Question 1

Because their intellectual roots lie in Gestalt psychology,social psychologists tend to focus on ________.

Accepted Answer

A) rewards and punishments 
B) unconscious processing 
C) personality differences 
D) people's subjective interpretations 
E) the effects of social behaviour 
A) rewards and punishments 
B) unconscious processing 
C) personality differences 
D) people's subjective interpretations 
E) the effects of social behaviour

Question 2

How would a social psychology researcher explain the results of Rosenthal and Jacobson's (1968)study in which erroneous teacher expectations changed the behaviours of their students?

Accepted Answer

A) The students in this study were atypical. 
B) Intelligence tests are poor predictors of academic performance. 
C) Teachers,like many of us,are irrational. 
D) Teachers,like many of us,are motivated to see themselves in a positive light. 
E) Our social expectations influence our own and others' behaviours. 
A) The students in this study were atypical. 
B) Intelligence tests are poor predictors of academic performance. 
C) Teachers,like many of us,are irrational. 
D) Teachers,like many of us,are motivated to see themselves in a positive light. 
E) Our social expectations influence our own and others' behaviours.

Question 3

According to the text,which of the following statements is true regarding the difference between the way social psychologists approach the study of human behaviour and the approach others take?

Accepted Answer

A) Unlike philosophers,social psychologists study only the observable behaviours of people-not their inner thoughts and feelings. 
B) Unlike sociologists,social psychologists adopt a scientific approach to the study of people. 
C) Unlike philosophers,sociologists,and personality psychologists,social psychologists seek to predict human behaviour. 
D) Unlike personality psychologists,social psychologists are less concerned with individual differences than with the influence of the social situation on behaviour. 
E) Unlike clinical psychologists,social psychologists focus on the pathological. 
A) Unlike philosophers,social psychologists study only the observable behaviours of people-not their inner thoughts and feelings. 
B) Unlike sociologists,social psychologists adopt a scientific approach to the study of people. 
C) Unlike philosophers,sociologists,and personality psychologists,social psychologists seek to predict human behaviour. 
D) Unlike personality psychologists,social psychologists are less concerned with individual differences than with the influence of the social situation on behaviour. 
E) Unlike clinical psychologists,social psychologists focus on the pathological.

Question 4

Recall that Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968)told teachers that some of their students were "bloomers." Consequently,those students actually performed better than students who were not labeled as bloomers.This finding suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) teachers' expectations were powerful in influencing the bloomers' behaviours. 
B) the bloomers really were better students than their peers. 
C) the bloomers were selected by intelligence. 
D) the teachers were motivated to prove that the researchers were right. 
E) the teachers were motivated to reward bloomers and punish the others. 
A) teachers' expectations were powerful in influencing the bloomers' behaviours. 
B) the bloomers really were better students than their peers. 
C) the bloomers were selected by intelligence. 
D) the teachers were motivated to prove that the researchers were right. 
E) the teachers were motivated to reward bloomers and punish the others.

Question 5

One of Kurt Lewin's boldest intellectual contributions to social psychology was

Accepted Answer

A) promoting the use of observational methods. 
B) applying behavioural principles to the topic of social influence. 
C) applying Gestalt principles to social perception. 
D) investigating the impact of culture on behaviour. 
E) reminding social psychologists that objective physical attributes of a social stimulus are important. 
A) promoting the use of observational methods. 
B) applying behavioural principles to the topic of social influence. 
C) applying Gestalt principles to social perception. 
D) investigating the impact of culture on behaviour. 
E) reminding social psychologists that objective physical attributes of a social stimulus are important.

Question 6

The word "construal" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the way in which people perceive,comprehend,and interpret the social world. 
B) information provided by other people. 
C) imagined events. 
D) social norms. 
E) objective reality. 
A) the way in which people perceive,comprehend,and interpret the social world. 
B) information provided by other people. 
C) imagined events. 
D) social norms. 
E) objective reality.

