ANS: A REF: What Is Social Psychology? OBJ: 1
KEY: Applied
13. Courses in social psychology are often required for students majoring in which of the following fields?
| a. | Education |
| b. | Journalism |
| c. | Business |
| d. | All of these |
ANS: D REF: What Is Social Psychology? OBJ: 1
KEY: Factual
14. The study conducted by Walton and Cohen (2011) on the impact of insecurity on academic performance focuses on
| a. | the influence of information on the temporary nature of belonging uncertainty on academic performance in male versus female students. |
| b. | gender differences in academic performance. |
| c. | racial differences in academic performance. |
| d. | the influence of information on the temporary nature of belonging uncertainty on academic performance in African-American versus Caucasian students. |
ANS: D REF: What Is Social Psychology? OBJ: 2
KEY: Factual
15. The results of the “belongingness uncertainty” study conducted by Walton and Cohen (2011) indicate that
| a. | knowing that initial insecurity as a university freshman is normal and temporary improved academic performance through the end of the freshman year for African-American and Caucasian students, but not beyond that year. |
| b. | knowing that initial insecurity as a university freshman is normal and temporary improved academic performance through the end of the freshman year for African-American students, but not beyond that year. |
| c. | knowing that initial insecurity as a university freshman is normal and temporary improved academic performance through the senior year for both African-American and Caucasian students. |
| d. | knowing that initial insecurity as a university freshman is normal and temporary improved academic performance through the senior year for African-American students. |
ANS: D REF: What Is Social Psychology? OBJ: 1