Question 1

According to the text,the phenomenon called "self-fulfilling" prophecy occurs because

Accepted Answer

A)  we always respond best to positive reinforcers. 
B)  we engage in the process of self-justification in order to maintain reasonably high self-esteem. 
C)  the way we construe (or interpret) situations is subject to distortions. 
D)  our expectations influence the way we behave, and therefore produce the reality we expect. 
E)  as predicted by evolutionary psychology, the characteristics that help us survive will be passed on to our children. 
A)  we always respond best to positive reinforcers. 
B)  we engage in the process of self-justification in order to maintain reasonably high self-esteem. 
C)  the way we construe (or interpret) situations is subject to distortions. 
D)  our expectations influence the way we behave, and therefore produce the reality we expect. 
E)  as predicted by evolutionary psychology, the characteristics that help us survive will be passed on to our children.

Question 2

Social psychologist Smythe assumes that students are motivated to perceive themselves and their social environments accurately.Professor Smythe is most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  a developmental researcher. 
B)  a social cognition researcher. 
C)  a personality researcher. 
D)  an incurable optimist. 
E)  a self-esteem researcher. 
A)  a developmental researcher. 
B)  a social cognition researcher. 
C)  a personality researcher. 
D)  an incurable optimist. 
E)  a self-esteem researcher.

Question 3

Assume that Liberman,Samuels,and Ross (2004)randomly assigned participants previously identified as cooperative and participants identified as competitive to play a game that was labeled either the "Wall Street Game," or the "Community Game." Further assume that no matter what the game,participants who were identified as competitive behaved more competitively in both groups than did participants who were identified as cooperative.What would these findings suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cooperation and competition are based on personality characteristics that sometimes transcend social situations. 
B)  Cooperative participants in the Community Game caused their partners to respond in kind. 
C)  Competitive participants in the Wall Street Game caused their partners to respond in kind. 
D)  Social situations and personality characteristics are equally important. 
E)  Even minor aspects of a social situation can override personality differences. 
A)  Cooperation and competition are based on personality characteristics that sometimes transcend social situations. 
B)  Cooperative participants in the Community Game caused their partners to respond in kind. 
C)  Competitive participants in the Wall Street Game caused their partners to respond in kind. 
D)  Social situations and personality characteristics are equally important. 
E)  Even minor aspects of a social situation can override personality differences.

Question 4

When Tiffany plays volleyball with her friends,she is a team player.When she goes bowling with them,she does her best to beat them.These observations suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  Tiffany is ambivalent about how she feels about her friends. 
B)  Tiffany's personality is unstable. 
C)  Tiffany thinks her friends are bad bowlers. 
D)  Tiffany is blindly obedient to the rules of the game. 
E)  Tiffany is responding to norms as a source of social influence. 
A)  Tiffany is ambivalent about how she feels about her friends. 
B)  Tiffany's personality is unstable. 
C)  Tiffany thinks her friends are bad bowlers. 
D)  Tiffany is blindly obedient to the rules of the game. 
E)  Tiffany is responding to norms as a source of social influence.

Question 5

One of Kurt Lewin's boldest intellectual contributions to social psychology was

Accepted Answer

A)  promoting the use of observational methods. 
B)  applying behavioural principles to the topic of social influence. 
C)  applying Gestalt principles to social perception. 
D)  investigating the impact of culture on behaviour. 
E)  reminding social psychologists that objective physical attributes of a social stimulus are important. 
A)  promoting the use of observational methods. 
B)  applying behavioural principles to the topic of social influence. 
C)  applying Gestalt principles to social perception. 
D)  investigating the impact of culture on behaviour. 
E)  reminding social psychologists that objective physical attributes of a social stimulus are important.

Question 6

You might have heard the old Groucho Marx quip,"I don't care to belong to any club that would have me as a member." From a self-esteem perspective in social psychology,what would be a more accurate-if less humorous-statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  I would most want to belong to a club that initially wouldn't have me. 
B)  I wouldn't want to join any club at all. 
C)  I would prefer to be alone. 
D)  I would most want to avoid a club that would have me. 
E)  I would most want to belong to any club that would have me. 
A)  I would most want to belong to a club that initially wouldn't have me. 
B)  I wouldn't want to join any club at all. 
C)  I would prefer to be alone. 
D)  I would most want to avoid a club that would have me. 
E)  I would most want to belong to any club that would have me.

Question 7

Like social psychologists,personality psychologists focus on

Accepted Answer

A)  the power of construals to shape human behaviour. 
B)  the cultural context. 
C)  social influence. 
D)  individual differences. 
E)  individuals rather than collectives or institutions. 
A)  the power of construals to shape human behaviour. 
B)  the cultural context. 
C)  social influence. 
D)  individual differences. 
E)  individuals rather than collectives or institutions.

Question 8

Recall that Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968)told teachers that some of their students were "bloomers." Consequently,those students actually performed better than students who were not labeled as bloomers.This finding suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  teachers' expectations were powerful in influencing the bloomers' behaviours. 
B)  the bloomers really were better students than their peers. 
C)  the bloomers were selected by intelligence. 
D)  the teachers were motivated to prove that the researchers were right. 
E)  the teachers were motivated to reward bloomers and punish the others. 
A)  teachers' expectations were powerful in influencing the bloomers' behaviours. 
B)  the bloomers really were better students than their peers. 
C)  the bloomers were selected by intelligence. 
D)  the teachers were motivated to prove that the researchers were right. 
E)  the teachers were motivated to reward bloomers and punish the others.