Question 7

What does social psychology have in common with folk wisdom? How does social psychology differ from folk wisdom?

Accepted Answer

Both perspectives ask and answer questio

Question 8

Health Canada intends to put even more graphic images of the effects of smoking on cigarette packages in an effort to deter smokers.With information in Chapter 1,you might advise them that smokers may

Accepted Answer

A) smoke more to relieve the anxiety these images create. 
B) reduce their fear by engaging in denial. 
C) improve their health related behaviour in other areas. 
D) not even notice the images and continue to smoke. 
E) blame Health Canada for their smoking problems. 
A) smoke more to relieve the anxiety these images create. 
B) reduce their fear by engaging in denial. 
C) improve their health related behaviour in other areas. 
D) not even notice the images and continue to smoke. 
E) blame Health Canada for their smoking problems.

Question 9

Karen returns home from her first year of university,and is very proud of her GPA.She earned a 3.0 ("B")average.She's unhappily surprised to discover that her parents are disappointed that she didn't perform better.This situation best represents the power of ________ in explaining social behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) socialization 
B) interpersonal conflict 
C) family dynamics 
D) achievement motivation 
E) construals 
A) socialization 
B) interpersonal conflict 
C) family dynamics 
D) achievement motivation 
E) construals

Question 10

Journalists,politicians,and our grandmothers are most likely to rely on ________ to explain social influence.

Accepted Answer

A) public opinion polls 
B) empirical data 
C) religious beliefs 
D) idle speculation 
E) common sense 
A) public opinion polls 
B) empirical data 
C) religious beliefs 
D) idle speculation 
E) common sense

Question 11

According to the text,to conclude that cult members who commit mass suicide are "weak-minded" people who are particularly susceptible to influence is to

Accepted Answer

A) overestimate the strength of social forces which influence the behaviour of individuals. 
B) commit the fundamental attribution error. 
C) accurately identify the most important cause of their behaviour. 
D) take a primarily sociological approach to understanding these events. 
E) engage in counterfactual thinking. 
A) overestimate the strength of social forces which influence the behaviour of individuals. 
B) commit the fundamental attribution error. 
C) accurately identify the most important cause of their behaviour. 
D) take a primarily sociological approach to understanding these events. 
E) engage in counterfactual thinking.

Question 12

Social cognition is the study of how people

Accepted Answer

A) interpret the actions of others. 
B) evaluate the groups to which they belong. 
C) think about themselves and the social world. 
D) react to rewards and punishers. 
E) decide how to act in social settings. 
A) interpret the actions of others. 
B) evaluate the groups to which they belong. 
C) think about themselves and the social world. 
D) react to rewards and punishers. 
E) decide how to act in social settings.

Question 13

According to the text,the phenomenon called "self-fulfilling" prophecy occurs because

Accepted Answer

A) we always respond best to positive reinforcers. 
B) we engage in the process of self-justification in order to maintain reasonably high self-esteem. 
C) the way we construe (or interpret)situations is subject to distortions. 
D) our expectations influence the way we behave,and therefore produce the reality we expect. 
E) as predicted by evolutionary psychology,the characteristics that help us survive will be passed on to our children. 
A) we always respond best to positive reinforcers. 
B) we engage in the process of self-justification in order to maintain reasonably high self-esteem. 
C) the way we construe (or interpret)situations is subject to distortions. 
D) our expectations influence the way we behave,and therefore produce the reality we expect. 
E) as predicted by evolutionary psychology,the characteristics that help us survive will be passed on to our children.

Question 14

Compared to social psychologists,personality psychologists are more likely to focus their attention on

Accepted Answer

A) subjective construals. 
B) positive behaviours. 
C) social norms. 
D) ideas from philosophy. 
E) individual differences. 
A) subjective construals. 
B) positive behaviours. 
C) social norms. 
D) ideas from philosophy. 
E) individual differences.

