Social Psychology Exam 2 Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Social Psychology Exam
1 Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
SocialBpsychologyBisBtheBstudyBofBhowB___________Baffect(s)BtheBthoughts,Bfeelings,B
andBbehaviorsBofBhumans.



a.BliveBsocialBinteractionsBwithBotherBhumans

b.BtheBpresenceBofBrealBorBimaginedBotherBpeople

c.BotherBlivingBthings

d.BperceptionsBofBtheBsocialBworldB-
BAnswerBTheBpresenceBofBrealBorBimaginedBotherBpeople.



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBanBexampleBofBsocialBinfluence?



a.BYouBconcoctBaBconvincingBlieBtoBtellByourBprofessorBaboutBwhyByourBassignmentB
wasBlate.

b.BWhenByouBgetBhungry,ByouBhaveBtroubleBconcentrating.

c.BYouBdidn'tBdoBwellBonBanBexamBbecauseByouBstayedBupBallBnightBcramming.

d.BYouBalmostBfallBasleepBwhileBdriving,BsoByouBpullBtoBtheBsideBofBtheBroadBtoBtak
eBaBshortBnap.B-
BAnswerBYouBconcoctBaBconvincingBlieBtoBtellByourBprofessorBaboutBwhyByourBassign
mentBwasBlate.



NotBallBsocialBinfluenceBisBdirectBorBdeliberate.BComparedBtoBtheBothers,BwhichBexa
mpleBBESTBillustratesBindirectBorBsubtleBsocialBinfluence?



a.BAnBnationwideBadvertisingBcampaignBisBlaunchedBtoBpromoteBaBnewBsoftBdrink.

,b.BABsenatorialBcandidateBdeliversBaBspeechBtoBconvinceBvotersBthatBsheBisBnotBreall
yBliberal.

c.BABparentBdisciplinesBaBchildBbyBtakingBawayBaBfavoriteBtoy.

d.BABchildBseesBotherBkidsBwearingBtheirBT-shirtsBinsideBoutBandBstartsBwearingBaBT-
shirtBtheBsameBway.B-BAnswerBABchildBseesBotherBkidsBwearingBtheirBT-
shirtsBinsideBoutBandBstartsBwearingBaBT-shirtBtheBsameBway.



WhyBdoBsocialBpsychologistsBtendBtoBnotBjustBsimplyBaskBpeopleBaboutBtheBreasonsB
drivingBtheirBbehavior?



a.BthereBisBclearBevidenceBthatBtheBvastBmajorityBofBpeopleBlieBaboutBtheirBbehavior
BwhenBaskedBbyBa

researcher

b.BsocialBpsychologistsBrelyBonBlogicBandBdeductionBtoBAnswerBtheirBquestionsBofBint
erest;BtheyBwouldn't

botherBtoBaskBpeopleBsuchBaBquestionBaboutBtheirBbehaviors

c.BpeopleBmightBnotBknow,BmightBnotBwantBtoBtell,BorBmightBnotBunderstandBtheBre
asonsBforBtheirBown

behavior

d.BsocialBpsychologistsBareBonlyBinterestedBinBgroupBbehavior,BratherBthanBtheBbehavi
orBofBindividualsB-
BAnswerBPeopleBmightBnotBknow,BmightBnotBwantBtoBtell,BorBmightBnotBunderstandB
theBreasonsBforBtheirBownBbehavior.



AlthoughBtheBfieldsBofBpersonalityBpsychologyBandBsocialBpsychologyBareBrelated,Bwha
tBdistinguishesBsocialBpsychologyBfromBpersonalityBpsychology?



a.BSocialBpsychologyBusesBrigorousBscientificBmethods;BpersonalityBpsychologyBdoesBno
t.

b.BSocialBpsychologistsBexamineBanBindividualBwithinBaBsocialBcontext,BwhereasBperso
nalityBpsychologists

focusBprimarilyBonBtheBindividual.

, c.BSocialBpsychologyBexaminesBtheBindividual,BwhereasBpersonalityBpsychologyBexamin
esBbroaderBsocietal

issues.

d.BSocialBpsychologistsBexamineBsocialBsituations,BbutBnotBtheBindividualsBinBthem.B-
BAnswerBSocialBpsychologistsBexamineBanBindividualBwithinBaBsocialBcontext,Bwhereas
BpersonalityBpsychologistsBfocusBprimarilyBonBtheBindividual.



WhenBsocialBpsychologistsBtalkBaboutBconstruals,BwhatBareBtheyBreferringBto?



a.BHowBindividualBdifferencesBinBobservableBbehaviorBareBproducedBbyBgeneticBvariati
ons

b.BTheBwayBinBwhichBsocialBstructuresBbreakBdownBandBreformBoverBtime

c.BHowBtheBindividualBinBsocietyBisBmoreBimportantBthanBeitherBtheBindividualBorBso
cietyBalone

d.BTheBwayBinBwhichBpeopleBperceive,Bcomprehend,BandBinterpretBtheBsocialBworldB-
BAnswerBTheBwayBinBwhichBpeopleBperceive,Bcomprehend,BandBinterpretBtheBsocialB
world.



TheBfundamentalBattributionBerrorBoccursBwhenB_________.



a.BweBunderestimateBsituationalBinfluencesBandBoverestimateBdispositionalBinfluencesB
onBanBactor's

behavior

b.BweBignoreBtheBeffectsBofBdispositionalBqualitiesBofBtheBactor

c.BweBoverestimateBsituationalBinfluencesBandBunderestimateBdispositionalBinfluencesB
onBanBactor's

behavior

d.BweBperceiveBothersBtoBbeBmoreBsimilarBtoBourselvesBthanBtheyBreallyBareB-
BAnswerBWeBunderestimateBsituationalBinfluencesBandBoverestimateBdispositionalBinflu
encesBonBanBactor'sBbehavior.