Deck 1: Introduction to Sociological Social Psychology

Question 1

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ Patterns of interactions in which behavior within a large group is guided by a common set of norms and roles.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Answer 1

Social institution

Question 2

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ The systematic study of people's thoughts, feelings, and behavior in social contexts.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Answer 2

Social psychology

Question 3

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ The study of human thought processes and behaviors.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Answer 3

Psychology

Question 4

Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.

-____ The study of the effects of society on social-psychological processes, also known as sociological social psychology.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 5

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ The ability to see personal lives in the context of the larger society-its history, culture, and social structure.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 6

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ A perspective within sociological social psychology that examines how basic social processes operate in group contexts.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 7

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ A perspective within sociological social psychology that emphasizes the study of how people negotiate the meaning of social life during their interactions with other people.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 8

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ A set of expectations about how to behave in a group.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 9

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ A person's position in a group or society that is associated with varying levels of esteem and power.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 10

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ A society's set of unique patterns of behavior and beliefs.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 11

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ Groups that share a common purpose and contain a formal set of rules and authority structure.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 12

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ The study of societies as a whole.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 13

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ Deeply held ideals and beliefs.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 14

How can macrosociological perspectives be used to study individual-, micro-level interactions?

A) Macrosociological conditions may cause some individual-level conditions to exist in the first place.
B) Differences in our macrosociological conditions may change the way we react to life events.
C) Life events that affect us the most are often caused by societal conditions.
D) All of the above

Question 15

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ The rules that regulate our behavior in relationships.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 16

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ Experiments that violate the established social order to assess how people construct social reality.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 17

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ Persisting patterns of behavior and interaction between people within identified social positions.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 18

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ A perspective within sociological social psychology that focuses on the connections between larger societal conditions and the individual.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 19

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ A method of studying society through observation of people's typical day-to-day interactions.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 20

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
____ The systematic study of society.

A)Organizations
B)Social psychology
C)Social structure
D)Roles
E)Sociological imagination
F)Ethnomethodology
G)Values
H)Symbolic interactionism
I)Social institution
J)Group processes
K)Microsociology
L)Social structure and personality
M)Social norms
N)Status
O)Breaching experiments
P)Psychology
Q)Macrosociology
R)Sociology
S)Culture

Question 21

A comparison of suicide rates across countries is more likely to be the study of _____.

A) microsociology
B) macrosociology
C) psychology
D) social psychology

Question 22

The expectation to look someone in the eye when talking with them refers to a _____.

A) norm
B) role
C) value
D) belief

Question 23

Derek's job as a supervisor refers to his relative ________ in the company while the expectations for how to behave on the job refers to his ________.

A) role; status
B) job; role
C) status; role
D) status; job

Question 24

Which sociological social psychology perspective emphasizes the role of meaning and the social construction of meaning in the study of social psychology?

A) symbolic interaction
B) social structure and personality
C) group processes
D) structural functionalism

Question 25

Which institution regulates sexual relations and childrearing in society?

A) economy and work
B) politics
C) family
D) religion

Question 26

What year was the term sociology coined?

A) 1776
B) 1895
C) 1838
D) 1901

Question 27

Janna wanted to study the effects of population size on individuals' decision to commit suicide. Which social psychological perspective is she most likely to use?

A) psychology
B) sociology
C) sociological social psychology
D) psychological social psychology

Question 28

Which institution refers to the rituals and beliefs regarding sacred things?

A) economy and work
B) politics
C) family
D) religion

Question 29

The sociological imagination is associated with which social theorists?

A) Emile Durkheim
B) Max Weber
C) C. Wright Mills
D) Auguste Comte

Question 30

Which sociological social psychology perspective is likely to emphasize the importance of roles and statuses in the study of social psychology?

A) symbolic interaction
B) social structure and personality
C) group processes
D) structural functionalism

Question 31

The field of sociology was first defined by:

A) Emile Durkheim
B) Herbert Blumer
C) C. Wright Mills
D) Auguste Comte

Question 32

Structural functionalism is associated with ________ while the conflict perspective is associated with ________.

