Chapter 1: Intro to Social Psych
In Solomon Asch’s line experiment, participants gave incorrect answers when asked to compare the lengths of 3 lines due to _____ which was motivated by ________.
A. Obedience to authority; lack of visual cues
B. Conformity; informational social influence
C. Obedience to authority; wording
D. Conformity; normative social influence
Conformity; normative social influence
Asking the first 20 people leaving the CRC to complete a survey on the topic of student life at Tech is an example of:
A. Basic research
B. Random sampling
C. Population
D. Convenience sampling
D. Convenience sampling
What is the purpose or motivation of an individual engaging in an upward social comparison?
A. Feel better about themselves
B. Distract themselves
C. Gain status
D. Self-improvement
D. Self-improvement
Which of the following does NOT describe snap judgments
A. They are similar to judgments made with longer exposure
B. They are relatively accurate
C. They are made from plenty of information
D. They infer personality from physical appearance
C. They are made from plenty of information
Based on the results of the Niiya et al. (2004) article we reviewed, which group of students would be least likely to experience a drop in state self-esteem after failing an academic test?
A. High academic CSW, primed with incremental theory
B. High academic CSW, primed with entity theory
C. Both groups of students would be equally likely to experience a drop in state self-esteem.
A. High academic CSW, primed with incremental theory
Our actions can be a result of our situation rather than our personality?
True or False
True
Correlation equals causation:
True or False
False
For which traits are others more accurate regarding aspects of the self
A. Internal traits
B. External traits
B. External traits
Non-westerners are more likely to attribute others’ behavior to the situation.
True or False
True
Schemas about events are...
A. Stereotypes
B. Scripts
Scripts
Which correlation coefficient indicates the strongest relationship?
A. r = .4
B. r = -.7
C. r = -.2
D. r = .6
B. r = -.7
Which domain of one’s sense of self is tied to the immediate social context such as interactions with one's family and situation?
A. Concrete
B. Abstract
C. Comparison
A. Concrete
What concept best reflects the tendency to focus attention on task-relevant information and ignore everything else?
A. Memory
B. Construal
C. Selective attention
D. Schemas
C. Selective attention
Which of the following is NOT culturally universal behaviors in humans:
A. Capacity to learn language
B. Facial expressions
C. Group living
D. Preference for own kin
B. Facial expressions
Valid measures are always reliable but reliable measures are not always valid
True or False
True
When asked to answer, “Who are you?” individuals from __________ cultures will respond with traits that make them independent from others such as those that make them unique.
A. Individualistic cultures ex. Non-western cultures
B. Collectivistic cultures ex. Western cultures
C. Individualistic cultures ex. Western cultures
D. Collectivistic cultures ex. Non-western cultures
C. Individualistic cultures ex. Western cultures
What is true regarding response to stimuli?
A. Two systems disagree but the rational system overrides
B. Intuitive system creates a response that appears to be correct so quickly that the rational system is never engaged
C. Both A and B
D. Only A
C. Both A and B
Those from more interdependent cultures tend to define the self in terms of...
A. Values & personal attributes
B. Thoughts & beliefs
C. Group membership & social roles
D. Attitudes & feelings
C. Group membership & social roles
Jordan is conducting an experiment. They are investigating whether caffeine leads to increased test scores. They randomly sampled 50 college students and set up 2 conditions. One condition received a caffeinated energy drink before listening to a pre-recorded lecture on art history. The second condition received a placebo before listening to the same pre-recorded lecture at the same location and time. Jordan’s use of random assignment and control for lecture, location, and time helped to support ________.
Internal validity
Marissa has an exam coming up. She is not feeling confident and thinks she is not going to do well. Instead of studying over the weekend, she spends it going out with friends so she can have an excuse for a poor performance on the exam. Which term best describes Marissa’s behavior?
A. Self-presentation
B. Self-handicapping
C. Self-monitoring
D. Self-enhancement
B. Self-handicapping
Carson plays football and every week his coach makes his team run the stadium bleachers. Carson enjoys going to football practice and usually shows up on time but on days his team has to run laps he will arrive later. His other teammates do the same thing. What covariation information is Carson’s behavior displaying and what can it be attributed to?
A. High consensus, High distinctiveness – external factors
B. Low consensus, Low distinctiveness – internal factors
C. High consensus, High distinctiveness – internal factors
D. Low consensus, Low distinctiveness – external factor
A. High consensus, High distinctiveness – external factors