PSY301 Week 1 | Social Psychology in Psychology - Ashford University

PSY301 Social Psychology Week 1 Weekly Review Question 1A study showed that as the number of beers consumed the night before an exam increase, the grades on the exam decreased. This is an example of a zero correlation. an undetermined correlation. a positive correlation. a negative correlation. Question 2Norman Triplett studied the effect of others on individual action, by observing people while they were playing tug-of-war. running a foot race. riding bicycles. solving puzzles. Question 3A major factor in the growing number of social psychologists during the 1950s and 1960s was the need to understand war and conflict. the increased number of people interested in human behavior. the many social scientists that fled Nazi tyranny. a need to understand events associated World War II. Question 4Which of these questions would best be answered by a social psychologist? Is global warming a reality? Why is Tim's I.Q. below average? Do humans have free will? Is aggression related to leadership?

Question 5In order to learn about human beings, social psychologists use

the scientific method. their experience. trial and error. common sense. Question 6A major strength of the experimental method is that it provides information about causation. True False Question 7The early research studies in social psychology used the scientific method to test hypotheses. True False Question 8Martha, a graduate social psychology student, conducted a study on physical attractiveness. Students were asked to look at photos of other students and rate how attractive the students in the photos were. Because Martha used photos of students from the same campus where she conducted the study, there is a concern that some students were rated for other reasons (e.g., being friends with the student in the photo) besides attractiveness. This is a concern related to external validity. internal validity. experimental integrity. internal reliability. Question 9In a study by Seepersad and colleagues (2008), young adults in the Korea reported greater closeness to their partner than their U.S. counterparts. True False Question 10A research team conducted a study on aggression, using a sample of students from a private school for girls. Because this sample was not representative of most students, one of the main concerns about the study has to do with the study’s external validity. internal validity. experimental integrity. internal reliability. Question 11Philip boasts about how many friends he has on Facebook; he is also known to cheat on exams at school. These behaviors may tell us little about his ___________ but are likely to tell us much about his ______________. self-esteem; self-concept private self-awareness; public self-awareness public self-awareness; private self-awareness self-concept; self-esteem Question 12On the morning of an exam, Ruth announced to her friends that she had too much to drink at the party the night before. This ____________ is a type of self-presentation. impression management self-handicapping desperate justification avoidance technique Question 13Shakespeare once said, "all the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players." This statement is consistent with Goffman’s dramaturgical approach. True False Question 14Recall that Martin and Leary (1999) conducted an innovative experiment wherein participants were offered a drink from a confederate’s water bottle. The study examined whether participants’ concerns about their _________________ would lead them to drink from the stranger’s bottle. self-presentation impression management ego None of these

Question 15When researchers assess self-esteem, they are rarely find people who

think very poorly of themselves. think very highly of themselves. think they are average. None of these. Question 16An individual who believes events and outcomes are NOT primarily contingent on their own actions probably has a(n) external locus of control. high level of self-esteem. internal locus of control. low level of self-esteem. Question 17Humans have different views of themselves and these different selves can lead to different feelings or emotions. True False Question 18After parking her car, Emily noticed a sign which read, "These premises are monitored by closed-circuit cameras." Emily's ___________ could be heightened by the information contained in this sign. private self-awareness public self-awareness self-concept self-schema The answer can be found in Section 2.1, Who Am I?, in Social Psychology, 2e Question 19Having a high internal locus of control is always a good thing. True False Question 20A person's _________ is their sense of how capable they are to complete a task or accomplish a goal. self-esteem self-concept self-efficacy self-awareness Question 21__________ react more negatively than _______ when they believe their personal space has been or will be invaded. Women; men Men; women People from interdependent cultures; people from independent cultures People from independent cultures; people from interdependent cultures Question 22_____________ culture is to personal goals as _____________ culture is to family pride. Interdependent; independent Individual; collective Collective; individual Independent; interdependent Question 23George grew up in a country that is high in masculine culture (men are expected to be assertive and women are expected to be tender and caring). George most likely grew up in which country? Costa Rica Norway Denmark Italy Question 24____________ is to gender as _____________ is to sex. nature; biology social; nurture male and female; masculinity and femininity masculinity and femininity; male and female Question 25Balinda is majoring in math. A known gender stereotype would suggest that she will not do as well as her male counterparts. do better than her male counterparts. do as well as her male counterparts. probably change her major. Question 26Martha, who is British, joined her school swim team in order to continue a family legacy. Ravi, who is from India, wants his classmates to notice his skills. These student’s motives are typical examples of cultural motivations. not necessarily motivated by culture. in line with the student’s cultural background. not in line with the student’s cultural background. Question 27Evolutionary theory provides proof of why all men are different from all women. True False Question 28Cheryl, a U.S. citizen, will typically want more personal space than Luisa, who is from Venezuela. This difference reflects culturally acceptable levels of sociability. friendliness. contact. intimacy. Question 29Men's desire for attractive partners may be the result of _________________, according to evolutionary theory. men simply liking attractive partners having been hunters and gatherers the need to identify fertile women None of these Question 30A mother teaches her daughter that the ideals of work before play and saving money are very important for future success. These ideals were taught to the mother by her mother, and are examples of delayed gratification. "rainy day" preparation or long-term orientation. keys to wealth formation. symmetry The answer can be found in Section 3.1, Culture, in Social Psychology, 2e