Question 15

When Tiffany plays volleyball with her friends,she is a team player.When she goes bowling with them,she does her best to beat them.These observations suggest that

Accepted Answer

A) Tiffany is ambivalent about how she feels about her friends. 
B) Tiffany's personality is unstable. 
C) Tiffany thinks her friends are bad bowlers. 
D) Tiffany is blindly obedient to the rules of the game. 
E) Tiffany is responding to norms as a source of social influence. 
A) Tiffany is ambivalent about how she feels about her friends. 
B) Tiffany's personality is unstable. 
C) Tiffany thinks her friends are bad bowlers. 
D) Tiffany is blindly obedient to the rules of the game. 
E) Tiffany is responding to norms as a source of social influence.

Question 16

Jacob was pouring gravy when he dropped the ladle and splattered gravy all over the tablecloth.In order to maintain his self-esteem,Jacob decided that

Accepted Answer

A) spilling the gravy was embarrassing to his family. 
B) the ladle was slippery and anyone would have dropped it. 
C) he was a clumsy person. 
D) he does not like gravy. 
E) he would be more careful next time. 
A) spilling the gravy was embarrassing to his family. 
B) the ladle was slippery and anyone would have dropped it. 
C) he was a clumsy person. 
D) he does not like gravy. 
E) he would be more careful next time.

Question 17

Why would social psychologists be interested in teachers' expectations of their students?

Accepted Answer

A) Teachers are experts in evaluating students' academic performance. 
B) Teachers,by virtue of their training,are better evaluators of student performance. 
C) Teachers are the major influence on children's self-esteem. 
D) The classroom is a good place to study the effects of expectations on performance. 
E) Teachers have a wealth of experience in dealing with children. 
A) Teachers are experts in evaluating students' academic performance. 
B) Teachers,by virtue of their training,are better evaluators of student performance. 
C) Teachers are the major influence on children's self-esteem. 
D) The classroom is a good place to study the effects of expectations on performance. 
E) Teachers have a wealth of experience in dealing with children.

Question 18

In their approach to understanding social behaviour,social psychologists are most similar to

Accepted Answer

A) personality psychologists. 
B) sociologists. 
C) Gestalt psychologists. 
D) philosophers. 
E) psychoanalysts. 
A) personality psychologists. 
B) sociologists. 
C) Gestalt psychologists. 
D) philosophers. 
E) psychoanalysts.

Question 19

Unlike social psychologists,personality psychologists are most concerned with

Accepted Answer

A) mental illness. 
B) how people are like one another. 
C) the individual as a unit of analysis. 
D) how people differ from one another. 
E) subjective experiences. 
A) mental illness. 
B) how people are like one another. 
C) the individual as a unit of analysis. 
D) how people differ from one another. 
E) subjective experiences.

Question 20

Which of the following is a consequence of underestimating the power of social influence?

Accepted Answer

A) The social world is more predictable. 
B) We tend to overcomplicate simple situations. 
C) We become too confident. 
D) We overestimate our vulnerability to social situations. 
E) We develop a false sense of security. 
A) The social world is more predictable. 
B) We tend to overcomplicate simple situations. 
C) We become too confident. 
D) We overestimate our vulnerability to social situations. 
E) We develop a false sense of security.

Because their intellectual roots lie in Gestalt psychology,social psychologists tend to focus on ________.

How would a social psychology researcher explain the results of Rosenthal and Jacobson's (1968)study in which erroneous teacher expectations changed the behaviours of their students?

According to the text,which of the following statements is true regarding the difference between the way social psychologists approach the study of human behaviour and the approach others take?

Recall that Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968)told teachers that some of their students were "bloomers." Consequently,those students actually performed better than students who were not labeled as bloomers.This finding suggests that

One of Kurt Lewin's boldest intellectual contributions to social psychology was

The word "construal" refers to

What does social psychology have in common with folk wisdom? How does social psychology differ from folk wisdom?

