d. the influence of social factors on human behavior.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2
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Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: Conceptual
52. Dr. Diehl and Dr. Jzreck both study aggression. However, Dr. Diehl studies the topic from the standpoint of society at large; Dr. Jrzeck studies it from the standpoint of the individual. Who is most likely to be the social psychologist?
a. Dr. Diehl, because she studies a societal problem.
b. Dr. Jzreck, because he studies individuals as his focus.
c. They could both be social psychologists, since they both study aggression.
d. Neither one is a social psychologist.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2
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Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: Application
53. Social psychologists differ from sociologists in that social psychologists
a. are interested in how people are influenced by their social environments.
b. are concerned with people’s perspectives of their social environments.
c. advocate the use of common sense.
d. are reliant on the insights of philosophers.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2
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Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
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54. Which of the following is most likely to be studied by a social psychologist?
a. differences in nonverbal behavior between members of different cultures
b. the effects of social class on religious beliefs
c. the effects of occupational segregation on income
d. sex differences in self-concepts
Answer: D
Difficulty: 3
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Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: Conceptual
55. Social psychologists are interested in cross-cultural research because it
a. helps to understand the differences between societies.
b. demonstrates which aspects of human behavior are universal.
c. provides information about individual differences.