Test Bank Social Psychology, 11th edition Aronson,Wilson,
r r r r r r r
Sommers,
r
, Chapter 1 r
r IntroducingSocialPsychology r
Total rAssessment rGuide r(TAG)
Question Remember Understand Apply rWhat
Topic Analyze rIt
rType rthe r Facts rthe rYou r Know
rConcepts
Introduction Multiple rChoice
Essay
Defining rSocial Multiple rChoice 2, r 11, r 12, r 13, 1, r 3, r 4, r 6, r 7, r 10, 5, r 8, r 9, r 21, r 22, 36, r 37, r 45
rPsychology r 19, 14, r 15, r 16, r17, 27, r 28, r 35, r38,
26, r 29, r 30, r31, 18, r 20, r 23, r24, 39, r 40, r 42, r44,
41, r 43, r 58, r59, 25, r 32, r 33, r34, 47, r 48, r 49, r50,
60 46, r 52, r 53, r55, 51, r 54, r 56, r61,
57, r 63 62
Essay 176, r 177, r 180 178, r179
The rPower rof Multiple rChoice 64, r 66, r 70, r71, 74, r 80, r 86, r 87, 65, r 67, r 68, r69, 76, r 112
rthe r Situation 72, r 78, r 79, r84, 93, r 94, r 110, r 111, 73, r 75, r 77, r81,
89, r 95, r 98, r 104, 119, r125 82, r 83, r 85, r88,
107, r113, r114, 90, r 91, r 92, r96,
115, r116, r117, 97, r 99, r 100, r 101,
118, r 120, r 124 102, r103, r105,
106, r108, r109,
121, r122, r123,
126
Essay 181, r182, r 183, 185 184
Where Multiple rChoice 127, r129, r133, 130, r143, r148, 128, r131, r132,
rConstruals 135, r136, r137, 150, r151, r155, 134, r138, r139,
rCome 149, r154, r156, 158, r159, r160, 140, r141, r142,
r From:rBasic 157, r161 163, r164, r166, 144, r145, r146,
rHuman 167 147, r152, r153,
rMotives 162, r165
Essay 187, r 189, r 190 188 186
Why rStudy Multiple rChoice 168, r172 169, r170, r 171, 174
rSocial 173, r175
rPsychology
? Essay 191
1
, Aronson, rWilson, rSommers, rPage-Gould, rLewis, rJr.: rSocial rPsychology, r11th redition
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
r r r
Multiple Choice
r
Choose rthe rone ralternative rthat rbest rcompletes rthe rstatement ror ranswers rthe rquestion.
1. In rthe rintroduction rto rChapter r1, ryou rread rabout ra rnumber rof rsocial rphenomena: rselfless rand r selfish
ractions r performed r during r the r COVID r pandemic; r a r sister r and r brother r disagreed r on r the
r attractiveness r ofrthe r same rfraternity; r and rmore r than r800 rpeople rcommitted rmass r suicide r in
rJonestown, rGuyana. r What rdo r these r examples r have r in r common?
a. They rdefy r explanation.
b. They rdescribe rsocially rdeviant rbehavior.
c. They r reveal r the rpower r of rsocial r influence.
d. They r reflect r the roperation r of r deliberate
r persuasionrattempts. r Answer: r C
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty r Level: r Difficult
Skill rLevel: rUnderstand r the rConcepts
APA rLearning r Objective: r1.1 rDescribe rkey rconcepts, rprinciples, rand roverarching r themes rin rpsychology.
2. The r scientific r study r of r the r way r in r which r people’s r thoughts, r feelings, r and r behaviors r are r influenced
r byrthe r real r or r imagined r presence r of r other r people r is r the r definition r of .
a. psychology
b. personality rpsychology
c. social rpsychology
d. sociology
rAnswer: r C
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty rLevel: rEasy
Skill rLevel: rRemember r the rFacts
APA rLearning r Objective: r1.1 rDescribe rkey rconcepts, rprinciples, rand roverarching r themes rin rpsychology.
