,Test Bank For Social Psychology 11th Edition
Chapter 1. What Is Social Psychology?
Chapter 1. What Is Social Psychology?
1. 001: Social psychologists typically
Social psychologists typically
a. focus their studies on socioeconomic class and race.
*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.
2. 002: Which of the following questions would a social psychologis
Which of the following questions would a social psychologist be most likely to study?
a. Is there a link between social environment of one’s upbringing and his/her 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. What is the relationship between race and ethnicity?
3. 003: The scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and be
The scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behave when in the real, implied, or
imagined presence of others is called ____ psychology.
a. clinical
*b. social
c. developmental
d. interactive
4. 004: Social psychology is all the following except
Social psychology is all the following except
a. a science addressing a diverse set of topics.
b. the study of how people think, feel, and behave in the presence of others.
*c. a compilation of anecdotal observations and case studies.
d. an approach applying the scientific method.
5. 005: What makes social psychology unique?
What makes social psychology unique?
a. The study of group factors contributing to the functioning of social institutions
b. The study of race relations in a social context
c. The emphasis on classification of people in terms of socioeconomic class
*d. The emphasis on the social nature of individuals
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,Test Bank For Social Psychology 11th Edition
Chapter 1. What Is Social Psychology?
6. 006: The question, "When is a bystander more or
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
7. 007: Social psychology differs from history and philosophy in it
Social psychology differs from history and philosophy in its
*a. attention to the scientific method.
b. concern with human behavior.
c. greater focus on cultural influences.
d. more narrowly defined areas of interest.
8. 008: Anita wants to spend her career studying the factors that p
Anita wants to spend her career studying the factors that predict whether the members of a couple
are satisfied with their marriage. If she chooses to do so as a social psychologist, it is likely that
her pursuit will
a. focus more on the thoughts of various couples than on their actual behavior.
b. emphasize the importance of different personality types of couples.
c. examine groups rather than individuals as the unit of analysis.
*d. include systematic observation, description, and measurement of couples.
9. 009: Which of the following statements describes a central chara
Which of the following statements describes a central characteristic of social psychology?
a. Social psychology uses historical events as its primary source of data.
*b. Social psychology assumes that thoughts and behaviors are influenced by other
people.
c. Social psychology focuses more on the behavior of groups than on that of
individuals.
d. Social psychology emphasizes the solitary nature of human behavior.
10. 010: Which of the following statements is true of social psychol
Which of the following statements is true of social psychology?
*a. A goal of social psychology is to develop general principles that describe human
behavior.
b. An assumption of social psychology is that only social factors influence human
behavior.
c. Social psychology argues that implied or imagined presence of others never influence
individuals.
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Chapter 1. What Is Social Psychology?
d. Social psychology focuses exclusively on subconscious thoughts of human beings.
11. 011: A social psychologist would be least likely to conduct a st
A social psychologist would be least likely to conduct a study examining the effect of
*a. sleep on the ability to concentrate.
b. temperature on highway shootings.
c. political attitudes on friendship formation.
d. academic performance on self-esteem.
12. 012: Sarunas is a social psychologist. He is probably most inter
Sarunas is a social psychologist. He is probably most interested in reading about a study
demonstrating the effects of
*a. similarity of attitudes on interpersonal attraction.
b. immigration patterns on stock market activity.
c. distraction of attention to a visual display.
d. narcotic substances on neurotransmitter activity in the brain.
13. 013: Courses in social psychology are most often required for st
Courses in social psychology are most often required for students majoring in
a. biological sciences.
*b. journalism.
c. performing arts.
d. philosophy.
14. 014: Walton and colleagues (2015) studied students in an enginee
Walton and colleagues (2015) studied students in an engineering program, focusing on specific
factors related to first year grade point averages (GPAs). They found that women’s GPAs were
very similar to men’s when
*a. the students received the brief information designed to counter concerns about
belonging.
b. academic advisors were trained in avoiding gender stereotypes in class assignments.
c. professors were recorded giving class lectures to help them identify unequal
behaviors.
d. residence hall advisors were instructed to “urge” females to take more difficult
classes.
15. 015: Sociologists tend to study behavior at the ____ level, wher
Sociologists tend to study behavior at the ____ level, whereas social psychologists study behavior
at the ____ level.
