Question 1

Which of the following is not a new technology mentioned in your text as being used in social psychological research?

Accepted Answer

A)  ERP 
B)  fMRI 
C)  TMS 
D)  EEG 
A)  ERP 
B)  fMRI 
C)  TMS 
D)  EEG

Question 2

Which of the following represented a critique of social psychology in the 1960s and 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The discipline failed to address topics of social relevance. 
B)  The discipline failed to distinguish itself from other fields of psychology. 
C)  Researchers had not yet agreed upon a conventional methodology. 
D)  The findings were limited to current historical circumstances. 
A)  The discipline failed to address topics of social relevance. 
B)  The discipline failed to distinguish itself from other fields of psychology. 
C)  Researchers had not yet agreed upon a conventional methodology. 
D)  The findings were limited to current historical circumstances.

Question 3

Ringelmann and Triplett are best labeled as

Accepted Answer

A)  the first researchers to explore conformity. 
B)  sociologists who established social psychology as a distinct discipline. 
C)  pioneers in the field of social cognition. 
D)  the founders of social psychology. 
A)  the first researchers to explore conformity. 
B)  sociologists who established social psychology as a distinct discipline. 
C)  pioneers in the field of social cognition. 
D)  the founders of social psychology.

Question 4

Benny wants to adopt both a "hot" and "cold" perspective in his research on why married couples get divorced.Which of the following best exemplifies his approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wants to understand what motivates people to stay in marriages that they know from past experience will only get worse. 
B)  He wants to study the difference between passive and active aggression in marriages. 
C)  He wants to investigate how spur-of-the-moment marriage problems are solved relative to ongoing problems. 
D)  He wants to determine whether simple factors, such as mismatches in attitudes, can predict breakups better than communication patterns. 
A)  He wants to understand what motivates people to stay in marriages that they know from past experience will only get worse. 
B)  He wants to study the difference between passive and active aggression in marriages. 
C)  He wants to investigate how spur-of-the-moment marriage problems are solved relative to ongoing problems. 
D)  He wants to determine whether simple factors, such as mismatches in attitudes, can predict breakups better than communication patterns.

Question 5

Which social psychologist is credited with demonstrating that complex social processes could be studied scientifically?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sherif 
B)  F. Allport 
C)  Heider 
D)  Lewin 
A)  Sherif 
B)  F. Allport 
C)  Heider 
D)  Lewin

Question 6

Extrapolating from the Walton and Cohen (2011)study of belongingness uncertainty and academic performance, knowing that feeling insecure at the outset of one's freshman year is normal and temporary should help

Accepted Answer

A)  all students perform better throughout all the years of college. 
B)  African-American, but not Caucasian, students perform better throughout all the years of college. 
C)  all students perform better during their freshman year, but not much beyond that. 
D)  African-American, but not Caucasian, students perform better during their freshman year, but not much beyond that. 
A)  all students perform better throughout all the years of college. 
B)  African-American, but not Caucasian, students perform better throughout all the years of college. 
C)  all students perform better during their freshman year, but not much beyond that. 
D)  African-American, but not Caucasian, students perform better during their freshman year, but not much beyond that.

Question 7

Which of the following questions would be of most interest to a social psychologist who studies behavioral genetics?

Accepted Answer

A)  To what extent are attitudes inherited? 
B)  What brain structures are involved in describing the self? 
C)  Does high self-esteem help people to resist disease? 
D)  What role does testosterone play in aggression? 
A)  To what extent are attitudes inherited? 
B)  What brain structures are involved in describing the self? 
C)  Does high self-esteem help people to resist disease? 
D)  What role does testosterone play in aggression?

Question 8

Diane is interested in whether women with nurturing personalities are more reliable friends both inside and outside the workplace.Rebecca is interested in the hypothesis that women tend to be more nurturing outside the workplace because others expect them to be nurturing.It is likely that Diane is a _____ psychologist and Rebecca is a _____ psychologist.

Accepted Answer

A)  social; personality 
B)  clinical; personality 
C)  personality; clinical 
D)  personality; social 
A)  social; personality 
B)  clinical; personality 
C)  personality; clinical 
D)  personality; social

Question 9

Brad is a social psychologist.Marion is a sociologist.Which of the following research questions is most likely of interest to both of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  How do societal and immediate factors influence racial differences in academic achievement? 
B)  How does positive and negative feedback impact conceptions of the self? 
C)  Do different socioeconomic groups express different political attitudes? 
D)  Can an authority figure influence people to act in ways that they normally would not? 
A)  How do societal and immediate factors influence racial differences in academic achievement? 
B)  How does positive and negative feedback impact conceptions of the self? 
C)  Do different socioeconomic groups express different political attitudes? 
D)  Can an authority figure influence people to act in ways that they normally would not?

Question 10

How does social psychology differ from each of the following: (a)sociology, (b)the other subdisciplines of psychology, and (c)the approach taken by a journalist who examines the social behaviors of various individuals?

Accepted Answer

Although social psychologists and sociol

Which of the following is not a new technology mentioned in your text as being used in social psychological research?

Which of the following represented a critique of social psychology in the 1960s and 1970s?

Ringelmann and Triplett are best labeled as

Benny wants to adopt both a "hot" and "cold" perspective in his research on why married couples get divorced.Which of the following best exemplifies his approach?

Which social psychologist is credited with demonstrating that complex social processes could be studied scientifically?

Extrapolating from the Walton and Cohen (2011)study of belongingness uncertainty and academic performance, knowing that feeling insecure at the outset of one's freshman year is normal and temporary should help

Which of the following questions would be of most interest to a social psychologist who studies behavioral genetics?

Brad is a social psychologist.Marion is a sociologist.Which of the following research questions is most likely of interest to both of them?

How does social psychology differ from each of the following: (a)sociology, (b)the other subdisciplines of psychology, and (c)the approach taken by a journalist who examines the social behaviors of various individuals?

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Business

Health and Well being

Filters

Exam 1: What is Social Psychology

Which of the following is not a new technology mentioned in your text as being used in social psychological research?

Which of the following represented a critique of social psychology in the 1960s and 1970s?

Ringelmann and Triplett are best labeled as

Benny wants to adopt both a "hot" and "cold" perspective in his research on why married couples get divorced.Which of the following best exemplifies his approach?

Which social psychologist is credited with demonstrating that complex social processes could be studied scientifically?

Extrapolating from the Walton and Cohen (2011)study of belongingness uncertainty and academic performance, knowing that feeling insecure at the outset of one's freshman year is normal and temporary should help

Which of the following questions would be of most interest to a social psychologist who studies behavioral genetics?

Brad is a social psychologist.Marion is a sociologist.Which of the following research questions is most likely of interest to both of them?

How does social psychology differ from each of the following: (a)sociology, (b)the other subdisciplines of psychology, and (c)the approach taken by a journalist who examines the social behaviors of various individuals?

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Business

Health and Well being

Filters