ANS: D REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Factual
100. Social neuroscience is best described as the study of
| a. | the evolution of the brain. |
| b. | the interplay between genes and the environment. |
| c. | the social functioning of neurons. |
| d. | the interaction of social and neural processes. |
ANS: D REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Factual
101. Which of the following is concerned with how the brain influences social behavior?
| a. | Evolutionary psychology |
| b. | Social cognition |
| c. | Social neuroscience |
| d. | Behavioral genetics |
ANS: C REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Factual
102. Which of the following questions would be of most interest to a social psychologist who studies behavioral genetics?
| a. | To what extent are attitudes inherited? |
| b. | What brain structures are involved in describing the self? |
| c. | Does high self-esteem help people to resist disease? |
| d. | What role does testosterone play in aggression? |
ANS: A REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Applied
103. Which of the following is true of behavioral genetics?
| a. | It is a subfield of sociology. |
| b. | It examines the extent to which behavioral tendencies may be inherited. |
| c. | It is synonymous with evolutionary psychology. |
| d. | It considers social experiences to have a negligible effect on behavior. |