3. Social r psychology r is r the r study r of r how affect(s) r the rthoughts, r feelings, r and
r behaviorsrof r humans.
a. live rsocial rinteractions rwith rother rhumans
b. the rpresence rof rreal ror r imagined r other r people
c. other rliving r things
d. perceptions rof rthe
rsocialrworld r Answer: r B
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty rLevel: rModerate
Skill rLevel: rUnderstand r the rConcepts
APA rLearning r Objective: r1.1 rDescribe rkey rconcepts, rprinciples, rand roverarching r themes rin rpsychology.
4. Which r of rthe rfollowing r is ran rexample rof r social rinfluence?
a. You rconcoct r a rconvincing r lie r to r tell ryour r professor r about rwhy r your r assignment r was rlate.
b. When r you rget r hungry, ryou r have rtrouble r concentrating.
c. You r didn’t r do r well r on r an r exam r because r you r stayed r up r all rnight r cramming.
d. You r almost r fall r asleep r while r driving, r so r you r pull rto r the r side rof r the rroad r to r take r a r short r nap.
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Copyright r© r2023, r 2016, r2013 r Pearson r Education, rInc. r All rrights rreserved.
, Aronson, rWilson, rSommers, rPage-Gould, rLewis, rJr.: rSocial rPsychology, r11th redition
Answer: rA
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty rLevel: rModerate
Skill rLevel: rUnderstand r the rConcepts
APA rLearning r Objective: r1.1 rDescribe rkey rconcepts, rprinciples, rand roverarching r themes rin rpsychology.
5. E’Lisha r agrees r to r spend r all r day r Saturday r helping r her r friend r complete r her r chores, r even r though
r she rdoesn’t r want r to, r had r other r plans, r and r doesn’t r even r like r her r friend r all r that r much. r It’s r likely
r E’Lisha’srfriend r used r the r skillful r application r of rto r get r her r to r agree r to r help.
a. social rinfluence
b. her r mere rpresence
c. obedience
d. threat
rAnswer:
A
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty r Level: r Moderate
Skill rLevel: r Apply r What r You rKnow
APA rLearning r Objective: r1.1 rDescribe rkey rconcepts, rprinciples, rand roverarching r themes rin rpsychology.
6. Which rexample rillustrates ra rdirect rpersuasion rattempt?
a. A rbully r threatens rBilly r and r steals rhis rlunch r money.
b. Ramona rworks r hard r in r school rto r make r her r mother r proud.
c. Felipe rthinks rof rhis rex-boyfriend r and rbecomes rsad.
d. Jason r moves r from r New r York r to r Atlanta r and r develops r a
r Southernraccent. r Answer: r A
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty rLevel: rModerate
Skill rLevel: rUnderstand r the rConcepts
APA rLearning r Objective: r1.1 rDescribe rkey rconcepts, rprinciples, rand roverarching r themes rin rpsychology.
7. Not r all r social r influence r is r direct r or r deliberate. r Compared r to r the r others, r which r example
r BESTrillustrates r indirect r or r subtle r social r influence?
a. An rnationwide r advertising r campaign r is rlaunched r to r promote r a rnew rsoft rdrink.
b. A rsenatorial r candidate rdelivers ra r speech r to r convince r voters r that rshe r is rnot r really r liberal.
c. A rparent r disciplines r a r child rby rtaking r away r a r favorite rtoy.
d. A rchild rsees rother rkids rwearing rtheir rT-shirts rinside rout rand rstarts rwearing ra rT-shirt rthe rsame
rway. r Answer: r D
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty rLevel: rModerate
Skill rLevel: rUnderstand r the rConcepts
APA rLearning r Objective: r1.1 rDescribe rkey rconcepts, rprinciples, rand roverarching r themes rin rpsychology.
