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,CONTENTS
Preface
Chapterg1gSocialgPsychology:gThegSciencegofgthegSocialgSidegofgLifeg1
Chapterg2gSocialgCognition:gHowgwegthinkgAboutgthegSocialgWorldg27
Chapterg3gSocialgPerception:gPerceivinggandgUnderstandinggOthersg53
Chapterg4gThegSelf:gAnsweringgthegQuestion,g“WhogAmgI?”g79
Chapterg5gAttitudes:gEvaluatinggandgRespondinggtogthegSocialgWorldg105g
Chapterg6gThegCauses,gEffects,gandgCuresgofgStereotyping,gPrejudicegan
dgDiscriminationg131
Chapterg7gInterpersonalgAttractiongandgClosegRelationshipsg15
5gChapterg8gSocialgInfluence:gChanginggOthers’gBehaviorg179g
Chapterg9gProsocialgBehavior:gHelpinggOthersg205
Chapterg10gAggression:gItsgNature,gCauses,gandgControlg231
Chapterg11gGroupsgandgIndividuals:gThegConsequencesgofgBelongingg25
7gChapterg12gSocialgPsychology:gApplyinggItsgPrinciplesgtogLaw,gHealth,ga
ndgBusinessg283
Preface
TheggoalgofgthegTestgBankgtogaccompanygRobertgA.gBaron,gNylagR
.gBranscombegandgDonngByrne’s
SocialgPsychology,gTwelfthgEdition,gisgtogprovidegfullygreferenced,gthoroughl
ygreviewedgquestions,gwhich
targetgthegkeygconceptsgfromgthegcorrespondinggchaptersgofgthegtextbook
.gTheregaregapproximatelyg1,500
questionsgtotal,granginggingtypegfromgmultiple-choice,gfill-in-the-
blank,gshortganswer,gandgconcisegessay
questions.gNewgtogthisgeditiongtheregisgalsogonegMyPsychLabgFeature
gEssaygQuestiongpergchaptergthat
testsgagrelevantgasset.
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kgsoftware,gwhichgcangbe
downloadedgfromgthegInstructor’sgResourcegCenterga
tgwww.pearsonhighered.com.
SpecialgthanksgtogthegaccuracygreviewersgJodygL.gDavis,gVirgini
agCommonwealthgUniversity,gJeffrey
Green,gVirginiagCommonwealthgUniversity,gandgMarkgA.gWhatley,gValdost
agStategUniversitygfor
carefullygcheckinggeachgquestiongandgprovidinggexceptionalgfeedback.
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eggoalgisgtogimprovegthegtest
,questionsgsogthatgeachgisgagtrulygfairgtestgofgagfactualgknowledgegofgSocia
lgPsychology,gagclearggraspgofgthe
issues,gorgangabilitygtogapplygthatgunderstandinggtogagreal-
worldgexample.gThankgyougforgchoosinggSocialgPsychology,gTwelfthgEdition!
gIgsincerelyghopegthatgyougfindgthisgcarefully
integratedgresourcegagvaluablegadditiongtogyourgcoursegmaterials.
GreggNichols
UniversitygofgKansas
Chapterg1:gSocialgPsychology:gThegSciencegofgthegSocialgSidegofgLif
egTESTgBANK
CHAPTERg1gSOCIALgPSYCHOLOGY:gTHEgSCIENCEgOFgTHEgSOCIAL
SIDEgOFgLIFE
MULTIPLE-CHOICEgQUESTIONS
Thegbranchgofgpsychologygthatgseeksgtogunderstandgthegnaturegan
dgcausesgofgindividualgbehaviorgand
thoughtgingsocialgsituationsgisg________
.gA)ggeneralgpsychology
B)gsocialgpsychology
C)gorganizationalgpsychology
gD)gappliedgpsychology
E)ginterpersonalgpsychology
gAnswer:gB
PagegRef:g5g-g6
Socialgpsychologistsgfocusgtheirgattentiongmainlygongindividualsgbecause
________.
A)gourgbehaviorgisginfluencedgbygthegactionsgofgothergindividualsgingsocia
lgsituations
B)gthegbehaviorgofggroupsgisgtoogdifficultgtogstudyginglaboratorygconditionsg
C)gculturalgdifferencesghavegagstronggeffectgongthegbehaviorgofggroupsgbu
tgonlygagweakgeffectgon
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D)gsomegindividualsgaregmoregstronglygaffectedgbygsocietygthangaregothersgE
)gsocietygdoesn'tghavegmuchginfluencegoverghowgindividualsgshouldgbehavegi
ngmostgsituations
Answer:gA
PagegRef:g5g-g6
Asgagscientificgdiscipline,gsocialgpsychologygstrivesgforg________.
