Question 1

Which is TRUE regarding choosing a mate?

Accepted Answer

A)  people who marry are highly similar in age, education, race, religion, and ethnic background.
B)  the highest correlation between people who marry involves their temperaments.
C)  in the united states kindness and understanding are ranked as being the least important qualities in a mate.
D)  men rate physical attractiveness as a less important quality B

Question 2

Random assignment means that each person taking part in an experiment must

Accepted Answer

A)  have an equal chance of being in a given condition in theexperiment
B)  be assigned to all the conditions of the experimental treatment
C)  be randomly selected from the larger population
D)  be given random responses to the experimenter\s questions A

Question 3

In comparison to the sociologist, the social psychologist

Accepted Answer

A)  is more likely to study the social causes of behavior
B)  is more likely to study individuals than groups
C)  gives less attention to our internal functioning
D)  relies more heavily on correlational research B

Question 4

When we perform well, we typically attribute our success to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  internal characteristics
B)  our group of colleagues
C)  external circumstances
D)  our personality type

Question 5

Who of the following is most likely to study how religious attitudes develop within the typical individual?

Accepted Answer

A)  a sociologist
B)  a social worker
C)  a social psychologist
D)  a theologian

Question 6

In comparison to personality psychology, social psychology

Accepted Answer

A)  has a shorter history
B)  is more concerned with the biological causes of behavior
C)  is more likely to use case studies in theory development
D)  has greater concern for differences between individuals

Question 7

The naturalistic fallacy provides an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the hindsight bias
B)  how values penetrate the work of the scientist
C)  how commonsense notions are often wrong
D)  how naturalistic observation is unable to answer questions about cause-effect relationships

Question 8

Who of the following would be most likely to study how the political attitudes of middle-class people differ from those of lower-class people?

Accepted Answer

A)  a personality psychologist
B)  a social psychologist
C)  a social biologist
D)  a sociologist

Question 9

Social position in a group determines one's

Accepted Answer

A)  competence.
B)  autokinetic norms.
C)  role.
D)  usefulness.

Question 10

Which of the following research methods would be most effective in demonstrating that the presence of others improves our performance of a task?

Accepted Answer

A)  an experiment
B)  correlational study
C)  a survey
D)  a field study

Question 11

The judge who is caught cheating on his income tax is likely experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  role diffusion.
B)  attribution failure.
C)  role conflict.
D)  attribution error.

Question 12

Interpersonal attraction is encouraged by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  personal space
B)  proxemics
C)  competition
D)  similarity

Question 13

The great strength of _____________________ is that it tends to occur in real-world settings where it can examine questions regarding important factors like race, sex, and social status.

Accepted Answer

A)  correlational research
B)  field experimentation
C)  laboratory experimentation
D)  quasi-experimentation

Question 14

In an experimental study of the effects of failure on selfesteem, self-esteem would be the

Accepted Answer

A)  control condition
B)  independent variable
C)  dependent variable
D)  experimental condition

Question 15

The study in which college students attached a bumper sticker for a militant black organization to their cars and then received frequent traffic citations demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A)  group prejudice.
B)  scapegoating.
C)  personal prejudice.
D)  discrimination.

Question 16

Which statement about physical attractiveness is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  beauty is a factor mainly in initial acquaintances.
B)  looks are less related to dating frequency for men than for women.
C)  for men, there is little relationship between attractiveness and the achievement of status.
D)  for marriage partners there is a tendency for attractive men

Question 17

A student who is unprepared for a final exam complains that he has a stomach ache and cannot take the exam. If the student's roommate ignores this complaint, he or she has probably attributed the student's symptoms to the

Accepted Answer

A)  object.
B)  actor.
C)  situation.
D)  need for affiliation.

Question 18

A __________ group is a group based on social comparison.

Accepted Answer

A)  focus
B)  personal identification
C)  reference
D)  comparison

Question 19

During his rise to power, Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany's economic woes. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  personal discrimination.
B)  social stereotypes.
C)  symbolic prejudice.
D)  scapegoating.

Question 20

In comparison to personality psychology, social psychology

Accepted Answer

A)  focuses more on our common humanity
B)  has more famous, well-known theorists
C)  is an older specialty within the discipline of psychology
D)  provides more "grand" or comprehensive theories of human functioning

Exam 2: Social Psychology: Part B

Which is TRUE regarding choosing a mate?

Random assignment means that each person taking part in an experiment must

In comparison to the sociologist, the social psychologist

When we perform well, we typically attribute our success to __________.

Who of the following is most likely to study how religious attitudes develop within the typical individual?

In comparison to personality psychology, social psychology

The naturalistic fallacy provides an example of

Who of the following would be most likely to study how the political attitudes of middle-class people differ from those of lower-class people?

Social position in a group determines one's

Which of the following research methods would be most effective in demonstrating that the presence of others improves our performance of a task?

The judge who is caught cheating on his income tax is likely experiencing

Interpersonal attraction is encouraged by which one of the following?

The great strength of _____________________ is that it tends to occur in real-world settings where it can examine questions regarding important factors like race, sex, and social status.

In an experimental study of the effects of failure on selfesteem, self-esteem would be the

The study in which college students attached a bumper sticker for a militant black organization to their cars and then received frequent traffic citations demonstrates

Which statement about physical attractiveness is FALSE?

A student who is unprepared for a final exam complains that he has a stomach ache and cannot take the exam. If the student's roommate ignores this complaint, he or she has probably attributed the student's symptoms to the

A __________ group is a group based on social comparison.

During his rise to power, Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany's economic woes. This is an example of

In comparison to personality psychology, social psychology