, Aronson, cWilson, cSommers, cPage-Gould, cLewis, cJr.: cSocial cPsychology, c11th
cedition
CHAPTER c1 INTRODUCING cSOCIAL cPSYCHOLOGY
Multiple cChoice
, Aronson, cWilson, cSommers, cPage-Gould, cLewis, cJr.: cSocial cPsychology, c11th
Choose cthe coneccedition
alternative cthat cbest ccompletes cthe cstatement cor canswers cthe cquestion.
1. In cthe cintroduction cto cChapter c1, cyou cread cabout ca cnumber cof csocial cphenomena: cselfless cand
cselfish cactions cperformed cduring cthe cCOVID cpandemic; ca csister cand cbrother cdisagreed con cthe
cattractiveness cof cthe csame cfraternity; cand cmore cthan c800 cpeople ccommitted cmass csuicide cin
cJonestown, cGuyana. cWhat cdo cthese cexamples chave cin ccommon?
a. They cdefy cexplanation.
b. They cdescribe csocially cdeviant cbehavior.
c. They creveal cthe cpower cof csocial cinfluence.
d. They creflect cthe coperation cof cdeliberate cpersuasion
cattempts. cAnswer: cC
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: c Difficult
Skill cLevel: cUnderstand cthe cConcepts
APA cLearning cObjective: c1.1 cDescribe ckey cconcepts, cprinciples, cand coverarching cthemes cin cpsychology.
2. The cscientific cstudy cof cthe cway cin cwhich cpeople’s cthoughts, cfeelings, cand cbehaviors care
cinfluenced cby cthe creal cor cimagined cpresence cof cother cpeople cis cthe cdefinition cof .
a. psychology
b. personality cpsychology
c. social cpsychology
d. sociology
cAnswer: cC
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: cEasy
Skill cLevel: cRemember cthe cFacts
APA cLearning cObjective: c1.1 cDescribe ckey cconcepts, cprinciples, cand coverarching cthemes cin cpsychology.
3. Social cpsychology cis cthe cstudy cof chow affect(s) cthe cthoughts, cfeelings, cand
cbehaviors cof chumans.
a. live csocial cinteractions cwith cother chumans
b. the cpresence cof creal cor cimagined cother cpeople
c. other cliving cthings
d. perceptions cof cthe csocial
cworld cAnswer: cB
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: cModerate
Skill cLevel: cUnderstand cthe cConcepts
APA cLearning cObjective: c1.1 cDescribe ckey cconcepts, cprinciples, cand coverarching cthemes cin cpsychology.
4. Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cexample cof csocial cinfluence?
a. You cconcoct ca cconvincing clie cto ctell cyour cprofessor cabout cwhy cyour cassignment cwas clate.
b. When cyou cget chungry, cyou chave ctrouble cconcentrating.
c. You cdidn’t cdo cwell con can cexam cbecause cyou cstayed cup call cnight ccramming.
d. You calmost cfall casleep cwhile cdriving, cso cyou cpull cto cthe cside cof cthe croad cto ctake ca cshort cnap.
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, Aronson, cWilson, cSommers, cPage-Gould, cLewis, cJr.: cSocial cPsychology, c11th
cedition
Answer: cA
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: cModerate
Skill cLevel: cUnderstand cthe cConcepts
APA cLearning cObjective: c1.1 cDescribe ckey cconcepts, cprinciples, cand coverarching cthemes cin cpsychology.
5. E’Lisha cagrees cto cspend call cday cSaturday chelping cher cfriend ccomplete cher cchores, ceven cthough
cshe cdoesn’t cwant cto, chad cother cplans, cand cdoesn’t ceven clike cher cfriend call cthat cmuch. cIt’s clikely
cE’Lisha’s cfriend cused cthe cskillful capplication cof to cget cher cto cagree cto chelp.
a. social cinfluence
b. her cmere cpresence
c. obedience
d. threat
cAnswer:
cA
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: c Moderate
Skill cLevel: cApply cWhat cYou cKnow
APA cLearning cObjective: c1.1 cDescribe ckey cconcepts, cprinciples, cand coverarching cthemes cin cpsychology.
