase or refer to specific theories, studies, etc., do mention theorists, researchers, etc. as appropriate in your essay and cite appropriately in the text (i.e. The na ve psychologist... (Heider, 1958)... ). You do not need to prepare a bibliography or references page for the end of your essays. The trick is to be completely thorough while being as concise as possible. 1. Describe general consistency theory from both a <a href="/keyword/cognitive-dissonance/" >cognitive dissonance</a> and a balance theory perspective. To do this: a) Define what is meant by consistency, and define both <a href="/keyword/cognitive-dissonance/" >cognitive dissonance</a> theory and balance theory. b) For both theories, discuss the similarities and differences between the <a href="/keyword/cognitive-dissonance/" >cognitive dissonance</a> theory and balance theory, describe clearly how each theory serves the core social motive of understanding, and illustrate how behavior can be used to predict attitudes from each theory. c) Write a conclusion about consistency in social psychology's attitudes sub-field. 2. Describe how reciprocity influences initial attraction between individuals. To do this: a) Identify two theories of reciprocity and define each, including a research example for each. b) For both theories, describe how the core social motive of self-enhancement is served from each perspective, explain the role of gender in research results, and describe the role of affect (emotion) in each theory. c) Write a conclusion about the two theories, specifying which you believe to be more consistent with research results and the self-enhancement motive within social psychology. 3. Describe the function of investment in predicting someone's intent to persist in an <a href="/keyword/intimate-relationship/" >intimate relationship</a> . To do this: a) Define investment and identify the relevant components with clear demonstrations of their purposes. b) Using your knowledge of how these components are used to determine investment, discuss the relevant roles of each and the possible outcomes of a relationship based on differing levels, illustrate with an example for two easy to predict scenarios (one for persisting in the relationship and one for terminating the relationship) and also an example of a less clear prediction based on more ambiguous combinations of investment components, and relate the controlling and trusting motives to the theory of investment in <a href="/keyword/intimate-relationship/" >intimate relationship</a> s. c) Write a conclusion about investment in <a href="/keyword/intimate-relationship/" >intimate relationship</a> s in social psychology. PSYC 430/SOC 320 TAKE HOME ESSAY EXAM 2 FALL 2007 WEEKS Part II. Short Definitions: On a separate sheet of paper, typed: Briefly define (1-2 sentences) each of these terms highlighted in the text. If you directly quote the text, put it in quotation marks, and then rephrase (that does not mean paraphrase; actually redefine) in your own words to show you understand it. 1. Chronically accessible constructs 2. downward social comparison 3. self-verification 4. Likert scale 5. bogus pipeline 6. attitude 7. vicarious conditioning/observational learning 8. dissonance 9. need for cognition 10. mere exposure 11. functional distance 12. interpersonal balance 13. sentiment relationship 14. sexual selection 15. similarity principle 16. complementarity principle 17. unobtrusive measures 18. direct reciprocity 19. social norm 20. self-disclosure 21. anger script 22. accommodation 23. communal sharing 24. alternatives 25. passion Additional Instructions &amp; Helpful Hints Exams are due no later than 10:00 am, Friday, August 3, 2007. All exams must be uploaded to Web CT/Blackboard to the Take Home Essay Exam Assignment. Upload in MS Word XP or OpenOffice format only. Please do not send Vista files. Although I have the converter installed o...