Question 1

Which of the following contributed to pluralism in social psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)   International and multicultural perspectives
B)   Research on common sense and intuition
C)   Emphasis on group factors
D)   Artistic and humanistic endeavors A

Question 2

Which of the following questions would a social psychologist be most likely to study?

Accepted Answer

A)   Is there a link between social environment of one's upbringing and his/her cognitive abilities?
B)   What risk factors contribute to the onset of schizophrenia?
C)   Is there a link between playing violent video games and engaging in aggressive behavior?
D)   What is the relationship between race and ethnicity?

Question 3

Which of the following statements concerning social psychology and sociology is false ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sociologists tend to study societal level variables, whereas social psychologists focus on more specific and immediate variables.
B)   Social psychology studies human behavior at the level of the individual, whereas sociology studies human behavior at the group level.
C)   Social psychology is a science, whereas sociology concerns artistic and humanistic endeavors.
D)   Sociologists are more likely than social psychologists to rely on experimental studies to study human behavior.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about commonsense explanations and social psychology is the most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Social psychology typically avoids studying phenomena for which there are widely accepted commonsense explanations.
B)   Commonsense explanations form the basis of nearly all modern social psychological theories.
C)   At least at present, commonsense explanations can more accurately predict behavior than can social psychology.
D)   The scientific approach of social psychology does not always yield results that support commonsense explanations.

Question 5

The work of Muzafer Sherif was important for the development of social psychology because he

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A)   demonstrated the interaction between personality characteristics and situational factors.
B)   designed an experiment to study the effects of artistic endeavors on human behaviors.
C)   showed that complex social behavior could be examined scientifically.
D)   helped to find solutions to the crisis in the field during the 1960s and 1970s.

Question 6

Discuss the reasons why social psychologists are evaluating the cultural specificity of their theories.

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Question 7

The field of social psychology emerged as a distinct discipline around the end of the

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A)   17th century.
B)   18th century.
C)   19th century.
D)   20th century.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is not a valid criticism of laboratory experimentation in the 1960s and 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)   Experiments were sometimes unethical.
B)   Experimenters' expectations might influence the results.
C)   The theories being tested in the laboratory were often historically and culturally limited.
D)   Experiments did not allow researchers to draw conclusions about causal relationships. D

Question 9

Christine conducts cross-cultural research and Betty conducts multicultural research. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Christine is more interested in discovering differences between her samples than is Betty.
B)   Betty is more likely to use social psychological research methods.
C)   Christine is more likely to sample individuals from many different cultures.
D)   Betty is more likely to find differences between her samples than is Christine.

Question 10

Of the following important figures in the history of social psychology, who most explicitly emphasized the importance of making important practical contributions to society?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gordon Allport
B)   Fritz Heider
C)   Max Ringelmann
D)   Muzafer Sherif A

Question 11

The middle of the 20th century was an important period in the establishment of social psychology as a field. Name two general themes in the topics studied by researchers of that era and give examples of each.

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Because of the events of World War II (a...

Question 12

When Taka is teaching his social psychology class, he emphasizes that the field must encompass a range of research techniques and cultural perspectives if it is to flourish. Taka's emphasis reflects a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   contextualist orientation.
B)   empirical approach.
C)   "hot" approach to studying social behavior.
D)   pluralistic orientation.

Question 13

Benny wants to adopt both the "hot" and "cold" perspectives in his research on why married couples get divorced. Which of the following descriptions best exemplifies his approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   He wants to understand what motivates people to stay in marriages that they know from past experience will only get worse.
B)   He wants to study the difference between passive and active aggression in marriages.
C)   He wants to investigate how spur-of-the-moment marriage problems are solved relative to ongoing problems.
D)   He wants to determine whether simple factors, such as mismatches in attitudes, can predict breakups better than communication patterns.

Question 14

The reference to social psychology in the 1960s and 1970s as being in the midst of "confidence and crisis" reflects an expansion in the types of issues studied by researchers, as well as increased criticism that largely came from

Accepted Answer

A)   sociologists.
B)   fellow social psychologists.
C)   the general public.
D)   the popular media.

Question 15

Phoebe is a graduate student in social psychology who will only agree to conduct research that will help address an ongoing social problem. Phoebe's desire is most consistent with the philosophies of which of the following pairs of individuals?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gordon Allport and Floyd Allport
B)   Gordon Allport and Kurt Lewin
C)   Kurt Lewin and Leon Festinger
D)   Leon Festinger and Gordon Allport

Question 16

Ringelmann and Triplett are best labeled as

Accepted Answer

A)   the first researchers to explore conformity.
B)   researchers who used anecdotal findings to establish social psychology.
C)   pioneers in the field of social cognition.
D)   the founders of social psychology.

Question 17

Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between online communication and contemporary social psychology research is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Online communication facilitates collaboration among researchers, but is also, in and of itself, a provocative topic for empirical inquiry.
B)   Online communication has increased the number of different variables that can be studied at one time, but at the same time, has led to an unfortunate increase in the cost of running psychological studies.
C)   Online communication allows researchers to combat the artificiality of laboratory experiments and increases the demographic diversity of the participant sample used in most studies.
D)   Online communication is still years away from having a significant impact on the nature and topics of research in social psychology.

Question 18

Which of the following historical events sparked great interest in and gave shape to the field of social psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Great Depression
B)   The U.S. military involvement in Korea
C)   The actions of Nazis during World War II
D)   The American Civil Rights Movement

Question 19

The question, "When is a bystander more or less likely to help you in in an emergency?" examines which major domain of social psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Social perception
B)   Social cognition
C)   Social influence
D)   Social interaction

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of social psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)   It mostly relies on anecdotal evidence.
B)   It focuses on studying the human society as a whole.
C)   It can be used by lawyers to support or refute evidence.
D)   It cannot be used in any other fields of study.

Exam 1: What Is Social Psychology

Which of the following contributed to pluralism in social psychology?

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Which of the following questions would a social psychologist be most likely to study?

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Which of the following statements concerning social psychology and sociology is false ?

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Which of the following statements about commonsense explanations and social psychology is the most accurate?

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The work of Muzafer Sherif was important for the development of social psychology because he

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Discuss the reasons why social psychologists are evaluating the cultural specificity of their theories.

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The field of social psychology emerged as a distinct discipline around the end of the

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Which of the following statements is not a valid criticism of laboratory experimentation in the 1960s and 1970s?

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Christine conducts cross-cultural research and Betty conducts multicultural research. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true ?

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Of the following important figures in the history of social psychology, who most explicitly emphasized the importance of making important practical contributions to society?

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The middle of the 20th century was an important period in the establishment of social psychology as a field. Name two general themes in the topics studied by researchers of that era and give examples of each.

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When Taka is teaching his social psychology class, he emphasizes that the field must encompass a range of research techniques and cultural perspectives if it is to flourish. Taka's emphasis reflects a(n)

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Benny wants to adopt both the "hot" and "cold" perspectives in his research on why married couples get divorced. Which of the following descriptions best exemplifies his approach?

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The reference to social psychology in the 1960s and 1970s as being in the midst of "confidence and crisis" reflects an expansion in the types of issues studied by researchers, as well as increased criticism that largely came from

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Phoebe is a graduate student in social psychology who will only agree to conduct research that will help address an ongoing social problem. Phoebe's desire is most consistent with the philosophies of which of the following pairs of individuals?

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Ringelmann and Triplett are best labeled as

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Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between online communication and contemporary social psychology research is most accurate?

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Which of the following historical events sparked great interest in and gave shape to the field of social psychology?

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The question, "When is a bystander more or less likely to help you in in an emergency?" examines which major domain of social psychology?

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