6. Which cexample cillustrates ca cdirect cpersuasion cattempt?
a. A cbully cthreatens cBilly cand csteals chis clunch cmoney.
b. Ramona cworks chard cin cschool cto cmake cher cmother cproud.
c. Felipe cthinks cof chis cex-boyfriend cand cbecomes csad.
d. Jason cmoves cfrom cNew cYork cto cAtlanta cand cdevelops ca cSouthern
caccent. cAnswer: cA
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: cModerate
Skill cLevel: cUnderstand cthe cConcepts
APA cLearning cObjective: c1.1 cDescribe ckey cconcepts, cprinciples, cand coverarching cthemes cin cpsychology.
7. Not call csocial cinfluence cis cdirect cor cdeliberate. cCompared cto cthe cothers, cwhich cexample cBEST
cillustrates cindirect cor csubtle csocial cinfluence?
a. An cnationwide cadvertising ccampaign cis claunched cto cpromote ca cnew csoft cdrink.
b. A csenatorial ccandidate cdelivers ca cspeech cto cconvince cvoters cthat cshe cis cnot creally cliberal.
c. A cparent cdisciplines ca cchild cby ctaking caway ca cfavorite ctoy.
d. A cchild csees cother ckids cwearing ctheir cT-shirts cinside cout cand cstarts cwearing ca cT-shirt cthe
csame cway. cAnswer: cD
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: cModerate
Skill cLevel: cUnderstand cthe cConcepts
APA cLearning cObjective: c1.1 cDescribe ckey cconcepts, cprinciples, cand coverarching cthemes cin cpsychology.
8. From cacross cthe croom, cXiao csees chis cmother csigh, cand che capproaches cto cgive cher ca chug cin
chopes cof ccheering cher cup. cIn cthis ccase, cXiao’s cbehavior cis can cexample cof ca(n) social
cinfluence cattempt.
a. direct
b. ineffective
c. indirect
d. unintended
cAnswer: cA
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: cDifficult
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cedition
CHAPTER c1 INTRODUCING cSOCIAL cPSYCHOLOGY
Multiple cChoice
, Aronson, cWilson, cSommers, cPage-Gould, cLewis, cJr.: cSocial cPsychology, c11th
Choose cthe coneccedition
alternative cthat cbest ccompletes cthe cstatement cor canswers cthe cquestion.
1. In cthe cintroduction cto cChapter c1, cyou cread cabout ca cnumber cof csocial cphenomena: cselfless cand
cselfish cactions cperformed cduring cthe cCOVID cpandemic; ca csister cand cbrother cdisagreed con cthe
cattractiveness cof cthe csame cfraternity; cand cmore cthan c800 cpeople ccommitted cmass csuicide cin
cJonestown, cGuyana. cWhat cdo cthese cexamples chave cin ccommon?
a. They cdefy cexplanation.
b. They cdescribe csocially cdeviant cbehavior.
c. They creveal cthe cpower cof csocial cinfluence.
d. They creflect cthe coperation cof cdeliberate cpersuasion
cattempts. cAnswer: cC
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: c Difficult
Skill cLevel: cUnderstand cthe cConcepts
APA cLearning cObjective: c1.1 cDescribe ckey cconcepts, cprinciples, cand coverarching cthemes cin cpsychology.
2. The cscientific cstudy cof cthe cway cin cwhich cpeople’s cthoughts, cfeelings, cand cbehaviors care
cinfluenced cby cthe creal cor cimagined cpresence cof cother cpeople cis cthe cdefinition cof .
a. psychology
b. personality cpsychology
c. social cpsychology
d. sociology
cAnswer: cC
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: cEasy
Skill cLevel: cRemember cthe cFacts
APA cLearning cObjective: c1.1 cDescribe ckey cconcepts, cprinciples, cand coverarching cthemes cin cpsychology.
3. Social cpsychology cis cthe cstudy cof chow affect(s) cthe cthoughts, cfeelings, cand
cbehaviors cof chumans.
a. live csocial cinteractions cwith cother chumans
b. the cpresence cof creal cor cimagined cother cpeople
c. other cliving cthings
d. perceptions cof cthe csocial
cworld cAnswer: cB
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: cModerate
Skill cLevel: cUnderstand cthe cConcepts
APA cLearning cObjective: c1.1 cDescribe ckey cconcepts, cprinciples, cand coverarching cthemes cin cpsychology.
4. Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cexample cof csocial cinfluence?
a. You cconcoct ca cconvincing clie cto ctell cyour cprofessor cabout cwhy cyour cassignment cwas clate.
b. When cyou cget chungry, cyou chave ctrouble cconcentrating.
c. You cdidn’t cdo cwell con can cexam cbecause cyou cstayed cup call cnight ccramming.
d. You calmost cfall casleep cwhile cdriving, cso cyou cpull cto cthe cside cof cthe croad cto ctake ca cshort cnap.
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Copyright c© c2023, c2016, c2013 cPearson cEducation, cInc. cAll crights creserved.
, Aronson, cWilson, cSommers, cPage-Gould, cLewis, cJr.: cSocial cPsychology, c11th
cedition
Answer: cA
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: cModerate
Skill cLevel: cUnderstand cthe cConcepts
APA cLearning cObjective: c1.1 cDescribe ckey cconcepts, cprinciples, cand coverarching cthemes cin cpsychology.
5. E’Lisha cagrees cto cspend call cday cSaturday chelping cher cfriend ccomplete cher cchores, ceven cthough
cshe cdoesn’t cwant cto, chad cother cplans, cand cdoesn’t ceven clike cher cfriend call cthat cmuch. cIt’s clikely
cE’Lisha’s cfriend cused cthe cskillful capplication cof to cget cher cto cagree cto chelp.
a. social cinfluence
b. her cmere cpresence
c. obedience
d. threat
cAnswer:
cA
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: c Moderate
Skill cLevel: cApply cWhat cYou cKnow
APA cLearning cObjective: c1.1 cDescribe ckey cconcepts, cprinciples, cand coverarching cthemes cin cpsychology.
6. Which cexample cillustrates ca cdirect cpersuasion cattempt?
a. A cbully cthreatens cBilly cand csteals chis clunch cmoney.
b. Ramona cworks chard cin cschool cto cmake cher cmother cproud.
c. Felipe cthinks cof chis cex-boyfriend cand cbecomes csad.
d. Jason cmoves cfrom cNew cYork cto cAtlanta cand cdevelops ca cSouthern
caccent. cAnswer: cA
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: cModerate
Skill cLevel: cUnderstand cthe cConcepts
APA cLearning cObjective: c1.1 cDescribe ckey cconcepts, cprinciples, cand coverarching cthemes cin cpsychology.
7. Not call csocial cinfluence cis cdirect cor cdeliberate. cCompared cto cthe cothers, cwhich cexample cBEST
cillustrates cindirect cor csubtle csocial cinfluence?
a. An cnationwide cadvertising ccampaign cis claunched cto cpromote ca cnew csoft cdrink.
b. A csenatorial ccandidate cdelivers ca cspeech cto cconvince cvoters cthat cshe cis cnot creally cliberal.
c. A cparent cdisciplines ca cchild cby ctaking caway ca cfavorite ctoy.
d. A cchild csees cother ckids cwearing ctheir cT-shirts cinside cout cand cstarts cwearing ca cT-shirt cthe
csame cway. cAnswer: cD
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: cModerate
Skill cLevel: cUnderstand cthe cConcepts
APA cLearning cObjective: c1.1 cDescribe ckey cconcepts, cprinciples, cand coverarching cthemes cin cpsychology.
8. From cacross cthe croom, cXiao csees chis cmother csigh, cand che capproaches cto cgive cher ca chug cin
chopes cof ccheering cher cup. cIn cthis ccase, cXiao’s cbehavior cis can cexample cof ca(n) social
cinfluence cattempt.
a. direct
b. ineffective
c. indirect
d. unintended
cAnswer: cA
Learning cObjective: c1.1 cDefine csocial cpsychology cand cdistinguish cit cfrom cother
cdisciplines. cTopic: cDefining cSocial cPsychology
Difficulty cLevel: cDifficult
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