Chapter 1
Introducing Social Psychology
Total Assessment Guide (T.A.G.)
Topic
Question
Type
Factual
Conceptual
Applied
Introduction
1
Multiple Choice
1
Essay
What Is Social Psychology?
2-7
Multiple Choice
2,3,11,13,26,27,39,50,56
10,12,15,16,17,20,21,28,29,30,31,32,34,35,
40,41,42,43,44,51,53,54,55
4,5,6,7,8,9,14,18,19,22,23,24,25,33,
36,37,38,45,46,47,48,49,52
Essay
179,180,183
181,182,
The Power of the Situation
8-9
Multiple Choice
57,59,62,63,64,65
66,68
58,60,61,67
Essay
184
The Power of Social Interpretation
9-12
Multiple Choice
70,71,76,81,86,95,98,104,
105,106,109,112,115
72,78,79,84,85,89,91,101,102,103,
107,110,111,116
69,73,74,75,77,80,82,83,87,88,90,
92,93,94,96,97,99,100,108,113,114,117
Essay
185
Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
12-16
Multiple Choice
118,120,124,126,127,128,140,
146,150,154,160,167,168,171
121,133,134,139,142,143,144,145,
148,149,151,152,153,156,157,159,
162,163,164,169,170,
119,122,123,125,129,130,131,132,
135,136,137,138,141,147,155,158,
161,165,166
Essay
189
187
186,188
Social Psychology and Social Problems
16-17
Multiple Choice
172,173,176,178
174,175,177
Essay
190
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
______________________________________________________
Multiple Choice
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. In the introduction to Chapter 1, you read about a number of social phenomena: a young man broadcast his suicide live online; a father and son disagreed on the attractiveness of the same fraternity; and more than 800 people committed mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. What do these examples have in common? They
a. defy explanation.
b. describe socially deviant behavior.
c. reveal the power of social influence.
d. reflect the operation of deliberate persuasion attempts.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 1-3
Topic: Introduction
Skill: ConceptuAL
2. The scientific study of the way in which people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people is the definition of
a. psychology.
b. personality psychology.
c. social psychology.
d. sociology.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1
Page(s) in Text: 2
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: Factual
3. According to the definition of social psychology presented in your text, social psychology is the study of how ________ affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of humans.
a. live social interactions with other humans
Introducing Social Psychology
Total Assessment Guide (T.A.G.)
Topic
Question
Type
Factual
Conceptual
Applied
Introduction
1
Multiple Choice
1
Essay
What Is Social Psychology?
2-7
Multiple Choice
2,3,11,13,26,27,39,50,56
10,12,15,16,17,20,21,28,29,30,31,32,34,35,
40,41,42,43,44,51,53,54,55
4,5,6,7,8,9,14,18,19,22,23,24,25,33,
36,37,38,45,46,47,48,49,52
Essay
179,180,183
181,182,
The Power of the Situation
8-9
Multiple Choice
57,59,62,63,64,65
66,68
58,60,61,67
Essay
184
The Power of Social Interpretation
9-12
Multiple Choice
70,71,76,81,86,95,98,104,
105,106,109,112,115
72,78,79,84,85,89,91,101,102,103,
107,110,111,116
69,73,74,75,77,80,82,83,87,88,90,
92,93,94,96,97,99,100,108,113,114,117
Essay
185
Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
12-16
Multiple Choice
118,120,124,126,127,128,140,
146,150,154,160,167,168,171
121,133,134,139,142,143,144,145,
148,149,151,152,153,156,157,159,
162,163,164,169,170,
119,122,123,125,129,130,131,132,
135,136,137,138,141,147,155,158,
161,165,166
Essay
189
187
186,188
Social Psychology and Social Problems
16-17
Multiple Choice
172,173,176,178
174,175,177
Essay
190
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
______________________________________________________
Multiple Choice
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. In the introduction to Chapter 1, you read about a number of social phenomena: a young man broadcast his suicide live online; a father and son disagreed on the attractiveness of the same fraternity; and more than 800 people committed mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. What do these examples have in common? They
a. defy explanation.
b. describe socially deviant behavior.
c. reveal the power of social influence.
d. reflect the operation of deliberate persuasion attempts.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 1-3
Topic: Introduction
Skill: ConceptuAL
2. The scientific study of the way in which people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people is the definition of
a. psychology.
b. personality psychology.
c. social psychology.
d. sociology.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1
Page(s) in Text: 2
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: Factual
3. According to the definition of social psychology presented in your text, social psychology is the study of how ________ affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of humans.
a. live social interactions with other humans