Test Bank Social Psychology, 11th edition Aronson, Wilson
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, Sommers,
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, Chapter 1 Introducin +i +i
g Social Psychology
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Total Assessment Guide (TAG)
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Question Remember t +i Understand th +i Apply What +i
Topic Analyze It +i
Type
+i he Facts
+i e Concepts
+i You Know
+i +i
Introduction Multiple Choice
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Essay
Defining Social +i Multiple Choice
+i 2, 11, 12, 13, 19,
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+i +i +i +i +i 5, 8, 9, 21, 22,
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Psychology
+i 26, 29, 30, 31,
+i +i +i 14, 15, 16, 17,
+i +i +i 27, 28, 35, 38,
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41, 43, 58, 59,
+i +i +i 18, 20, 23, 24,
+i +i +i 39, 40, 42, 44,
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60 25, 32, 33, 34,
+i +i +i 47, 48, 49, 50,
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46, 52, 53, 55,
+i +i +i 51, 54, 56, 61,
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57, 63 +i 62
Essay 176, 177, 180 +i +i 178, 179 +i
The Power of t
+i +i +i Multiple Choice
+i 64, 66, 70, 71,
+i +i +i 74, 80, 86, 87,
+i +i +i 65, 67, 68, 69,
+i +i +i 76, 112
+i
he Situation
+i 72, 78, 79, 84,
+i +i +i 93, 94, 110, 111,
+i +i +i 73, 75, 77, 81,
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89, 95, 98, 104,
+i +i +i 119, 125 +i 82, 83, 85, 88,
+i +i +i
107, 113, 114,
+i +i 90, 91, 92, 96,
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115, 116, 117,
+i +i 97, 99, 100, 101,
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118, 120, 124
+i +i 102, 103, 105, +i +i
106, 108, 109, +i +i
121, 122, 123, +i +i
126
Essay 181, 182, 183, +i +i 185 184
Where Const +i Multiple Choice
+i 127, 129, 133,
+i +i 130, 143, 148, +i +i 128, 131, 132, +i +i
ruals Come +i +i 135, 136, 137,
+i +i 150, 151, 155, +i +i 134, 138, 139, +i +i
From: Basic +i +i 149, 154, 156,
+i +i 158, 159, 160, +i +i 140, 141, 142, +i +i
Human Moti +i 157, 161 +i 163, 164, 166, +i +i 144, 145, 146, +i +i
ves 167 147, 152, 153, +i +i
162, 165 +i
Essay 187, 189, 190 +i +i 188 186
Why Study So +i +i Multiple Choice
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cial Psychology
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?
Essay 191
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Aronson, Wilson, Sommers, Page- +i +i +i
Gould, Lewis, Jr.: Social Psychology, 11th edition
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY +i +i +i
Multiple Choice +i
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. In the introduction to Chapter 1, you read about a number of social phenomena: selfless and selfish acti
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ons performed during the COVID pandemic; a sister and brother disagreed on the attractiveness of the
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same fraternity; and more than 800 people committed mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. What do the
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se examples have in common?
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a. They defy explanation. +i +i
b. They describe socially deviant behavior.
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c. They reveal the power of social influence.
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d. They reflect the operation of deliberate persuasion attempts
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. Answer: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
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s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
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Difficulty Level: Difficult +i + i
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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2. The scientific study of the way in which people‘s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by t
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he real or imagined presence of other people is the definition of
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a. psychology
b. personality psychology +i
c. social psychology +i
d. sociology
Answer: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
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s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
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Difficulty Level: Easy +i +i
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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3. Social psychology is the study of how
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affect(s) the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors o +i +i +i +i +i +i
f humans.
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a. live social interactions with other humans
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b. the presence of real or imagined other people
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c. other living things +i +i
d. perceptions of the social world +i +i +i +i
Answer: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
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s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
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Difficulty Level: Moderate +i +i
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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4. Which of the following is an example of social influence?
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a. You concoct a convincing lie to tell your professor about why your assignment was late.
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b. When you get hungry, you have trouble concentrating.
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c. You didn‘t do well on an exam because you stayed up all night cramming.
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d. You almost fall asleep while driving, so you pull to the side of the road to take a short nap.
