| a. | “cold” |
| b. | “hot” |
| c. | interactionist |
| d. | cross-cultural |
ANS: A REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 5 KEY: Applied
89. The “hot” perspective in social psychology emphasizes _____, whereas the “cold” perspective emphasizes _____.
| a. | positive information; negative information |
| b. | feelings; behavior |
| c. | facts; motives |
| d. | emotion; cognition |
ANS: D REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 5 KEY: Factual
90. Fernando studies the relationship between emotions and behavior in social settings. Fernando’s research epitomizes the ____ perspective in social psychology.
| a. | pluralistic |
| b. | interactionist |
| c. | “cold” |
| d. | “hot” |
ANS: D REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 5 KEY: Applied
91. Benny wants to adopt both a “hot” and “cold” perspective in his research on why married couples get divorced. Which of the following best exemplifies his approach?
| a. | He wants to understand what motivates people to stay in marriages that they know from past experience will only get worse. |
| b. | He wants to study the difference between passive and active aggression in marriages. |
| c. | He wants to investigate how spur-of-the-moment marriage problems are solved relative to ongoing problems. |
| d. | He wants to determine whether simple factors, such as mismatches in attitudes, can predict breakups better than communication patterns. |
ANS: A REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?