Question 1

Social psychology in the period from the middle 1970s through the 1990s can best be described as a time of

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A)   confidence and crisis.
B)   social activism.
C)   pluralism.
D)   interactionism.

Question 2

According to the interactionist perspective, behavior is a result of the interaction between

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A)   motivation and cognition.
B)   introverts and extraverts.
C)   personality and situations.
D)   theoretical and practical concerns.

Question 3

The field of social psychology emerged as a distinct discipline around the end of the

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A)   17th century.
B)   18th century.
C)   19th century.
D)   20th century.

Question 4

Which of the following people is credited with publishing the first research article in social psychology?

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A)   Max Ringelmann
B)   Norman Triplett
C)   Floyd Allport
D)   John Haharwood

Question 5

Because of his research on practical issues, such as the research he conducted in the 1940s concerning promotion of more economical and nutritious eating habits, Kurt Lewin could be considered one of the founders of

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A)   evolutionary social psychology.
B)   psychoneuroimmunology.
C)   "hot" theories of social psychology.
D)   applied social psychology.

Question 6

Social neuroscience is best described as the study of

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A)   the evolution of the brain.
B)   the interplay between genes and the environment.
C)   the social functioning of neurons.
D)   the interaction of social and neural processes.

Question 7

Positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are technologies that enable social psychologists to

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A)   record research participants' true attitudes without their awareness.
B)   present visual stimuli to research participants at one-hundredth of a second.
C)   see images of the brain as people think, feel, and behave.
D)   induce a particular mood state in people.

Question 8

Virtual reality allows social psychologists to

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A)   more effectively deceive research participants.
B)   test questions that might otherwise be impractical or unethical.
C)   scan the brain as it processes stimuli.
D)   explore "hot" processes more so than "cold" processes.

Question 9

According to research on embodied cognition, if you are feeling guilty, how can you reduce that feeling?

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A)   Wash your hands
B)   Go confess to a priest
C)   Exercise
D)   Think about something else

Question 10

Which of the following is not identified by your textbook as an influential factor in today's social psychology?

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A)   New technological advances
B)   Behavioral genetics
C)   The split between "red" and "blue" states in the U.S.
D)   The Internet

Question 11

Which of the following is true regarding Kurt Lewin?

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A)   His interactionist perspective argues that human behavior is mostly a function of situational pressures.
B)   His push for practical research was met with great resistance in the early days of social psychology.
C)   He was the first to test social psychological hypotheses in a scientific manner.
D)   He conducted research on what kinds of leaders elicit the best work from group members.

Question 12

The field of social psychology endured significant critique in the 1960s and 1970s.What were the most important elements of this critique, and how has the field addressed them?

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Question 13

Abe subscribes to a psychoanalytic view of human behavior.Abe's view probably differs from that of Kurt Lewin in that Abe is more likely to emphasize the power of

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A)   external rewards.
B)   internal motives.
C)   situational factors.
D)   interpersonal relationships.

Question 14

During the 1960s and 1970s, social psychologists who favored laboratory experiments rebuffed critics by arguing that

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A)   critics' concerns regarding experimenter bias were exaggerated and misplaced.
B)   it did not matter that some studies were unethical because the benefits of running these experiments outweighed the costs.
C)   experimental studies were easier to conduct than non-experimental studies.
D)   the theoretical principles being tested in the lab were widely applicable across eras and cultures.

Question 15

Which student will be helped most by being given information on how normal it is to feel stress and uncertainty during their freshman year?

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A)   Jacey, an African-American female.
B)   Jorey, a Caucasian female.
C)   Liam, a Caucasian male.
D)   Xiao-Ping, a Chinese-American female.

Question 16

Which of the following people did not author one of social psychology's first textbooks?

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A)   William McDougall
B)   Muzafer Sherif
C)   Edward Ross
D)   Floyd Allport

Question 17

The results of the "belongingness uncertainty" study conducted by Walton and Cohen (2011) indicate that

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A)   knowing that initial insecurity as a university freshman is normal and temporary improved academic performance through the end of the freshman year for African-American and Caucasian students, but not beyond that year.
B)   knowing that initial insecurity as a university freshman is normal and temporary improved academic performance through the end of the freshman year for African-American students, but not beyond that year.
C)   knowing that initial insecurity as a university freshman is normal and temporary improved academic performance through the senior year for both African-American and Caucasian students.
D)   knowing that initial insecurity as a university freshman is normal and temporary improved academic performance through the senior year for African-American students.

Question 18

Sociologists studying the effects of media violence would be more likely than social psychologists to

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A)   conduct experiments manipulating the amount of media violence viewed by participants.
B)   assess changes in television availability and in murder rates over the last 30 years.
C)   concern themselves with situational variables that moderate the effects of media violence on its viewers.
D)   focus on the types of individuals who choose to view media violence.

Question 19

Mischa has just met a lovely fellow at a dance.She would really like for him to feel as attracted to her as she feels to him.Based on research on embodied cognition, what should Mischa do to promote is attraction to her?

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A)   Try to hand him a large object that will make his arms open towards her in the same motion as a bear hug
B)   Try to hand him something that he will have to push away
C)   Ask him to go get her a drink
D)   Leave to go get herself a drink so that he will miss her

Question 20

Research shows that liberals and conservatives process information

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A)   very similarly, and have similar patterns of brain activity.
B)   very similarly, but have different patterns of brain activity.
C)   very differently, but have similar patterns of brain activity.
D)   very differently, and have different patterns of brain activity.

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