Exam 1: What is Social Psychology

Confederates are the participants taking part in the study.

You and your colleagues are asked to write a joint report and submit it to your boss.You end up doing less work than the rest of the team because you know that your boss will not be able to identify who contributed more or less to the final product.Name and define the phenomenon illustrated in this example.What could your boss do to avoid this problem for future group tasks?

Social comparison theory and cognitive dissonance theory were developed by which of the following social psychologists?

World War II is an event identified as having changed the structure and direction of social psychology.

Who is considered the father of modern social psychology?

Based on research presented in your textbook,which of the following statements is most true concerning the study of attraction?

Which of the following is used by members of the scientific community to minimize bias and reduce errors?

Which of the following represents a major factor in determining whether social loafing occurs instead of social facilitation?

A parent hits a child for misbehaving and then later on that child hits his sibling for breaking a toy.Assuming the child hit his sibling because he was imitating his parent's behavior,this would be an example of ______________.

A researcher is interested in understanding what makes an individual aggressive towards another person.This type of research is best described as _______________.

Chris works at a local coffee shop on the weekends.After the manager leaves for the night,he and his fellow employees are required to clean the tables and floors before closing.Often Chris does not put forth a strong effort to make sure he does his part and instead relies on his co-workers to do most of the cleaning.Chris is engaging in which of the following?

Some of the conclusions drawn by researchers' studies in social psychology may seem obvious.However,as your textbook author points out,many of our common beliefs have been disproven by social psychologists.What is one reason why we may assume that social psychology is common sense?

In Asch's class studies on conformity,he had some individuals who were part of the research team provide answers that were incorrect even when the correct answer was obvious.These individuals are known in research as _____________.

The sociocultural perspective focuses on the relationship between social behavior and culture.

Social perception is the process through which other people affect an individual's. thoughts or actions.

During the 1990s,which of the following became a research topic of greater interest to social psychologists?

The phenomenon of social loafing is diminished under which of the following conditions?