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2
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Gould, Lewis, Jr.: Social Psychology, 11th edition
Answer: A +i
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
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s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
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Difficulty Level: Moderate +i +i
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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5. E‘Lisha agrees to spend all day Saturday helping her friend complete her chores, even though she does
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n‘t want to, had other plans, and doesn‘t even like her friend all that much. It‘s likely E‘Lisha‘s friend u
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sed the skillful application of
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a. social influence +i
b. her mere presence +i +i
c. obedience
d. threat +i
Answer: A +i
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
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s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
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Difficulty Level: Moderate +i + i
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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6. Which example illustrates a direct persuasion attempt?
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a. A bully threatens Billy and steals his lunch money.
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b. Ramona works hard in school to make her mother proud. +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
c. Felipe thinks of his ex-boyfriend and becomes sad.
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d. Jason moves from New York to Atlanta and develops a Southern acce
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nt. Answer: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
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s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
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Difficulty Level: Moderate +i +i
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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7. Not all social influence is direct or deliberate. Compared to the others, which example BEST illustrat
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es indirect or subtle social influence?
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a. An nationwide advertising campaign is launched to promote a new soft drink.
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b. A senatorial candidate delivers a speech to convince voters that she is not really liberal.
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c. A parent disciplines a child by taking away a favorite toy.
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d. A child sees other kids wearing their T-shirts inside out and starts wearing a T-
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shirt the same way. Answer: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
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s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
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Difficulty Level: Moderate +i +i
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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8. From across the room, Xiao sees his mother sigh, and he approaches to give her a hug in hopes of chee
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ring her up. In this case, Xiao‘s behavior is an example of a(n)
+i +i +i +i social influence attempt.
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a. direct
b. ineffective
c. indirect
d. unintended
Answer: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
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s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
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Difficulty Level: Difficult +i +i
3
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+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i
, Sommers,
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, Chapter 1 Introducin +i +i
g Social Psychology
+i +i
Total Assessment Guide (TAG)
+i +i +i
Question Remember t +i Understand th +i Apply What +i
Topic Analyze It +i
Type
+i he Facts
+i e Concepts
+i You Know
+i +i
Introduction Multiple Choice
+i
Essay
Defining Social +i Multiple Choice
+i 2, 11, 12, 13, 19,
+i +i +i +i 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10,
+i +i +i +i +i 5, 8, 9, 21, 22,
+i +i +i +i 36, 37, 45
+i +i
Psychology
+i 26, 29, 30, 31,
+i +i +i 14, 15, 16, 17,
+i +i +i 27, 28, 35, 38,
+i +i +i
41, 43, 58, 59,
+i +i +i 18, 20, 23, 24,
+i +i +i 39, 40, 42, 44,
+i +i +i
60 25, 32, 33, 34,
+i +i +i 47, 48, 49, 50,
+i +i +i
46, 52, 53, 55,
+i +i +i 51, 54, 56, 61,
+i +i +i
57, 63 +i 62
Essay 176, 177, 180 +i +i 178, 179 +i
The Power of t
+i +i +i Multiple Choice
+i 64, 66, 70, 71,
+i +i +i 74, 80, 86, 87,
+i +i +i 65, 67, 68, 69,
+i +i +i 76, 112
+i
he Situation
+i 72, 78, 79, 84,
+i +i +i 93, 94, 110, 111,
+i +i +i 73, 75, 77, 81,
+i +i +i
89, 95, 98, 104,
+i +i +i 119, 125 +i 82, 83, 85, 88,
+i +i +i
107, 113, 114,
+i +i 90, 91, 92, 96,
+i +i +i
115, 116, 117,
+i +i 97, 99, 100, 101,
+i +i +i
118, 120, 124
+i +i 102, 103, 105, +i +i
106, 108, 109, +i +i
121, 122, 123, +i +i
126
Essay 181, 182, 183, +i +i 185 184
Where Const +i Multiple Choice
+i 127, 129, 133,
+i +i 130, 143, 148, +i +i 128, 131, 132, +i +i
ruals Come +i +i 135, 136, 137,
+i +i 150, 151, 155, +i +i 134, 138, 139, +i +i
From: Basic +i +i 149, 154, 156,
+i +i 158, 159, 160, +i +i 140, 141, 142, +i +i
Human Moti +i 157, 161 +i 163, 164, 166, +i +i 144, 145, 146, +i +i
ves 167 147, 152, 153, +i +i
162, 165 +i
Essay 187, 189, 190 +i +i 188 186
Why Study So +i +i Multiple Choice
+i 168, 172 +i 169, 170, 171, +i +i 174
cial Psychology
+i 173, 175 +i
?
