THINK Social Psychology
Chapter 1: What is Social Psychology?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is described by your textbook as one of the main facets of social
psychology?
a. Social perception
b. Social influence
c. Social interaction
d. Social perception, social influence, and social interaction are all main facets of social
psychology.
Answer: d
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Skill: Factual
Easy
2. _____________ is the process through which other people affect an individual’s thoughts or
actions.
a. Social interaction
b. Social perception
c. Social influence
d. Social awareness
Answer: c
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Skill: Factual
Easy
3. _____________ is the process through which individuals form impressions of others and interpret
information about them.
, a. Social interaction
b. Social perception
c. Social influence
d. Social awareness
Answer: b
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Skill: Factual
Easy
4. A social psychologist would be most likely to study which of the following?
a. Societal based problems such as deviance and crime
b. How personality characteristics like introversion predict behavior
c. The social factors that influence how high school students choose their college major
d. They would be equally likely to study all of the above.
Answer: c
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Skill: Applied
Difficult
5. Meredith studies patterns of crime rates among different societies over time. Meredith is most
likely a ____________.
a. personality psychologist
b. social psychologist
c. sociologist
d. cognitive psychologist
Answer: c
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Skill: Applied
, Moderate
6. Social psychology focuses more on _________________ than personality psychology.
a. inner thoughts
b. personality differences
c. individual traits
d. situational factors
Answer: d
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Skill: Conceptual
Easy
7. Which of the following statements best characterizes the overlap between personality and social
psychology?
a. Both emphasize the study of group differences.
b. Both emphasize the study of group processes.
c. Both are concerned with the behaviors, thoughts, and feelings of individuals.
d. Both are concerned only with private internal functioning.
Answer: c
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Skill: Conceptual
Moderate
8. In 1898, _____________ conducted what is considered one of the earliest formal studies in social
psychology.
a. Max Ringelmann
b. Norman Triplett
c. Gordan Allport
d. Richard LaPiere
, Answer: b
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Skill: Factual
Easy
9. _____________ is defined as the enhancement of a well-learned performance when another
person is present.
a. Confirmation bias
b. Social facilitation
c. Social perception
d. Social loafing
Answer: b
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Skill: Factual
Easy
10. Norman Triplett conducted a study measuring the performance of children playing a simple game
either alone or in the presence of another child. Triplett’s results indicated that:
a. Children playing the game in pairs performed equal to children playing alone.
b. Children playing the game in pairs performed better than children playing alone.
c. Children playing the game alone performed better than children playing in pairs.
d. Older children playing the game performed better irrespective of whether they were alone or
with another child.
Answer: b
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Skill: Factual
Difficult
11. You are a very fast swimmer but you always perform better during competitions than during
practice. This phenomenon refers to:
Chapter 1: What is Social Psychology?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is described by your textbook as one of the main facets of social
psychology?
a. Social perception
b. Social influence
c. Social interaction
d. Social perception, social influence, and social interaction are all main facets of social
psychology.
Answer: d
Page ref: 4
Skill: Factual
Easy
2. _____________ is the process through which other people affect an individual’s thoughts or
actions.
a. Social interaction
b. Social perception
c. Social influence
d. Social awareness
Answer: c
Page ref: 4
Skill: Factual
Easy
3. _____________ is the process through which individuals form impressions of others and interpret
information about them.
, a. Social interaction
b. Social perception
c. Social influence
d. Social awareness
Answer: b
Page ref: 4
Skill: Factual
Easy
4. A social psychologist would be most likely to study which of the following?
a. Societal based problems such as deviance and crime
b. How personality characteristics like introversion predict behavior
c. The social factors that influence how high school students choose their college major
d. They would be equally likely to study all of the above.
Answer: c
Page ref: 4
Skill: Applied
Difficult
5. Meredith studies patterns of crime rates among different societies over time. Meredith is most
likely a ____________.
a. personality psychologist
b. social psychologist
c. sociologist
d. cognitive psychologist
Answer: c
Page ref: 4
Skill: Applied
, Moderate
6. Social psychology focuses more on _________________ than personality psychology.
a. inner thoughts
b. personality differences
c. individual traits
d. situational factors
Answer: d
Page ref: 4
Skill: Conceptual
Easy
7. Which of the following statements best characterizes the overlap between personality and social
psychology?
a. Both emphasize the study of group differences.
b. Both emphasize the study of group processes.
c. Both are concerned with the behaviors, thoughts, and feelings of individuals.
d. Both are concerned only with private internal functioning.
Answer: c
Page ref: 5
Skill: Conceptual
Moderate
8. In 1898, _____________ conducted what is considered one of the earliest formal studies in social
psychology.
a. Max Ringelmann
b. Norman Triplett
c. Gordan Allport
d. Richard LaPiere
, Answer: b
Page ref: 5
Skill: Factual
Easy
9. _____________ is defined as the enhancement of a well-learned performance when another
person is present.
a. Confirmation bias
b. Social facilitation
c. Social perception
d. Social loafing
Answer: b
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Skill: Factual
Easy
10. Norman Triplett conducted a study measuring the performance of children playing a simple game
either alone or in the presence of another child. Triplett’s results indicated that:
a. Children playing the game in pairs performed equal to children playing alone.
b. Children playing the game in pairs performed better than children playing alone.
c. Children playing the game alone performed better than children playing in pairs.
d. Older children playing the game performed better irrespective of whether they were alone or
with another child.
Answer: b
Page ref: 6
Skill: Factual
Difficult
11. You are a very fast swimmer but you always perform better during competitions than during
practice. This phenomenon refers to:
