ANS: A REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 3 KEY: Factual
55. Which of the following classic investigations is not thought to have arisen from the researcher’s attempt to understand events in Nazi Germany?
| a. | Sherif’s experiments on social influence |
| b. | Triplett’s research on performance in groups |
| c. | Milgram’s study of destructive obedience |
| d. | Lewin’s research on conservation |
ANS: B REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 3 KEY: Conceptual
56. Which social psychologist is credited with demonstrating that complex social processes could be studied scientifically?
| a. | Sherif |
| b. | F. Allport |
| c. | Heider |
| d. | Lewin |
OBJ: 3 KEY: Factual
57. The work of Muzafer Sherif was important for the development of social psychology because he
| a. | demonstrated the interaction between personality characteristics and situational factors. |
| b. | developed professional associations for social psychologists. |
| c. | showed that complex social behavior could be examined scientifically. |
| d. | helped to find solutions to the crisis in the field during the 1960s and 1970s. |
ANS: C REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 3 KEY: Factual
58. Muzafer Sherif’s research was crucial for the development of social psychology because it
| a. | introduced the idea of cognitive dissonance. |
| b. | marked the beginning of the pluralistic approach that continues to characterize the field. |
| c. | firmly established the importance of an interactionist perspective. |
| d. | demonstrated the feasibility of studying complex social issues in a rigorous, scientific manner. |