TEST BANK FOR SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
5TH EDITION
BY
TOM GILOVICH
,Table of Contents
1. An Invitation to Social Psychology
2. The Methods of Social Psychology
3. The Social Self
4. Social Cognition: Thinking about People and Situations
5. Social Attribution: Explaining Behavior
6. Emotion
7. Attitudes, Behavior, and Rationalization
8. Persuasion
9. Social Influence
10. Relationships and Attraction
11. Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
12. Groups
13. Aggression
14. Altruism and Cooperation
Application Module 1: Social Psychology and Heath
Application Module 2: Social Psychology and Education
Application Module 3: Social Psychology and the Law
,CHAPTER 1: An Invitation to Social Psychology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Social psychology can be defined as the study of the of individuals in
social situations.
a. intuitive; behaviors
b. scientific; behaviors
c. scientific; feelings, thoughts, and behaviors
d. behavioral; thoughts and feelings
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Factual
2. Which of the following Supreme Court rulings was heavily influenced by social psychological
research?
a. Roe v. Wade c. Marbury v. Madison
b. Brown v. Board of Education d. Miranda v. Arizona
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Factual
3. “Absence makes the heart grow fonder” and “out of sight, out of mind” are both common sayings. A(n)
is most likely to conduct an experiment to identify the conditions or situations under
which each of these assertions is accurate.
a. personality psychologist c. sociologist
b. social psychologist d. anthropologist
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Factual
4. Sandra thinks that smiling a lot during a job interview increases a person's chances of getting a job
offer. The main difference between Sandra's folk theory and social psychological theories is that social
psychological theories are
a. always more complicated. c. based on logic.
b. almost always counterintuitive. d. put to the test.
ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Factual
5. Social psychologists differ from personality psychologists because social psychologists tend to
a. rely primarily on correlational research.
b. argue that genetics do not exert causal effects on social behavior.
c. examine the influence of situations on behaviors.
d. stress individual differences in behavior.
ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Factual
6. Which of the following is LEAST characteristic of the goals of social psychology?
a. understanding how people in different cultures think, feel, and behave
b. understanding how people control each others' behaviors
c. evaluating the accuracy of folk theories about how situations influence behavior
d. understanding how personality traits predispose people to respond to social situations
, ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Conceptual
7. Jacquie and Karen are both interested in the topic of divorce. Jacquie is a social psychologist and
Karen is a sociologist. Compared to Karen, which of the following questions is Jacquie most likely
to ask?
a. Do different divorce laws influence divorce rates?
b. Are divorce rates higher among people who are more educated?
c. Why does infidelity lead to divorce?
d. Is divorce more prevalent in Northern states relative to Southern states?
ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Conceptual
8. Which of the following phenomena best illustrates the relationship between social influence and
behavior?
a. acting more cooperative when you are in a good mood (as opposed to a bad mood)
b. preferring to drive with the car radio on (as opposed to off)
c. cycling faster when people are watching you (as opposed to when you are alone)
d. getting into more arguments when the temperature is above 80 degrees (as opposed to
under 80 degrees)
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Conceptual
9. Kurt Lewin's concept, the field of forces, emphasizes that underlie(s) much of human
behavior.
a. genetics c. the characteristics of a situation
b. physical stimulation d. natural selection
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: The Power of the Situation
OBJ: Factual
10. Kurt Lewin, the founder of modern social psychology, argued that the effects of psychological forces
can be understood in the same way that are understood.
a. physical forces c. personality forces
b. attribute forces d. armed forces
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: The Power of the Situation
OBJ: Factual
11. Research on suggests it is for people to assume that dispositions
are the underlying causes of most behaviors.
a. the fundamental attribution error; common
b. the fundamental attribution error; uncommon
c. obedience to authority; common
d. obedience to authority; uncommon
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: The Power of the Situation
OBJ: Factual
12. The classic Milgram study showed that about
a. 1 percent of participants delivered a 330-volt shock to the “learner.”
b. 10 percent of participants delivered no shocks to the “learner.”
c. 20 percent of participants delivered a 450-volt shock to the “learner.”
