Unit 3: Contexts
Topic 3.3: Human relationships Questions
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Group pressure changing behaviour to match others is:
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The bystander effect means that with more people present, helping becomes:
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A biological explanation of attraction focuses on:
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A cognitive explanation of relationships focuses on:
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Liking people we see and interact with often is the effect of:
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Match each group effect to its description.
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Match each explanation of relationship formation to its focus.
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Assuming one culture's idea of a 'normal' relationship applies to everyone is:
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Two colleagues who sit near each other gradually become close friends, seeing each other as similar and easy to get along with.
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Explain one explanation for the formation of relationships. Use an example.
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Why is it wrong to say a group always determines what an individual does?
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Explain how the bystander effect can influence whether someone helps in an emergency. Use an example.
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Someone faints in a crowded station and dozens of people walk past without stopping.
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What is the best way to overcome the bystander effect in an emergency?
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That relationships range from individual-choice dating to family-arranged marriage shows:
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In the context of human relationships, discuss how being in a group can affect an individual's behaviour.
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In the context of human relationships, discuss explanations for the formation of interpersonal relationships.
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In the context of human relationships, discuss why some couples drift apart or separate over time.
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Discuss factors influencing the formation of interpersonal relationships.
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