Test Bank For
Social Psychology Ninth Edition Franzoi, Oswald
Chapters 1-12
Chapter 1
1 What are 3 benefits or rewards one gains from striving for mastery?
Answer:
Feedback: Striving for mastery helps us to: 1) form and hold accurate opinions and beliefs
about the world, 2) these beliefs help guide us to effective and satisfying actions,
and 3) our desire for long-term rewards can motivated us to enhance our skills and
knowledge and improve ourselves in other ways.
2 Your text describes two fundamental axioms. Which of the following provides the best
illustration of the pervasiveness of social influence?
(A) Peter and Mario both witness the same car accident. After the accident, Peter recalled
seeing broken glass but Mario did not remember any glass.
(B) At a party, Jan says „no‟ when offered an alcoholic beverage because he knows his
parents wouldn‟t approve.
(C) Both Brooke and Anna took a class from the same professor. After the first day of
class, Anna thought the professor was funny and Brooke thought the professor was
rude.
(D) At her job interview, Jackie thought she appeared very calm but the interviewers
thought she looked nervous.
Answer: (B) At a party, Jan says „no‟ when offered an alcoholic beverage because he knows
his parents wouldn‟t approve.
3 At the beginning of chapter 1, the different perceptions of football fans from Princeton
and Dartmouth were compared. This real world example demonstrates which basic
principle?
(A) Construction of reality
(B) People value “me and mine”
(C) Conservatism
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
4 Which of the following is the best example of applied research?
(A) The theoretical relation between frustration and aggression.
, (B) The impact of cognitive load on perceptions of out-group members.
(C) The study of support group attendance and long term health outcomes for patients with
cancer.
(D) All of the above
Answer: (C) The study of support group attendance and long term health outcomes for
patients with cancer.
5 On which of the following are social psychologists most likely to focus?
(A) Basic research
(B) Applied research
(C) Both basic and applied research
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C) Both basic and applied research
6 Research has shown that individuals from _______ are more likely to explain behaviors
as being due to characteristics of the actor, whereas individuals from _______ are more
likely to explain behaviors as being due to other people‟s social expectations.
(A) China; North America
(B) North America; China
(C) South America; North America
(D) East Asia; China
Answer: (B) North America; China
7 Professor Bakker just gave a lecture on the embodiment perspective. It is most likely
that Professor Bakker included which of the following pieces of information in his
lecture?
(A) Recent neuroimaging studies have shown that different areas of our brains become
active when we perceive faces versus other non-social stimuli.
(B) Humans and other animals have developed ways to solve problems that species have
been facing since the dawn of time.
(C) Compared to people from Western cultures, people from Eastern cultures pay more
attention to the situational context.
(D) We subtly mimic others‟ facial expressions and that helps us to understand their facial
expressions.
Answer: (D) We subtly mimic others‟ facial expressions and that helps us to understand their
facial expressions.
,8 Dr. Lee is interested in studying the interpersonal relationships among college
roommates. Given her interest in studying such relationships, Dr. Lee‟s research
focuses primarily on:
(A) Social processes
(B) Cognitive processes
(C) Affective processes
(D) Personality processes
Answer: (A) Social processes
9 Because of social psychology‟s preexisting focus on people‟s perceptions and
interpretations of events, which of the following „revolutions‟ in the 1960s was not
considered a revolution at all in the area of social psychology?
(A) The behaviorist revolution.
(B) The evolutionary revolution.
(C) The cognitive revolution.
(D) The affective revolution.
Answer: (C) The cognitive revolution.
10 According to Kurt Lewin (1936), which two factors are the biggest influence on an
individual‟s behavior?
(A) The individual‟s current goals and social environment.
(B) The individual‟s personality and upbringing.
(C) The individual‟s genes and environment.
(D) The individual‟s thoughts and feelings.
Answer: (A) The individual‟s current goals and social environment.
11 Which of the following was NOT an important area of social psychological study during
the Second World War?
(A) How to persuade housewives to eat more liver and less steak.
(B) How humans have evolved to solve certain problems such as detecting cheaters.
(C) The roots of prejudice.
(D) How to persuade soldiers to brush their teeth more often.
Answer: (B) How humans have evolved to solve certain problems such as detecting cheaters.
12 Which of the following events impacted the development of social psychology in the
, 1930s and 1940s?
(A) The rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazi domination
(B) The influx of European researchers to America
(C) The search for answers to practical problems created by the war
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
13 With which of the followings statements would social psychologists and behaviorists be
most likely to agree?
(A) Psychology is a science.
(B) Psychologists should study behavior.
(C) Behavior is influenced by environmental stimuli.
(D) All of the above.
Answer: (D) All of the above.
14 Behaviorists like B.F. Skinner and John Watson believed that psychologists should
study:
(A) People‟s thoughts.
(B) People‟s emotions.
(C) People‟s behavior.
(D) People‟s feelings.
Answer: (C) People‟s behavior.
15 The earliest textbooks on social psychology suggested all but which of the following?
(A) All social behavior stems from innate tendencies.
(B) All social behavior results from instincts.
(C) People are heavily influenced by others.
(D) Social psychologists should only study observable behavior.
Answer: (D) Social psychologists should only study observable behavior.
16 Which of the three motivational principles described in your text refers to people‟s
desire to understand and predict events in their social worlds?