8. From r across r the r room, r Xiao r sees r his r mother r sigh, r and r he r approaches r to r give r her r a r hug r in
r hopes r ofrcheering r her r up. r In r this r case, r Xiao’s r behavior r is r an r example r of r a(n) rsocial r influence
r attempt.
a. direct
b. ineffective
c. indirect
d. unintended
rAnswer: r A
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty rLevel: rDifficult
3
Copyright r© r2023, r 2016, r2013 r Pearson r Education, rInc. r All rrights rreserved.
r r r r r r r
Sommers,
r
, Chapter 1 r
r IntroducingSocialPsychology r
Total rAssessment rGuide r(TAG)
Question Remember Understand Apply rWhat
Topic Analyze rIt
rType rthe r Facts rthe rYou r Know
rConcepts
Introduction Multiple rChoice
Essay
Defining rSocial Multiple rChoice 2, r 11, r 12, r 13, 1, r 3, r 4, r 6, r 7, r 10, 5, r 8, r 9, r 21, r 22, 36, r 37, r 45
rPsychology r 19, 14, r 15, r 16, r17, 27, r 28, r 35, r38,
26, r 29, r 30, r31, 18, r 20, r 23, r24, 39, r 40, r 42, r44,
41, r 43, r 58, r59, 25, r 32, r 33, r34, 47, r 48, r 49, r50,
60 46, r 52, r 53, r55, 51, r 54, r 56, r61,
57, r 63 62
Essay 176, r 177, r 180 178, r179
The rPower rof Multiple rChoice 64, r 66, r 70, r71, 74, r 80, r 86, r 87, 65, r 67, r 68, r69, 76, r 112
rthe r Situation 72, r 78, r 79, r84, 93, r 94, r 110, r 111, 73, r 75, r 77, r81,
89, r 95, r 98, r 104, 119, r125 82, r 83, r 85, r88,
107, r113, r114, 90, r 91, r 92, r96,
115, r116, r117, 97, r 99, r 100, r 101,
118, r 120, r 124 102, r103, r105,
106, r108, r109,
121, r122, r123,
126
Essay 181, r182, r 183, 185 184
Where Multiple rChoice 127, r129, r133, 130, r143, r148, 128, r131, r132,
rConstruals 135, r136, r137, 150, r151, r155, 134, r138, r139,
rCome 149, r154, r156, 158, r159, r160, 140, r141, r142,
r From:rBasic 157, r161 163, r164, r166, 144, r145, r146,
rHuman 167 147, r152, r153,
rMotives 162, r165
Essay 187, r 189, r 190 188 186
Why rStudy Multiple rChoice 168, r172 169, r170, r 171, 174
rSocial 173, r175
rPsychology
? Essay 191
1
, Aronson, rWilson, rSommers, rPage-Gould, rLewis, rJr.: rSocial rPsychology, r11th redition
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
r r r
Multiple Choice
r
Choose rthe rone ralternative rthat rbest rcompletes rthe rstatement ror ranswers rthe rquestion.
1. In rthe rintroduction rto rChapter r1, ryou rread rabout ra rnumber rof rsocial rphenomena: rselfless rand r selfish
ractions r performed r during r the r COVID r pandemic; r a r sister r and r brother r disagreed r on r the
r attractiveness r ofrthe r same rfraternity; r and rmore r than r800 rpeople rcommitted rmass r suicide r in
rJonestown, rGuyana. r What rdo r these r examples r have r in r common?
a. They rdefy r explanation.
b. They rdescribe rsocially rdeviant rbehavior.
c. They r reveal r the rpower r of rsocial r influence.
d. They r reflect r the roperation r of r deliberate
r persuasionrattempts. r Answer: r C
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty r Level: r Difficult
Skill rLevel: rUnderstand r the rConcepts
APA rLearning r Objective: r1.1 rDescribe rkey rconcepts, rprinciples, rand roverarching r themes rin rpsychology.
2. The r scientific r study r of r the r way r in r which r people’s r thoughts, r feelings, r and r behaviors r are r influenced
r byrthe r real r or r imagined r presence r of r other r people r is r the r definition r of .
a. psychology
b. personality rpsychology
c. social rpsychology
d. sociology
rAnswer: r C
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty rLevel: rEasy
Skill rLevel: rRemember r the rFacts
APA rLearning r Objective: r1.1 rDescribe rkey rconcepts, rprinciples, rand roverarching r themes rin rpsychology.
3. Social r psychology r is r the r study r of r how affect(s) r the rthoughts, r feelings, r and
r behaviorsrof r humans.
a. live rsocial rinteractions rwith rother rhumans
b. the rpresence rof rreal ror r imagined r other r people
c. other rliving r things
d. perceptions rof rthe
rsocialrworld r Answer: r B
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty rLevel: rModerate
Skill rLevel: rUnderstand r the rConcepts
APA rLearning r Objective: r1.1 rDescribe rkey rconcepts, rprinciples, rand roverarching r themes rin rpsychology.
