Multiple Choice
1. Social psychologists typically
a. focus their studies on behavior only.
b. use the scientific method in their research.
c. avoid studying individuals in favor of groups.
d. view behavior in the same ways as sociologists.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the
kinds of questions that social psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:14 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
2. Which question would a social psychologist be most likely to study?
a. What developmental factors contribute to adult cognitive abilities?
b. What risk factors contribute to the onset of schizophrenia?
c. Is there a link between playing violent video games and engaging in aggressive
behavior?
d. Do citizens in countries with democratic governments report greater life satisfaction
than citizens in countries with autocratic governments?
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
,REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the
kinds of questions that social psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:17 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
3. The scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behavior when in the real, implied or
imagined presence of others is called ____ psychology.
a. clinical
b. social
c. personality
d. interactive
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the
kinds of questions that social psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:18 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/9/2016 12:00 AM
,4. Social psychology is all of the following except
a. a science addressing a diverse set of topics.
b. the study of how people think, feel, and behave.
c. a compilation of anecdotal observations and case studies.
d. an approach applying the scientific method.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the
kinds of questions that social psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:35 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
5. Social psychology is primarily concerned with the ways in which
a. group factors contribute to the functioning of social institutions.
b. unconscious forces influence conscious motivations and desires.
c. specific personality characteristics predict behavior across situations.
d. individuals think, feel, and behave in a social context.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
, HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the
kinds of questions that social psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
6. The question, "When is a bystander more or less likely to help you in in an emergency?"
examines which major domain of social psychology?
a. social perception
b. social cognition
c. social influence
d. social interaction
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the
kinds of questions that social psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:39 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
7. Social psychology differs from history and philosophy in its
a. attention to the scientific method.
1. Social psychologists typically
a. focus their studies on behavior only.
b. use the scientific method in their research.
c. avoid studying individuals in favor of groups.
d. view behavior in the same ways as sociologists.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the
kinds of questions that social psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:14 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
2. Which question would a social psychologist be most likely to study?
a. What developmental factors contribute to adult cognitive abilities?
b. What risk factors contribute to the onset of schizophrenia?
c. Is there a link between playing violent video games and engaging in aggressive
behavior?
d. Do citizens in countries with democratic governments report greater life satisfaction
than citizens in countries with autocratic governments?
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
,REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the
kinds of questions that social psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:17 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
3. The scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behavior when in the real, implied or
imagined presence of others is called ____ psychology.
a. clinical
b. social
c. personality
d. interactive
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the
kinds of questions that social psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:18 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/9/2016 12:00 AM
,4. Social psychology is all of the following except
a. a science addressing a diverse set of topics.
b. the study of how people think, feel, and behave.
c. a compilation of anecdotal observations and case studies.
d. an approach applying the scientific method.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the
kinds of questions that social psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:35 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
5. Social psychology is primarily concerned with the ways in which
a. group factors contribute to the functioning of social institutions.
b. unconscious forces influence conscious motivations and desires.
c. specific personality characteristics predict behavior across situations.
d. individuals think, feel, and behave in a social context.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
, HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the
kinds of questions that social psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
6. The question, "When is a bystander more or less likely to help you in in an emergency?"
examines which major domain of social psychology?
a. social perception
b. social cognition
c. social influence
d. social interaction
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the
kinds of questions that social psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:39 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
7. Social psychology differs from history and philosophy in its
a. attention to the scientific method.
