Exam 1: Defining the Field of Applied Social Psychology

The applicability of applied social psychology extends beyond social problems as it also addresses practical problems.Using the example of a sports environment or workplace setting,describe two practical problems that applied social psychology might address,and highlight an approach to solving the problem.

Nine-year-old Holly really likes her 14-year old neighbor,Kim.Holly often tags along after Kim,who usually ignores her because she thinks Holly is a pest.Sometimes,she has to send Holly home because they have strayed too far from their neighborhood.Which of the following from the passage is the kind of phenomenon that social psychologists study?

Describe Kurt Lewin's contributions to the field of applied social psychology.

What is NOT a fundamental characteristic of an empirical test?

A teacher observes a boy yelling at another boy and assumes the first boy's verbal barrage was probably due to something really inappropriate that the second boy had done.In explaining the first boy's behavior,the teacher would have made an ______.

Explain what is meant by level of analysis in social psychology,and name the different levels at which interventions may be directed.

Applied social psychology is,by definition,not a science,as it does not rely on the scientific method used within the sciences.

The authors of Chapter 1 ("Defining the Field of Applied Social Psychology")propose that

Research on conformity (Asch,1955)and bystander intervention in emergencies (Latané & Nida,1981)were cited as demonstrating

Which of the following guides the decisions made by applied social psychologists and scientists in their work?

An intervention strategy may be viewed as

The social situational determinants of an individual's behavior within the field of social psychology are referred to as levels of analysis.

What is NOT true with respect to the rise of the field of applied social psychology?

Applied social psychology tends to adopt "a broad approach." What does this mean? Describe three interrelated aspects of such a broad approach.

In the section on the formation of intergroup attitudes in the first chapter,what factor was NOT cited as a determinant of negative attitudes toward other groups?

Personal values do not influence many decisions of an applied social psychologist as the discipline itself is concerned with objectivity.

Social psychology strives to understand how individuals

Social psychologists devote primary attention to the role of the social context or situational factors in understanding and explaining the complexities of human social behavior; as a result,taking into account other relevant perspectives is deemed ineffective and unnecessary.

Declines in the incidence of which factor are most likely the consequence of AIDS prevention programs?

Applied social psychology is concerned with social determinants and explanations of behavior while social psychology is primarily concerned with interventions.