A)gagnon-skepticalgunderstandinggofgunobservablegforces
, agunifiedgtheorygofggroupgbehavior
angobjectivegunderstandinggofgbehavior
agnarrowgfocusgongthegdeterminantsgofggroupgbehavior
agsubjectivegunderstandinggofggroupgfunction
sgAnswer:gC
PagegRef:g6
4)gSocialgPsychologygembracesg________gasgcoregscientificgvalues.
accuracy,gobjectivity,gskepticism,gandgopen-mindedness
accuracy,gobjectivity,gstatisticalgsupport,gandgopen-mindedness
objectivity,gtheoreticalgcoherence,gopen-mindedness,gandgskepticism
theoreticalgcoherence,gparticipant-observergapproach,gclient-
centeredgstance,gskepticism
open-
mindedness,gskepticism,gstatisticalgsupport,gtheoreticalgcoherencegAnswer
:gA
PagegRef:g6
5)gThegfocusgofgsocialgpsychologygisgong________.
thegprocessesgsocietygusegtogdirectgandgcontrolgthegbehaviorgo
fgindividuals
howggroupsgdefinegandgshapegsociety
thegbehaviorgandgthoughtsgofgindividuals
thegactionsgofgsmallggroupsgofgindividuals
thegeffectsgthatgsocietygmayghavegonggroupgbehavio
rgAnswer:gC
PagegRef:g6
g1
SocialgPsychology,g12thgEdition
6)gWhygtakegagscientificgapproach?gPartgofgtheganswergliesgingtheg________
naturegofgproverbs,gaxioms,g
maximsgandgtheglike.
contradictory
anecdotal
medieval
Socratic
rhetoricalgAn
swer:gAgPageg
Ref:g6g-g7
7)gKimgknowsgshegneedsgtoggogtakegsummergcourses,gbutgworriesgabou
tgleavingghergnewgboyfriendgforg3
months.gShegwonders,gwillg"absencegmakegthegheartggogstronger"gbegtrue
,gorgisg"Outgofgsight,goutgofgmind"
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apter 1 -12. Complete A+ Guide
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,CONTENTS
Preface
Chapterg1gSocialgPsychology:gThegSciencegofgthegSocialgSidegofgLifeg1
Chapterg2gSocialgCognition:gHowgwegthinkgAboutgthegSocialgWorldg27
Chapterg3gSocialgPerception:gPerceivinggandgUnderstandinggOthersg53
Chapterg4gThegSelf:gAnsweringgthegQuestion,g“WhogAmgI?”g79
Chapterg5gAttitudes:gEvaluatinggandgRespondinggtogthegSocialgWorldg105g
Chapterg6gThegCauses,gEffects,gandgCuresgofgStereotyping,gPrejudicegan
dgDiscriminationg131
Chapterg7gInterpersonalgAttractiongandgClosegRelationshipsg15
5gChapterg8gSocialgInfluence:gChanginggOthers’gBehaviorg179g
Chapterg9gProsocialgBehavior:gHelpinggOthersg205
Chapterg10gAggression:gItsgNature,gCauses,gandgControlg231
Chapterg11gGroupsgandgIndividuals:gThegConsequencesgofgBelongingg25
7gChapterg12gSocialgPsychology:gApplyinggItsgPrinciplesgtogLaw,gHealth,ga
ndgBusinessg283
Preface
TheggoalgofgthegTestgBankgtogaccompanygRobertgA.gBaron,gNylagR
.gBranscombegandgDonngByrne’s
SocialgPsychology,gTwelfthgEdition,gisgtogprovidegfullygreferenced,gthoroughl
ygreviewedgquestions,gwhich
targetgthegkeygconceptsgfromgthegcorrespondinggchaptersgofgthegtextbook
.gTheregaregapproximatelyg1,500
questionsgtotal,granginggingtypegfromgmultiple-choice,gfill-in-the-
blank,gshortganswer,gandgconcisegessay
questions.gNewgtogthisgeditiongtheregisgalsogonegMyPsychLabgFeature
gEssaygQuestiongpergchaptergthat
testsgagrelevantgasset.
ThisgsamegTestgBankgisgavailablegingTestGengComputerizedgTestgBan
kgsoftware,gwhichgcangbe
downloadedgfromgthegInstructor’sgResourcegCenterga
tgwww.pearsonhighered.com.
