Test Bank for Social Psychology, 2nd Edition by Thomas Heinzen.pdf

TEST BANK FOR SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
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5TH EDITION
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TOM GILOVICH ISBN: 9780393667691
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,Tablemof mContents
1. AnmInvitationmtomSocialmPsychology
2. ThemMethodsmof mSocialmPsychology
3. ThemSocialmSelf
4. SocialmCognition:mThinkingmabout mPeoplemand mSituations
5. SocialmAttribution:mExplainingmBehavior
6. Emotion
7. Attitudes,mBehavior,mand mRationalization
8. Persuasion
9. SocialmInfluence
10. Relationshipsmand mAttraction
11. Stereotyping,mPrejudice,mand mDiscrimination
12. Groups
13. Aggression
14. Altruismmand mCooperation
ApplicationmModulem1:mSocialmPsychologymand mHeathmApplicati
onmModulem2:mSocialmPsychologymand mEducationmApplicationmM
odulem3:mSocialmPsychologymand mthemLaw

,CHAPTERm1:mAnmInvitationmto mSocialmPsychology


MULTIPLEmCHOICE

1. Socialmpsychology mcan mbemdefined masmthem study mof mthem
of mindividualsmin msocialmsituations.
a. intuitive;mbehaviors
b. scientific;mbehaviors
c. scientific;mfeelings,mthoughts,mand mbehaviors
d. behavioral;mthoughtsmand mfeelings
ANS:m C DIF: Easy
REF:m CharacterizingmSocialmPsychology mOBJ:m Factual

2. Which mofmthemfollowingmSuprememCourtmrulingsmwasmheavilyminfluencedmbymsocialmpsychologi
calmresearch?
a. Roemv.mWade c. Marbury mv.mMadison
b. Brown mv.mBoard mofmEducation d.m m Miranda mv.mArizona
ANS:m B DIF: Easy
REF:m CharacterizingmSocialmPsychology mOBJ:m Factual

3. A a a a , a a .mA(m )
ismmostmlikely mto mconductmanmexperimentmtomidentifymthemconditionsmormsituationsmun
dermwhich meach mof mthesemassertionsmismaccurate.
a. personality mpsychologist c. sociologist
b. socialmpsychologist d.m m anthropologist
ANS:m B DIF: Easy
REF:m CharacterizingmSocialmPsychology mOBJ:m Factual

4. Saa a a a a a a a
offer.mThemmain mdifference mbetween mSandra a a a a
ampsychologicalmtheoriesmare
a. alwaysmmoremcomplicated. c. based mon mlogic.
b. almostmalwaysmcounterintuitive. d.m m putmto mthemtest.
ANS:m D DIF: Medium
REF:m CharacterizingmSocialmPsychology mOBJ:m Factual

5. Socialmpsychologistsmdiffermfrommpersonality mpsychologistsmbecause msocialmpsychologistsmtend mto
a. rely mprimarily mon mcorrelationalmresearch.
b. arguemthatmgeneticsmdo mnotmexertmcausalmeffectsmon msocialmbehavior.
c. examine mtheminfluence mof msituationsmon mbehaviors.
d. stressmindividualmdifferencesmin mbehavior.
ANS:m C DIF: Medium
REF:m CharacterizingmSocialmPsychology mOBJ:m Factual

6. Which mof mthemfollowingmismLEASTmcharacteristic mof mthemgoalsmof msocialmpsychology?
a. understandingmhowmpeoplemin mdifferentmculturesmthink,mfeel,mand mbehave
b. a a a
c. evaluatingmthemaccuracy mof mfolk mtheoriesmaboutmhowmsituationsminfluence mbehavior
d. understandingmhowmpersonality mtraitsmpredispose mpeople mto mrespond mto msocialmsituations

, ANS:m D DIF: Medium
REF:m CharacterizingmSocialmPsychology mOBJ:m Conceptual

7. Jacquie mandmKarenmaremboth minterestedmin mthemtopicmofmdivorce.mJacquiemismamsocialmpsychologistma
nd mKaren mismamsociologist.mComparedmto mKaren,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmquestionsmismJacquiemmost
mlikely mto mask?

a. Do mdifferentmdivorce mlawsminfluence mdivorcemrates?
b. Aremdivorce mratesmhighermamongmpeoplemwho maremmoremeducated?
c. Why mdoesminfidelity mlead mto mdivorce?
d. Ismdivorcemmoremprevalentmin mNorthern mstatesmrelativemto mSouthern mstates?
ANS:m C DIF: Medium
REF:m CharacterizingmSocialmPsychology mOBJ:m Conceptual

8. Which mofmthemfollowingmphenomena mbestmillustratesmthemrelationshipmbetweenmsocialminfluencema
nd mbehavior?
a. actingmmoremcooperative mwhen myou maremin mamgood mmood m(asmopposed mto mambad mmood)
b. preferringmto mdrivemwith mthemcarmradio mon m(asmopposed mto moff)
c. cyclingmfastermwhen mpeoplemaremwatchingmyou m(asmopposed mto mwhen myou maremalone)
d. gettingminto mmoremargumentsmwhenmthemtemperaturemismabovem80 mdegreesm(asmopposed
mto munderm80 mdegrees)


ANS:m C DIF: Difficult
REF:m CharacterizingmSocialmPsychology mOBJ:m Conceptual

9. K L smconcept,mthemfield mof mforces,memphasizesmthatm
underlie(s)mmuch mof mhuman mbehavior.
a. genetics c. themcharacteristicsmof mamsituation
b. physicalmstimulation d.m m naturalmselection
ANS:m C DIF: Easy
REF:m ThemPowermof mthemSituation mOBJ:m Factual

10. KurtmLewin,mthemfoundermofmmodern msocialmpsychology,margued mthatmthemeffectsmofmpsychologicalmfor
cesmcan mbemunderstood min mthemsamemway mthatm aremunderstood.
a. physicalmforces c. personality mforces
b. attributemforces d.m m armed mforces
ANS:m A DIF: Easy
REF:m ThemPowermof mthemSituation mOBJ:m Factual

11. Research mon m suggestsmitmism
formpeoplemto massumemthatmdispositionsmaremthemunderlyingmcausesmofm
mostmbehaviors.
a. themfundamentalmattribution merror;mcommon
b. themfundamentalmattribution merror;muncommon
c. obedience mto mauthority;mcommon
d. obedience mto mauthority;muncommon
ANS:m A DIF: Easy
REF:m ThemPowermof mthemSituation mOBJ:m Factual

12. ThemclassicmMilgrammstudy mshowed mthatmabout
a. 1 mpercentmof mparticipantsmdelivered mam330- a .
b. 10 a a a .
c. 20 mpercentmof mparticipantsmdelivered mam450- a .