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Social Psychology
9th Edition by Jessica L. Collett
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,Ch 01 9e
1. Every Thanksgiving Marisa’s uncles get into an argument over politics. One identifies as a
Democrat, the other as a Republican. It’s not uncommon for the disagreements to spill over into
other, non-political topics, with each uncle making assumptions about the other and exaggerating
differences between them based on their political party identifications. Thinking back on her
social psychology class, Marisa thinks that _____________would help her most in understanding
her uncles’ frustrating behavior.
A. The dual-process theory of information processing
B. Role theory
C. Evolutionary theory
*D. Social Identity Theory
2. _____________ identify the conditions that produce specific social behavior.
A. General theories
*B. Middle-range theories
C. Theoretical perspectives
D. Propositions
3. Which is not one of the “three faces” of social psychology?
*A. Structural functionalism
B. Symbolic interactionism
C. Group processes
D. Social structure and personality
4. The concept that meanings are not inherent but are negotiated in interaction with others is a
main premise of what perspective?
A. Group Processes
B. Social structure and personality
*C. Symbolic interactionism
D. Cognitive
5. For the third time in a month, Jason needs to cancel his dinner plans with his boyfriend,
Dustin, due to a problem at work. Before he calls to give the bad news, he imagines how the
different explanations and apologies he could offer might appear to Dustin, and how Dustin
might react. Jason is engaging in a process called _____________.
A. Role-playing
*B. Role-taking
C. Situating an identity
D. Identity work
, Ch 01 9e
6. Carlos is a summer camp counselor. He’s noticed that his campers seem to have developed a
system for determining who gets access to resources like the basketball or tennis courts first, how
long each camper gets to use the resource, and who has to carry the bag of supplies back and
forth. He’s interested in how this system emerged, what the system is, and if it results in campers
feeling unfairly burdened or left out. Thinking back to his social psychology class, he makes a
list of concepts that might help him understand the boys’ behavior. Which of the following
would be the least useful?
A. Status
B. Equity
C. Norms
*D. Heuristics
7. Social class, occupation, gender, marital and parental status, and education are all aspects of
_____________that are of interest to social psychologists.
A. Personality
*B. Social structure
C. Cognitive structures
D. The evolutionary perspective
8. Leah is meeting Robert at a local coffee shop for a blind date. She arrives early and quickly
notices that the other patrons are either women, or older men—too old to be her date. She sits
facing the door and waits for Robert to arrive. She gives careful consideration to each man that
walks through the door in an effort to determine if she should approach him or not. This is best
considered an example of _____________.
A. Carrying out a role in accordance with group norms
B. An evolutionary perspective on mate selection
*C. The dual-process model of information processing
D. Engaging in self-perception and self-evaluation
9. Schemas are important in social relations because _____________.
A. Interpreting our social surroundings without them would be very inefficient
B. They can help us to remember information better process it more quickly
C. We can sometimes rely on them to fill in missing information or make inferences
*D. All of the above
10. Limitations of evolutionary approaches to social psychology include _____________.
A. Reliance on circular reasoning
B. Explanations developed after-the-fact that can be difficult to prove
*C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Social Psychology
9th Edition by Jessica L. Collett
Complete Chapter Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 17)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
,Ch 01 9e
1. Every Thanksgiving Marisa’s uncles get into an argument over politics. One identifies as a
Democrat, the other as a Republican. It’s not uncommon for the disagreements to spill over into
other, non-political topics, with each uncle making assumptions about the other and exaggerating
differences between them based on their political party identifications. Thinking back on her
social psychology class, Marisa thinks that _____________would help her most in understanding
her uncles’ frustrating behavior.
A. The dual-process theory of information processing
B. Role theory
C. Evolutionary theory
*D. Social Identity Theory
2. _____________ identify the conditions that produce specific social behavior.
A. General theories
*B. Middle-range theories
C. Theoretical perspectives
D. Propositions
3. Which is not one of the “three faces” of social psychology?
*A. Structural functionalism
B. Symbolic interactionism
C. Group processes
D. Social structure and personality
4. The concept that meanings are not inherent but are negotiated in interaction with others is a
main premise of what perspective?
A. Group Processes
B. Social structure and personality
*C. Symbolic interactionism
D. Cognitive
5. For the third time in a month, Jason needs to cancel his dinner plans with his boyfriend,
Dustin, due to a problem at work. Before he calls to give the bad news, he imagines how the
different explanations and apologies he could offer might appear to Dustin, and how Dustin
might react. Jason is engaging in a process called _____________.
A. Role-playing
*B. Role-taking
C. Situating an identity
D. Identity work
, Ch 01 9e
6. Carlos is a summer camp counselor. He’s noticed that his campers seem to have developed a
system for determining who gets access to resources like the basketball or tennis courts first, how
long each camper gets to use the resource, and who has to carry the bag of supplies back and
forth. He’s interested in how this system emerged, what the system is, and if it results in campers
feeling unfairly burdened or left out. Thinking back to his social psychology class, he makes a
list of concepts that might help him understand the boys’ behavior. Which of the following
would be the least useful?
A. Status
B. Equity
C. Norms
*D. Heuristics
7. Social class, occupation, gender, marital and parental status, and education are all aspects of
_____________that are of interest to social psychologists.
A. Personality
*B. Social structure
C. Cognitive structures
D. The evolutionary perspective
8. Leah is meeting Robert at a local coffee shop for a blind date. She arrives early and quickly
notices that the other patrons are either women, or older men—too old to be her date. She sits
facing the door and waits for Robert to arrive. She gives careful consideration to each man that
walks through the door in an effort to determine if she should approach him or not. This is best
considered an example of _____________.
A. Carrying out a role in accordance with group norms
B. An evolutionary perspective on mate selection
*C. The dual-process model of information processing
D. Engaging in self-perception and self-evaluation
9. Schemas are important in social relations because _____________.
A. Interpreting our social surroundings without them would be very inefficient
B. They can help us to remember information better process it more quickly
C. We can sometimes rely on them to fill in missing information or make inferences
*D. All of the above
10. Limitations of evolutionary approaches to social psychology include _____________.
A. Reliance on circular reasoning
B. Explanations developed after-the-fact that can be difficult to prove
*C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
