Exam 1: Introducing Social Psychology

Which of the following social phenomena would be of interest to both social psychologists and sociologists?

The "father" of modern experimental social psychology, Kurt Lewin, pointed out the importance of understanding how people ________ their social environments.

In the long run, which will help you determine what steps you need to take to improve your study skills for your social psychology class?

Few would disagree that human aggression is a very pressing social problem that leads to violent criminal acts, and that it is important to understand the causes of aggression before we can intervene to reduce it.How would a social psychologist approach this phenomenon? How would a social psychologist's approach differ from the approach of a personality psychologist or a sociologist?

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

What is the role of folk wisdom in social psychology?

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

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

When Maria's father asks her how her day was at school, she says, "Great!" When he asks for details, she explains that she did well on her spelling test and made a new friend, but injured herself in gym class and was late for soccer practice.Maria's summary of the day's events as "Great!" best exemplifies a ________ perspective.

How people select, interpret, remember, and use information to make judgments and decisions is called _______.

After reading Chapter 1, if you were to advise producers of a safe-sex television campaign, what would you tell them?

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

Which of the following situations is at odds with the self-esteem approach to understanding human behavior?

Which of the following statements is NOT consistent with the social cognition approach to social psychology?

Which of the following is an example of social influence?

Professor Hume has spent the last ten years studying the effects of people's levels of self-esteem on their tendency to discriminate against others.She is most likely to be a

What is one likely, undesirable consequence of foregoing accuracy in favor of justifying our past behaviors? Justifying past behavior can

Shanika is an executive, and asked her assistant repeatedly to make some copies for her.The assistant repeatedly failed to successfully complete the assignment.If Shanika is thinking like a social psychologist about this situation, what is she most likely to think about her assistant?

Jeremy is in love with Carol and views her temper as an endearing example of her "feistiness." Her coworkers, however, interpret Carol's temper as rude and insensitive.The difference between Jeremy and the coworkers illustrates the power of love to influence our

Assil has an educated guess about the social behavior of teenagers when their high school team wins the football game.That means that she has a(n) ______ about how the teens behave.