Applied Social Psychology Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Applied Social Psychology explores how social psychological theories, principles, and research can be utilized to address real-world issues and improve societal outcomes. The course examines topics such as attitude change, group dynamics, social influence, prejudice, and pro-social behavior in various contexts including health, law, environment, education, and organizations. Through case studies, empirical research, and practical applications, students learn to analyze complex social problems and design interventions that foster positive social change.
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Social Psychology and Human Nature Comprehensive Edition 4th Edition by Roy F. Baumeister
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Chapter 1: The Mission and the Method
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Q1) Using more than one exemplar of a stimulus (such as more than one violent video game in a study investigating violent video content on aggression) is known as ____.
A) stimulus sampling
B) meta-analysis
C) factorial design
D) the interaction effect
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following fields is concerned with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services?
A) anthropology
B) history
C) economics
D) political science
Answer: C
Q3) The study of human culture-the shared values, beliefs, and practices of a group of people-is known as ____________________.
Answer: anthropology
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Chapter 2: Culture and Nature
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Q1) Research on the brain sizes of various animals has indicated that brain size is MOST strongly linked to a species' ____.
A) complexity of social structures
B) emotional intelligence
C) lifespan
D) empathy
Answer: A
Q2) In all contemporary human cultures, homosexual behavior is ____.
A) generally upon with disapproval
B) now accepted
C) viewed differently, in that it is accepted in some cultures and not accepted in others D) generally looked down upon for males, but sometimes tolerated or even encouraged for females
Answer: C
Q3) Driving on the right-hand side of the road in the United States is an example of praxis.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: The Self
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Q1) Ted tends to think of himself as a workaholic and perfectionist. When he thinks back on college years, he remembers studying hard for exams and getting good grades (and tends to forget about the time he nearly failed a class, and disregard the many nights he spent partying). The way that Ted thinks about his college years illustrates the fact that people ____.
A) believe that they have more control over their lives than they really do
B) tend to have a poor understanding of how they are viewed by others
C) revise or distort their memories to fit their current self-concepts
D) see the world as a fair, just place
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is MOST likely capable of behaving based on extrinsic motivation?
A) A bird
B) A crocodile
C) A monkey
D) A human
Answer: D
Q3) The self-verification motive can also be called the ________________motive. Answer: consistency
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Chapter 4: Choices and Actions
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Q1) Janie just has to get her paper written for her English class. Even though she is getting married this summer and planning the wedding is more personally important to her, she simply shuts all thoughts of her wedding out of her mind and buckles down to get the paper done. Janie has experienced ________________.
Q2) Do people usually think in optimistic or overly ambitious ways when they are setting goals or striving to achieve goals?
A) Yes, they tend to be overly optimistic in both cases.
B) No, they tend to think in realistic ways in both cases.
C) They tend to be overly optimistic when goal setting, but more or less realistic when pursuing goals.
D) They tend to be more or less realistic when goal setting, but optimistic when pursuing goals.
Q3) Which statement about free will is BEST supported by your text?
A) Absolute free will is important to social behavior.
B) Relative free will is important to social behavior.
C) Absolute free will is not important to social behavior.
D) Relative free will is not important to social behavior.
Q4) What factors tend to promote decision avoidance?
Q5) Habits are primarily influenced by the ________________ system.
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Chapter 5: Social Cognition
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Q1) Social psychologists use the term ____ to refer to a process by which a given stimulus activates mental pathways, thereby enhancing their accessibility.
A) priming
B) framing
C) schematizing
D) attribution
Q2) Eleven-year-old Summer has an autism spectrum disorder. To help her prepare for new experiences, her family relies on specially developed stories about the situations. For example, when Summer has an upcoming appointment with the dentist, her family reads her books about a girl who visits the dentist. The stories help Summer know what to expect and how she should behave. These stories are often referred to as social ____.
A) cognitions
B) attributions
C) schemas
D) scripts
Q3) Once a dieter has slipped up and indulged at the Dairy Queen, he or she is likely to engage in ________________.
Q4) Describe how one might reduce cognitive errors in processing social information.
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Chapter 6: Emotion and Affect
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Q1) The term ________________ is used to refer to the frequency of one's positive emotions minus the frequency of one's negative emotions.
Q2) Which of the following theories of emotion suggests that excitation transfer may sometimes happen?
A) The James-Lange theory
B) The Cannon-Bard theory
C) The Schachter-Singer theory
D) The Yerkes-Dodson law
Q3) According to the ________________ theory of emotion, "we feel sorry because we cry, angry because we strike, [and] afraid because we tremble."
Q4) How does disgust act as a behavioral immune system?
Q5) Research suggests that people are speedier and more accurate at problem-solving when they are in negative moods as opposed to positive moods.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe how the arousal associated with emotion influences performance.
Q7) Anger may be important in two evolutionary senses. First, it is action-motivating. Secondly, it is________________.
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Chapter 7: Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency
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Q1) Kelly's first pregnancy was a disaster by most people's standards. Her water broke 24 weeks into the pregnancy, she delivered the baby 15 weeks premature, and he survived but with multiple physical and behavioral health problems that take enormous resources to tackle. Yet every time Kelly takes the baby to the doctor, she notices other families with worse situations--children with terminal illnesses or more profound disabilities. Kelly is using ____ to cope with her baby's complications.
