Question 1

Positron emission tomography (PET)  and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)  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 2

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the relationship between the Internet and contemporary social psychology research?

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A)   The Internet facilitates collaboration among researchers, but is also, in and of itself, a provocative topic for empirical inquiry.
B)   The Internet has increased the number of different variables that can be studied at one time, but at the same time has led to an unfortunate increase in the cost of running psychological studies.
C)   The Internet allows researchers to combat the artificiality of laboratory experiments, and increases the demographic diversity of the participant sample used in most studies.
D)   The Internet is still years away from having a significant impact on the nature and topics of research in social psychology.

Question 3

Among the following social psychologists, who was one of the original founders of social psychology?

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A)   Norman Triplett
B)   Stanley Milgram
C)   Michael Norton
D)   Philip Zimbardo

Question 4

Which of the following represented a critique of social psychology in the 1960s and 1970s?

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A)   The discipline failed to address topics of social relevance.
B)   It failed to distinguish itself from other fields of psychology.
C)   Researchers had not yet agreed upon a conventional methodology.
D)   The findings were limited to current historical circumstances.

Question 5

Which of the following is not an important theme in social psychological research?

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A)   The power of the situation
B)   The role of the individual's cultural background
C)   The motivation to be liked
D)   The role of unconscious drives

Question 6

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 7

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?

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A)   Sociology
B)   Social psychology
C)   Clinical psychology
D)   Personality psychology

Question 8

Marta is interested in how behavior is influenced by the way people think about their social world. Marta subscribes to the _____ perspective in social psychology.

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A)   "cold"
B)   interactionist
C)   multi-cultural
D)   cross-cultural

Question 9

Which of the following statements concerning social psychology and sociology is false ?

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A)   Sociologists tend to study societal level variables, whereas social psychologists focus on more specific and immediate variables.
B)   Social psychology studies human behavior at the level of the individual, whereas sociology studies human behavior at the group level.
C)   Social psychologists and sociologists often study the same issues and publish in the same journals.
D)   Sociologists are more likely than social psychologists to rely on experimentation to study human behavior.

Question 10

Jessica and Nick are behavioral researchers. Jessica believes that her sons have been aggressive from 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 _____.

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A)   behavioral genetics; multicultural psychology
B)   multicultural psychology; cross-cultural psychology
C)   cross-cultural research; evolutionary psychology research
D)   evolutionary psychology; behavioral genetics

Question 11

Social psychologists use a multi-method approach to study behavior because

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A)   shifting sentiments in the field lead different methodologies to fall out of and back into favor.
B)   different topics require different types of research strategies.
C)   some methods are more expensive than others.
D)   none of these.

Question 12

How does social psychology differ from each of the following: (a. sociology, (b. the other subdisciplines of psychology, and (c. the approach taken by a journalist who examines the social behaviors of various individuals?

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Question 13

Elliot is interested in how people cope with holding two thoughts that are not consistent with each other. He would do best to read the writings of which of the following pairs of social psychologists?

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A)   Allport and Asch
B)   Asch and Heider
C)   Heider and Festinger
D)   Festinger and Milgram

Question 14

Fernando studies the relationship between emotions and behavior in social settings. Fernando's research epitomizes the ____ perspective in social psychology.

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A)   pluralistic
B)   interactionist
C)   "cold"
D)   "hot"

Question 15

Which of the following questions would a social psychologist be least likely to study?

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A)   What kinds of persuasion techniques are the most effective in product advertising?
B)   What are the most important qualities people look for in a romantic partner or friendship?
C)   Why do people sometimes behave differently in a group setting than they do on their own?
D)   Have attitudes toward gay marriage in the U.S. changed in the last five years?

Question 16

Which of the following branches of psychology is most interested in "the power of the situation"?

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A)   Clinical psychology
B)   Cognitive psychology
C)   Personality psychology
D)   Social psychology

Question 17

Mel criticized the field of social psychology during the 1960s and 1970s. It is likely that Mel despaired about the inability of social psychological researchers to do all of the following except

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A)   suggest possible solutions to everyday social concerns.
B)   acknowledge their role in artificially producing the results of their studies.
C)   consider the cultural context in which their findings were obtained.
D)   design ethical experimental contexts.

Question 18

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 19

Sociologists tend to study behavior at the _____ level, whereas social psychologists study behavior at the _____ level.

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A)   group; individual
B)   interpersonal; cultural
C)   specific; general
D)   social; cognitive

Question 20

Jeff is a social psychologist who favors the "cold" approach to understanding human behavior. He is conducting research on why people fail to use condoms even when they know that they can reduce their risk of obtaining HIV by doing so. Jeff is least likely to devote his attention to people's

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A)   drive to avoid this inconsistency.
B)   ability to detect the inconsistency.
C)   awareness of the actual risk of unprotected sex.
D)   memory for past cases in which they have behaved in a manner inconsistent with their attitudes.

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