Chapter 1
Introducing Social Psychology
Total Assessment Guide (T.A.G.)
Topic
Question
Type
Factual
Conceptual
Application
Introduction
Multiple Choice
1
Essay
Defining Social Psychology
Multiple Choice
2, 3, 11, 14, 27, 28, 29, 39, 49, 55
10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 50, 52, 53, 54
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 36, 37, 38, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51
Essay
173, 174, 177
175, 176
The Power of the Situation
Multiple Choice
56, 58, 61, 62, 63, 65, 69, 70, 75, 80, 85, 94, 97, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 114
64, 67, 71, 77, 78, 83, 84, 88, 90, 100, 101, 102, 108, 109, 115
57, 59, 60, 66, 68, 72, 73, 74, 76, 79, 81, 82, 86, 87, 89, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 98, 99, 111, 112, 113, 116
Essay
178
179, 180
Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
15–19
Multiple Choice
117, 119, 123, 125, 126, 127, 139, 147, 148, 152, 158, 165, 166
120, 132, 133, 138, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 149, 150, 151, 154, 155, 157, 160, 161, 162, 167, 168
118, 121, 122, 124, 128, 129,130, 131, 134, 135, 136, 137, 140, 144, 153, 156, 159, 163, 164, 170
Essay
184
182
181, 183
Summary
Multiple Choice
169
171, 172
Essay
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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 sister and brother 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: 2–3
Topic: Introduction
Skill: ConceptuAL
LO 1.1 What is social psychology, and how is it different from other disciplines?
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: 3
Topic: Defining Social Psychology?
Skill: Factual
LO 1.1 What is social psychology, and how is it different from other disciplines?
Introducing Social Psychology
Total Assessment Guide (T.A.G.)
Topic
Question
Type
Factual
Conceptual
Application
Introduction
Multiple Choice
1
Essay
Defining Social Psychology
Multiple Choice
2, 3, 11, 14, 27, 28, 29, 39, 49, 55
10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 50, 52, 53, 54
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 36, 37, 38, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51
Essay
173, 174, 177
175, 176
The Power of the Situation
Multiple Choice
56, 58, 61, 62, 63, 65, 69, 70, 75, 80, 85, 94, 97, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 114
64, 67, 71, 77, 78, 83, 84, 88, 90, 100, 101, 102, 108, 109, 115
57, 59, 60, 66, 68, 72, 73, 74, 76, 79, 81, 82, 86, 87, 89, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 98, 99, 111, 112, 113, 116
Essay
178
179, 180
Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
15–19
Multiple Choice
117, 119, 123, 125, 126, 127, 139, 147, 148, 152, 158, 165, 166
120, 132, 133, 138, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 149, 150, 151, 154, 155, 157, 160, 161, 162, 167, 168
118, 121, 122, 124, 128, 129,130, 131, 134, 135, 136, 137, 140, 144, 153, 156, 159, 163, 164, 170
Essay
184
182
181, 183
Summary
Multiple Choice
169
171, 172
Essay
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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 sister and brother 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: 2–3
Topic: Introduction
Skill: ConceptuAL
LO 1.1 What is social psychology, and how is it different from other disciplines?
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: 3
Topic: Defining Social Psychology?
Skill: Factual
LO 1.1 What is social psychology, and how is it different from other disciplines?