Question 1

Being in a good mood does not reduce our_______, but reduces our________.

Accepted Answer

A) motivation to do hard cognitive work, incentive for doing hard cognitive work 
B) incentive to do hard cognitive work, motivation for doing hard cognitive work 
C) motivation to do hard cognitive work, capacity for doing hard cognitive work 
D) capacity to do hard cognitive work, motivation for doing hard cognitive work 
A) motivation to do hard cognitive work, incentive for doing hard cognitive work 
B) incentive to do hard cognitive work, motivation for doing hard cognitive work 
C) motivation to do hard cognitive work, capacity for doing hard cognitive work 
D) capacity to do hard cognitive work, motivation for doing hard cognitive work D

Question 2

Social psychology began to emerge as the vibrant field it is today during

Accepted Answer

A) the depression of the early 1930s when researchers examined the effects of deprivation on aggression and altruism 
B) world war i when psychologists conducted studies of social conflict and cooperation 
C) world war ii when researchers performed studies of persuasion and soldier morale 
D) the korean war when psychologists examined the effects of brainwashing on prisoners of war 
A) the depression of the early 1930s when researchers examined the effects of deprivation on aggression and altruism 
B) world war i when psychologists conducted studies of social conflict and cooperation 
C) world war ii when researchers performed studies of persuasion and soldier morale 
D) the korean war when psychologists examined the effects of brainwashing on prisoners of war C

Question 3

What is the 'ecological fallacy'?

Accepted Answer

A) interpreting an individual-level finding as if it were at the ecological-level 
B) interpreting an ecological-level finding as if it were at the individual level 
C) failing to look after the environment 
D) disbelief in global warming 
A) interpreting an individual-level finding as if it were at the ecological-level 
B) interpreting an ecological-level finding as if it were at the individual level 
C) failing to look after the environment 
D) disbelief in global warming B

Question 4

Prejudice is:

Accepted Answer

A) the affective component of an attitude 
B) a genetically-controlled emotional response to people 
C) a belief usually acquired by contact with the attitude object 
D) a pre-judgement based on a persons' group membership 
A) the affective component of an attitude 
B) a genetically-controlled emotional response to people 
C) a belief usually acquired by contact with the attitude object 
D) a pre-judgement based on a persons' group membership

Question 5

Social psychology is the scientific study of how people ___________________________, ___________________________, and ___________________________ one another.

Accepted Answer

A) understand, feel about, act toward 
B) perceive, think about, act toward 
C) think about, influence, relate to 
D) observe, influence, conflict with 
A) understand, feel about, act toward 
B) perceive, think about, act toward 
C) think about, influence, relate to 
D) observe, influence, conflict with

Question 6

Self-categorisation theory suggests that social category salience is a function of:

Accepted Answer

A) fit x perceiver readiness 
B) perceiver readiness x accessibility 
C) identification x normative fit 
D) identification x comparative fit 
A) fit x perceiver readiness 
B) perceiver readiness x accessibility 
C) identification x normative fit 
D) identification x comparative fit

Question 7

Which stereotype-participant combination is likely to result in the weakest rebound effect?

Accepted Answer

A) skinheads stereotype; high prejudice participant 
B) gay stereotype; low prejudice participant 
C) skinheads stereotype; low prejudice participant 
D) gay stereotype; high prejudice participant 
A) skinheads stereotype; high prejudice participant 
B) gay stereotype; low prejudice participant 
C) skinheads stereotype; low prejudice participant 
D) gay stereotype; high prejudice participant

Question 8

According to social identity theory, which of the following strategies is LEAST likely to improve relations between social groups in an intergroup contact situation?

Accepted Answer

A) providing information about similarities between groups 
B) providing information about differences between groups 
C) acknowledging particpants' group memberships 
D) recategorising participants into a common group 
A) providing information about similarities between groups 
B) providing information about differences between groups 
C) acknowledging particpants' group memberships 
D) recategorising participants into a common group

Question 9

You decide to train for a marathon, and for a month you force yourself to get up at 6am every day to go running. At the end of the month, you notice that you have also been more successful recently at resisting the temptation to eat junk food. How would the strength model explain this:

Accepted Answer

A) succeeding at a goal has increased your self-efficacy 
B) practicing self-control has increased your self-control resources 
C) forming a goal has increased your motivation to overcome obstacles 
D) similar goals facilitate each other 
A) succeeding at a goal has increased your self-efficacy 
B) practicing self-control has increased your self-control resources 
C) forming a goal has increased your motivation to overcome obstacles 
D) similar goals facilitate each other

Question 10

Which of the conditions below is MOST likely to produce stereotype change following the bookkeeping model?

