Social Psychology 14th Edition Myers Test Bank
Test Bank for Social Psychology 14th Edition By David Myers, Jean Twenge, ISBN13: 9781260888492, ISBN10: 1260888533, ISBN13: 9781260888539
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introducing Social Psychology
Part One Social Thinking
Chapter 2 The Self in a Social World
Chapter 3 Social Beliefs and Judgments
Chapter 4 Behavior and Attitudes
Part Two Social Influence
Chapter 5 Genes, Culture, and Gender
Chapter 6 Conformity and Obedience
Chapter 7 Persuasion
Chapter 8 Group Influence
Part Three Social Relations
Chapter 9 Prejudice
Chapter 10 Aggression
Chapter 11 Attraction and Intimacy
Chapter 12 Helping
Chapter 13 Conflict and Peacemaking
Part Four Applying Social Psychology
Chapter 14 Social Psychology in the Clinic
Chapter 15 Social Psychology in Court
Chapter 16 Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future
MULTIPLE CHOICE – Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Social psychology is defined as the scientific study of how people
A) motivate, persuade, and interact with one another.
B) think about, influence, and relate to one another.
C) manipulate, use, and betray one another.
D) conform, help, and form attitudes about one another.
2) The attributions a person makes for his or her spouse’s acid remark depends on the happiness of his or her marriage. What concept does this portray?
A) Social behavior is a function of what we believe.
B) Social behavior is a function of an individual’s general attitude in relation to his or her environment.
C) Social behavior is a function of how a situation is handled.
D) Social behavior is a function of an objective situation and how it is construed.
3) Iman attributes the hostile behavior of her best friend, David, to the relationship problems he has with his wife. Which of the following statements represents this scenario?
A) Social beliefs can be self-fulfilling.
B) Self-efficacy leads one to persist during challenging times.
C) People attribute negative outcomes to their internal factors.
D) Illusory optimism increases one’s vulnerability.
4) Identify a true statement about social psychology.
A) Compared with personality psychology, social psychology focuses more on the differences between individuals.
B) Compared with sociology, social psychology focuses more on individuals.
C) Compared with sociology, social psychology performs less experiments.
D) Compared with personality psychology, social psychology focuses less on how people view and affect one another.
5) Which of the following topics is NOT an example of what a social psychologist might study?
A) love
B) conformity
C) intelligence
D) attitudes