5TH EDITION
BY
TOM GILOVICH
,Table of Contents
1. An Invitation to Social Psychology
2. The Methods of Social Psychology
3. The Social Self
4. Social Cognition: Thinking about People and Situations
5. Social Attribution: Explaining Behavior
6. Emotion
7. Attitudes, Behavior, and Rationalization
8. Persuasion
9. Social Influence
10. Relationships and Attraction
11. Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
12. Groups
13. Aggression
14. Altruism and Cooperation
Application Module 1: Social Psychology and Heath
Application Module 2: Social Psychology and Education
Application Module 3: Social Psychology and the Law
,CHAPTER 1: An Invitation to Social Psychology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Social psychology can be defined as the study of the of individuals in
social situations.
a. intuitive; behaviors
b. scientific; behaviors
c. scientific; feelings, thoughts, and behaviors
d. behavioral; thoughts and feelings
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Factual
2. Which of the following Supreme Court rulings was heavily influenced by social psychological
research?
a. Roe v. Wade c. Marbury v. Madison
b. Brown v. Board of Education d. Miranda v. Arizona
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Factual
3. “Absence makes the heart grow fonder” and “out of sight, out of mind” are both common sayings. A(n)
is most likely to conduct an experiment to identify the conditions or situations under
which each of these assertions is accurate.
a. personality psychologist c. sociologist
b. social psychologist d. anthropologist
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Factual
4. Sandra thinks that smiling a lot during a job interview increases a person's chances of getting a job
offer. The main difference between Sandra's folk theory and social psychological theories is that social
psychological theories are
a. always more complicated. c. based on logic.
b. almost always counterintuitive. d. put to the test.
ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Factual
5. Social psychologists differ from personality psychologists because social psychologists tend to
a. rely primarily on correlational research.
b. argue that genetics do not exert causal effects on social behavior.
c. examine the influence of situations on behaviors.
d. stress individual differences in behavior.
ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Factual
6. Which of the following is LEAST characteristic of the goals of social psychology?
a. understanding how people in different cultures think, feel, and behave
b. understanding how people control each others' behaviors
c. evaluating the accuracy of folk theories about how situations influence behavior
d. understanding how personality traits predispose people to respond to social situations
, ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Conceptual
7. Jacquie and Karen are both interested in the topic of divorce. Jacquie is a social psychologist and
Karen is a sociologist. Compared to Karen, which of the following questions is Jacquie most likely
to ask?
a. Do different divorce laws influence divorce rates?
b. Are divorce rates higher among people who are more educated?
c. Why does infidelity lead to divorce?
d. Is divorce more prevalent in Northern states relative to Southern states?
ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Conceptual
8. Which of the following phenomena best illustrates the relationship between social influence and
behavior?
a. acting more cooperative when you are in a good mood (as opposed to a bad mood)
b. preferring to drive with the car radio on (as opposed to off)
c. cycling faster when people are watching you (as opposed to when you are alone)
d. getting into more arguments when the temperature is above 80 degrees (as opposed to
under 80 degrees)
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: Characterizing Social Psychology
OBJ: Conceptual
9. Kurt Lewin's concept, the field of forces, emphasizes that underlie(s) much of human
behavior.
a. genetics c. the characteristics of a situation
b. physical stimulation d. natural selection
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: The Power of the Situation
OBJ: Factual
10. Kurt Lewin, the founder of modern social psychology, argued that the effects of psychological forces
can be understood in the same way that are understood.
a. physical forces c. personality forces
b. attribute forces d. armed forces
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: The Power of the Situation
OBJ: Factual
11. Research on suggests it is for people to assume that dispositions
are the underlying causes of most behaviors.
a. the fundamental attribution error; common
b. the fundamental attribution error; uncommon
c. obedience to authority; common
d. obedience to authority; uncommon
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: The Power of the Situation
OBJ: Factual
12. The classic Milgram study showed that about
a. 1 percent of participants delivered a 330-volt shock to the “learner.”
b. 10 percent of participants delivered no shocks to the “learner.”
c. 20 percent of participants delivered a 450-volt shock to the “learner.”