Accepted Answer

A) disconfirming information is concentrated on a few atypical group members 
B) disconfirming information is concentrated on a few typical group members 
C) disconfirming information is dispersed across many typical group members 
D) the stereotype is dramatically disconfirmed 
A) disconfirming information is concentrated on a few atypical group members 
B) disconfirming information is concentrated on a few typical group members 
C) disconfirming information is dispersed across many typical group members 
D) the stereotype is dramatically disconfirmed

Question 11

Which of the following would suggest that a person has low implicit self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

A) they associate positive words more quickly than negative words with the self 
B) they associate negative words more quickly with the self than with others 
C) they show a greater than average liking for letters that are in their name 
D) they show a cautious style of self-presentation 
A) they associate positive words more quickly than negative words with the self 
B) they associate negative words more quickly with the self than with others 
C) they show a greater than average liking for letters that are in their name 
D) they show a cautious style of self-presentation

Question 12

Below are three strongly-held views over which source condition (minority or majority) elicits the highest cognitive scrutiny of a message. But which one have studies shown to be correct?

Accepted Answer

A) "superior message processing is associated with a minority." 
B) "superior message processing is associated with a majority." 
C) "both a majority and minority can lead to superior message processing under different conditions." 
D) none of these 
A) "superior message processing is associated with a minority." 
B) "superior message processing is associated with a majority." 
C) "both a majority and minority can lead to superior message processing under different conditions." 
D) none of these

Question 13

At what age do children reach an understanding of pride?

Accepted Answer

A) 3-4 
B) 5-6 
C) 7-9 
D) 10-12 
A) 3-4 
B) 5-6 
C) 7-9 
D) 10-12

Question 14

A cognitive miser is a person who:

Accepted Answer

A) hoards good ideas that should be shared with others 
B) gives little time to thinking about personal matters 
C) is good at disguising thoughts from other people 
D) uses little effort in making judgments about other people 
A) hoards good ideas that should be shared with others 
B) gives little time to thinking about personal matters 
C) is good at disguising thoughts from other people 
D) uses little effort in making judgments about other people

Question 15

In Gottman and Levenson's study of married couples' social interactions, what was the strongest predictor of divorce?

Accepted Answer

A) criticism 
B) contempt 
C) anger 
D) infidelity 
A) criticism 
B) contempt 
C) anger 
D) infidelity

Question 16

Completing a task which requires self-control may make it:

Accepted Answer

A) easier to self-regulate on a following task 
B) harder to self-regulate on a following task 
C) impossible to self-regulate on a following task 
D) neither easier nor harder to self-regulate on a following task 
A) easier to self-regulate on a following task 
B) harder to self-regulate on a following task 
C) impossible to self-regulate on a following task 
D) neither easier nor harder to self-regulate on a following task

Question 17

Why is it generally felt that members of some societies might develop a stronger preference for dispositional explanations?

Accepted Answer

A) many western societies are characterized by a culture of individualism, and this makes people lean more towards understanding the actor than the situation 
B) many western societies are characterized by a culture of collectivism, and this makes people lean more towards understanding the situation than the actor 
C) many non-western societies are characterized by a culture of individualism, and this makes people lean more towards understanding the actor than the situation 
D) many non-western societies are characterized by a culture of collectivism, and this makes people lean more towards understanding the situation than the actor 
A) many western societies are characterized by a culture of individualism, and this makes people lean more towards understanding the actor than the situation 
B) many western societies are characterized by a culture of collectivism, and this makes people lean more towards understanding the situation than the actor 
C) many non-western societies are characterized by a culture of individualism, and this makes people lean more towards understanding the actor than the situation 
D) many non-western societies are characterized by a culture of collectivism, and this makes people lean more towards understanding the situation than the actor

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of using a 'derived etic' approach to cross cultural research?

