Ch01
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
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. The examples cited in your text as phenomena of particular interest to social psychology are similar to each
other because they all
A. deal with how people view and affect one another.
B. show the influence of personality on behaviour.
C. represent various forms of groups and organizations.
D. show the power of internal influences on human action.
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. commonsense psychology.
4. Among other issues, social psychology is the scientific study of
A. how people relate with others.
B. how people think about one another.
C. both A and B
D. social groups, organizations, and institutions.
5. The first social psychology text was published
A. in the early 1930s, when researchers examined the effects of deprivation on aggression and altruism.
B. in World War I, when psychologists conducted studies of social conflict and cooperation.
C. in World War II, when researchers performed studies of persuasion and soldier morale.
D. in the early 1900s, shortly after social psychology experiments began to be conducted.
6. The first social psychology experiments were reported
A. just two centuries ago.
B. just a century ago.
C. just 75 years ago.
D. just after World War I.
,7. According to the text, which of the following processes is least likely to shape human behaviour?
A. Intuitions
B. Social influences
C. Personal attitudes and dispositions
D. The stars' configurations
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.
10. Psychological science has revealed that much our of our thinking occurs
A. intuitively.
B. in our consciousness.
C. in our unconscious.
D. all of the above
11. Williams and colleagues (2001, 2002) investigated whether relating to others is a basic need. The results of
their studies show that
A. feeling left out increases once desire to perform better on standardized tests.
B. feeling left out can have negative effects on how people feel about others.
C. feeling left out can have negative effects on how people feel about themselves.
D. None of the above.
12. Base upon the results of their study, Leary and Baumeister (2000) argued that the basis of our self-esteem is
the result of
A. how well we cope with rejection.
B. how frightening or intimidating we can make others feel.
C. how competent we are in our job.
D. how accepted we feel by others.
13. Sociologists study the structure and function of
A. relationships.
B. societies.
C. groups.
D. cultures.
,14. Which of the following examples is a question a social psychologist would be most likely to study?
A. How have divorce rates changed over time?
B. What accounts for racial differences in intelligence?
C. In deciding how they will vote in an election, are individuals more influenced by one persuasive medium
than by another?
D. In what ways do children learn differently than do adults?
15. In studying racial attitudes, a social psychologist would be most interested in understanding
A. how individuals develop racial attitudes.
B. how the attitudes of one class are different from those of another.
C. age difference in racial prejudice.
D. the history of racial prejudice.
16. Of the following studies, which is the most likely to be conducted by a social psychologist?
A. An experimenter watches to see whether hungry game players use a more aggressive strategy than
players who are not hungry.
B. An interviewer does a case study of a physically disabled veteran.
C. An archival researcher examines records of divorce rates across cultures.
D. A test administrator measures the skills of an adolescent whose class performance has been poor.
17. Personality psychologists are more interested in _____, while social psychologists more likely focus on
_____.
A. normal personality; disordered or abnormal behaviour
B. individual differences; our common humanity
C. situational influences; internal motivations
D. cognition; emotion
18. In a study by Mehl and Pennebaker (2003), students wore microcassette recorders and microphones, and
were recorded for brief periods of time at regular intervals throughout their days. Their study revealed that
A. humans are solitary beings and do not engage in communication as much as we think.
B. individuals spend a great deal of time talking to others, but their conversations were often of little
substance or meaning.
C. communication was unrelated to social needs as people talked to themselves as much as they talked to
others.
D. relationships and communication are an integral part of being human.
19. Which of the following least demonstrates how the power of the situation can influence behaviour?
A. A depressed man feels that his wife and family put too much pressure on him.
B. Public concerns about mental illness following high profile cases in the news.
C. Canadians coming together to support others after a natural disaster.
D. The atrocities committed during the Holocaust.
, 20. According to the divisions in social psychology and their corresponding themes, social influence is to
________________, whereas social relation is to _______________.
A. we construct our social reality; relating to others is a basic need.
B. dispositions shape behaviour; social behaviour is biologically based.
C. social influences shape behaviour; social intuitions are powerful.
D. social behaviour is biologically based; relating to others is a basic need.
21. How do values obviously enter the picture in social psychology?
A. Values influence researchers' choice of topics.
B. Values affect the types of people attracted to various disciplines.
C. Values are frequently the object of social psychological analysis.
D. All of the above
22. Values can subtly influence science by guiding
A. scientists' assumptions and preconceptions.
B. the labels scientists use for their concepts.
C. scientists' thoughts about what ought to be.
D. All of the above
23. Jamir is a first year university student and living away from home for the first time. He is having some
difficulties adjusting to university life due to some of the values that he holds. Which of the following is an
example of a subtle way that Jamir's values influence his behaviour?
A Jamir notices that other students sometimes appear to be scared of him, and believes this is because of his
. cultural background and erroneous assumptions about terrorism.
B Jamir finds his peers very self-absorbed and "out for number one", whereas he was taught to respect
. others and do what was best for the collective group and not the individual.
C.Jamir interprets other students failures (e.g., getting poor grades) as a sign that they are not dedicated and
have weak personalities.
D Jamir participates in Canada Day celebrations, but finds that his sense of national pride is very different
. from people who have lived in Canada all their lives.
24. Contrary to popular opinion, scientists investigate nature
A. from a position of pure objectivity, with no personal motives or social agenda.
B. by interpreting it according to their own mental categories.
C. for its aesthetic value with little or no regard for the artificial value of objectivity.
D. with no preconceptions.
25. Common assumptions often go unchallenged among a group of scholars who share the same
A. area of interest.
B. method of inquiry.
C. level of intelligence.
D. culture.
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
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. The examples cited in your text as phenomena of particular interest to social psychology are similar to each
other because they all
A. deal with how people view and affect one another.
B. show the influence of personality on behaviour.
C. represent various forms of groups and organizations.
D. show the power of internal influences on human action.
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. commonsense psychology.
