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. PSY301 Social Psychology Week 2 Weekly Review Question 1A person is more likely to make the fundamental attribution error when reading a letter from a classmate. subtitles from a movie. a note from their professor. a brief email. Question 2The ____________ explains how we might develop or enhance certain attitudes. cognitive dissonance theory theory of planned behavior self-perception theory theory of relativity Question 3Asa believes that once the politicians stop bickering and legislation is passed to permit more funding, she will be able to obtain the science scholarship for which she applied. Asa is using a(n) ______________ to describe her current situation. positive explanatory style pessimistic explanatory style optimistic explanatory style negative explanatory style Question 4According to the actor-observer bias, a person who just got hired for a high-paying job is more likely to offer a(n) ___________ as opposed to a(n) ___________ to explain their good fortune. smug explanation; humble explanation situational explanation; dispositional explanation detailed account; brief summary dispositional explanation; situational explanation Question 5Researchers Frank and Gilovich (1988) investigated whether what we are wearing has an impact on our actions. The results of their study showed that wearing dark clothes was related to aggression. wearing black uniforms was related to aggression. wearing black uniforms was related to intimidating behavior. wearing black uniforms was related to rudeness. PSY301 Social Psychology Week 3 Weekly Review Question 1A well-known pizza company created an ad that reported the fact that many pizza companies use small amounts of cheese. In fact, the ad stated that their company was guilty of the same process. The point of the ad was to highlight their new extra cheesy pizza. This type of ad contains a lot of humility. a one-sided message. a two-sided message. a unique approach to advertising. Question 2Older consumers are less likely to change their attitudes toward persuasive messages. True False Question 3Neighbors at a town hall meeting listen to a discussion about issues that will impact their property tax rate. It is most likely that they will use the ____________ while listening to these messages. peripheral route route of least resistance attentive route central route Question 4In an ad for a popular garden hose, the announcer highlights the price of $19.95. Toward the end of the ad, it is pointed out that this is the 20 foot hose, and the 45 foot hose is only $24.95. Which technique is being used in this commercial? foot-in-the-door lowball bait-and-switch None of these Question 5A message coming from an expert source is always going to be more persuasive than from other sources. True False PSY301 Social Psychology Week 4 Weekly Review

Question 1Which age group tends to be most physically aggressive?

Adults Adolescents Children Toddlers Question 2Bandura’s _______________ proposed that people observe and model the behavior of others. social learning theory social modeling theory theory of societal learning social aggression theory Question 3The theory of reducing aggression by “letting off steam” was developed by Lewin. Bandura. Freud. Berkowitz.

Question 4Which of these represents the best illustration of aggression?

a person pushes their spouse when angry. a football player tackles an opponent. a debater shouts loudly at a member of the other team. a sniper kills a man they have targeted. Question 5Relational aggression is focused on destroying social status. True False Question 6According to your text book, Sigmund Freud believed that in order to control our aggressive drives___________ was necessary. balance harmony culture the id PSY301 Social Psychology Week 5 Weekly Review Question 1Millie drops and breaks her new cell phone as she stepped out of her car. She begins to think about how much she will have to pay for a new phone, whether she can retrieve all of her contacts, and how her Mom always asks her to not hold the phone while driving. According to your textbook, Millie’s experience can be considered to be a _____________ and _____________. stressor; a crucial issue stressor; a daily hassle daily hassle; Murphy’s Law daily hassle; a time to start cussing Question 2Being laid off from a job, losing your home, or failing out of school all are examples of bad luck. poor decision making. stressors. typical life events. Question 3A person that is extremely stressed, and has come to believe they cannot change their situation, is experiencing emotionless coping. psychological resignation. learned helplessness. helpless debilitation. Question 4According to the health beliefs model, individuals have different beliefs about cues from their own bodies. benefits of changing a behavior. barriers to changing a behavior. All of these. Question 5The way in which a person deals with a stressor is referred to in your textbook as dealing. coping. surviving. managing.