Test Bank
Social Psychology 9th Canadian Edition By David Myers,
Christian Jordan, Steven Smith, Jean Twenge
Chapter 1-12
TEST BANK
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introducing the Science and Methods of Social Psychology
Part One Social Thinking
Chapter 2 The Self in a Social World
Chapter 3 Social Beliefs and Judgments
Chapter 4 Behaviour and Attitudes
Part Two Social Influence
Chapter 5 Persuasion
Chapter 6 Conformity
Chapter 7 Group Influence
Part Three Social Relations
Chapter 8 Altruism: Helping Others
Chapter 9 Aggression: Hurting Others
Chapter 10 Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others
Chapter 11 Prejudice
Chapter 12 Conflict and Peacemaking
,Test Bank For
Social Psychology 9th Canadian Edition By David Myers, Christian Jordan, Steven
Smith, Jean Twenge
Chapter 1-12 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter1
Student name:
1) Which of the following questions is NOT likely to be addressed by social psychologists?
A) Are our social beliefs self-fulfilling?
B) In what ways do other people influence our attitudes and actions?
C) What situations trigger people to be helpful or greedy?
D) Is human development a continuous process or does it proceed through a series of
stages?
2) Compared with , social psychology focuses less on differences among individuals, and
more on how individuals, in general, view and affect one another.
A) sociology
B) clinical psychology
C) personality psychology
D) cultural psychology
3) Cinderella's Prince had trouble recognizing her in her home as opposed to the ballroom where
they met. This observation reflects
A) the power of the situation.
B) the importance of cognition.
C) the power of the person.
D) common-sense psychology.
4) Social psychology is the scientific study of
A) how people influence one another.
B) how people change over time.
C) how people interact with one another.
D) how people think about, influence, and relate to one another.
, 5) Which of the following is NOT one of the three areas of research in social psychology?
A) How people relate to each other
B) How people think about others
C) How people influence others
D) How people develop different personalities
6) The first social psychology experiments were reported
A) just two centuries ago.
B) just over a century ago.
C) just 75 years ago.
D) just after World War I.
7) Which of the following processes shape(s) human behaviour?
A) Intuitions only
B) Personal attitudes and dispositions only
C) Social influences only
D) Intuitions, personal attitudes and dispositions, and social influences
8) Sarah is taking a psychology class and has a particular view about human behaviour. She
strongly believes that humans are bio-psycho-social organisms, and that biological processes are
the roots of social behaviour. Sarah is most likely to endorse what type of perspective on human
behaviour?
A) Sociological
B) Social psychology
C) Social neuroscience
D) Biological
9) Which of the following is NOT one of the major themes in social psychology?
A) Social influences shape our behaviour.
B) Social intuitions are often incorrect but powerful.
C) Social behaviour is biologically rooted.
D) Relating to others is a basic need.
Social Psychology 9th Canadian Edition By David Myers,
Christian Jordan, Steven Smith, Jean Twenge
Chapter 1-12
TEST BANK
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introducing the Science and Methods of Social Psychology
Part One Social Thinking
Chapter 2 The Self in a Social World
Chapter 3 Social Beliefs and Judgments
Chapter 4 Behaviour and Attitudes
Part Two Social Influence
Chapter 5 Persuasion
Chapter 6 Conformity
Chapter 7 Group Influence
Part Three Social Relations
Chapter 8 Altruism: Helping Others
Chapter 9 Aggression: Hurting Others
Chapter 10 Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others
Chapter 11 Prejudice
Chapter 12 Conflict and Peacemaking
,Test Bank For
Social Psychology 9th Canadian Edition By David Myers, Christian Jordan, Steven
Smith, Jean Twenge
Chapter 1-12 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter1
Student name:
1) Which of the following questions is NOT likely to be addressed by social psychologists?
A) Are our social beliefs self-fulfilling?
B) In what ways do other people influence our attitudes and actions?
C) What situations trigger people to be helpful or greedy?
D) Is human development a continuous process or does it proceed through a series of
stages?
2) Compared with , social psychology focuses less on differences among individuals, and
more on how individuals, in general, view and affect one another.
A) sociology
B) clinical psychology
C) personality psychology
D) cultural psychology
3) Cinderella's Prince had trouble recognizing her in her home as opposed to the ballroom where
they met. This observation reflects
A) the power of the situation.
B) the importance of cognition.
C) the power of the person.
D) common-sense psychology.
4) Social psychology is the scientific study of
A) how people influence one another.
B) how people change over time.
C) how people interact with one another.
D) how people think about, influence, and relate to one another.
, 5) Which of the following is NOT one of the three areas of research in social psychology?
A) How people relate to each other
B) How people think about others
C) How people influence others
D) How people develop different personalities
6) The first social psychology experiments were reported
A) just two centuries ago.
B) just over a century ago.
C) just 75 years ago.
D) just after World War I.
7) Which of the following processes shape(s) human behaviour?
A) Intuitions only
B) Personal attitudes and dispositions only
C) Social influences only
D) Intuitions, personal attitudes and dispositions, and social influences
8) Sarah is taking a psychology class and has a particular view about human behaviour. She
strongly believes that humans are bio-psycho-social organisms, and that biological processes are
the roots of social behaviour. Sarah is most likely to endorse what type of perspective on human
behaviour?
A) Sociological
B) Social psychology
C) Social neuroscience
D) Biological
9) Which of the following is NOT one of the major themes in social psychology?
A) Social influences shape our behaviour.
B) Social intuitions are often incorrect but powerful.
C) Social behaviour is biologically rooted.
D) Relating to others is a basic need.
