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Social Psychology

Elliot Aronson. Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert

Chapter 1

Introducing Social Psychology - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

00:44

Problem 1

Social psychology is the study of
a. the real or imagined influence of other people.
b. social institutions, such as the church or school.
c. social events, such as football games and dances.
d. psychological processes, such as dreaming.

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Problem 2

For social psychologists, the likely explanation of the mass suicide at Jones town was
a. members of the cult were mentally unstable or clinically depressed.
b. the cult leader used hypnotism or drugs to coerce his followers into obedience.
c. processes that could ensnare almost any healthy
person.
d. the open, welcoming nature of the cult that made members feel it was safe to obey their leader.

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Problem 3

In social psychology, the level of analysis is
a. society at large.
b. the individual in a social context.
c. groups and organizations.
d. cognitive and perceptual brain processes.

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Problem 4

How many of the following comments illustrate the fundamental attribution error?
a. $A$ man says, "My wife has sure become a grouchy person" but explains his own grouchiness as a result of having a hard day at the office.
b. A woman reads about high unemployment in poor communities and says, "Well, if those people weren't so lazy, they would find work."
c. "The people who committed suicide at Jonestown were socially isolated and thus cut off from other points of view about their leader."
d. "The people who committed suicide at Jonestown were mentally ill."

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Problem 5

What do social psychology and personality psychology have in common?
a. They both focus on the individual.
b. They both focus on personality traits.
c. They both focus on formative childhood experiences.
d. They both focus on genetic contributions to personality.

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Problem 6

What do social psychology and sociology have in common?
a. They both examine demographic trends in society.
b. They both study national institutions.
c. They both are concerned with personality differences.
d. They both are concerned with group processes.

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Problem 7

In social psychology, why is construal so important?
a. People's behavior is affected by their interpretation of events, not only the events themselves.
b. People's behavior is primarily determined by the objective circumstances they are in.
c. People are aware of their biases in perceiving events.
d. People realize that other reasonable people see things they way they do.

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Problem 8

What was the main contribution of Gestalt psychology to social psychology?
a. It added an understanding of how the brain works.
b. It emphasized how people perceive the physical world.
c. It showed that the whole is larger than the sum of its parts.
d. It added historical perspective to the study of behavior.

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Problem 9

What two central motives influence the way we construe the world?
a. The need to feel our opinions are right.
b. The need to maintain reasonably high self-esteem.
c. The need to feel superior to others.
d. The need to be accurate in our perceptions and decisions.
e. The need for self-expression.

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Problem 10

To get people to change self-destructive behavior, social psychologists would be likely to
a. persuade them by offering useful information.
b. scare the living daylights out of them.
c. threaten them with punishment.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.

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