Test Bank Social Psychology Canadian Edition 7th Canadian Edition Elliot Aronson. Isbn.9780137637867 - Chapters 1-12.
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Test Bank Social Psychology Canadian Edition 7th Canadian Edition Elliot Aronson. Isbn.9780137637867 - Chapters 1-12.
Test Bank For Social Psychology 7th Canadian Edition by Elliot Aronson, Timothy Wilson, Beverley Fehr, Samuel Sommers.
Aronson 7e Test bank For Social Psychology / Social Psycholo...
2. Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research
3. Social Cognition: How We Think about the Social World
4. Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People
5. The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context
6. Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviour
7. Conformity: Influencing Others
8. Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups
9. Attraction and Relationships: From First Impressions to Close Relationships
10. Prosocial Behaviour: Why Do People Help?
11. Aggression: Why We Hurt Other People
12. Prejudice: Causes and Cures
Social Psychology in Action 1: Using Social Psychology to Achieve a Sustainable Future
Social Psychology in Action 2: Social Psychology and Health
Social Psychology in Action 3: Social Psychology and the Law
,TEST BANK Social Psychology 7th Canadian Edition Aronson
Chapter 1: Introduction to Social Psychology
1) The task of the psychologist is to
A) explore the unconscious.
B) understand and predict behaviour.
C) explain physiological functioning.
D) understand the impact of economic factors.
E) predict future events.
Answer: B
Type: MC LO: 1.1 Skill: Recall Difficulty: Easy
2) In the introduction to Chapter 1, you read about a number of social phenomena. For
example, a university athlete was happy about the barbaric hazing he experienced and 74
people died as a result of their membership in a dangerous cult in a murder-suicide in
Quebec. What do these examples have in common?
A) They defy explanation.
B) They describe socially deviant behavior.
C) They reveal the power of social influence.
D) They reflect the operation of deliberate persuasion attempts.
Answer: C
Type: MC LO: 1.1 Skill: Understand Difficulty: Moderate
3) Social psychology is defined as the scientific study of the way people's ________ are
influenced by the ________ presence of other people.
A) thoughts and feelings; real or imagined
B) thoughts, feelings, and behaviours; real or imagined
C) behaviours; real
D) behaviours; imagined
E) thoughts and behaviours; imagined
Answer: B
Type: MC LO: 1.1 Skill: Recall Difficulty: Easy
4) Which of the following is an example of a direct persuasion attempt?
A) Ramona works hard in school to make her mother proud.
B) Jason moves from Calgary to P.E.I. and picks up a Maritimes accent.
C) Garin watches a romantic comedy to make his girlfriend happy.
D) Marianne thinks of her ex-boyfriend and becomes sad.
E) A bully threatens Billy and demands that he hand over his money.
Answer: E
Type: MC LO: 1.1 Skill: Applied Difficulty: Moderate
5) Not all social influence is direct or deliberate. Which of the following is the best
example of more indirect or subtle social influence?
1-1
, A) A political candidate delivers a speech to convince voters that she is not really
liberal.
B) A parent disciplines his child by taking away her favourite toy.
C) Your friends try to persuade you to do something you don’t really want to do.
D) An advertising campaign is launched to promote a new soft drink.
E) A student is exposed to new ideas in his courses, and rethinks his original
attitudes.
Answer: E
Type: MC LO: 1.1 Skill: Applied Difficulty: Moderate
6) From across the room, J.T. sees his mother sigh and he approaches to give her a hug in
the hopes of cheering her up. In this case, J.T.'s behaviour is an example of ________
social influence attempt.
A) an unintended
B) a direct
C) an ineffective
D) a covert
E) an indirect
Answer: B
Type: MC LO: 1.1 Skill: Applied Difficulty: Easy
7) What is the general topic of most interest to social psychologists?
A) interpersonal relationships
B) social influence
C) anti-social behaviours
D) personality
E) attitudes and beliefs
Answer: B
Type: MC LO: 1.1 Skill: Recall Difficulty: Easy
8) Which of the following is an example of social interpretation OR construal?
A) You didn't do well on the test because you stayed up all night cramming.
B) You feel guilty because you persuaded your professor to raise your grade on an
exam.
C) You almost fell asleep at the wheel, so you pull off the road to take a short nap.
D) You decide to postpone work because you like to sleep in.
E) When you are hungry, you have trouble concentrating.
Answer: B
Type: MC LO: 1.1 Skill: Applied Difficulty: Moderate
9) The word “construal” refers to
A) the way in which people perceive, comprehend, and interpret the social world.
B) information provided by other people.
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