*a. group; individual
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Chapter 1. What Is Social Psychology?
Chapter 1. What Is Social Psychology?
1. 001: Social psychologists typically
Social psychologists typically
a. focus their studies on socioeconomic class and race.
*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.
2. 002: Which of the following questions would a social psychologis
Which of the following questions would a social psychologist be most likely to study?
a. Is there a link between social environment of one’s upbringing and his/her 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. What is the relationship between race and ethnicity?
3. 003: The scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and be
The scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behave when in the real, implied, or
imagined presence of others is called ____ psychology.
a. clinical
*b. social
c. developmental
d. interactive
4. 004: Social psychology is all the following except
Social psychology is all the following except
a. a science addressing a diverse set of topics.
b. the study of how people think, feel, and behave in the presence of others.
*c. a compilation of anecdotal observations and case studies.
d. an approach applying the scientific method.
5. 005: What makes social psychology unique?
What makes social psychology unique?
a. The study of group factors contributing to the functioning of social institutions
b. The study of race relations in a social context
c. The emphasis on classification of people in terms of socioeconomic class
*d. The emphasis on the social nature of individuals
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,Test Bank For Social Psychology 11th Edition
Chapter 1. What Is Social Psychology?
6. 006: The question, "When is a bystander more or
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
7. 007: Social psychology differs from history and philosophy in it
Social psychology differs from history and philosophy in its
*a. attention to the scientific method.
b. concern with human behavior.
c. greater focus on cultural influences.
d. more narrowly defined areas of interest.
8. 008: Anita wants to spend her career studying the factors that p
Anita wants to spend her career studying the factors that predict whether the members of a couple
are satisfied with their marriage. If she chooses to do so as a social psychologist, it is likely that
her pursuit will
a. focus more on the thoughts of various couples than on their actual behavior.
b. emphasize the importance of different personality types of couples.
c. examine groups rather than individuals as the unit of analysis.
*d. include systematic observation, description, and measurement of couples.
9. 009: Which of the following statements describes a central chara
Which of the following statements describes a central characteristic of social psychology?
a. Social psychology uses historical events as its primary source of data.
*b. Social psychology assumes that thoughts and behaviors are influenced by other
people.
c. Social psychology focuses more on the behavior of groups than on that of
individuals.
d. Social psychology emphasizes the solitary nature of human behavior.
10. 010: Which of the following statements is true of social psychol
Which of the following statements is true of social psychology?
*a. A goal of social psychology is to develop general principles that describe human
behavior.
b. An assumption of social psychology is that only social factors influence human
behavior.
c. Social psychology argues that implied or imagined presence of others never influence
individuals.
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Chapter 1. What Is Social Psychology?
d. Social psychology focuses exclusively on subconscious thoughts of human beings.
11. 011: A social psychologist would be least likely to conduct a st
A social psychologist would be least likely to conduct a study examining the effect of
*a. sleep on the ability to concentrate.
b. temperature on highway shootings.
c. political attitudes on friendship formation.
d. academic performance on self-esteem.
12. 012: Sarunas is a social psychologist. He is probably most inter
Sarunas is a social psychologist. He is probably most interested in reading about a study
demonstrating the effects of
*a. similarity of attitudes on interpersonal attraction.
b. immigration patterns on stock market activity.
c. distraction of attention to a visual display.
d. narcotic substances on neurotransmitter activity in the brain.
13. 013: Courses in social psychology are most often required for st
Courses in social psychology are most often required for students majoring in
a. biological sciences.
*b. journalism.
c. performing arts.
d. philosophy.
14. 014: Walton and colleagues (2015) studied students in an enginee
Walton and colleagues (2015) studied students in an engineering program, focusing on specific
factors related to first year grade point averages (GPAs). They found that women’s GPAs were
very similar to men’s when
*a. the students received the brief information designed to counter concerns about
belonging.
b. academic advisors were trained in avoiding gender stereotypes in class assignments.
c. professors were recorded giving class lectures to help them identify unequal
behaviors.
d. residence hall advisors were instructed to “urge” females to take more difficult
classes.
15. 015: Sociologists tend to study behavior at the ____ level, wher
Sociologists tend to study behavior at the ____ level, whereas social psychologists study behavior
at the ____ level.
*a. group; individual
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