PYC3702-Test Bank SocialPsychology 12th Edition by Baron /Test Bank SocialPsychology 12th Edition by Baron
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Social Psychology, Global Edition
PYC3702-Test Bank SocialPsychology 12th Edition by
Baron
CONTENTS
Preface
Chapter 1 Social Psychology: The Science of the Social Side of Life 1
Chapter 2 Social Cognition: How we think About the Social World 27
Chapter 3 Social Perception: Perceiving and Understanding Others 53
Chapter 4 Th...
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,CONTENTS
Preface
Chapter 1 Social Psychology: The Science of the Social Side of Life 1
Chapter 2 Social Cognition: How we think About the Social World 27
Chapter 3 Social Perception: Perceiving and Understanding Others 53
Chapter 4 The Self: Answering the Question, “Who Am I?” 79
Chapter 5 Attitudes: Evaluating and Responding to the Social World 105
Chapter 6 The Causes, Effects, and Cures of Stereotyping, Prejudice and
Discrimination 131
Chapter 7 Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships 155
Chapter 8 Social Influence: Changing Others’ Behavior 179
Chapter 9 Prosocial Behavior: Helping Others 205
Chapter 10 Aggression: Its Nature, Causes, and Control 231
Chapter 11 Groups and Individuals: The Consequences of Belonging 257
Chapter 12 Social Psychology: Applying Its Principles to Law, Health, and
Business 283
,Chapter 1: Social Psychology: The Science of the Social Side of Life
TEST BANK
CHAPTER 1 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF THE SOCIAL
SIDE OF LIFE
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
1) The branch of psychology that seeks to understand the nature and
causes of individual behavior and
thought in social situations is .
A) general psychology
B) social psychology
C) organizational psychology
D) applied psychology
E) interpersonal psychology
Answer: B
Page Ref: 5 - 6
2) Social psychologists focus their attention mainly on individuals because
.
A) our behavior is influenced by the actions of other individuals in social
situations
B) the behavior of groups is too difficult to study in laboratory conditions
C) cultural differences have a strong effect on the behavior of groups but
only a weak effect on
individuals
D) some individuals are more strongly affected by society than are others
E) society doesn't have much influence over how individuals should behave
in most situations
Answer: A
Page Ref: 5 - 6
3) As a scientific discipline, social psychology strives for .
A) a non-skeptical understanding of unobservable forces
, B) a unified theory of group behavior
C) an objective understanding of behavior
D) a narrow focus on the determinants of group behavior
E) a subjective understanding of group functions
Answer: C
Page Ref: 6
4) Social Psychology embraces as core scientific values.
A) accuracy, objectivity, skepticism, and open-mindedness
B) accuracy, objectivity, statistical support, and open-mindedness
C) objectivity, theoretical coherence, open-mindedness, and skepticism
D) theoretical coherence, participant-observer approach, client-centered
stance, skepticism
E) open-mindedness, skepticism, statistical support, theoretical coherence
Answer: A
Page Ref: 6
5) The focus of social psychology is on .
A) the processes society use to direct and control the behavior of
individuals
B) how groups define and shape society
C) the behavior and thoughts of individuals
D) the actions of small groups of individuals
E) the effects that society may have on group behavior
Answer: C
Page Ref: 6
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Social Psychology, 12th Edition
6) Why take a scientific approach? Part of the answer lies in the
nature of proverbs, axioms,
maxims and the like.
A) contradictory
B) anecdotal
C) medieval
D) Socratic
E) rhetorical
Answer: A
Page Ref: 6 - 7
7) Kim knows she needs to go take summer courses, but worries about
leaving her new boyfriend for 3
months. She wonders, will "absence make the heart go stronger" be true,
or is "Out of sight, out of mind"
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