KEY: Conceptual
16. Extrapolating from the Walton and Cohen (2011) study of belongingness uncertainty and academic performance, knowing that feeling insecure at the outset of one’s freshman year is normal and temporary should help
| a. | all students perform better throughout all the years of college. |
| b. | African-American, but not Caucasian, students perform better throughout all the years of college. |
| c. | all students perform better during their freshman year, but not much beyond that. |
| d. | African-American, but not Caucasian, students perform better during their freshman year, but not much beyond that. |
ANS: B REF: What Is Social Psychology? OBJ: 1
KEY: Applied
17. How did Walton and Cohen (2011) explain the failure of information on belongingness uncertainty to help Caucasian students improve academic performance, as compared to their African-American counterparts?
| a. | Caucasian students don’t experience belongingness uncertainty at all. |
| b. | Caucasian students have less persistent experience of belongingness uncertainty. |
| c. | Caucasian students have more persistent experience of belongingness uncertainty. |
| d. | Caucasian students did not listen to or process the message on belongingness uncertainty. |
ANS: B REF: What Is Social Psychology? OBJ: 1
KEY: Conceptual
18. Bianca is African American, and she is a new university student. She is feeling quite nervous about being part of a university. Based on research by Walton and Cohen (2011), what can you tell her that will help her succeed?
| a. | Study hard--it pays off! |
| b. | Get involved so you will have social support. |
| c. | Feeling nervous about school is normal and temporary. |
| d. | Be very organized so that you will be able to do everything on time. |
ANS: C REF: What Is Social Psychology? OBJ: 1
KEY: Applied
19. Which student will be helped most by being given information on how normal it is to feel stress and uncertainty during their freshman year?
| a. | Jacey, an African-American female. |
| b. | Jorey, a Caucasian female. |
| c. | Liam, a Caucasian male. |
| d. | Xiao-Ping, a Chinese-American female. |