TEST BANK FOR SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 5 th EDITION by TOM GILOVICH ISBN: 9780393667691

TEST BANK FOR SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 5 th EDITION by TOM GILOVICH ISBN: 7691 Table of Contents 1. An Invitation to Social Psychology 2. The Methods of Social Psychology 3. The Social Self 4. Social Cognition: Thinking about People and Situations 5. Social Attribution: Explaining Behavior 6. Emotion 7. Attitudes, Behavior, and Rationalization 8. Persuasion 9. Social Influence 10. Relationships and Attraction 11. Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination 12. Groups 13. Aggression 14. Altruism and Cooperation Application Module 1: Social Psychology and Heath Application Module 2: Social Psychology and Education Application Module 3: Social Psychology and the Law CHAPTER 1: An Invitation to Social Psychology MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Social psychology can be defined as the ____________ study of the ____________ of individuals in social situations. a. intuitive; behaviors b. scientific; behaviors c. scientific; feelings, thoughts, and behaviors d. behavioral; thoughts and feelings ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Characterizing Social Psychology OBJ: Factual 2. Which of the following Supreme Court rulings was heavily influenced by social psychological research? a. Roe v. Wade c. Marbury v. Madison b. Brown v. Board of Education d. Miranda v. Arizona ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Characterizing Social Psychology OBJ: Factual 3. A a a a , a a . A( ) ____________ is most likely to conduct an experiment to identify the conditions or situations under which each of these assertions is accurate. a. personality psychologist c. sociologist b. social psychologist d. anthropologist ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Characterizing Social Psychology OBJ: Factual 4. Saa a a a a a a a offer. The main difference between Sandra a a a a a psychological theories are a. always more complicated. c. based on logic. b. almost always counterintuitive. d. put to the test. ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Characterizing Social Psychology OBJ: Factual 5. Social psychologists differ from personality psychologists because social psychologists tend to a. rely primarily on correlational research. b. argue that genetics do not exert causal effects on social behavior. c. examine the influence of situations on behaviors. d. stress individual differences in behavior. ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Characterizing Social Psychology OBJ: Factual 6. Which of the following is LEAST characteristic of the goals of social psychology? a. understanding how people in different cultures think, feel, and behave b. a a a c. evaluating the accuracy of folk theories about how situations influence behavior d. understanding how personality traits predispose people to respond to social situations ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Characterizing Social Psychology OBJ: Conceptual 7. Jacquie and Karen are both interested in the topic of divorce. Jacquie is a social psychologist and Karen is a sociologist. Compared to Karen, which of the following questions is Jacquie most likely to ask? a. Do different divorce laws influence divorce rates? b. Are divorce rates higher among people who are more educated? c. Why does infidelity lead to divorce? d. Is divorce more prevalent in Northern states relative to Southern states? ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Characterizing Social Psychology OBJ: Conceptual 8. Which of the following phenomena best illustrates the relationship between social influence and behavior? a. acting more cooperative when you are in a good mood (as opposed to a bad mood) b. preferring to drive with the car radio on (as opposed to off) c. cycling faster when people are watching you (as opposed to when you are alone) d. getting into more arguments when the temperature is above 80 degrees (as opposed to under 80 degrees) ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: Characterizing Social Psychology OBJ: Conceptual 9. K L s concept, the field of forces, emphasizes that ____________ underlie(s) much of human behavior. a. genetics c. the characteristics of a situation b. physical stimulation d. natural selection ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: The Power of the Situation OBJ: Factual 10. Kurt Lewin, the founder of modern soci