Exam 1: Introducing Social Psychology

The social cognition approach compares people to amateur

Melissa, Sally, Kathleen, and Lynne went mountain climbing. According to the self-justification approach, which one of the women would most appreciate the view from the top of the mountain?

Rahid's server in the restaurant just can't seem to get his order right. If Rahid has just read Chapter 1 on social influence and is thinking more like a social psychologist than before, what would he be most likely to think?

Which of the following is an example of social influence?

In explaining why so many people watching on the Internet failed to come to the aid of Abraham Biggs, who committed suicide, a behaviorist would most likely address the

Dr. Levowitz researches the question, "Are some people more aggressive than others?" This type of question is most closely in the realm of

Compare the self-esteem approach and the social cognition approach in terms of the motivations assumed to underlie human behavior.

Social and personality psychologists share which common goal?

Social psychologists' emphasis on construals of social situations has its roots in ________ psychology.

Which of the following people have fallen prey to the fundamental attribution error?

Dimitri went through a lot of hard work during basic training in the Army. At times, drill sergeants yelled at him; he was physically exhausted and emotionally distressed. But, at the end of Basic Training, he felt that joining the Army had been a very good decision. The self-esteem explanation for Dimitri's feelings about Basic Training is that

Ross and colleagues (2004) found that people playing the "Wall Street Game" were ________ competitive than people playing the "Community Game," ________ of individual differences in competitiveness and cooperativeness.

Given the choice between distorting the world in order to enhance their self-esteem or viewing the world accurately, people often

Professor Takahami is a personality psychologist interested in divorce. Which question is she most likely to investigate?

According to your text, one reason why social psychologists study the causes of social behavior is to

Compare the importance that behaviorist and Gestalt approaches attach to such "mentalistic" concepts as thoughts and feelings. To which of these schools of thought is contemporary social psychology more closely related and why?

George just finished a poem, and is very proud of his work. He knows he should ask his instructor for some constructive feedback to improve it, but chooses not to because he is afraid of losing his sense of accomplishment. In this case, which basic motive did George give in to?

People often construe the world as they do in order to maintain a favorable image of themselves. This assumption underlies the ________ approach.

Behaviorists believe that all learning is a result of

Assume that, contrary to research findings, people who undergo a severe initiation to join a group actually like the group less than do people who undergo a mild initiation. If these findings were true, they would provide support for a ________ approach to social influence.