ANS: B REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 3 KEY: Factual
51. If a student wants to find the first source that established social psychology as a separate field with an emphasis on experimentation, he or she should probably read
| a. | Allport’s (1924) text. |
| b. | Ringelmann’s (1913) article. |
| c. | McDougall’s (1908) text. |
| d. | Triplett’s (1897–1898) article. |
ANS: A REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 3 KEY: Conceptual
52. According to your textbook, one of the people who had the greatest impact on the developing field of social psychology was not a psychologist. Who was this person?
| a. | Plato |
| b. | Charles Lindbergh |
| c. | Adolf Hitler |
| d. | Jackie Robinson |
ANS: C REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 3 KEY: Factual
53. Which historical event sparked great interest in and gave shape to the field of social psychology?
| a. | The Great Depression |
| b. | The use of two atomic bombs by the United States during World War II |
| c. | The Nazi Holocaust during World War II |
| d. | The American Civil Rights Movement |
ANS: C REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 3 KEY: Factual
54. Of the following important figures in the history of social psychology, who most explicitly emphasized application of the field to social problems in society?
| a. | Gordon Allport |
| b. | Fritz Heider |
| c. | Max Ringelmann |
| d. | Muzafer Sherif |