111. Of the following, which best illustrates an interest in multicultural psychology?
| a. | Identifying what behaviors are caused more by culture than by genetics |
| b. | Evaluating the behavior of two different racial groups within the same country |
| c. | Understanding the historical forces that have led to hatred between groups |
| d. | Endorsing a “hot” perspective more than a “cold” perspective of human behavior |
ANS: B REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Conceptual
112. An interdisciplinary subfield that focuses on how social and cognitive psychology relate to economic decision making is called
| a. | embodied cognition. |
| b. | behavioral economics. |
| c. | social neuroscience. |
| d. | social political science. |
ANS: B REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Factual
113. Pettit and Sivanathan (2011) found that if people experienced threat to self-esteem, they were more likely to make a status-driven purchase with credit. This sort of study is part of the newly emerging field of
| a. | behavioral economics. |
| b. | social neuroscience. |
| c. | multicultural research. |
| d. | embodied cognition. |
ANS: A REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Conceptual
114. Aimee recently found out that she flunked math again. She is feeling pretty bad about herself. Research in behavioral economics suggests that Aimee will
| a. | go shopping for a high-status item with her credit card. |
| b. | go shopping for a high-status item with cash. |
| c. | go shopping for a low-status item with her credit card. |
| d. | go shopping for a low-status item with cash. |