Test Bank for Social Psychology
and Human Nature
Comprehensive 3rd Edition by
Baumeister.
,CHAPTER 1—The Mission and the Method
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In one of the first social psychological experiments ever conducted,
researcher Norman Triplett examined the records of teams of cyclists. He
found that cyclists who raced against each other than those who raced
alone (against the clock).
a. were more aggressive after the race
b. got into more accidents
c. cycled more quickly
d. enjoyed the race less
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: A Brief History of Social
Psychology TYPE: Factual
2. In one of the first social psychological experiments ever
conducted, researcher Norman Triplett built a "competition machine," in
which children wind up a fishing reel. He found that the children were
able to wind more quickly when .
a. they worked as a group side by side than when they worked alone
b. they worked alone than when they worked as a group side by side
c. they were explicitly asked to work as fast as possible
d. they were explicitly asked to take their time to “get it right”
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: A Brief History of Social
Psychology TYPE: Factual
3. Based on early research by Norman Triplett, we should expect that
children who work on math problems alone will than children who
work on math problems side by side with their classmates.
a. work more slowly
b. work more quickly
,c. second-guess themselves less
d. second-guess themselves more
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: A Brief History of Social
Psychology TYPE: Applied
4. Based on early research by Norman Triplett with racing cyclists, we should
expect that people
, who exercise on rowing machines at gyms are more likely to than
people who exercise on the same machines in the privacy of their homes.
a. burn more calories
b. burn less calories
c. feel a sense of accomplishment
d. feel a sense of failure
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: A Brief History of Social
Psychology TYPE: Applied
5. In one of the first social psychological experiments ever conducted,
researcher Max Ringlemann observed men as they pulled on a rope either
alone, as part of a small group, or as part of a large group. He found that
as the size of the group increased, .
a. individual effort increased
b. individual effort decreased
c. the task took longer to complete
d. the task took less time to complete
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: A Brief History of Social
Psychology TYPE: Applied
6. Suppose that you own a rowboat and enjoy going rowing on a
nearby lake in the summer. In June, you are planning to go rowing with
two of your friends (three people total in the boat), and in July, you are
planning to go rowing with just one friend (two people total in the boat).
Will you put in more effort (row harder) on the three-person trip or on
the two-person trip?
a. You will put in more effort on the three-person trip.
b. You will put in more effort on the two-person trip.
c. You will put in the same amount of effort on both trips.
d. It is impossible to say—no research has examined this question.
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: A Brief History of Social
and Human Nature
Comprehensive 3rd Edition by
Baumeister.
,CHAPTER 1—The Mission and the Method
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In one of the first social psychological experiments ever conducted,
researcher Norman Triplett examined the records of teams of cyclists. He
found that cyclists who raced against each other than those who raced
alone (against the clock).
a. were more aggressive after the race
b. got into more accidents
c. cycled more quickly
d. enjoyed the race less
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: A Brief History of Social
Psychology TYPE: Factual
2. In one of the first social psychological experiments ever
conducted, researcher Norman Triplett built a "competition machine," in
which children wind up a fishing reel. He found that the children were
able to wind more quickly when .
a. they worked as a group side by side than when they worked alone
b. they worked alone than when they worked as a group side by side
c. they were explicitly asked to work as fast as possible
d. they were explicitly asked to take their time to “get it right”
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: A Brief History of Social
Psychology TYPE: Factual
3. Based on early research by Norman Triplett, we should expect that
children who work on math problems alone will than children who
work on math problems side by side with their classmates.
a. work more slowly
b. work more quickly
,c. second-guess themselves less
d. second-guess themselves more
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: A Brief History of Social
Psychology TYPE: Applied
4. Based on early research by Norman Triplett with racing cyclists, we should
expect that people
, who exercise on rowing machines at gyms are more likely to than
people who exercise on the same machines in the privacy of their homes.
a. burn more calories
b. burn less calories
c. feel a sense of accomplishment
d. feel a sense of failure
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: A Brief History of Social
Psychology TYPE: Applied
5. In one of the first social psychological experiments ever conducted,
researcher Max Ringlemann observed men as they pulled on a rope either
alone, as part of a small group, or as part of a large group. He found that
as the size of the group increased, .
a. individual effort increased
b. individual effort decreased
c. the task took longer to complete
d. the task took less time to complete
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: A Brief History of Social
Psychology TYPE: Applied
6. Suppose that you own a rowboat and enjoy going rowing on a
nearby lake in the summer. In June, you are planning to go rowing with
two of your friends (three people total in the boat), and in July, you are
planning to go rowing with just one friend (two people total in the boat).
Will you put in more effort (row harder) on the three-person trip or on
the two-person trip?
a. You will put in more effort on the three-person trip.
b. You will put in more effort on the two-person trip.
c. You will put in the same amount of effort on both trips.
d. It is impossible to say—no research has examined this question.
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: A Brief History of Social