Essay 191
1
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Aronson, Wilson, Sommers, Page- +i +i +i
Gould, Lewis, Jr.: Social Psychology, 11th edition
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY +i +i +i
Multiple Choice +i
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
1. In the introduction to Chapter 1, you read about a number of social phenomena: selfless and selfish acti
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ons performed during the COVID pandemic; a sister and brother disagreed on the attractiveness of the
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
same fraternity; and more than 800 people committed mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. What do the
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
se examples have in common?
+i +i +i +i
a. They defy explanation. +i +i
b. They describe socially deviant behavior.
+i +i +i +i
c. They reveal the power of social influence.
+i +i +i +i +i +i
d. They reflect the operation of deliberate persuasion attempts
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i
. Answer: C
+i +i
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
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s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
+i +i +i +i
Difficulty Level: Difficult +i + i
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
+i +i +i +i
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
2. The scientific study of the way in which people‘s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by t
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he real or imagined presence of other people is the definition of
+i +i +i . +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. psychology
b. personality psychology +i
c. social psychology +i
d. sociology
Answer: C
+i +i
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
+i +i +i +i
Difficulty Level: Easy +i +i
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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3. Social psychology is the study of how
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affect(s) the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors o +i +i +i +i +i +i
f humans.
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a. live social interactions with other humans
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b. the presence of real or imagined other people
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c. other living things +i +i
d. perceptions of the social world +i +i +i +i
Answer: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
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s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
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Difficulty Level: Moderate +i +i
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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4. Which of the following is an example of social influence?
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a. You concoct a convincing lie to tell your professor about why your assignment was late.
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b. When you get hungry, you have trouble concentrating.
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c. You didn‘t do well on an exam because you stayed up all night cramming.
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d. You almost fall asleep while driving, so you pull to the side of the road to take a short nap.
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2
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Aronson, Wilson, Sommers, Page- +i +i +i
Gould, Lewis, Jr.: Social Psychology, 11th edition
Answer: A +i
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
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s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
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Difficulty Level: Moderate +i +i
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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5. E‘Lisha agrees to spend all day Saturday helping her friend complete her chores, even though she does
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n‘t want to, had other plans, and doesn‘t even like her friend all that much. It‘s likely E‘Lisha‘s friend u
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sed the skillful application of
+i +i to get her to agree to help. +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. social influence +i
b. her mere presence +i +i
c. obedience
d. threat +i
Answer: A +i
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
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s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
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Difficulty Level: Moderate +i + i
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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6. Which example illustrates a direct persuasion attempt?
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a. A bully threatens Billy and steals his lunch money.
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b. Ramona works hard in school to make her mother proud. +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
c. Felipe thinks of his ex-boyfriend and becomes sad.
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d. Jason moves from New York to Atlanta and develops a Southern acce
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nt. Answer: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
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s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
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Difficulty Level: Moderate +i +i
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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7. Not all social influence is direct or deliberate. Compared to the others, which example BEST illustrat
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
es indirect or subtle social influence?
+i +i +i +i +i
a. An nationwide advertising campaign is launched to promote a new soft drink.
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b. A senatorial candidate delivers a speech to convince voters that she is not really liberal.
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c. A parent disciplines a child by taking away a favorite toy.
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d. A child sees other kids wearing their T-shirts inside out and starts wearing a T-
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shirt the same way. Answer: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
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s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
+i +i +i +i
Difficulty Level: Moderate +i +i
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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8. From across the room, Xiao sees his mother sigh, and he approaches to give her a hug in hopes of chee
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
ring her up. In this case, Xiao‘s behavior is an example of a(n)
+i +i +i +i social influence attempt.
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
a. direct
b. ineffective
c. indirect
d. unintended
Answer: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define social psychology and distinguish it from other discipline
+i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i +i
s. Topic: Defining Social Psychology
+i +i +i +i
Difficulty Level: Difficult +i +i
3
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