(A) People strive for mastery
(B) People seek connectedness
Social Psychology Ninth Edition Franzoi, Oswald
Chapters 1-12
Chapter 1
1 What are 3 benefits or rewards one gains from striving for mastery?
Answer:
Feedback: Striving for mastery helps us to: 1) form and hold accurate opinions and beliefs
about the world, 2) these beliefs help guide us to effective and satisfying actions,
and 3) our desire for long-term rewards can motivated us to enhance our skills and
knowledge and improve ourselves in other ways.
2 Your text describes two fundamental axioms. Which of the following provides the best
illustration of the pervasiveness of social influence?
(A) Peter and Mario both witness the same car accident. After the accident, Peter recalled
seeing broken glass but Mario did not remember any glass.
(B) At a party, Jan says „no‟ when offered an alcoholic beverage because he knows his
parents wouldn‟t approve.
(C) Both Brooke and Anna took a class from the same professor. After the first day of
class, Anna thought the professor was funny and Brooke thought the professor was
rude.
(D) At her job interview, Jackie thought she appeared very calm but the interviewers
thought she looked nervous.
Answer: (B) At a party, Jan says „no‟ when offered an alcoholic beverage because he knows
his parents wouldn‟t approve.
3 At the beginning of chapter 1, the different perceptions of football fans from Princeton
and Dartmouth were compared. This real world example demonstrates which basic
principle?
(A) Construction of reality
(B) People value “me and mine”
(C) Conservatism
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
4 Which of the following is the best example of applied research?
(A) The theoretical relation between frustration and aggression.
, (B) The impact of cognitive load on perceptions of out-group members.
(C) The study of support group attendance and long term health outcomes for patients with
cancer.
(D) All of the above
Answer: (C) The study of support group attendance and long term health outcomes for
patients with cancer.
5 On which of the following are social psychologists most likely to focus?
(A) Basic research
(B) Applied research
(C) Both basic and applied research
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C) Both basic and applied research
6 Research has shown that individuals from _______ are more likely to explain behaviors
as being due to characteristics of the actor, whereas individuals from _______ are more
likely to explain behaviors as being due to other people‟s social expectations.
(A) China; North America
(B) North America; China
(C) South America; North America
(D) East Asia; China
Answer: (B) North America; China
7 Professor Bakker just gave a lecture on the embodiment perspective. It is most likely
that Professor Bakker included which of the following pieces of information in his
lecture?
(A) Recent neuroimaging studies have shown that different areas of our brains become
active when we perceive faces versus other non-social stimuli.
(B) Humans and other animals have developed ways to solve problems that species have
been facing since the dawn of time.
(C) Compared to people from Western cultures, people from Eastern cultures pay more
attention to the situational context.
(D) We subtly mimic others‟ facial expressions and that helps us to understand their facial
expressions.
Answer: (D) We subtly mimic others‟ facial expressions and that helps us to understand their
facial expressions.
,8 Dr. Lee is interested in studying the interpersonal relationships among college
roommates. Given her interest in studying such relationships, Dr. Lee‟s research
focuses primarily on:
(A) Social processes
(B) Cognitive processes
(C) Affective processes
(D) Personality processes
Answer: (A) Social processes
9 Because of social psychology‟s preexisting focus on people‟s perceptions and
interpretations of events, which of the following „revolutions‟ in the 1960s was not
considered a revolution at all in the area of social psychology?
(A) The behaviorist revolution.
(B) The evolutionary revolution.
(C) The cognitive revolution.
(D) The affective revolution.
Answer: (C) The cognitive revolution.
10 According to Kurt Lewin (1936), which two factors are the biggest influence on an
individual‟s behavior?
(A) The individual‟s current goals and social environment.
(B) The individual‟s personality and upbringing.
(C) The individual‟s genes and environment.
(D) The individual‟s thoughts and feelings.
Answer: (A) The individual‟s current goals and social environment.
11 Which of the following was NOT an important area of social psychological study during
the Second World War?
(A) How to persuade housewives to eat more liver and less steak.
(B) How humans have evolved to solve certain problems such as detecting cheaters.
(C) The roots of prejudice.
(D) How to persuade soldiers to brush their teeth more often.
Answer: (B) How humans have evolved to solve certain problems such as detecting cheaters.
12 Which of the following events impacted the development of social psychology in the
, 1930s and 1940s?
(A) The rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazi domination
(B) The influx of European researchers to America
(C) The search for answers to practical problems created by the war
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
13 With which of the followings statements would social psychologists and behaviorists be
most likely to agree?
(A) Psychology is a science.
(B) Psychologists should study behavior.
(C) Behavior is influenced by environmental stimuli.
(D) All of the above.
Answer: (D) All of the above.
14 Behaviorists like B.F. Skinner and John Watson believed that psychologists should
study:
(A) People‟s thoughts.
(B) People‟s emotions.
(C) People‟s behavior.
(D) People‟s feelings.
Answer: (C) People‟s behavior.
15 The earliest textbooks on social psychology suggested all but which of the following?
(A) All social behavior stems from innate tendencies.
(B) All social behavior results from instincts.
(C) People are heavily influenced by others.
(D) Social psychologists should only study observable behavior.
Answer: (D) Social psychologists should only study observable behavior.
16 Which of the three motivational principles described in your text refers to people‟s
desire to understand and predict events in their social worlds?
(A) People strive for mastery
(B) People seek connectedness