Question 9

Consider the following research question: "How has new computer technology changed the Canadian educational system?" This question is most likely to be asked by

Accepted Answer

A)  a sociologist. 
B)  an anthropologist. 
C)  a personality psychologist. 
D)  a philosopher. 
E)  a social psychologist. 
A)  a sociologist. 
B)  an anthropologist. 
C)  a personality psychologist. 
D)  a philosopher. 
E)  a social psychologist.

Question 10

Which of the following is a consequence of underestimating the power of social influence?

Accepted Answer

A)  We underestimate our intuition. 
B)  We tend to overcomplicate simple situations. 
C)  We become too confident. 
D)  We overestimate our vulnerability to social situations. 
E)  We develop a false sense of security. 
A)  We underestimate our intuition. 
B)  We tend to overcomplicate simple situations. 
C)  We become too confident. 
D)  We overestimate our vulnerability to social situations. 
E)  We develop a false sense of security.

Question 11

According to the text,blaming victims of violence for their plight is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  Confirmation bias. 
B)  The self-esteem approach. 
C)  The fundamental attribution error. 
D)  The general construal error 
E)  The fundamental construal error 
A)  Confirmation bias. 
B)  The self-esteem approach. 
C)  The fundamental attribution error. 
D)  The general construal error 
E)  The fundamental construal error

Question 12

Consider the following research question: "Have no-fault divorce laws increased the rate of divorce in the United States?" This question would most likely be asked by

Accepted Answer

A)  a sociologist. 
B)  a social psychologist. 
C)  a personality psychologist. 
D)  a lawyer. 
E)  a philosopher. 
A)  a sociologist. 
B)  a social psychologist. 
C)  a personality psychologist. 
D)  a lawyer. 
E)  a philosopher.

Question 13

Social psychologists believe that the best way to predict how a person will behave is to know something about

Accepted Answer

A)  the norms of the culture in which the person lives. 
B)  the person's childhood. 
C)  the person's socioeconomic status. 
D)  how the person perceives and interprets the social environment. 
E)  the person's enduring traits and dispositions. 
A)  the norms of the culture in which the person lives. 
B)  the person's childhood. 
C)  the person's socioeconomic status. 
D)  how the person perceives and interprets the social environment. 
E)  the person's enduring traits and dispositions.

Question 14

How does the text explain increased liking or attachment to the group after a new recruit has been through an unpleasant hazing or initiation process?

Accepted Answer

The text suggests that the motive to mai

According to the text,the phenomenon called "self-fulfilling" prophecy occurs because

Social psychologist Smythe assumes that students are motivated to perceive themselves and their social environments accurately.Professor Smythe is most likely

When Tiffany plays volleyball with her friends,she is a team player.When she goes bowling with them,she does her best to beat them.These observations suggest that

One of Kurt Lewin's boldest intellectual contributions to social psychology was

You might have heard the old Groucho Marx quip,"I don't care to belong to any club that would have me as a member." From a self-esteem perspective in social psychology,what would be a more accurate-if less humorous-statement?

Like social psychologists,personality psychologists focus on

Recall that Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968)told teachers that some of their students were "bloomers." Consequently,those students actually performed better than students who were not labeled as bloomers.This finding suggests that

Consider the following research question: "How has new computer technology changed the Canadian educational system?" This question is most likely to be asked by

Which of the following is a consequence of underestimating the power of social influence?

According to the text,blaming victims of violence for their plight is an example of

Consider the following research question: "Have no-fault divorce laws increased the rate of divorce in the United States?" This question would most likely be asked by

Social psychologists believe that the best way to predict how a person will behave is to know something about

How does the text explain increased liking or attachment to the group after a new recruit has been through an unpleasant hazing or initiation process?

Methodology

Social Cognition

Social Perception

The Self Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

Attitudes and Attitude Change

Conformity

Group Processes

Interpersonal Attraction

Prosocial Behaviour

Aggression

Prejudice

Social Psychology in Action 1

Social Psychology in Action 2

Social Psychology in Action 3

Filters

Exam 1: Introduction to Social Psychology

According to the text,the phenomenon called "self-fulfilling" prophecy occurs because

Social psychologist Smythe assumes that students are motivated to perceive themselves and their social environments accurately.Professor Smythe is most likely

When Tiffany plays volleyball with her friends,she is a team player.When she goes bowling with them,she does her best to beat them.These observations suggest that

One of Kurt Lewin's boldest intellectual contributions to social psychology was

You might have heard the old Groucho Marx quip,"I don't care to belong to any club that would have me as a member." From a self-esteem perspective in social psychology,what would be a more accurate-if less humorous-statement?

Like social psychologists,personality psychologists focus on

Recall that Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968)told teachers that some of their students were "bloomers." Consequently,those students actually performed better than students who were not labeled as bloomers.This finding suggests that

Consider the following research question: "How has new computer technology changed the Canadian educational system?" This question is most likely to be asked by

Which of the following is a consequence of underestimating the power of social influence?

According to the text,blaming victims of violence for their plight is an example of

Consider the following research question: "Have no-fault divorce laws increased the rate of divorce in the United States?" This question would most likely be asked by

Social psychologists believe that the best way to predict how a person will behave is to know something about

How does the text explain increased liking or attachment to the group after a new recruit has been through an unpleasant hazing or initiation process?

Methodology

Social Cognition

Social Perception

The Self Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

Attitudes and Attitude Change

Conformity

Group Processes

Interpersonal Attraction

Prosocial Behaviour

Aggression

Prejudice

Social Psychology in Action 1

Social Psychology in Action 2

Social Psychology in Action 3

Filters