ANS: B REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 4 KEY: Factual
74. The reference to social psychology in the 1960s and 1970s as being in the midst of “confidence and crisis” reflects an expansion in the types of issues studied by researchers, as well as increased criticism that largely came from
| a. | sociologists. |
| b. | fellow social psychologists. |
| c. | the general public. |
| d. | the popular media. |
ANS: B REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 4 KEY: Conceptual
75. Which of the following was not a criticism of laboratory experimentation in the 1960s and 1970s?
| a. | Experiments were sometimes unethical. |
| b. | Experimenters’ expectations might influence the results. |
| c. | The theories being tested in the laboratory were often historically and culturally limited. |
| d. | Experiments did not allow researchers to draw conclusions about the causal relationship between variables. |
ANS: D REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 4 KEY: Factual
76. Which of the following represented a critique of social psychology in the 1960s and 1970s?
| a. | The discipline failed to address topics of social relevance. |
| b. | The discipline failed to distinguish itself from other fields of psychology. |
| c. | Researchers had not yet agreed upon a conventional methodology. |
| d. | The findings were limited to current historical circumstances. |
ANS: D REF: A Brief History of Social Psychology
OBJ: 4 KEY: Conceptual
77. Raynei criticized the field of social psychology during the 1960s and 1970s. It is likely that Raynei despaired about the ability of social psychological researchers to do all of the following