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Test Bank Social Psychology Test Bank Chapter 1 -12. Complete A+ Guide.CONTENTS
Preface
Chapter 1 Social Psychology: The Science of the Social Side of Life 1
Chapter 2 Social Cognition: How we think About the Social World 27
Chapter 3 Social Perception: Perceiving and Understanding Others 53
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Chapter 1 -12
,CONTENTS
Preface
Chapter 1 Social Psychology: The Science of the Social Side of Life 1
Chapter 2 Social Cognition: How we think About the Social World 27
Chapter 3 Social Perception: Perceiving and Understanding Others 53
Chapter 4 The Self: Answering the Question, “Who Am I?” 79
Chapter 5 Attitudes: Evaluating and Responding to the Social World 105
Chapter 6 The Causes, Effects, and Cures of Stereotyping, Prejudice
and Discrimination 131
Chapter 7 Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships
155 Chapter 8 Social Influence: Changing Others’ Behavior
179 Chapter 9 Prosocial Behavior: Helping Others 205
Chapter 10 Aggression: Its Nature, Causes, and Control 231
Chapter 11 Groups and Individuals: The Consequences of Belonging
257 Chapter 12 Social Psychology: Applying Its Principles to Law,
Health, and Business 283
Preface
The goal of the Test Bank to accompany Robert A. Baron, Nyla
R. Branscombe and Donn Byrne’s
Social Psychology, Twelfth Edition, is to provide fully referenced,
thoroughly reviewed questions, which
target the key concepts from the corresponding chapters of the
textbook. There are approximately 1,500
questions total, ranging in type from multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank,
short answer, and concise essay
questions. New to this edition there is also one MyPsychLab Feature
Essay Question per chapter that
tests a relevant asset.
This same Test Bank is available in TestGen Computerized Test
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Special thanks to the accuracy reviewers Jody L. Davis,
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Green, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Mark A. Whatley,
Valdosta State University for
carefully checking each question and providing exceptional feedback.
I welcome any constructive feedback from you about this test bank.
The goal is to improve the test
,questions so that each is a truly fair test of a factual knowledge of
Social Psychology, a clear grasp of the
issues, or an ability to apply that understanding to a real-world example.
Thank you for choosing Social Psychology, Twelfth Edition! I sincerely
hope that you find this carefully
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University of Kansas
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Chapter 1: Social Psychology: The Science of the Social Side of
Life TEST BANK
CHAPTER 1 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF THE SOCIAL
SIDE OF LIFE
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
The branch of psychology that seeks to understand the nature and
causes of individual behavior and
thought in social situations is
________. A) general psychology
B) social psychology
C) organizational psychology
D) applied psychology
E) interpersonal psychology
Answer: B
Page Ref: 5 - 6
Social psychologists focus their attention mainly on individuals because
________.
A) our behavior is influenced by the actions of other individuals in
social situations
B) the behavior of groups is too difficult to study in laboratory conditions
C) cultural differences have a strong effect on the behavior of groups
but only a weak effect on
individuals
D) some individuals are more strongly affected by society than are others
E) society doesn't have much influence over how individuals should
behave in most situations
Answer: A
Page Ref: 5 - 6
As a scientific discipline, social psychology strives for ________.
A) a non-skeptical understanding of unobservable forces
, a unified theory of group behavior
an objective understanding of behavior
a narrow focus on the determinants of group behavior
a subjective understanding of group functions
Answer: C
Page Ref: 6
4) Social Psychology embraces ________ as core scientific values.
accuracy, objectivity, skepticism, and open-mindedness
accuracy, objectivity, statistical support, and open-mindedness
objectivity, theoretical coherence, open-mindedness, and skepticism
theoretical coherence, participant-observer approach, client-centered
stance, skepticism
open-mindedness, skepticism, statistical support, theoretical coherence
Answer: A
Page Ref: 6
5) The focus of social psychology is on ________.
the processes society use to direct and control the behavior of
individuals
how groups define and shape society
the behavior and thoughts of individuals
the actions of small groups of individuals
the effects that society may have on group behavior
Answer: C
Page Ref: 6
1
Social Psychology, 12th Edition
6) Why take a scientific approach? Part of the answer lies in the ________
nature of proverbs, axioms,
maxims and the like.
contradictory
anecdotal
medieval
Socratic
rhetorical
Answer: A
Page Ref: 6 - 7
7) Kim knows she needs to go take summer courses, but worries
about leaving her new boyfriend for 3
months. She wonders, will "absence make the heart go stronger" be
true, or is "Out of sight, out of mind"
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