Test bank Social
Psychology and
Human Nature Brief
4th Edition
,Social Psychology and Human Nature Brief 4th Edition Test Bank
CHAPTER 1—The Mission and the Method
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In one of the first social psychological experiments ever conducted, researcher Norman
Triplett examined the records of teams of cyclists. He found that cyclists who raced against each
other ____ than those who raced alone (against the clock).
a. were more aggressive after the race
b. got into more accidents
c. cycled more quickly
d. enjoyed the race less
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
KEY: Bloom’s: Remember OBJ: SOCP.BAUM.17.01.02: Name the early influences and key ideas
that had a lasting influence on the field.
2. In one of the first social psychological experiments ever conducted, researcher Norman
Triplett built a "competition machine," in which children wind up a fishing reel. He found that
the children were able to wind more quickly when ____.
,a. they worked as a group side by side than when they worked alone
b. they worked alone than when they worked as a group side by side
c. they were explicitly asked to work as fast as possible
d. they were explicitly asked to take their time to “get it right”
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
KEY: Bloom’s: Remember OBJ: SOCP.BAUM.17.01.02: Name the early influences and key ideas
that had a lasting influence on the field.
3. Based on early research by Norman Triplett, we should expect that children who work on
math problems alone will ____ than children who work on math problems side by side with
their classmates.
a. work more slowly
b. work more quickly
c. second-guess themselves less
d. second-guess themselves more
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
, KEY: Bloom’s: Apply OBJ: SOCP.BAUM.17.01.02: Name the early influences and key ideas
that had a lasting influence on the field.
4. Based on early research by Norman Triplett with racing cyclists, we should expect that
people who exercise on rowing machines at gyms are more likely to ____ than people who
exercise on the same machines in the privacy of their homes.
a. burn more calories
b. burn less calories
c. feel a sense of accomplishment
d. feel a sense of failure
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
KEY: Bloom’s: Apply OBJ: SOCP.BAUM.17.01.02: Name the early influences and key ideas
that had a lasting influence on the field.
5. In one of the first social psychological experiments ever conducted, researcher Max
Ringelmann observed men as they pulled on a rope either alone, as part of a small group, or as
part of a large group. He found that as the size of the group increased,
____.
a. individual effort increased
b. individual effort decreased
Psychology and
Human Nature Brief
4th Edition
,Social Psychology and Human Nature Brief 4th Edition Test Bank
CHAPTER 1—The Mission and the Method
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In one of the first social psychological experiments ever conducted, researcher Norman
Triplett examined the records of teams of cyclists. He found that cyclists who raced against each
other ____ than those who raced alone (against the clock).
a. were more aggressive after the race
b. got into more accidents
c. cycled more quickly
d. enjoyed the race less
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
KEY: Bloom’s: Remember OBJ: SOCP.BAUM.17.01.02: Name the early influences and key ideas
that had a lasting influence on the field.
2. In one of the first social psychological experiments ever conducted, researcher Norman
Triplett built a "competition machine," in which children wind up a fishing reel. He found that
the children were able to wind more quickly when ____.
,a. they worked as a group side by side than when they worked alone
b. they worked alone than when they worked as a group side by side
c. they were explicitly asked to work as fast as possible
d. they were explicitly asked to take their time to “get it right”
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
KEY: Bloom’s: Remember OBJ: SOCP.BAUM.17.01.02: Name the early influences and key ideas
that had a lasting influence on the field.
3. Based on early research by Norman Triplett, we should expect that children who work on
math problems alone will ____ than children who work on math problems side by side with
their classmates.
a. work more slowly
b. work more quickly
c. second-guess themselves less
d. second-guess themselves more
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
, KEY: Bloom’s: Apply OBJ: SOCP.BAUM.17.01.02: Name the early influences and key ideas
that had a lasting influence on the field.
4. Based on early research by Norman Triplett with racing cyclists, we should expect that
people who exercise on rowing machines at gyms are more likely to ____ than people who
exercise on the same machines in the privacy of their homes.
a. burn more calories
b. burn less calories
c. feel a sense of accomplishment
d. feel a sense of failure
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
KEY: Bloom’s: Apply OBJ: SOCP.BAUM.17.01.02: Name the early influences and key ideas
that had a lasting influence on the field.
5. In one of the first social psychological experiments ever conducted, researcher Max
Ringelmann observed men as they pulled on a rope either alone, as part of a small group, or as
part of a large group. He found that as the size of the group increased,
____.
a. individual effort increased
b. individual effort decreased
