Advanced Social Psychology Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Advanced Social Psychology delves into the complex mechanisms underlying human social behavior, attitudes, and group dynamics from a scientific perspective. The course examines key themes such as social cognition, persuasion, conformity, prejudice, aggression, altruism, and the influence of culture on behavior. Emphasizing critical analysis of classic and contemporary research, students engage with theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches central to understanding interpersonal and intergroup processes. Through discussion and application of current empirical findings, this course prepares students to thoughtfully analyze social phenomena and apply psychological principles to real-world social challenges.
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Social Psychology 11th Edition by David Myers
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Chapter 1: Introducing Social Psychology
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Q1) A major requirement of the ethical principles of social-psychological research is that the researcher
A)use random sampling and assignment.
B)protect participants from harm and significant discomfort.
C)refrain from using any deception in the research design.
D)ensure that all participants know what is expected of them.
Answer: B
Q2) Variable X is correlated with Variable Y.Which of the following could explain this correlation?
A)X causes Y.
B)Y causes X.
C)A third variable causes or influences both X and Y.
D)All of these are possible explanations.
Answer: D
Q3) The study of naturally occurring relationships among variables is referred to as A)correlational research.
B)experimental research.
C)laboratory research.
D)field research.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The Self in a Social World
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Q1) According to Schwartz (2000;2004),individualistic modern cultures have "an excess of freedom," which is positively correlated with A)life satisfaction.
B)clinical depression.
C)self-efficacy.
D)an external locus of control.
Answer: B
Q2) The sense of hopelessness and resignation learned when a human or animal perceives no control over repeated negative events is called A)depression.
B)low self-esteem.
C)learned hopelessness.
D)learned helplessness.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Social Beliefs and Judgments
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Q1) You walk into your classroom just as the class before yours is getting out.You notice two people standing by lectern at the front of the classroom: a 50-year old man and a 26-year old woman.You assume the man is the instructor and the woman is the student because most of your professors are older men.This is an example of
A)the availability heuristic.
B)the representativeness heuristic.
C)the overconfidence phenomenon.
D)the confirmation bias.
Answer: B
Q2) Everyone in a movie theater laughed at the same joke made in the film.According to Harold Kelley this is an example of a behavior
A)high in consensus.
B)low in distinctiveness.
C)high in consistency.
D)low in spontaneity.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Behavior and Attitudes
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Q1) The three elements of the tri-component model of attitudes are
A)beliefs,norms,and intentions.
B)affect,behavior,and cognition.
C)liking,disliking,and ambivalence.
D)beliefs,opinions,and sentiments.
Q2) Rewarding people for doing what they already enjoy may lead them to attribute their action to the reward.This is called
A)cognitive dissonance.
B)self-perception.
C)the overjustification effect.
D)the insufficient justification effect.
Q3) What is the "principle of aggregation"? How can it help us understand moral hypocrisy?
Q4) Jeremy loses his former interest in doing arithmetic after his teacher promises him $1 for each problem he solves correctly.Which theory best explains Jeremy's loss of interest in arithmetic?
A)self-perception theory
B)cognitive dissonance theory
C)self-presentation theory
D)self-monitoring theory
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Chapter 5: Genes,culture,and Gender
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Q1) Harris (1996)suggested that if children were left with their same schools,neighborhoods,and peers,but their parents were switched,the children would develop into the same sort of adults.This conclusion reflects the power of A)parents.
B)siblings.
C)peers.
D)teachers.
Q2) Evolutionary psychology has been criticized for A)hindsight biases.
B)unethical treatment of human participants.
C)the use of unrepresentative samples.
D)functional fixedness.
Q3) Which of the following is false?
A)Women buy more greeting cards than men.
B)Women spend more time caring for aging parents than men.
C)Men make fewer long distance calls to friends than women.
D)After the birth of a child,men become more traditional in their gender-related attitudes than women.
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Chapter 6: Conformity and Obedience
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Q1) The degree to which personality predicts our behavior is _______ related to the degree to which social influences predict our behavior.
