ANS: B REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 3 KEY: Applied
63. Which of the following is true regarding Kurt Lewin?
| a. | His interactionist perspective argues that human behavior is mostly a function of situational pressures. |
| b. | His push for practical research was met with great resistance in the early days of social psychology. |
| c. | He was the first to test social psychological hypotheses in a scientific manner. |
| d. | He conducted research on what kinds of leaders elicit the best work from group members. |
ANS: D REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 3 KEY: Conceptual
64. Lewin’s research concerning both how to promote economical and nutritious eating habits, and what kinds of leaders elicit the best work from group members, was important in establishing which of the following?
| a. | Different topics require different research strategies. |
| b. | Social psychology could be used to understand and help solve practical problems. |
| c. | Early theories in social psychology were often historically and culturally limited. |
| d. | Social psychologists may unwittingly influence the behavior of research participants. |
ANS: B REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 3 KEY: Conceptual
65. Because of his research on practical issues, such as the research he conducted in the 1940s concerning promotion of more economical and nutritious eating habits, Kurt Lewin could be considered one of the founders of
| a. | evolutionary social psychology. |
| b. | psychoneuroimmunology. |
| c. | “hot” theories of social psychology. |
| d. | applied social psychology. |
ANS: D REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 3 KEY: Factual