SOCIAL PYSCHOLOGY REVISION QUIZES
AND THEIR ANSWERS
- Is there a link between playing violent video games
and engaging in aggressive behavior?
1. Which of the following questions would a social
psychologist be most likely to study?
- A compilation of anecdotal observations and case
studies
2. Social psychology is all of the following except
- It assumes that thoughts and behaviors are
influenced by other people
3. Which of the following is a central part of the definition
of social psychology?
- Sociology
4. To examine the relationship between economic
conditions and violence, Gunter compares the murder
rates for counties with different median incomes. Gunter's
research best characterizes what field of study?
- Researchers in both fields might conduct studies
investigating outcomes such as anxiety or happiness
5. Which of the following is true regarding social
psychology and clinical psychology?
- Social psychology
6. Which of the following branches of psychology is most
interested in "the power of the situation"?
- Personality
,7. Astrid has developed a 12-item questionnaire to help
her identify individuals who tend to be skeptical of
authority figures across different situations. And most
likely a _____ psychologist.
- Often contradict each other
8. Social psychological research is a necessary endeavor
because our commonsense intuitions
- Norman Triplett
9. Which of the following people is credited with
conducting the first experiment and publishing the first
research article in social psychology?
- Adolf Hitler
10. One of the people who had the greatest impact on the
developing field of social psychology was not a
psychologist. Who was this person?
- Behavior should be conceptualized as an interaction
of cognition and motivation
11. Which of the following is not one of the fundamental
principles of social psychology established by Kurt Lewin?
- The split between "red" and "blue" states in the U.S.
12. Which of the following is not an influential factor in
today's social psychology?
- To what extent are attitudes inherited?
13. Which of the following questions would be of most
interest t a social psychologist who studies behavioral
genetics?
- Evolutionary psychology; behavioral genetics
14. Jessica and Nick are behavioral researchers. Jessica
believes that her sons have been aggressive since birth
because she and her husband Nick have inborn
aggressive tendencies. Nick, however believes that their
, sons are aggressive because throughout history it has
been adaptive for men to be aggressive so that they can
protect their territory and possessions. Nick's beliefs
reflect the influence of ______ whereas Jessica's beliefs
reflect _____.
- Christine is more likely to sample individuals from
many different countries
15. Christine conducts cross-cultural research and Betty
conducts multicultural research. Which of the following is
probably true?
- Social psychologists can only develop testable
research questions by reading about prior research in
the field
16. Which of the following concerning research questions
in social psychology is false?
- Refusing to help someone in need is morally wrong
17. Which of the following is not a testable hypothesis?
- Solving practical or real-world problems
18. All of the following are goals of basic research except
- Conceptual dependent variable; operational
dependent variable
19. A researcher wanted to see if being drunk raises or
lowers a person's self-esteem. In one condition, he gives
participants three glasses of punch spiked with alcohol
and in the other he gives participants three glasses of
plain punch. After participants finish their punch, he has
them complete the Rosenburg (1965) self-esteem scale.
In this study, self-esteem is the ____ and the Rosenburg
questionnaire is the ______.
- Experimentation
AND THEIR ANSWERS
- Is there a link between playing violent video games
and engaging in aggressive behavior?
1. Which of the following questions would a social
psychologist be most likely to study?
- A compilation of anecdotal observations and case
studies
2. Social psychology is all of the following except
- It assumes that thoughts and behaviors are
influenced by other people
3. Which of the following is a central part of the definition
of social psychology?
- Sociology
4. To examine the relationship between economic
conditions and violence, Gunter compares the murder
rates for counties with different median incomes. Gunter's
research best characterizes what field of study?
- Researchers in both fields might conduct studies
investigating outcomes such as anxiety or happiness
5. Which of the following is true regarding social
psychology and clinical psychology?
- Social psychology
6. Which of the following branches of psychology is most
interested in "the power of the situation"?
- Personality
,7. Astrid has developed a 12-item questionnaire to help
her identify individuals who tend to be skeptical of
authority figures across different situations. And most
likely a _____ psychologist.
- Often contradict each other
8. Social psychological research is a necessary endeavor
because our commonsense intuitions
- Norman Triplett
9. Which of the following people is credited with
conducting the first experiment and publishing the first
research article in social psychology?
- Adolf Hitler
10. One of the people who had the greatest impact on the
developing field of social psychology was not a
psychologist. Who was this person?
- Behavior should be conceptualized as an interaction
of cognition and motivation
11. Which of the following is not one of the fundamental
principles of social psychology established by Kurt Lewin?
- The split between "red" and "blue" states in the U.S.
12. Which of the following is not an influential factor in
today's social psychology?
- To what extent are attitudes inherited?
13. Which of the following questions would be of most
interest t a social psychologist who studies behavioral
genetics?
- Evolutionary psychology; behavioral genetics
14. Jessica and Nick are behavioral researchers. Jessica
believes that her sons have been aggressive since birth
because she and her husband Nick have inborn
aggressive tendencies. Nick, however believes that their
, sons are aggressive because throughout history it has
been adaptive for men to be aggressive so that they can
protect their territory and possessions. Nick's beliefs
reflect the influence of ______ whereas Jessica's beliefs
reflect _____.
- Christine is more likely to sample individuals from
many different countries
15. Christine conducts cross-cultural research and Betty
conducts multicultural research. Which of the following is
probably true?
- Social psychologists can only develop testable
research questions by reading about prior research in
the field
16. Which of the following concerning research questions
in social psychology is false?
- Refusing to help someone in need is morally wrong
17. Which of the following is not a testable hypothesis?
- Solving practical or real-world problems
18. All of the following are goals of basic research except
- Conceptual dependent variable; operational
dependent variable
19. A researcher wanted to see if being drunk raises or
lowers a person's self-esteem. In one condition, he gives
participants three glasses of punch spiked with alcohol
and in the other he gives participants three glasses of
plain punch. After participants finish their punch, he has
them complete the Rosenburg (1965) self-esteem scale.
In this study, self-esteem is the ____ and the Rosenburg
questionnaire is the ______.
- Experimentation