4. Among other issues, social psychology is the scientific study of
A. how people relate with others.
B. how people think about one another.
C. both A and B
D. social groups, organizations, and institutions.
5. The first social psychology text was published
A. in the early 1930s, when researchers examined the effects of deprivation on aggression and altruism.
B. in World War I, when psychologists conducted studies of social conflict and cooperation.
C. in World War II, when researchers performed studies of persuasion and soldier morale.
D. in the early 1900s, shortly after social psychology experiments began to be conducted.
6. The first social psychology experiments were reported
A. just two centuries ago.
B. just a century ago.
C. just 75 years ago.
D. just after World War I.
,7. According to the text, which of the following processes is least likely to shape human behaviour?
A. Intuitions
B. Social influences
C. Personal attitudes and dispositions
D. The stars' configurations
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.
10. Psychological science has revealed that much our of our thinking occurs
A. intuitively.
B. in our consciousness.
C. in our unconscious.
D. all of the above
11. Williams and colleagues (2001, 2002) investigated whether relating to others is a basic need. The results of
their studies show that
A. feeling left out increases once desire to perform better on standardized tests.
B. feeling left out can have negative effects on how people feel about others.
C. feeling left out can have negative effects on how people feel about themselves.
D. None of the above.
12. Base upon the results of their study, Leary and Baumeister (2000) argued that the basis of our self-esteem is
the result of
A. how well we cope with rejection.
B. how frightening or intimidating we can make others feel.
C. how competent we are in our job.
D. how accepted we feel by others.
13. Sociologists study the structure and function of
A. relationships.
B. societies.
C. groups.
D. cultures.
,14. Which of the following examples is a question a social psychologist would be most likely to study?
A. How have divorce rates changed over time?
B. What accounts for racial differences in intelligence?
C. In deciding how they will vote in an election, are individuals more influenced by one persuasive medium
than by another?
D. In what ways do children learn differently than do adults?
15. In studying racial attitudes, a social psychologist would be most interested in understanding
A. how individuals develop racial attitudes.
B. how the attitudes of one class are different from those of another.
C. age difference in racial prejudice.
D. the history of racial prejudice.
16. Of the following studies, which is the most likely to be conducted by a social psychologist?
A. An experimenter watches to see whether hungry game players use a more aggressive strategy than
players who are not hungry.
B. An interviewer does a case study of a physically disabled veteran.
C. An archival researcher examines records of divorce rates across cultures.
D. A test administrator measures the skills of an adolescent whose class performance has been poor.
17. Personality psychologists are more interested in _____, while social psychologists more likely focus on
_____.
A. normal personality; disordered or abnormal behaviour
B. individual differences; our common humanity
C. situational influences; internal motivations
D. cognition; emotion
18. In a study by Mehl and Pennebaker (2003), students wore microcassette recorders and microphones, and
were recorded for brief periods of time at regular intervals throughout their days. Their study revealed that
A. humans are solitary beings and do not engage in communication as much as we think.
B. individuals spend a great deal of time talking to others, but their conversations were often of little
substance or meaning.
C. communication was unrelated to social needs as people talked to themselves as much as they talked to
others.
D. relationships and communication are an integral part of being human.
19. Which of the following least demonstrates how the power of the situation can influence behaviour?
A. A depressed man feels that his wife and family put too much pressure on him.
B. Public concerns about mental illness following high profile cases in the news.
C. Canadians coming together to support others after a natural disaster.
D. The atrocities committed during the Holocaust.
, 20. According to the divisions in social psychology and their corresponding themes, social influence is to
________________, whereas social relation is to _______________.
A. we construct our social reality; relating to others is a basic need.
B. dispositions shape behaviour; social behaviour is biologically based.
C. social influences shape behaviour; social intuitions are powerful.
D. social behaviour is biologically based; relating to others is a basic need.
21. How do values obviously enter the picture in social psychology?
A. Values influence researchers' choice of topics.
B. Values affect the types of people attracted to various disciplines.
C. Values are frequently the object of social psychological analysis.
D. All of the above
22. Values can subtly influence science by guiding
A. scientists' assumptions and preconceptions.
B. the labels scientists use for their concepts.
C. scientists' thoughts about what ought to be.
D. All of the above
23. Jamir is a first year university student and living away from home for the first time. He is having some
difficulties adjusting to university life due to some of the values that he holds. Which of the following is an
example of a subtle way that Jamir's values influence his behaviour?
A Jamir notices that other students sometimes appear to be scared of him, and believes this is because of his
. cultural background and erroneous assumptions about terrorism.
B Jamir finds his peers very self-absorbed and "out for number one", whereas he was taught to respect
. others and do what was best for the collective group and not the individual.
C.Jamir interprets other students failures (e.g., getting poor grades) as a sign that they are not dedicated and
have weak personalities.
D Jamir participates in Canada Day celebrations, but finds that his sense of national pride is very different
. from people who have lived in Canada all their lives.
24. Contrary to popular opinion, scientists investigate nature
A. from a position of pure objectivity, with no personal motives or social agenda.
B. by interpreting it according to their own mental categories.
C. for its aesthetic value with little or no regard for the artificial value of objectivity.
D. with no preconceptions.
25. Common assumptions often go unchallenged among a group of scholars who share the same
A. area of interest.
B. method of inquiry.
C. level of intelligence.
D. culture.
