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m m m m
1. Socialmpsychologistsmtypically
a. focusmtheirmstudiesmon msocioeconomic mclassmand mrace.
b. usemthemscientificmmethod min mtheirmresearch.
c. avoid mstudyingmindividualsmin mfavormof mgroups.
d. viewmbehaviormin mthemsamemwaysmasmsociologists.
ANSWER:m b
2. Which mof mthemfollowingmquestionsmwould mamsocialmpsychologistmbemmostmlikely mto mstudy?
a. Ismtheremamlink mbetween msocialmenvironmentmof mone’smupbringingmand mhis/hermcognitivemabilities?
b. Whatmrisk mfactorsmcontribute mto mthemonsetmof mschizophrenia?
c. Ismtheremamlink mbetween mplayingmviolentmvideo mgamesmand mengagingmin maggressive mbehavior?
d. Whatmismthemrelationship mbetween mracemand methnicity?
ANSWER:m c
3. Themscientific mstudy mofmhowmindividualsmthink,mfeel,mandmbehavemwhen minmthemreal,mimplied,mormimagined mpresen
cemof mothersmismcalled m psychology.
a. clinical
b. social
c. developmental
d. interactive
ANSWER:m b
4. Socialmpsychology mismallmthemfollowingmexcept
a. amsciencemaddressingmamdiversemsetmof mtopics.
b. themstudy mof mhowmpeoplemthink,mfeel,mand mbehave min mthempresence mof mothers.
c. amcompilation mof manecdotalmobservationsmand mcasemstudies.
d. an mapproach mapplyingmthemscientific mmethod.
ANSWER:m c
5. Whatmmakesmsocialmpsychology munique?
a. Themstudy mof mgroup mfactorsmcontributingmto mthemfunctioningmof msocialminstitutions
b. Themstudy mof mracemrelationsmin mamsocialmcontext
c. Thememphasismon mclassification mof mpeoplemin mtermsmof msocioeconomic mclass
d. Thememphasismon mthemsocialmnaturemof mindividuals
ANSWER:m d
6. Themquestion,m“Whenmismambystandermmoremormlessmlikelymto mhelpmyoumin minmanmemergency?”mexaminesmwhich m
majormdomain mof msocialmpsychology?
a. Socialmperception
b. Socialmcognition
c. Socialminfluence
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d. Socialminteraction
ANSWER:m d
7. Socialmpsychology mdiffersmfrommhistory mand mphilosophy min mits
a. attention mto mthemscientificmmethod.
b. concern mwith mhuman mbehavior.
c. greatermfocusmon mculturalminfluences.
d. moremnarrowly mdefined mareasmof minterest.
ANSWER:m a
8. Anitamwantsmtomspend mhermcareermstudyingmthemfactorsmthatmpredictmwhethermthemmembersmofmamcouplemaremsatisfiedm
with mtheirmmarriage.mIf mshemchoosesmto mdo mso masmamsocialmpsychologist, mitmismlikely mthatmhermpursuitmwill
a. focusmmoremon mthemthoughtsmof mvariousmcouplesmthan mon mtheirmactualmbehavior.
b. emphasize mthemimportance mof mdifferentmpersonality mtypesmof mcouples.
c. examinemgroupsmrathermthan mindividualsmasmthemunitmof manalysis.
d. includemsystematic mobservation,mdescription,mand mmeasurementmof mcouples.
ANSWER:m d
9. Which mof mthemfollowingmstatementsmdescribesmamcentralmcharacteristic mof msocialmpsychology?
a. Socialmpsychology musesmhistoricalmeventsmasmitsmprimary msourcemof mdata.
b. Socialmpsychology massumesmthatmthoughtsmand mbehaviorsmareminfluenced mby mothermpeople.
c. Socialmpsychology mfocusesmmoremon mthembehaviormof mgroupsmthan mon mthatmof mindividuals.
d. Socialmpsychology memphasizesmthemsolitary mnaturemof mhuman mbehavior.
ANSWER:m b
10. Which mof mthemfollowingmstatementsmismtruemof msocialmpsychology?
a. Amgoalmof msocialmpsychology mismto mdevelop mgeneralmprinciplesmthatmdescribe mhuman mbehavior.
b. An massumption mof msocialmpsychology mismthatmonly msocialmfactorsminfluence mhuman mbehavior.
c. Socialmpsychology marguesmthatmimplied mormimagined mpresence mof mothersmneverminfluence mindividuals.
d. Socialmpsychology mfocusesmexclusively mon msubconsciousmthoughtsmof mhuman mbeings.
ANSWER:m a
11. Amsocialmpsychologistmwould mbemleastmlikely mto mconductmamstudy mexaminingmthemeffectmof
a. sleep mon mthemability mto mconcentrate.
b. temperature mon mhighway mshootings.
c. politicalmattitudesmon mfriendship mformation.
d. academic mperformance mon mself-esteem.
ANSWER:m a
12. Sarunasmismamsocialmpsychologist.mHemismprobably mmostminterestedminmreadingmaboutmamstudymdemonstratingmthemeffectsm
of
a. similarity mof mattitudesmon minterpersonalmattraction.
