Question 1

Lee Ross describes the idea of "naïve realism" as

Accepted Answer

A)  our conviction that we perceive things "as they really are."
B)  the scientific study of the way in which people's thoughts,feelings,and behaviours are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people.
C)  the way in which people perceive,comprehend,and interpret the social world.
D)  the aspect of people's personalities that make them different from other people.
E)  the naïve conviction that other people are usually correct in their perceptions. A

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of social influence?

Accepted Answer

A)  You didn't do well on the test because you stayed up all night cramming.
B)  You feel guilty because you persuaded your professor to raise your grade on an exam.
C)  You almost fell asleep at the wheel,so you pull off the road to take a short nap.
D)  You decide to postpone work because you like to sleep in.
E)  When you are hungry,you have trouble concentrating. B

Question 3

Keeping in mind the authors' discussion of the misplaced approach to AIDS prevention,which of the ad campaigns below is LEAST likely to work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Political ads that use humor.
B)  Ads that use celebrity athletes to endorse athletic shoes.
C)  Ads that do not elicit any emotion from the viewers.
D)  Ads that show a fried egg and say,"This is your brain on drugs."
E)  Pain reliever ads that use charts and graphs. D

Question 4

Human beings are often motivated to construe themselves and the social world accurately.A ________ approach is based on this assumption.

Accepted Answer

A)  social cognition
B)  self-esteem
C)  social psychological
D)  construal
E)  health psychology

Question 5

In explaining social behaviour,why are the tendencies to overestimate personal forces and underestimate the power of situational forces referred to as the FUNDAMENTAL attribution error? Because this attributional bias

Accepted Answer

A)  is the key to social influence.
B)  is unavoidable.
C)  the first step to identifying causes.
D)  develops very early in childhood.
E)  is common and widespread.

Question 6

Social psychology is defined as the scientific study of the way people's ________ are influenced by the ________ presence of other people.

Accepted Answer

A)  thoughts and feelings; real or imagined
B)  thoughts,feelings,and behaviour; real or imagined
C)  behaviours; real
D)  behaviours; imagined
E)  thoughts and behaviour; imagined

Question 7

Imagine that you were a student in one of the classrooms in the self-fulfilling prophecy study by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968).If you're like most students,you would ________ to be labeled a bloomer,because your teacher would ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  not want; place unreasonable demands on you
B)  not want; make you work alone
C)  want; pay more attention to you and encourage you more
D)  want; give you more time at recess
E)  not want; grade you more critically

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  manipulate
B)  structure
C)  construe
D)  dismiss
E)  control

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  put a slightly different spin on things to feel good about themselves.
B)  refuse to make a choice,behaving erratically.
C)  choose accuracy and thereby suffer from low self-esteem.
D)  choose accuracy and maintain self-esteem.
E)  completely distort reality.

Question 10

Which of the following is a shortcoming of a personality approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research has not validated personality concepts like "extraversion" or "defense mechanisms."
B)  There is no consistency in human behaviour.
C)  Personality psychologists rely too much on philosophy.
D)  Personality psychologists don't use the scientific method.
E)  Personality psychologists underestimate the power of social influence.

Question 11

The text identifies the need to survive as the basis of which approach to social psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestalt psychology
B)  self-esteem
C)  evolutionary
D)  social cognition
E)  social problem

Question 12

Suzanna and April were playing in the den when April's mother entered the room and scolded them for making a mess.Suzanna decided then and there that April's mother was a grouch.Suzanna's inference is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  social cognition.
B)  self-justification.
C)  blame assignment bias.
D)  a self-fulfilling prophecy.
E)  the fundamental attribution error.

Question 13

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.This example illustrates the power of love to influence our

Accepted Answer

A)  construals.
B)  behaviours.
C)  relationships.
D)  personality.
E)  influence attempts.

Question 14

How would a social psychologist explain why some parents might fail to protect their children from the harm caused by cult leaders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents vulnerable to stress or mental illnesses (such as depression) succumb to the influence of cults more than parents without these risk factors.
B)  The leaders utilize mind control techniques to influence cult members' behaviour.
C)  Situational factors and social influence techniques overwhelm the parents' resistance and judgment.
D)  The parents are unfit to care for their children.
E)  The parents lack the intelligence or education to evaluate the effects of the cult on themselves and their families.

Question 15

One application of Ross's idea of naïve realism is to assist the negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis.How would understanding naïve realism potentially help these parties negotiate more successfully?

Accepted Answer

A)  They would understand their religious differences and be able to communicate effectively.
B)  Both sides would understand that their perceptions are biased,and try to be more objective.
C)  The Palestinians would come to understand the historical occupation of Israel,and leave the West Bank.
D)  Both sides would understand the role of culture in forming construals,and use conflict resolution skills appropriately.
E)  Israelis would come to understand the historical perspective of Palestinians,and leave the West Bank.

Question 16

Juan told Marco that Marco would hate their new teacher.Indeed,when Marco met the teacher,she struck him as rude,arrogant,and uncaring.Marco's evaluation of the teacher is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  displacement.
B)  self-justification.
C)  the self-fulfilling prophecy.
D)  Gestalt inferences.
E)  reinforcement.

