PSY 3460 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Social psychology is primarily concerned with the ways in which - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Individual
think, feel and behave with regard to others
All of the following are characteristic of the field of social psychology today except - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a concern for the lack of ethical standards in research
Ringelmann and Triplett are best labeled as - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the founders of social psychology
It could be argued that social psychology supplements common sense about human behavior in all of
the following ways except that - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅social psychological findings tend to support
most intuitive beliefs about human behavior.
To examine the relationship between temperature and violence, Priti manipulates the thermostat in her
laboratory while participants are engaged in a military simulation game. She then looks at the effect of
this manipulation on their aggressive behavior during the game, comparing participants in the "warm"
condition to those in the "comfortable"? condition. Priti's research best characterizes what field of
study? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Social Psychology
Which of the following branches of psychology is most interested in "the power of the situation"? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Social Psychology
Marilyn is interested in whether schizophrenic individuals tend to interpret verbal feedback from others
as negative even if it is positive. It might be said that Marilyn is doing research at the intersection of
social psychology and - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Clinical Psychology
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Antoine investigates the extent to which depressed individuals have difficulty forming accurate
memories of social interactions, particularly when those interactions are stressful. His research is best
described as being at the intersection of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Social, clinical, cognitive psychology
, Christine conducts cross-cultural research and Betty conducts multicultural research. Which of the
following is probably true? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Christine is more likely to sample individuals from
many different countries
To examine the relationship between economic conditions and violence, Gunther compares the murder
rates for counties with different median incomes. Gunther's research best characterizes what field of
study? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sociology
Which of the following was not a criticism of laboratory experimentation in the 1960s and 1970s? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Experiments did not allow researchers to draw conclusions about the causal
relationship between variables.
A social psychologist would be least likely to conduct a study examining the effect of - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅sleep on concentration ability
hich of the following is not one of the fundamental principles of social psychology established by Lewin?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Behavior should be conceptualized as an interaction of cognition and
motivation
The "hot" perspective in social psychology emphasizes _____, whereas the "cold" perspective
emphasizes _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅emotion;cognitive
Which of the following is a central part of the definition of social psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It
assumes that thoughts and behavior are influenced by other people.
Sociologists tend to study behavior at the _____ level, whereas social psychologists study behavior at
the _____ level. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅group; individual
Which of the following is true regarding social psychology and clinical psychology? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Researchers in both fields might conduct studies investigating outcomes such as anxiety or
depression.
Social psychology is primarily concerned with the ways in which - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Individual
think, feel and behave with regard to others
All of the following are characteristic of the field of social psychology today except - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a concern for the lack of ethical standards in research
Ringelmann and Triplett are best labeled as - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the founders of social psychology
It could be argued that social psychology supplements common sense about human behavior in all of
the following ways except that - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅social psychological findings tend to support
most intuitive beliefs about human behavior.
To examine the relationship between temperature and violence, Priti manipulates the thermostat in her
laboratory while participants are engaged in a military simulation game. She then looks at the effect of
this manipulation on their aggressive behavior during the game, comparing participants in the "warm"
condition to those in the "comfortable"? condition. Priti's research best characterizes what field of
study? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Social Psychology
Which of the following branches of psychology is most interested in "the power of the situation"? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Social Psychology
Marilyn is interested in whether schizophrenic individuals tend to interpret verbal feedback from others
as negative even if it is positive. It might be said that Marilyn is doing research at the intersection of
social psychology and - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Clinical Psychology
8
Antoine investigates the extent to which depressed individuals have difficulty forming accurate
memories of social interactions, particularly when those interactions are stressful. His research is best
described as being at the intersection of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Social, clinical, cognitive psychology
, Christine conducts cross-cultural research and Betty conducts multicultural research. Which of the
following is probably true? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Christine is more likely to sample individuals from
many different countries
To examine the relationship between economic conditions and violence, Gunther compares the murder
rates for counties with different median incomes. Gunther's research best characterizes what field of
study? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sociology
Which of the following was not a criticism of laboratory experimentation in the 1960s and 1970s? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Experiments did not allow researchers to draw conclusions about the causal
relationship between variables.
A social psychologist would be least likely to conduct a study examining the effect of - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅sleep on concentration ability
hich of the following is not one of the fundamental principles of social psychology established by Lewin?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Behavior should be conceptualized as an interaction of cognition and
motivation
The "hot" perspective in social psychology emphasizes _____, whereas the "cold" perspective
emphasizes _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅emotion;cognitive
Which of the following is a central part of the definition of social psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It
assumes that thoughts and behavior are influenced by other people.
Sociologists tend to study behavior at the _____ level, whereas social psychologists study behavior at
the _____ level. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅group; individual
Which of the following is true regarding social psychology and clinical psychology? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Researchers in both fields might conduct studies investigating outcomes such as anxiety or
depression.