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b. immigration mpatternsmon mstock mmarketmactivity.
c. distraction mof mattention mto mamvisualmdisplay.
d. narcoticmsubstancesmon mneurotransmittermactivity min mthembrain.
ANSWER:m a
13. Coursesmin msocialmpsychology maremmostmoften mrequired mformstudentsmmajoringmin
a. biologicalmsciences.
b. journalism.
c. performingmarts.
d. philosophy.
ANSWER:m b
14. Walton mandmcolleaguesm(2015)mstudiedmstudentsminmanmengineeringmprogram,mfocusingmonmspecificmfactorsmrelated mtom
firstmyearmgradempointmaveragesm(GPAs).mThey mfound mthatmwomen’smGPAsmweremvery msimilarmto mmen’smwhen
a. themstudentsmreceived mthembrief minformation mdesigned mto mcountermconcernsmaboutmbelonging.
b. academic madvisorsmweremtrained min mavoidingmgendermstereotypesmin mclassmassignments.
c. professorsmweremrecorded mgivingmclassmlecturesmto mhelp mthemmidentify munequalmbehaviors.
d. residence mhallmadvisorsmwereminstructed mto m“urge”mfemalesmto mtakemmoremdifficultmclasses.
ANSWER:m a
15. Sociologistsmtend mto mstudy mbehaviormatmthem level,mwhereasmsocialmpsychologistsmstudy mbehaviormatmthem level.
a. group;mindividual
b. interpersonal;mcultural
c. specific;mgeneral
d. social;mcognitive
ANSWER:m a
16. Amsocialmpsychologistmstudyingmthemeffectsmof mmediamviolencemwould
a. conductmexperimentsmmanipulatingmthemamountmof mmediamviolencemviewed mby mparticipants.
b. assessmhowmtelevision mavailability mand mmurdermratesmhavemincreased movermthemlastm30 myears.
c. assessmthemsocioeconomic mbackground mof mpeoplemengagingmin mviolence.
d. focusmon mthemtypesmof mindividualsmwho mchoose mto mviewmmediamviolence.
ANSWER:m d
17. To mexaminemthemrelationshipmbetweenmeconomicmconditionsmandmviolence,mGunthermcomparesmthemmurdermrates
formcountiesmwith mdifferentmmedian mincomes.mGunther’smresearch mbestmcharacterizesmthemfield mof
m
a. socialmpsychology.
b. clinicalmpsychology.
c. anthropology.
d. sociology.
ANSWER:m d
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m m m m
1. Socialmpsychologistsmtypically
a. focusmtheirmstudiesmon msocioeconomic mclassmand mrace.
b. usemthemscientificmmethod min mtheirmresearch.
c. avoid mstudyingmindividualsmin mfavormof mgroups.
d. viewmbehaviormin mthemsamemwaysmasmsociologists.
ANSWER:m b
2. Which mof mthemfollowingmquestionsmwould mamsocialmpsychologistmbemmostmlikely mto mstudy?
a. Ismtheremamlink mbetween msocialmenvironmentmof mone’smupbringingmand mhis/hermcognitivemabilities?
b. Whatmrisk mfactorsmcontribute mto mthemonsetmof mschizophrenia?
c. Ismtheremamlink mbetween mplayingmviolentmvideo mgamesmand mengagingmin maggressive mbehavior?
d. Whatmismthemrelationship mbetween mracemand methnicity?
ANSWER:m c
3. Themscientific mstudy mofmhowmindividualsmthink,mfeel,mandmbehavemwhen minmthemreal,mimplied,mormimagined mpresen
cemof mothersmismcalled m psychology.
a. clinical
b. social
c. developmental
d. interactive
ANSWER:m b
4. Socialmpsychology mismallmthemfollowingmexcept
a. amsciencemaddressingmamdiversemsetmof mtopics.
b. themstudy mof mhowmpeoplemthink,mfeel,mand mbehave min mthempresence mof mothers.
c. amcompilation mof manecdotalmobservationsmand mcasemstudies.
d. an mapproach mapplyingmthemscientific mmethod.
ANSWER:m c
5. Whatmmakesmsocialmpsychology munique?
a. Themstudy mof mgroup mfactorsmcontributingmto mthemfunctioningmof msocialminstitutions
b. Themstudy mof mracemrelationsmin mamsocialmcontext
c. Thememphasismon mclassification mof mpeoplemin mtermsmof msocioeconomic mclass
d. Thememphasismon mthemsocialmnaturemof mindividuals
ANSWER:m d
6. Themquestion,m“Whenmismambystandermmoremormlessmlikelymto mhelpmyoumin minmanmemergency?”mexaminesmwhich m
majormdomain mof msocialmpsychology?
a. Socialmperception
b. Socialmcognition
c. Socialminfluence
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d. Socialminteraction
ANSWER:m d
7. Socialmpsychology mdiffersmfrommhistory mand mphilosophy min mits
a. attention mto mthemscientificmmethod.
b. concern mwith mhuman mbehavior.
c. greatermfocusmon mculturalminfluences.
d. moremnarrowly mdefined mareasmof minterest.