Accepted Answer

A) research that examines a single culture in its own terms 
B) research that compares members of thirty cultures on a measure that has been well validated in one of the cultures 
C) research that compares members of two cultures on a task that was developed jointly by researchers from both cultures 
D) none of the above 
A) research that examines a single culture in its own terms 
B) research that compares members of thirty cultures on a measure that has been well validated in one of the cultures 
C) research that compares members of two cultures on a task that was developed jointly by researchers from both cultures 
D) none of the above

Question 19

In Heider's (1948) balance theory, which of the following would represent an unbalanced triad?

Accepted Answer

A) agreeing with someone you like 
B) agreeing with someone you dislike 
C) disagreeing with someone you dislike 
D) agreeing with a friend of a friend 
A) agreeing with someone you like 
B) agreeing with someone you dislike 
C) disagreeing with someone you dislike 
D) agreeing with a friend of a friend

Question 20

According to Ajzen and Fishbein (1977), measures of attitude and behavior need to correspond in four key ways. But which of the following is NOT one of these?

Accepted Answer

A) action 
B) content 
C) target 
D) time 
A) action 
B) content 
C) target 
D) time

Being in a good mood does not reduce our_, but reduces our__.

Social psychology began to emerge as the vibrant field it is today during

What is the 'ecological fallacy'?

Prejudice is:

Social psychology is the scientific study of how people _____________, _, and _______________ one another.

Self-categorisation theory suggests that social category salience is a function of:

Which stereotype-participant combination is likely to result in the weakest rebound effect?

According to social identity theory, which of the following strategies is LEAST likely to improve relations between social groups in an intergroup contact situation?

You decide to train for a marathon, and for a month you force yourself to get up at 6am every day to go running. At the end of the month, you notice that you have also been more successful recently at resisting the temptation to eat junk food. How would the strength model explain this:

Which of the conditions below is MOST likely to produce stereotype change following the bookkeeping model?

Which of the following would suggest that a person has low implicit self-esteem?

Below are three strongly-held views over which source condition (minority or majority) elicits the highest cognitive scrutiny of a message. But which one have studies shown to be correct?

At what age do children reach an understanding of pride?

A cognitive miser is a person who:

In Gottman and Levenson's study of married couples' social interactions, what was the strongest predictor of divorce?

Completing a task which requires self-control may make it:

Why is it generally felt that members of some societies might develop a stronger preference for dispositional explanations?

Which of the following is an example of using a 'derived etic' approach to cross cultural research?

In Heider's (1948) balance theory, which of the following would represent an unbalanced triad?

According to Ajzen and Fishbein (1977), measures of attitude and behavior need to correspond in four key ways. But which of the following is NOT one of these?

Social Psychology: Part B

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Exam 1: Social Psychology: Part A

Being in a good mood does not reduce our_______, but reduces our________.

Social psychology began to emerge as the vibrant field it is today during

What is the 'ecological fallacy'?

Prejudice is:

Social psychology is the scientific study of how people ___________________________, ___________________________, and ___________________________ one another.

Self-categorisation theory suggests that social category salience is a function of:

Which stereotype-participant combination is likely to result in the weakest rebound effect?

According to social identity theory, which of the following strategies is LEAST likely to improve relations between social groups in an intergroup contact situation?

You decide to train for a marathon, and for a month you force yourself to get up at 6am every day to go running. At the end of the month, you notice that you have also been more successful recently at resisting the temptation to eat junk food. How would the strength model explain this:

Which of the conditions below is MOST likely to produce stereotype change following the bookkeeping model?

Which of the following would suggest that a person has low implicit self-esteem?

Below are three strongly-held views over which source condition (minority or majority) elicits the highest cognitive scrutiny of a message. But which one have studies shown to be correct?

At what age do children reach an understanding of pride?

A cognitive miser is a person who:

In Gottman and Levenson's study of married couples' social interactions, what was the strongest predictor of divorce?

Completing a task which requires self-control may make it:

Why is it generally felt that members of some societies might develop a stronger preference for dispositional explanations?

Which of the following is an example of using a 'derived etic' approach to cross cultural research?

In Heider's (1948) balance theory, which of the following would represent an unbalanced triad?

According to Ajzen and Fishbein (1977), measures of attitude and behavior need to correspond in four key ways. But which of the following is NOT one of these?

Social Psychology: Part B

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Being in a good mood does not reduce our_, but reduces our__.

Social psychology is the scientific study of how people _____________, _, and _______________ one another.