SpecialgthanksgtogthegaccuracygreviewersgJodygL.gDavis,gVirgini
agCommonwealthgUniversity,gJeffrey
Green,gVirginiagCommonwealthgUniversity,gandgMarkgA.gWhatley,gValdost
agStategUniversitygfor
carefullygcheckinggeachgquestiongandgprovidinggexceptionalgfeedback.
Igwelcomeganygconstructivegfeedbackgfromgyougaboutgthisgtestgbank.gTh
eggoalgisgtogimprovegthegtest
,questionsgsogthatgeachgisgagtrulygfairgtestgofgagfactualgknowledgegofgSocia
lgPsychology,gagclearggraspgofgthe
issues,gorgangabilitygtogapplygthatgunderstandinggtogagreal-
worldgexample.gThankgyougforgchoosinggSocialgPsychology,gTwelfthgEdition!
gIgsincerelyghopegthatgyougfindgthisgcarefully
integratedgresourcegagvaluablegadditiongtogyourgcoursegmaterials.
GreggNichols
UniversitygofgKansas
Chapterg1:gSocialgPsychology:gThegSciencegofgthegSocialgSidegofgLif
egTESTgBANK
CHAPTERg1gSOCIALgPSYCHOLOGY:gTHEgSCIENCEgOFgTHEgSOCIAL
SIDEgOFgLIFE
MULTIPLE-CHOICEgQUESTIONS
Thegbranchgofgpsychologygthatgseeksgtogunderstandgthegnaturegan
dgcausesgofgindividualgbehaviorgand
thoughtgingsocialgsituationsgisg________
.gA)ggeneralgpsychology
B)gsocialgpsychology
C)gorganizationalgpsychology
gD)gappliedgpsychology
E)ginterpersonalgpsychology
gAnswer:gB
PagegRef:g5g-g6
Socialgpsychologistsgfocusgtheirgattentiongmainlygongindividualsgbecause
________.
A)gourgbehaviorgisginfluencedgbygthegactionsgofgothergindividualsgingsocia
lgsituations
B)gthegbehaviorgofggroupsgisgtoogdifficultgtogstudyginglaboratorygconditionsg
C)gculturalgdifferencesghavegagstronggeffectgongthegbehaviorgofggroupsgbu
tgonlygagweakgeffectgon
individuals
D)gsomegindividualsgaregmoregstronglygaffectedgbygsocietygthangaregothersgE
)gsocietygdoesn'tghavegmuchginfluencegoverghowgindividualsgshouldgbehavegi
ngmostgsituations
Answer:gA
PagegRef:g5g-g6
Asgagscientificgdiscipline,gsocialgpsychologygstrivesgforg________.
A)gagnon-skepticalgunderstandinggofgunobservablegforces
, agunifiedgtheorygofggroupgbehavior
angobjectivegunderstandinggofgbehavior
agnarrowgfocusgongthegdeterminantsgofggroupgbehavior
agsubjectivegunderstandinggofggroupgfunction
sgAnswer:gC
PagegRef:g6
4)gSocialgPsychologygembracesg________gasgcoregscientificgvalues.
accuracy,gobjectivity,gskepticism,gandgopen-mindedness
accuracy,gobjectivity,gstatisticalgsupport,gandgopen-mindedness
objectivity,gtheoreticalgcoherence,gopen-mindedness,gandgskepticism
theoreticalgcoherence,gparticipant-observergapproach,gclient-
centeredgstance,gskepticism
open-
mindedness,gskepticism,gstatisticalgsupport,gtheoreticalgcoherencegAnswer
:gA
PagegRef:g6
5)gThegfocusgofgsocialgpsychologygisgong________.
thegprocessesgsocietygusegtogdirectgandgcontrolgthegbehaviorgo
fgindividuals
howggroupsgdefinegandgshapegsociety
thegbehaviorgandgthoughtsgofgindividuals
thegactionsgofgsmallggroupsgofgindividuals
thegeffectsgthatgsocietygmayghavegonggroupgbehavio
rgAnswer:gC
PagegRef:g6
g1
SocialgPsychology,g12thgEdition
6)gWhygtakegagscientificgapproach?gPartgofgtheganswergliesgingtheg________
naturegofgproverbs,gaxioms,g
maximsgandgtheglike.
contradictory
anecdotal
medieval
Socratic
rhetoricalgAn
swer:gAgPageg
Ref:g6g-g7
7)gKimgknowsgshegneedsgtoggogtakegsummergcourses,gbutgworriesgabou
tgleavingghergnewgboyfriendgforg3
months.gShegwonders,gwillg"absencegmakegthegheartggogstronger"gbegtrue
,gorgisg"Outgofgsight,goutgofgmind"