ANSWER:m a
8. Anitamwantsmtomspend mhermcareermstudyingmthemfactorsmthatmpredictmwhethermthemmembersmofmamcouplemaremsatisfiedm
with mtheirmmarriage.mIf mshemchoosesmto mdo mso masmamsocialmpsychologist, mitmismlikely mthatmhermpursuitmwill
a. focusmmoremon mthemthoughtsmof mvariousmcouplesmthan mon mtheirmactualmbehavior.
b. emphasize mthemimportance mof mdifferentmpersonality mtypesmof mcouples.
c. examinemgroupsmrathermthan mindividualsmasmthemunitmof manalysis.
d. includemsystematic mobservation,mdescription,mand mmeasurementmof mcouples.
ANSWER:m d
9. Which mof mthemfollowingmstatementsmdescribesmamcentralmcharacteristic mof msocialmpsychology?
a. Socialmpsychology musesmhistoricalmeventsmasmitsmprimary msourcemof mdata.
b. Socialmpsychology massumesmthatmthoughtsmand mbehaviorsmareminfluenced mby mothermpeople.
c. Socialmpsychology mfocusesmmoremon mthembehaviormof mgroupsmthan mon mthatmof mindividuals.
d. Socialmpsychology memphasizesmthemsolitary mnaturemof mhuman mbehavior.
ANSWER:m b
10. Which mof mthemfollowingmstatementsmismtruemof msocialmpsychology?
a. Amgoalmof msocialmpsychology mismto mdevelop mgeneralmprinciplesmthatmdescribe mhuman mbehavior.
b. An massumption mof msocialmpsychology mismthatmonly msocialmfactorsminfluence mhuman mbehavior.
c. Socialmpsychology marguesmthatmimplied mormimagined mpresence mof mothersmneverminfluence mindividuals.
d. Socialmpsychology mfocusesmexclusively mon msubconsciousmthoughtsmof mhuman mbeings.
ANSWER:m a
11. Amsocialmpsychologistmwould mbemleastmlikely mto mconductmamstudy mexaminingmthemeffectmof
a. sleep mon mthemability mto mconcentrate.
b. temperature mon mhighway mshootings.
c. politicalmattitudesmon mfriendship mformation.
d. academic mperformance mon mself-esteem.
ANSWER:m a
12. Sarunasmismamsocialmpsychologist.mHemismprobably mmostminterestedminmreadingmaboutmamstudymdemonstratingmthemeffectsm
of
a. similarity mof mattitudesmon minterpersonalmattraction.
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b. immigration mpatternsmon mstock mmarketmactivity.
c. distraction mof mattention mto mamvisualmdisplay.
d. narcoticmsubstancesmon mneurotransmittermactivity min mthembrain.
ANSWER:m a
13. Coursesmin msocialmpsychology maremmostmoften mrequired mformstudentsmmajoringmin
a. biologicalmsciences.
b. journalism.
c. performingmarts.
d. philosophy.
ANSWER:m b
14. Walton mandmcolleaguesm(2015)mstudiedmstudentsminmanmengineeringmprogram,mfocusingmonmspecificmfactorsmrelated mtom
firstmyearmgradempointmaveragesm(GPAs).mThey mfound mthatmwomen’smGPAsmweremvery msimilarmto mmen’smwhen
a. themstudentsmreceived mthembrief minformation mdesigned mto mcountermconcernsmaboutmbelonging.
b. academic madvisorsmweremtrained min mavoidingmgendermstereotypesmin mclassmassignments.
c. professorsmweremrecorded mgivingmclassmlecturesmto mhelp mthemmidentify munequalmbehaviors.
d. residence mhallmadvisorsmwereminstructed mto m“urge”mfemalesmto mtakemmoremdifficultmclasses.
ANSWER:m a
15. Sociologistsmtend mto mstudy mbehaviormatmthem level,mwhereasmsocialmpsychologistsmstudy mbehaviormatmthem level.
a. group;mindividual
b. interpersonal;mcultural
c. specific;mgeneral
d. social;mcognitive
ANSWER:m a
16. Amsocialmpsychologistmstudyingmthemeffectsmof mmediamviolencemwould
a. conductmexperimentsmmanipulatingmthemamountmof mmediamviolencemviewed mby mparticipants.
b. assessmhowmtelevision mavailability mand mmurdermratesmhavemincreased movermthemlastm30 myears.
c. assessmthemsocioeconomic mbackground mof mpeoplemengagingmin mviolence.
d. focusmon mthemtypesmof mindividualsmwho mchoose mto mviewmmediamviolence.
ANSWER:m d
17. To mexaminemthemrelationshipmbetweenmeconomicmconditionsmandmviolence,mGunthermcomparesmthemmurdermrates
formcountiesmwith mdifferentmmedian mincomes.mGunther’smresearch mbestmcharacterizesmthemfield mof
m
a. socialmpsychology.
b. clinicalmpsychology.
c. anthropology.
d. sociology.
ANSWER:m d
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