Question 1

Which of the following statements is most true concerning social psychology's relationship to other disciplines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social psychology can help answer research questions relevant to economists but not business leaders. 
B)  Social psychology has little utility for other disciplines and social psychologists primarily work alone. 
C)  Social psychology can help researchers in many other disciplines and the possibilities for interacting with other areas are abundant. 
D)  Social psychology is not relevant to other disciples because it focuses too much on the role of social factors. 
A)  Social psychology can help answer research questions relevant to economists but not business leaders. 
B)  Social psychology has little utility for other disciplines and social psychologists primarily work alone. 
C)  Social psychology can help researchers in many other disciplines and the possibilities for interacting with other areas are abundant. 
D)  Social psychology is not relevant to other disciples because it focuses too much on the role of social factors.

Question 2

Basic and Applied Social psychology,Social Psychology Quarterly,and Social Cognition are examples of _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Handbooks in the field of social psychology 
B)  Books in the field of social psychology 
C)  Journals in the field of social psychology 
D)  Magazines dedicated to social psychology 
A)  Handbooks in the field of social psychology 
B)  Books in the field of social psychology 
C)  Journals in the field of social psychology 
D)  Magazines dedicated to social psychology

Question 3

A researcher wants to conduct a study exploring how college students interact with opposite sex students compared with same sex students.In order to observe these interactions,you instruct individuals who are part of the research team to sit with real research participants and ask themThe students who were placed in the study to play a particular role for a researcher are known as _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Confederates 
B)  Accomplices 
C)  Co-conspirators 
D)  Liars 
A)  Confederates 
B)  Accomplices 
C)  Co-conspirators 
D)  Liars

Question 4

Briefly compare and contrast social psychology with personality psychology.

Accepted Answer

Social psychology and personality psycho

Question 5

Social psychology is generally considered a Western-dominated discipline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 1898,_____________ conducted what is considered one of the earliest formal studies in social psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  Max Ringelmann 
B)  Norman Triplett 
C)  Gordan Allport 
D)  Richard LaPiere 
A)  Max Ringelmann 
B)  Norman Triplett 
C)  Gordan Allport 
D)  Richard LaPiere

Question 7

_____________ is defined as the enhancement of a well-learned performance when another person is present.

Accepted Answer

A)  Confirmation bias 
B)  Social facilitation 
C)  Social perception 
D)  Social loafing 
A)  Confirmation bias 
B)  Social facilitation 
C)  Social perception 
D)  Social loafing

Question 8

________________ is defined as an approach to thinking that involves using systematic observations,measurements,and experiments to assess information.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hindsight bias 
B)  Differential construal 
C)  The scientific method 
D)  The confirmation bias 
A)  Hindsight bias 
B)  Differential construal 
C)  The scientific method 
D)  The confirmation bias

Question 9

According to your textbook,what took place during the 1970s and 1980s that had a strong impact on the discipline of psychology,including social psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  A cognitive revolution 
B)  A behaviorist revolution 
C)  A personality revolution 
D)  Both a behaviorist and personality revolution 
A)  A cognitive revolution 
B)  A behaviorist revolution 
C)  A personality revolution 
D)  Both a behaviorist and personality revolution

Question 10

Social loafing is reduced when a task is perceived as important to an individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The tendency to think you knew something would occur all along is known as ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Optimistic bias 
B)  False consensus effect 
C)  Hindsight bias 
D)  False uniqueness effect 
A)  Optimistic bias 
B)  False consensus effect 
C)  Hindsight bias 
D)  False uniqueness effect

Question 12

________________ is a process by which individuals with certain characteristics are more frequently represented in subsequent generations as a result of being better adapted to their environments.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociocultural selection 
B)  Natural selection 
C)  Social-family selection 
D)  Kin selection 
A)  Sociocultural selection 
B)  Natural selection 
C)  Social-family selection 
D)  Kin selection

Question 13

John is studying the research question "when and why do people conform to a group's behavior?" This would fall under which main facet of social psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social perception 
B)  Social cognition 
C)  Social interaction 
D)  Social influence 
A)  Social perception 
B)  Social cognition 
C)  Social interaction 
D)  Social influence

Question 14

Social psychology focuses more on _________________ than personality psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  inner thoughts 
B)  personality differences 
C)  individual traits 
D)  situational factors 
A)  inner thoughts 
B)  personality differences 
C)  individual traits 
D)  situational factors

Question 15

Explain how and why World War II had such a significant impact on the structure and direction of social psychology.

Accepted Answer

World War II had a significant impact on

Question 16

Your belief that most other people feel as negatively about abortion protestors as you do reflects the phenomenon of the false consensus effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following statements best represents a conclusion you could draw from LaPiere's landmark study on the relationship between people's attitudes and their behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attitudes do not always predict behaviors. 
B)  Behaviors always predict attitudes. 
C)  Attitudes always predict behaviors. 
D)  There is nothing we can conclude about the relationship between attitudes and behaviors. 
A)  Attitudes do not always predict behaviors. 
B)  Behaviors always predict attitudes. 
C)  Attitudes always predict behaviors. 
D)  There is nothing we can conclude about the relationship between attitudes and behaviors.

