CHAPTER 1 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY THE SCIENCE OF
THE SOCIAL SIDE OF LIFE {TEST BANK} QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2024 - 2025
The, branch, of, psychology, that, seeks, to, understand, the, nature, and, causes, of, individual, behavior,
and, thought, in, social, situations, is, ________., , ANS, -, , social, psychology
Social, psychologists, focus, their, attention, mainly, on, individuals, because, ________., , ANS, -, , our,
behavior, is, influenced, by, the, actions, of, other, individuals, in, social, situations
As, a, scientific, discipline,, social, psychology, strives, for, ________., , ANS, -, , an, objective,
understanding, of, behavior
Social, Psychology, embraces, ________, as, core, scientific, values., , ANS, -, , Accuracy,, objectivity,,
skepticism,, and, open-mindedness
The, focus, of, social, psychology, is, on, ________., , ANS, -, , the, behavior, and, thoughts, of, individuals
Why, take, a, scientific, approach?, Part, of, the, answer, lies, in, the, ________, nature, of, proverbs,,
axioms,, maxims, and, the, like., , ANS, -, , contradictory
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"
more, applicable., This, is, an, example, of, ________., , ANS, -, , the, unscientific, nature, of, conventional,
wisdom
One, reason, that, social, scientists, put, their, faith, in, the, scientific, method, is, that, ________., , ANS, -, ,
the, scientific, method, produces, more, conclusive, evidence, than, other, methods
The, planning, fallacy, is, ________., , ANS, -, , a, tendency, for, individuals, to, believe, that, projects, will,
take, less, time, than, they, actually, do
, Armando,, based, on, his, estimate, of, how, long, it, would, take, him, to, complete, his, mid-term, essay,,
told, his, instructor, he, would, turn, in, the, paper, on, Tuesday,, but, was, late, turning, it, in,, causing, his,
instructor, to
deduct, a, letter, grade, from, the, paper., Next, time, Armando, makes, such, a, promise, based, on, a, plan,,
he, will, likely, ________., , ANS, -, , make, the, same, planning, error,, and, be, late, again
Social, psychologists, are, primarily, interested, in, understanding, the, many, factors, and, conditions, that,
shape, the, social, ________, and, ________, of, individuals., , ANS, -, , behavior;, thought
The, ways, we, think, about, other, people, and, the, things, we, remember, about, them, may, have, an,
effect, on, our, behavior., These, thoughts, and, memories, are, examples, of, ________., , ANS, -, ,
cognitive, processes
LaShawna, meets, another, girl, at, a, party, who, is, not, from, LaShawna's, ethnic, group,, and, whom,
LaShawna, judges,, based, on, her, stereotype, of, that, group,, is, probably, shallow, and, a, gossip., The,
best, description, of, LaShawna's, judgment, is, that, she, is, engaged, in, ________., , ANS, -, , a, social,
cognitive, process
Radha, is, from, India, and, is, Jana's, friend., In, making, a, judgment, about, Radha's, reason, for, being,
late, for, coffee,, Jana, may, infer, that, Radha, was, late, because, she, had, a, confusing, day,, or, Jana, may,
decide, that
Radha, doesn't, really, have, much, respect, for, her, schedule., This, is, best, explained, as, an, example, of,
a, , ANS, -, , cognitive, process
People, tend, to, become, more, irritable, and, aggressive, when, the, weather, is, hot, and, humid., This,
fact, is
an, example, of, the, effects, of, ________, on, social, behavior., , ANS, -, , environmental, variables
The, moon, is, full,, and, Cristinel, has, been, behaving, wildly., Although, sober,, he's, been, alternately,
barking, like, a, dog, at, strangers, on, the, street,, and/or, asking, them,, "aren't, ya', just, happy, now?", It,
is, possible
that, Cristinel's, behavior, is, due, to, ________., , ANS, -, , the, moon, as, an, environmental, influence
