CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Social psychologists do not generally
| a. | work in settings outside of an academic context. |
| b. | consider the effects of external, nonsocial factors on behavior. |
| c. | study phenomena about which commonsense beliefs are held. |
| d. | pay more attention to group behavior than the behavior of individuals within groups. |
ANS: D REF: What Is Social Psychology? OBJ: 1
KEY: Factual
2. Which of the following questions would a social psychologist be most likely to study?
| a. | Are crime rates different among people of higher versus lower socioeconomic status? |
| b. | What risk factors contribute to the onset of schizophrenia? |
| c. | Is there a link between playing violent video games and engaging in aggressive behavior? |
| d. | Do citizens in countries with democratic governments report greater life satisfaction than citizens in countries with autocratic governments? |
ANS: C REF: What Is Social Psychology? OBJ: 1
KEY: Conceptual
3. Social psychology is all of the following except
| a. | a science addressing a diverse array of topics. |
| b. | the study of how people think, feel, and behave. |
| c. | a compilation of anecdotal observations and case studies. |
| d. | an approach applying the scientific method of systematic observation, description, and measurement. |
ANS: C REF: What Is Social Psychology? OBJ: 1
KEY: Factual
4. Social psychology is primarily concerned with the ways in which
| a. | group factors contribute to the functioning of social institutions. |
| b. | unconscious forces influence conscious motivations and desires. |
| c. | specific personality characteristics predict behavior across situations. |
| d. | individuals think, feel, and behave with regard to others. |