A)positively
B)negatively
C)somewhat
D)not at all
Q2) During the 1970s,the military junta in power in Greece initially selected candidates for officers based on their submission to authority.The candidates were first asked to guard prisoners,then to observe torture,and then to eventually practice torture.This process demonstrates how _______ can breed _______.
A)obedience;conformity
B)conformity;obedience
C)compliance;acceptance
D)acceptance;compliance
Q3) Milgram's studies explored _______;Asch's studies explored _______.
A)obedience;conformity
B)conformity;norm formation
C)obedience;norm formation
D)conformity;obedience
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Chapter 7: Persuasion
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Q1) Describe how the two-step flow of communication would operate if you were about to purchase an automobile.
Q2) Chaiken and Eagly (1976)found that when a message was difficult to comprehend,persuasion was greatest when the message was A)written.
B)spoken.
C)written and spoken.
D)videotapeD.
Q3) People who are quick to respond to peripheral cues,such as a communicator's attractiveness,are _______ in the need for cognition. A)low
B)average
C)high
D)slightly above average
Q4) Generally speaking,the most persuasive channel of communication seems to be A)written.
B)audiotaped.
C)videotaped. D)live.
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Chapter 8: Group Influence
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Q1) Sam has a tendency to contribute little effort to group assignments,as he thinks others will be sure to pick up the slack in an effort to get a good grade.This is an example of
A)social facilitation.
B)social loafing.
C)deindividuation.
D)mere presence.
Q2) Julio is a directive leader of a highly cohesive student group on campus.When discussing important policy decisions,the group will be at greatest risk for groupthink if it is also
A)isolated from dissenting viewpoints.
B)composed of majority and minority students.
C)well-informed regarding both sides of the issue.
D)aware of the dangers of making wrong decisions.
Q3) According to social psychologists,a group exists when two or more people interact with and influence each other,and
A)are also in the same place.
B)also work together.
C)also perceive themselves as "us."
D)also facilitate each other.
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Chapter 9: Prejudice: Disliking Others
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Q1) In the 1940s,researchers Clark and Clark (1947)gave African American children a choice between Black dolls and White dolls.Results showed that most children
A)chose the Black dolls.
B)chose the White dolls.
C)refused to choose between them.
D)used the dolls in aggressive symbolic play.
Q2) You are Black,and you have difficulty recognizing the White customers who were in your store during a robbery.This is an example of
A)a group-serving bias.
B)an outgroup effect.
C)own-race bias.
D)distinctive case.
Q3) Myers indicates that,until recently,prejudice was greatest in regions where slavery was practiced.This fact is consistent with the principle that _______ breeds prejudice.
A)frustration
B)unequal status
C)conformity
D)authoritarianism
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Chapter 10: Aggression: Hurting Others
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Q1) Juanita is upset with Rose,so during a social gathering she verbally cuts Rose down in front of others.Juanita's behavior is
A)assertive.
B)manipulative.
C)aggressive.
D)an example of displacement.
Q2) Which of the following is false?
A)In the majority of homicides either the victim or assailant had been drinking.
B)Thin men are more aggressive after drinking alcohol.
C)Women are more aggressive after drinking alcohol.
D)Men's testosterone levels rise after handling a gun.
Q3) Which of the following has been found to be an effect of sexual violence in movies and television?
A)Women are more likely to believe rape is a serious crime.
B)Men have become more accepting of violence against women.
C)Women have become more aggressive toward other women.
D)Viewers are less accepting of violence against women.
Q4) Explain the social learning approach to controlling aggression.
Q5) What is relative deprivation and how is it related to crime?
Q6) How does pornography encourage distorted perceptions of sexual reality?
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Chapter 11: Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving
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Q1) According to Elliot Aronson,"as a relationship ripens toward greater intimacy,what becomes increasingly important is ___________."
A)the absence of conflict
B)consistent praise
C)autonomy
D)authenticity
Q2) Which adult attachment style is marked by individuals being less invested in relationships and more likely to engage in one-night stands?
A)secure
B)insecure
C)preoccupied
D)avoidant
Q3) According to Carl Rogers,which of the following is NOT a characteristic of "growth-promoting" listeners?
