Answer: C
Difficulty: 3
Page(s) in Text: 6-7
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: Conceptual
36. Which of the following questions is most likely to be asked by a social psychologist?
a. Are some kinds of people more susceptible to recruitment into cults?
b. Do some types of people make better leaders than others?
c. Are some characteristics genetically determined?
d. What situations cause people to behave rudely?
Answer: D
Difficulty: 3
Page(s) in Text: 6
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: Application
37. Rahid’s server in the restaurant just can’t seem to get his order right. If Rahid has just read Chapter 1 on social influence and is thinking more like a social psychologist than before, what would he be most likely to think?
a. “This person is a chronic dolt.”
b. “Our educational system is failing us.”
c. “This person must have had a bad morning.”
d. “Human beings are inherently lazy.”
Answer: C
Difficulty: 3
Page(s) in Text: 6
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: Application
38. Shanika is an executive, and asked her assistant repeatedly to make some copies for her. The assistant repeatedly failed to successfully complete the assignment. If Shanika is thinking like a social psychologist about this situation, what is she most likely to think about her assistant?
a. “My assistant is incompetent and I should fire him immediately.”
b. “All of my subordinates are incompetent.”
c. “I am the only intelligent person in this office.”
d. “Perhaps my assistant is under stress from something else.”
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 6
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: Application
39. Social psychologists tend to be more focused on ________, and personality psychologists tend to focus more on ________.
a. global issues; mental health
b. societal problems; therapies for psychological disorders