Health Canada intends to put even more graphic images of the effects of smoking on cigarette packages in an effort to deter smokers.With information in Chapter 1,you might advise them that smokers may

Karen returns home from her first year of university,and is very proud of her GPA.She earned a 3.0 ("B")average.She's unhappily surprised to discover that her parents are disappointed that she didn't perform better.This situation best represents the power of ________ in explaining social behaviour.

Journalists,politicians,and our grandmothers are most likely to rely on ________ to explain social influence.

According to the text,to conclude that cult members who commit mass suicide are "weak-minded" people who are particularly susceptible to influence is to

Social cognition is the study of how people

According to the text,the phenomenon called "self-fulfilling" prophecy occurs because

Compared to social psychologists,personality psychologists are more likely to focus their attention on

When Tiffany plays volleyball with her friends,she is a team player.When she goes bowling with them,she does her best to beat them.These observations suggest that

Jacob was pouring gravy when he dropped the ladle and splattered gravy all over the tablecloth.In order to maintain his self-esteem,Jacob decided that

Why would social psychologists be interested in teachers' expectations of their students?

In their approach to understanding social behaviour,social psychologists are most similar to

Unlike social psychologists,personality psychologists are most concerned with

Which of the following is a consequence of underestimating the power of social influence?

Methodology

Social Cognition

Social Perception

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

Attitudes and Attitude Change

Conformity

Group Processes

Interpersonal Attraction

Prosocial Behaviour

Aggression

Prejudice

The Intersection of Social Psychology and Environmental Issues

Exploring the Concept of Stress: Factors, Correlations, and Implications for Health

Eyewitness Testimony and the Legal System

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Exam 1: Introduction to Social Psychology

Because their intellectual roots lie in Gestalt psychology,social psychologists tend to focus on ________.

How would a social psychology researcher explain the results of Rosenthal and Jacobson's (1968)study in which erroneous teacher expectations changed the behaviours of their students?

According to the text,which of the following statements is true regarding the difference between the way social psychologists approach the study of human behaviour and the approach others take?

Recall that Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968)told teachers that some of their students were "bloomers." Consequently,those students actually performed better than students who were not labeled as bloomers.This finding suggests that

One of Kurt Lewin's boldest intellectual contributions to social psychology was

The word "construal" refers to

What does social psychology have in common with folk wisdom? How does social psychology differ from folk wisdom?

Health Canada intends to put even more graphic images of the effects of smoking on cigarette packages in an effort to deter smokers.With information in Chapter 1,you might advise them that smokers may

Karen returns home from her first year of university,and is very proud of her GPA.She earned a 3.0 ("B")average.She's unhappily surprised to discover that her parents are disappointed that she didn't perform better.This situation best represents the power of ________ in explaining social behaviour.

Journalists,politicians,and our grandmothers are most likely to rely on ________ to explain social influence.

According to the text,to conclude that cult members who commit mass suicide are "weak-minded" people who are particularly susceptible to influence is to

Social cognition is the study of how people

According to the text,the phenomenon called "self-fulfilling" prophecy occurs because

Compared to social psychologists,personality psychologists are more likely to focus their attention on

When Tiffany plays volleyball with her friends,she is a team player.When she goes bowling with them,she does her best to beat them.These observations suggest that

Jacob was pouring gravy when he dropped the ladle and splattered gravy all over the tablecloth.In order to maintain his self-esteem,Jacob decided that

Why would social psychologists be interested in teachers' expectations of their students?

In their approach to understanding social behaviour,social psychologists are most similar to

Unlike social psychologists,personality psychologists are most concerned with

Which of the following is a consequence of underestimating the power of social influence?

Methodology

Social Cognition

Social Perception

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

Attitudes and Attitude Change

Conformity

Group Processes

Interpersonal Attraction

Prosocial Behaviour

Aggression

Prejudice

The Intersection of Social Psychology and Environmental Issues

Exploring the Concept of Stress: Factors, Correlations, and Implications for Health

Eyewitness Testimony and the Legal System

Filters