Question 18

A perspective that considers both individual characteristics and social factors is best considered a personality perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)was created primarily to focus research efforts on basic cognitive and social processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If you study how students' academic performance is affected by teachers praise and punishment,you would most likely be approaching your research from which of the following perspectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociocultural perspective 
B)  Evolutionary perspective 
C)  Social learning perspective 
D)  Social cognitive perspective 
A)  Sociocultural perspective 
B)  Evolutionary perspective 
C)  Social learning perspective 
D)  Social cognitive perspective

Which of the following statements is most true concerning social psychology's relationship to other disciplines?

Basic and Applied Social psychology,Social Psychology Quarterly,and Social Cognition are examples of _____________.

Briefly compare and contrast social psychology with personality psychology.

Social psychology is generally considered a Western-dominated discipline.

In 1898,_____________ conducted what is considered one of the earliest formal studies in social psychology.

_____________ is defined as the enhancement of a well-learned performance when another person is present.

________________ is defined as an approach to thinking that involves using systematic observations,measurements,and experiments to assess information.

According to your textbook,what took place during the 1970s and 1980s that had a strong impact on the discipline of psychology,including social psychology?

Social loafing is reduced when a task is perceived as important to an individual.

The tendency to think you knew something would occur all along is known as ____________.

________________ is a process by which individuals with certain characteristics are more frequently represented in subsequent generations as a result of being better adapted to their environments.

John is studying the research question "when and why do people conform to a group's behavior?" This would fall under which main facet of social psychology?

Social psychology focuses more on _________________ than personality psychology.

Explain how and why World War II had such a significant impact on the structure and direction of social psychology.

Your belief that most other people feel as negatively about abortion protestors as you do reflects the phenomenon of the false consensus effect.

Which of the following statements best represents a conclusion you could draw from LaPiere's landmark study on the relationship between people's attitudes and their behaviors?

A perspective that considers both individual characteristics and social factors is best considered a personality perspective.

The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)was created primarily to focus research efforts on basic cognitive and social processes.

If you study how students' academic performance is affected by teachers praise and punishment,you would most likely be approaching your research from which of the following perspectives?

The Science of Social Psychology

Social Cognition: Thinking About the Social World

Who Am I and How Do Other Individuals See Me?

Social Perception: How Do We Perceive Others?

Attitudes: Making Evaluations About the World

The Art and Science of Persuasion

Social Influence: Should We Resist?

The Power of the Group

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination: Causes and Consequences

Aggression

Examining Attraction and Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why We Help and Why We Don’t

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Exam 1: What is Social Psychology

Which of the following statements is most true concerning social psychology's relationship to other disciplines?

Basic and Applied Social psychology,Social Psychology Quarterly,and Social Cognition are examples of _____________.

Briefly compare and contrast social psychology with personality psychology.

Social psychology is generally considered a Western-dominated discipline.

In 1898,_____________ conducted what is considered one of the earliest formal studies in social psychology.

_____________ is defined as the enhancement of a well-learned performance when another person is present.

________________ is defined as an approach to thinking that involves using systematic observations,measurements,and experiments to assess information.

According to your textbook,what took place during the 1970s and 1980s that had a strong impact on the discipline of psychology,including social psychology?

Social loafing is reduced when a task is perceived as important to an individual.

The tendency to think you knew something would occur all along is known as ____________.

________________ is a process by which individuals with certain characteristics are more frequently represented in subsequent generations as a result of being better adapted to their environments.

John is studying the research question "when and why do people conform to a group's behavior?" This would fall under which main facet of social psychology?

Social psychology focuses more on _________________ than personality psychology.

Explain how and why World War II had such a significant impact on the structure and direction of social psychology.

Your belief that most other people feel as negatively about abortion protestors as you do reflects the phenomenon of the false consensus effect.

Which of the following statements best represents a conclusion you could draw from LaPiere's landmark study on the relationship between people's attitudes and their behaviors?

A perspective that considers both individual characteristics and social factors is best considered a personality perspective.

The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)was created primarily to focus research efforts on basic cognitive and social processes.

If you study how students' academic performance is affected by teachers praise and punishment,you would most likely be approaching your research from which of the following perspectives?

The Science of Social Psychology

Social Cognition: Thinking About the Social World

Who Am I and How Do Other Individuals See Me?

Social Perception: How Do We Perceive Others?

Attitudes: Making Evaluations About the World

The Art and Science of Persuasion

Social Influence: Should We Resist?

The Power of the Group

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination: Causes and Consequences

Aggression

Examining Attraction and Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why We Help and Why We Don’t

Filters