d. differences within a person in how to behave publicly versus privately.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
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Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: Factual
28. Like social psychologists, personality psychologists focus on
a. individuals rather than collectives or institutions.
b. the cultural context.
c. individual differences.
d. the power of construals to shape human behavior.
Answer: A
Difficulty: 2
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Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: Conceptual
29. Social and personality psychologists share which common goal?
a. understanding individual differences
b. understanding how the presence of others influences people
c. understanding people who are mentally ill
d. understanding causes of human behavior
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2
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Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: Conceptual
30. A personality psychologist and social psychologist are having a discussion. The personality psychologist is more likely to be talking about
a. aspects of people that make them different from each other.
b. the influence of the situation on a person’s behavior.
c. how different perspectives can change behavior.
d. the roles of perception and interpretation in behavior.
Answer: A
Difficulty: 2
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Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: Conceptual
31. Sometimes when we encounter behavior that is unpleasant or unexpected, we assume that something about the person—and not the situation—caused the behavior. In this sense, lay people are most like
a. sociologists.
b. personality psychologists.
c. social psychologists.
d. philosophers.