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Social Psychology 10th Edition by Saul Kassin - Test Bank
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,Multiple Choice1. Social psychologists typically
a. focus their studies on behavior only.
b. use the scientific method in their research.
c. avoid studying individuals in favor of groups.
d. view behavior in the same ways as sociologists.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTI SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the kinds of questions that social
VES: psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:14 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
2. Which question would a social psychologist be most likely to study?
a. What developmental factors contribute to adult 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. Do citizens in countries with democratic governments report greater life satisfaction than citizens in countries
with autocratic governments?
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTI SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the kinds of questions that social
VES: psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:17 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
3. The scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behavior when in the real, implied or imagined presence of
others is called ____ psychology.
a. clinical
b. social
c. personality
d. interactive
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
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,LEARNING OBJECTI SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the kinds of questions that social
VES: psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:18 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/9/2016 12:00 AM
4. Social psychology is all of the following except
a. a science addressing a diverse set of topics.
b. the study of how people think, feel, and behave.
c. a compilation of anecdotal observations and case studies.
d. an approach applying the scientific method.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTI SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the kinds of questions that social
VES: psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:35 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
5. Social psychology is primarily concerned with the ways in which
a. group factors contribute to the functioning of social institutions.
b. unconscious forces influence conscious motivations and desires.
c. specific personality characteristics predict behavior across situations.
d. individuals think, feel, and behave in a social context.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTI SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the kinds of questions that social
VES: psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
6. The question, "When is a bystander more or less likely to help you in in an emergency?" examines which major domain
of social psychology?
a. social perception
b. social cognition
c. social influence
d. social interaction
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
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, REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTI SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the kinds of questions that social
VES: psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:39 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
7. Social psychology differs from history and philosophy in its
a. attention to the scientific method.
b. concern with human behavior.
c. greater focus on cultural influences.
d. more narrowly defined areas of interest.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTI SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the kinds of questions that social
VES: psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Analyze
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:40 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
8. Anita wants to spend her career studying the factors that predict whether the members of a couple are satisfied with
their marriage. If she chooses to do so as a social psychologist, it is likely that her pursuit will
a. focus more on people’s thoughts than on their actual behavior.
b. emphasize the importance of different personality types.
c. examine couples rather than individuals as the unit of analysis.
d. include systematic observation, description, and measurement of couples.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What Is Social Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTI SOCP.KASS.17.1.1 - Define social psychology and identify the kinds of questions that social
VES: psychologists try to answer.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/2/2016 12:41 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/2/2016 11:27 PM
9. Which statement describes a central characteristic of social psychology?
a. Social psychology uses historical events as its primary source of data.
b. Social psychology assumes that thoughts and behaviors are influenced by other people.
c. Social psychology focuses more on the behavior of groups than on that of individuals.
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