4. Which r of rthe rfollowing r is ran rexample rof r social rinfluence?
a. You rconcoct r a rconvincing r lie r to r tell ryour r professor r about rwhy r your r assignment r was rlate.
b. When r you rget r hungry, ryou r have rtrouble r concentrating.
c. You r didn’t r do r well r on r an r exam r because r you r stayed r up r all rnight r cramming.
d. You r almost r fall r asleep r while r driving, r so r you r pull rto r the r side rof r the rroad r to r take r a r short r nap.
2
Copyright r© r2023, r 2016, r2013 r Pearson r Education, rInc. r All rrights rreserved.
, Aronson, rWilson, rSommers, rPage-Gould, rLewis, rJr.: rSocial rPsychology, r11th redition
Answer: rA
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty rLevel: rModerate
Skill rLevel: rUnderstand r the rConcepts
APA rLearning r Objective: r1.1 rDescribe rkey rconcepts, rprinciples, rand roverarching r themes rin rpsychology.
5. E’Lisha r agrees r to r spend r all r day r Saturday r helping r her r friend r complete r her r chores, r even r though
r she rdoesn’t r want r to, r had r other r plans, r and r doesn’t r even r like r her r friend r all r that r much. r It’s r likely
r E’Lisha’srfriend r used r the r skillful r application r of rto r get r her r to r agree r to r help.
a. social rinfluence
b. her r mere rpresence
c. obedience
d. threat
rAnswer:
A
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty r Level: r Moderate
Skill rLevel: r Apply r What r You rKnow
APA rLearning r Objective: r1.1 rDescribe rkey rconcepts, rprinciples, rand roverarching r themes rin rpsychology.
6. Which rexample rillustrates ra rdirect rpersuasion rattempt?
a. A rbully r threatens rBilly r and r steals rhis rlunch r money.
b. Ramona rworks r hard r in r school rto r make r her r mother r proud.
c. Felipe rthinks rof rhis rex-boyfriend r and rbecomes rsad.
d. Jason r moves r from r New r York r to r Atlanta r and r develops r a
r Southernraccent. r Answer: r A
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty rLevel: rModerate
Skill rLevel: rUnderstand r the rConcepts
APA rLearning r Objective: r1.1 rDescribe rkey rconcepts, rprinciples, rand roverarching r themes rin rpsychology.
7. Not r all r social r influence r is r direct r or r deliberate. r Compared r to r the r others, r which r example
r BESTrillustrates r indirect r or r subtle r social r influence?
a. An rnationwide r advertising r campaign r is rlaunched r to r promote r a rnew rsoft rdrink.
b. A rsenatorial r candidate rdelivers ra r speech r to r convince r voters r that rshe r is rnot r really r liberal.
c. A rparent r disciplines r a r child rby rtaking r away r a r favorite rtoy.
d. A rchild rsees rother rkids rwearing rtheir rT-shirts rinside rout rand rstarts rwearing ra rT-shirt rthe rsame
rway. r Answer: r D
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty rLevel: rModerate
Skill rLevel: rUnderstand r the rConcepts
APA rLearning r Objective: r1.1 rDescribe rkey rconcepts, rprinciples, rand roverarching r themes rin rpsychology.
8. From r across r the r room, r Xiao r sees r his r mother r sigh, r and r he r approaches r to r give r her r a r hug r in
r hopes r ofrcheering r her r up. r In r this r case, r Xiao’s r behavior r is r an r example r of r a(n) rsocial r influence
r attempt.
a. direct
b. ineffective
c. indirect
d. unintended
rAnswer: r A
Learning r Objective: r 1.1 r Define r social r psychology r and r distinguish r it r from
r otherrdisciplines. r Topic: r Defining r Social r Psychology
Difficulty rLevel: rDifficult
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Copyright r© r2023, r 2016, r2013 r Pearson r Education, rInc. r All rrights rreserved.