A) Karl Marx; Emile Durkheim
B) C. Wright Mills; Emile Durkheim
C) Emile Durkheim; Auguste Comte
D) Emile Durkheim; Karl Marx

Question 33

Which sociological social psychology perspective is likely to emphasize the importance of interactions within groups?

A) symbolic interaction
B) social structure and personality
C) group processes
D) structural functionalism

Question 34

Which macrosociological perspective views society as social systems composed of parts that serve to keep the system working properly?

A) conflict perspective
B) symbolic interactionism
C) behavioralism
D) structural functionalism

Question 35

A country's flag represents which element of culture?

A) language
B) norms
C) symbols
D) values and beliefs

Question 36

Joe started noticing that kids from the upper classes tend to get accepted at better colleges than the kids from the middle and lower classes. His analysis probably comes from which macrosociological perspective?

A) conflict perspective
B) symbolic interactionism
C) behavioralism
D) structural functionalism

Question 37

Social psychology is the systematic study of individual thoughts, feelings, and behavior in a social context. Which of the following social contexts are more likely to be studied by sociologists than psychologists?

A) small groups
B) family interactions
C) ethnic groups
D) friendship groups

Question 38

Sociological social psychology is different from psychological social psychology because:

A) it focuses on the effects of societal conditions on individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
B) it incorporates sociological perspectives and theories to explain individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
C) it is a subfield of sociology, not psychology.
D) all of the above.

Question 39

Which early sociologists emphasized the role of society in the development of the self?

A) George Herbert Mead
B) Karl Marx
C) Georg Simmer
D) Herbert Blumer

Question 40

Read the following vignette and Answer the subsequent questions to the best of your ability.
Jean's best friend Janet recently got promoted to a management position in the company where they both work. The new job is associated with more pay and prestige at the company. Jean notices that Janet is spending more of her time, on and off the job, with her friends in management. Over dinner, Janet confides that she is really perturbed by the poor behavior of her former colleagues, that they have a bad attitude on the job but she doesn't know how to handle it now that she is their supervisor. Jean and Janet continue to be friends but they don't interact as much at work any more.
What level of analysis does this vignette reflect?

A) psychology
B) macrosociology
C) anthropology
D) microsociology

Question 41

Read the following vignette and Answer the subsequent questions to the best of your ability.
Jean's best friend Janet recently got promoted to a management position in the company where they both work. The new job is associated with more pay and prestige at the company. Jean notices that Janet is spending more of her time, on and off the job, with her friends in management. Over dinner, Janet confides that she is really perturbed by the poor behavior of her former colleagues, that they have a bad attitude on the job but she doesn't know how to handle it now that she is their supervisor. Jean and Janet continue to be friends but they don't interact as much at work any more.
In which social institution does this vignette occur?

A) economy and work
B) politics
C) family
D) religion

Question 42

Read the following vignette and Answer the subsequent questions to the best of your ability.
Jean's best friend Janet recently got promoted to a management position in the company where they both work. The new job is associated with more pay and prestige at the company. Jean notices that Janet is spending more of her time, on and off the job, with her friends in management. Over dinner, Janet confides that she is really perturbed by the poor behavior of her former colleagues, that they have a bad attitude on the job but she doesn't know how to handle it now that she is their supervisor. Jean and Janet continue to be friends but they don't interact as much at work any more.
What elements of the sociological "tool box" can best help us understand Janet's behavior in this story?

A) institutions
B) statuses
C) organizations

Question 43

Read the following vignette and Answer the subsequent questions to the best of your ability.
Jean's best friend Janet recently got promoted to a management position in the company where they both work. The new job is associated with more pay and prestige at the company. Jean notices that Janet is spending more of her time, on and off the job, with her friends in management. Over dinner, Janet confides that she is really perturbed by the poor behavior of her former colleagues, that they have a bad attitude on the job but she doesn't know how to handle it now that she is their supervisor. Jean and Janet continue to be friends but they don't interact as much at work any more.
Which social psychological perspective best explains Janet's change in attitudes and behavior after getting promoted to a management position?

A) symbolic interaction
B) social structure and personality
C) group processes
D) structural functionalism