PSY 321 Exam 1 questions with correct answers
Social Psychology Correct Answer-the scientific study of how people
affect and are affected by others
Norman Triplett Correct Answer-conducted one of the first social
psychology experiments in 1897 (bicycle rider who competed against
each other)
Max Ringelmann Correct Answer-french professor of agricultural
engineering; conducted social psychological experiment in the 1880s
(man vs group pulling a rope to see effort exhibited)
William McDougall Correct Answer-psychologist who released one of
the first books of social psychology in 1908
Edward Ross Correct Answer-sociologist who released one of the first
books of social psychology in 1908
Gordon Allport Correct Answer-1954; attitudes were the most
distinctive and indispensable concept in contemporary American social
psychology; the study of attitudes dominated social psychology research
for decades and is certainly important today
Kurt Lewin Correct Answer-behavior is a function of the person and the
situation
, Behaviorism Correct Answer-theoretical approach that seeks to explain
behavior in terms of learning principles, without reference to inner
states, thoughts, or feelings
Freudian psychoanalysis Correct Answer-theoretical approach that seeks
to explain behavior by looking at the deep unconscious forces inside the
person
Social Neuroscience Correct Answer-interdisciplinary field of study that
investigates how biological systems influence social thought and
behavior
presence of others on individual performance Correct Answer-The
earliest social psychological experiments were conducted in the late
1800s by researchers such as Max Ringelmann and Norman Triplett.
What was the topic of these early studies?
attitudes Correct Answer-According to Gordon Allport, what was the
most central concept in social psychology?
According to Kurt Lewin's formula, behavior is a function of what two
variables? Correct Answer-person and situation
behaviorist and psychoanalytical camps Correct Answer-In the 1950s
and 1960s, psychology was divided between what two camps?
ABC Triad Correct Answer-Affect (how people feel inside)
Social Psychology Correct Answer-the scientific study of how people
affect and are affected by others
Norman Triplett Correct Answer-conducted one of the first social
psychology experiments in 1897 (bicycle rider who competed against
each other)
Max Ringelmann Correct Answer-french professor of agricultural
engineering; conducted social psychological experiment in the 1880s
(man vs group pulling a rope to see effort exhibited)
William McDougall Correct Answer-psychologist who released one of
the first books of social psychology in 1908
Edward Ross Correct Answer-sociologist who released one of the first
books of social psychology in 1908
Gordon Allport Correct Answer-1954; attitudes were the most
distinctive and indispensable concept in contemporary American social
psychology; the study of attitudes dominated social psychology research
for decades and is certainly important today
Kurt Lewin Correct Answer-behavior is a function of the person and the
situation
, Behaviorism Correct Answer-theoretical approach that seeks to explain
behavior in terms of learning principles, without reference to inner
states, thoughts, or feelings
Freudian psychoanalysis Correct Answer-theoretical approach that seeks
to explain behavior by looking at the deep unconscious forces inside the
person
Social Neuroscience Correct Answer-interdisciplinary field of study that
investigates how biological systems influence social thought and
behavior
presence of others on individual performance Correct Answer-The
earliest social psychological experiments were conducted in the late
1800s by researchers such as Max Ringelmann and Norman Triplett.
What was the topic of these early studies?
attitudes Correct Answer-According to Gordon Allport, what was the
most central concept in social psychology?
According to Kurt Lewin's formula, behavior is a function of what two
variables? Correct Answer-person and situation
behaviorist and psychoanalytical camps Correct Answer-In the 1950s
and 1960s, psychology was divided between what two camps?
ABC Triad Correct Answer-Affect (how people feel inside)