Question 17

Melissa,Frida,Kathleen,and Suzanne went mountain climbing.Which one of the women would most appreciate the view from the top of the mountain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kathleen,who enjoyed seeing the different types of trees on the mountain.
B)  Kelly,who was surprised at how simple she found the climb.
C)  Lynne,who daydreamed about her husband while she climbed.
D)  Frida,who pulled a muscle and got scratched by thorns.
E)  Melissa,who climbed while listening to arousing music on her headphones.

Question 18

Like social psychologists,personality psychologists focus on

Accepted Answer

A)  the power of construals to shape human behaviour.
B)  the cultural context.
C)  social influence.
D)  individual differences.
E)  individuals rather than collectives or institutions.

Question 19

The ________ approach suggests that social behaviour may have genetic determinants.

Accepted Answer

A)  social cognition
B)  personality
C)  Gestalt
D)  Darwinian
E)  evolutionary

Question 20

Professor Beauchamp conducts research on persuasion.She is trying to discover how to convince illiterate adults to attend literacy classes.Dr.Beauchamp's work is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  social neuroscience.
B)  research on individual differences.
C)  applied social psychology.
D)  cognitive psychology.
E)  Gestalt psychology.

Exam 1: Introduction to Social Psychology

Lee Ross describes the idea of "naïve realism" as

Which of the following is an example of social influence?

Keeping in mind the authors' discussion of the misplaced approach to AIDS prevention,which of the ad campaigns below is LEAST likely to work?

Human beings are often motivated to construe themselves and the social world accurately.A ________ approach is based on this assumption.

In explaining social behaviour,why are the tendencies to overestimate personal forces and underestimate the power of situational forces referred to as the FUNDAMENTAL attribution error? Because this attributional bias

Social psychology is defined as the scientific study of the way people's are influenced by the presence of other people.

Imagine that you were a student in one of the classrooms in the self-fulfilling prophecy study by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) .If you're like most students,you would to be labeled a bloomer,because your teacher would .

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

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

Which of the following is a shortcoming of a personality approach?

The text identifies the need to survive as the basis of which approach to social psychology?

Suzanna and April were playing in the den when April's mother entered the room and scolded them for making a mess.Suzanna decided then and there that April's mother was a grouch.Suzanna's inference is an example of

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.This example illustrates the power of love to influence our

How would a social psychologist explain why some parents might fail to protect their children from the harm caused by cult leaders?

One application of Ross's idea of naïve realism is to assist the negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis.How would understanding naïve realism potentially help these parties negotiate more successfully?

Juan told Marco that Marco would hate their new teacher.Indeed,when Marco met the teacher,she struck him as rude,arrogant,and uncaring.Marco's evaluation of the teacher is an example of

Melissa,Frida,Kathleen,and Suzanne went mountain climbing.Which one of the women would most appreciate the view from the top of the mountain?

Like social psychologists,personality psychologists focus on

The ________ approach suggests that social behaviour may have genetic determinants.

Professor Beauchamp conducts research on persuasion.She is trying to discover how to convince illiterate adults to attend literacy classes.Dr.Beauchamp's work is an example of

Exam 1: Introduction to Social Psychology

Lee Ross describes the idea of "naïve realism" as

Which of the following is an example of social influence?

Keeping in mind the authors' discussion of the misplaced approach to AIDS prevention,which of the ad campaigns below is LEAST likely to work?

Human beings are often motivated to construe themselves and the social world accurately.A ________ approach is based on this assumption.

In explaining social behaviour,why are the tendencies to overestimate personal forces and underestimate the power of situational forces referred to as the FUNDAMENTAL attribution error? Because this attributional bias

Social psychology is defined as the scientific study of the way people's ________ are influenced by the ________ presence of other people.

Imagine that you were a student in one of the classrooms in the self-fulfilling prophecy study by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) .If you're like most students,you would ________ to be labeled a bloomer,because your teacher would ________.

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

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

Which of the following is a shortcoming of a personality approach?

The text identifies the need to survive as the basis of which approach to social psychology?

Suzanna and April were playing in the den when April's mother entered the room and scolded them for making a mess.Suzanna decided then and there that April's mother was a grouch.Suzanna's inference is an example of

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.This example illustrates the power of love to influence our

How would a social psychologist explain why some parents might fail to protect their children from the harm caused by cult leaders?

One application of Ross's idea of naïve realism is to assist the negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis.How would understanding naïve realism potentially help these parties negotiate more successfully?

Juan told Marco that Marco would hate their new teacher.Indeed,when Marco met the teacher,she struck him as rude,arrogant,and uncaring.Marco's evaluation of the teacher is an example of

Melissa,Frida,Kathleen,and Suzanne went mountain climbing.Which one of the women would most appreciate the view from the top of the mountain?

Like social psychologists,personality psychologists focus on

The ________ approach suggests that social behaviour may have genetic determinants.

Professor Beauchamp conducts research on persuasion.She is trying to discover how to convince illiterate adults to attend literacy classes.Dr.Beauchamp's work is an example of

Social psychology is defined as the scientific study of the way people's are influenced by the presence of other people.

Imagine that you were a student in one of the classrooms in the self-fulfilling prophecy study by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) .If you're like most students,you would to be labeled a bloomer,because your teacher would .