, Chapter 1
Introduction to Social Psychology
Total Assessment Guide (T.A.G.)
Topic Question Remember the Understand the Apply What You
Type Facts Concepts Know
What Is Social Multiple 1, 2, 3
Psychology? Choice
True/False 100, 101
Short Answer
Essay
Major Multiple 5, 12, 13, 14, 16, 4, 6, 10, 11, 17, 19, 21, 7, 8, 9, 15, 18, 20, 22,
Theoretical Choice 29 25, 26, 27 23, 24, 28, 30
Perspectives of
True/False 102,103, 104
Social
Psychology Short Answer 110
Essay 120, 121, 122
Basic Multiple 31, 32, 35, 39, 40, 33, 36 34, 37, 38
Principles of Choice 41, 42
Social
True/False 105, 111
Behavior
Short Answer 112
Essay
How Multiple 43, 44, 49, 52, 54, 46, 47, 55,57, 59,64, 45, 47, 50, 51, 53, 60,
Psychologists Choice 56, 58, 69,70, 77, 65, 67, 68,71, 72, 73, 61, 62, 63, 66, 74,75,
Study Social 85, 93, 94, 95 76, 78, 80, 82, 84,87, 79,81, 83,86 , 90, 92
Behavior 88, 89, 91
True/False 106,107, 108, 109
Short Answer 112,113, 114, 115, 118
116, 117, 119
123,124, 125,127, 128, 126
Essay
129
Social Multiple 96 97,98, 99
Psychology’s Choice
Bridges with True/False
Other Areas of
Knowledge Short Answer
Essay
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,Chapter 1 Introduction to Social Psychology
Multiple Choice Questions
1) Social psychology is the study of
A) how one’s social class influences one’s thoughts and behaviors.
B) how one’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by others.
C) how different cultures have different social norms and customs.
D) how social norms influence a person’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Answer: B
Level: 1-Easy Page Ref: 4
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
LO 1.1 Define social psychology and explain why it relies on scientific description and theory.
Skill: Remember the Facts
2) The two general tasks of a scientific social psychology are
A) prediction and observation.
B) observation and evaluation.
C) ideographic and nomothetic explanation.
D) description and explanation.
Answer: D
Level: 2-Medium Page Ref: 4
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
LO 1.1 Define social psychology and explain why it relies on scientific description and theory.
Skill: Remember the Facts
3) As defined in your text, a theory is
A) a belief or statement that the majority agrees upon.
B) a scientific truth.
C) an explanation that connects and organizes existing observations.
D) an educated guess about what will happen in an experiment.
Answer: C
Level: 2-Medium Page Ref: 4
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
LO 1.1 Define social psychology and explain why it relies on scientific description and theory.
Skill: Remember the Facts
4) A social psychologist explains that men are more likely to be aggressive than women
because the norms of society are that men should be the “aggressive” sex. This view is most
closely associated with the
A) sociocultural perspective.
B) evolutionary perspective.
C) social cognitive perspective.
D) social learning perspective.
Answer: A
Level: 2-Medium Page Ref: 6
Topic: Major Theoretical Perspectives
LO 1.3 Summarize the four major theoretical perspectives of social psychology.
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Ch 01-2 ALFANO
, 5) From the sociocultural perspective, ________ and ________ guide much of our social
behavior.
A) instincts; social norms
B) adaptations; culture
C) social norms; culture
D) culture; social learning
Answer: C
Level: 1-Easy Page Ref: 6
Topic: Major Theoretical Perspectives
LO 1.3 Summarize the four major theoretical perspectives of social psychology.
Skill: Remember the Facts
6) The view that a person’s prejudices and preferences are affected by group-level factors like
nationality and social class is most consistent with the ________ perspective.
A) sociocultural
B) evolutionary
C) historical
D) social learning
Answer: A
Level: 1-Easy Page Ref: 6
Topic: Major Theoretical Perspectives
LO 1.3 Summarize the four major theoretical perspectives of social psychology.
Skill: Understand the Concepts
7) Like many other residents of Paris, Pauline speaks French and loves to eat snails. According
to your text, these behaviors are
A) based on social norms.
B) part of Pauline’s culture.
C) counternormative.
D) both A and B
Answer: D
Level: 1-Easy Page Ref: 7
Topic: Major Theoretical Perspectives
LO 1.3 Summarize the four major theoretical perspectives of social psychology.
Skill: Apply What You Know
8) Nancee has just married again. She now has four husbands with whom she lives in a small
town in Kansas. From a sociocultural perspective on social behavior, Nancee’s behavior is a
violation of
A) naturally selected sex differences.
B) fundamental goals.
C) cultural relativity.
D) social norms.
Answer: D
Level: 2-Medium Page Ref: 6
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
LO 1.3 Summarize the four major theoretical perspectives of social psychology.
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