Social Psychology multiple choice questions:
Ques. Social psychology is the scientific study of how people _____, ____, and ___ one another.
(a) understand, feel about, act toward
(b) perceive, think about, act toward
(c) think about, influence, relate to
(d) observe, influence, conflict with
Ques. Interpretation in research
(a) Translation
(b) drawing inferences from facts
(c) Different views
(d) None of the above
Ques. Survey in research
(a) Research using questionnaire
(b) Exploratory research
(c) Arial survey
(d) None of the above
Ques. Expected behavior patterns associated with particular social positions are called
(a) roles.
(b) culture.
(c) stereotypes.
(d) mannerisms.
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Ques. Social psychology began to emerge as the vibrant field it is today during
(a) the depression of the early 1930s when researchers examined the effects of deprivation on aggression and altruism
(b) World War I when psychologists conducted studies of social conflict and cooperation
(c) World War II when researchers performed studies of persuasion and soldier morale
(d) the Korean War when psychologists examined the effects of brainwashing on prisoners of War
Ques. Quantitative research
(a) Method dealing with numbers
(b) Exploratory research
(c) Quantity of research
(d) None of the above
Ques. In comparison to the sociologist, the social psychologist
(a) is more likely to study the social causes of behavior
(b) is more likely to study individuals than groups
(c) gives less attention to our internal functioning
(d) relies more heavily on correlational research
Ques. Comparing yourself with a person who ranks lower than you is referred to as
(a) social comparison.
(b) downward comparison.
(c) upward comparison.
(d) physical proximity.
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Ques. In comparison to personal psychology, social psychology
(a) has a shorter history
(b) is more concerned with the biological causes of behavior
(c) is more likely to use case studies in theoretical development.
(d) has greater concern for differences between individuals
Ques. Historical Research
(a) Examining past events to draw conclusions
(b) Method dealing with number of years
(c) A method of quantitative research
(d) None of the above
