| a. | tend to be very unstable. |
| b. | often contradict each other. |
| c. | are not as shared by other people as we think. |
| d. | are generally accurate but are held with little confidence. |
ANS: B REF: What Is Social Psychology? OBJ: 2
KEY: Factual
40. Social psychology differs from common sense in that
| a. | common sense tends to produce more accurate knowledge about human behavior than social psychology. |
| b. | common sense captures the full complexity of human behavior. |
| c. | social psychology is far more intuitive than common sense. |
| d. | social psychology relies on the scientific method to test its theories. |
ANS: D REF: What Is Social Psychology? OBJ: 2
KEY: Conceptual
41. The phenomenon that makes people question how social psychology is different from common sense is called the _____ phenomenon.
| a. | “I knew it all along” |
| b. | “science is stupid” |
| c. | “self-superiority” |
| d. | “hale and hearty” |
ANS: A REF: What Is Social Psychology? OBJ: 2
KEY: Factual
42. The field of social psychology emerged as a distinct discipline around the end of the
| a. | 17th century. |
| b. | 18th century. |
| c. | 19th century. |
| d. | 20th century. |
ANS: C REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 3 KEY: Factual