A)they are genuine in revealing their own feelings
B)they ingratiate themselves to others
C)they are accepting of others' feelings
D)they are empathic
Q4) Provide two examples of the disclosure reciprocity effect.
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Chapter 12: Helping
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Q1) Which of the following specifically predicts that we will be more altruistic toward our relatives than toward close friends?
A)evolutionary psychology
B)the social norms theory
C)the social-exchange theory
D)the self-presentation theory
Q2) While walking down the street Tim sees a man slumped over grabbing his chest.Tim looks around at the other pedestrians who don't seem concerned.He assumes that,if they aren't worried,then everything is OK and keeps walking.This is an example of
A)diffusion of responsibility.
B)egoism.
C)pluralistic ignorance.
D)the social responsibility norm.
Q3) Helping _______ a bad mood and _______ a good mood.
A)eliminates;increases
B)softens;sustains
C)does not change;amplifies
D)increases;increases
Q4) What is "genuine altruism"? Give an example.
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Chapter 13: Conflict and Peacemaking
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Q1) Who is most likely to suffer from low self-esteem?
A)Manuel who has a bicultural identity
B)Sarah who has a marginal identity
C)Phil who has a strong ethnic identity but low cultural identity
D)Angela who has a weak ethnic identity but a strong cultural identity
Q2) Which of the following is false?
A)The more interracial contact South African Blacks and Whites have,the less prejudice they feel toward the other group.
B)The more contact straight people have with gays and lesbians,the more accepting they become.
C)The more friendly contact Blacks and Whites have with one another,the better their attitudes toward one another.
D)Vicarious indirect contact is not as effective as direct contact in reducing prejudice.
Q3) In comparison to large groups,people in small groups
A)are more likely to take more than their equal share of available resources.
B)feel less responsible.
C)less likely to effectively initiate voluntary conservation.
D)feel more effective.
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Chapter 14: Social Psychology in the Clinic
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Q1) Explaining failures and setbacks in terms of factors that are stable,global,and internal is a _______ explanatory style.
A)negative
B)positive
C)realistic
D)repressive
Q2) When researchers pit statistical prediction-such as predicting graduate school success using a formula that includes grades and aptitude scores-against interviewers' intuitive prediction,
A)statistical prediction is usually superior to expert intuition.
B)expert intuition is usually superior to statistical intuition.
C)statistical prediction and expert intuition do equally well.
D)both methods usually fare no better than chance.
Q3) Dr.Jones is a psychologist who specializes in the causes and control of stress.Dr.Jones is most likely a(n)_________ psychologist.
A)consumer
B)educational
C)forensic
D)health
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Chapter 15: Social Psychology in Court
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Q1) Research indicates that six-member juries
A)are more likely to have hung verdicts.
B)encourage less balanced participation among jurors.
C)are less likely to embody a community's diversity.
D)All of the above
Q2) Why is it important that interrogators be blind to which person in a lineup is the actual suspect of the crime?
A)To avoid problems with change blindness
B)To avoid the post-identification feedback effect
C)To reduce group polarization
D)To avoid imagination inflation
Q3) In researching over 1,700 defendants appearing in Texas misdemeanor cases,Downs and Lyons (1991)found that the judges _______ less attractive defendants.
A)set lower bails for
B)set greater fines for
C)spent less time reviewing the cases of
D)spent more time questioning
Q4) How does the physical attractiveness of the defendant play a role in juror judgments?
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Chapter 16: Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future
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Q1) James Gustave Speth's "new consciousness" idea involves all of the following except
A)people valuing equity,justice,and the human community.
B)people seeing nature as having intrinsic value.
C)people defining the quality of life in relational and spiritual terms.
D)people recognizing that their own needs are more important than the needs of the community.
Q2) Someone driving in _____ will need to pay a congestion fee when entering the heart of the city.
A)Stockholm
B)Vienna
C)Copenhagen
D)Zurich
Q3) For today's collegians,the goal of _______ has been at the top of their list in recent years.
A)developing a meaningful philosophy of life
B)becoming very well-off financially
C)helping others in difficulty
D)becoming an authority in their own field
Q4) What does Myers say about whether or not rich countries are happier?
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