Social Psychology Test 1 Practice Questions

Naive realism refers to the fact that

most people believe they perceive things accurately.

for social psychologist, the likely explanation of the mass suicide in Jonestown was

processes that could ensnare almost any healthy person

How does social psychology differ from personality psychology

social psychology focuses on share processes that make people susceptible to social influence , where as personality psychology focuses on individual differences.

Social psychology had its origin in

Gesalt Psychology

A stranger approaches Emily on campus and says he is a professional photographer. He asks if she will spend 15 mins posing for pictures next to the student union . according to social psychologist , Emily decision will depend on which of the following ?

How Emily construes the situation .

in social psychology , the level of analysis is

the individual in a social context

What is the "level of analysis" for a social psychologist ?

the individual in the context of the situation .

Which of the following motives are central to how we construe the world ?

the needs o feel good about ourselves and to feel our opinions are accurate.

Social psychology is the study of

the real or imagined influence of other people .

What was the main contribution of Gestalt psychology to social psychology ?

It showed that the whole is larger than the sum of it's parts .

Which of the following comments does not illustrate the fundamental attribution error .

"The people who committed suicide in jonestown were socially isolated and thus cut off from other points of view about their leader"

The fundamental Attribution error is best defined as the tendency to

Explain our own and other people's behavior entirely in terms of personality traits , thereby underestimating the power of social influence

To get people to change self-destructive behavior, social psychologists would be likely to

None of these persuade them scare them threaten or punish

In social psychology, why is construal so important ?

People's behavior is affected by their interpretation of events, not only the events themselves.

What does the wall street game reveal about personality and situation ?

The name of the game strongly influences how people play the game

What does social psychology and sociology have in common?

They both are concerned with group processes .

What do social psychology and personality psychology have in common ?

They both focus on the individual

Researchers who study social cognition assume that people

Try to view the world as accurately as possible .

The Topic that would most interest a social psychologist is

Whether people's decision about whether to cheat on a test is influenced by how they imagine their friends would react if they found out .

Which of the following research topics about violence is one that a social psychologist might investigate ?

Why some situations are more likely to provoke aggression than others .

Which of the following reflect(s) the motive to maintain high self esteem ?

Zach has been involved in several minor traffic accidents since getting his driver;s license . There sure are a lot of terrible drivers out there , " he says . People should learn to be good drivers like me

The " self-fulfilling prophecy" is the reason that many people

act in ways to make prediction of their own behavior or others' come true

A social psychologist would tend to look for explanations of a young man's violent behavior primarily in terms of

how his peer groups behave