A) assumptive worlds
B) downward comparisons
C) presumptive reasoning
D) stigmatization
Q2) The fact that the gap between pro-condom attitudes and non-condom-using behaviors is larger among women than men best demonstrates ____.
A) effort justification
B) post-decision dissonance
C) attitude-behavior consistency
D) attitude polarization
Q3) Explain the conditions under which the mere exposure effect holds true.
Q4) Explain the potential benefits and costs of holding strong religious beliefs.
Q5) The ease with which an attitude comes to mind is called ________________.
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Chapter 8: Social Influence and Persuasion
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Q1) In one well-known social psychological experiment, research participants were brought into a dark room where an experimenter projected dots of light. These dots of light appeared to move slightly as they were projected-though exactly how far they moved the participants couldn't say. When asked to estimate the distance that the light traveled, participants tended to look to others in the room, and ask them what they thought (not because they wanted to gain others' approval, but because they assumed that others knew more than they did). It would therefore be MOST accurate to say that participants' final estimates were based on ____.
A) normative influence
B) informational influence
C) implicit social norms
D) elaboration likelihood
Q2) Advertisers and marketers use the term ____ to refer to a condition of inattention and irritation that occurs after an audience has encountered a specific ad many times.
A) advertising overload
B) advertising wear-out
C) sensory overload
D) oversalience effect
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Chapter 9: Prosocial Behavior: Doing Whats Best for Others
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Q1) Suppose that Eli has a strong belief in a just world, and that he is just like other people who have a strong belief in a just world. How should we expect him to respond when he is asked what he thinks about a new social welfare program to benefit the elderly?
A) "That sounds great; I support anything that helps others!"
B) "That sounds great; when I am old I want to have those benefits."
C) "That sounds like a farce and I do not support it; the elderly's plight is their own fault."
D) "That sounds great; the more laws we can implement to help others, the better!"
Q2) Based on Vohs et al.'s (2006) findings, wealthy people are ____.
A) less likely to ask for help when they need it
B) more likely to ask for help when they need it
C) as likely to ask for help when needed as anyone else
D) more likely to give help to a neighbor in need
Q3) How does money impact self-sufficiency?
A) More money decreases one's sense of self-sufficiency
B) More money tends to increase one's sense of self-sufficiency
C) Money has not been shown to be related to self-sufficiency
D) Less money tends to increase one's sense of self-sufficiency
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Chapter 10: Aggression and Antisocial Behavior
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Q1) Recent data on violence in the world suggests that ____.
A) it is increasing dramatically over time
B) it is the same in amount as it has always been
C) it is decreasing over time
D) it has become nonexistent
Q2) Albert Bandura's "Bobo doll" research provided support for ____.
A) the idea of catharsis
B) the frustration-aggression hypothesis
C) social learning theory
D) the idea of displaced aggression
Q3) Finnegan goes to apply for a car loan, and is shocked when his credit report turns up with a very low rating. As he investigates, he finds out that someone has opened credit cards in his name and with his social security number. This person has charged up huge sums and not paid the balance responsibly. Finnegan has been the victim of ____.
A) identity theft
B) plagiarism
C) broken windows
D) cyberbullying
Q4) Why should aggression be understood as a form of social influence?
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Chapter 11: Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection
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Q1) According to social psychological research, which of the following adages is truer, "opposites attract" or "birds of a feather flock together"?
A) "Opposites attract."
B) "Birds of a feather flock together."
C) "Opposites attract" when it comes to romantic relationships, but "birds of a feather flock together" when it comes to friendships.
D) "Opposites attract" when it comes to friendships, but "birds of a feather flock together" when it comes to romantic relationships.
Q2) When it comes to judging whether or not someone is physically attractive, how much do people agree with one another?
A) Most people agree-especially when it comes to judging women.
B) Most people disagree-although there is more agreement when it comes to judging women.
C) Most people agree-especially when it comes to judging men.
D) Most people disagree-although there is more agreement when it comes to judging men.
Q3) Social exclusion can also be called ________________.
Q4) Describe the necessary ingredients for a sense of belongingness.
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Chapter 12: Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality
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Q1) People who fear winding up alone are ____.
A) more likely to repeatedly marry but then initiate divorces
B) more likely to settle for a less-than-optimal partner
C) less likely to pair up in a romantic relationship
D) more likely to initiate breakups
Q2) In John Bowlby's research on infant attachment styles, infants who were emotionally distant, slow to trust others, and unwilling to depend on others were said to have an ____ attachment style.
A) aversive
B) anxious/ambivalent
C) avoidant
D) antisocial
Q3) Research suggests that, compared to people who never get married, people who marry ____.
A) live longer
B) live about the same amount of time
C) do not live as long
D) live longer if they are male, but do not live as long if they are female
Q4) Briefly summarize Daryl Bem's "exotic becomes erotic" notion of homosexuality. What evidence is there for this theory?
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Chapter 13: Prejudice and Intergroup Relations
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Q1) Rudolph is highly prejudiced against homeless people, and frequently blames them for societal problems-even when he has no evidence to support his claims. According to Rudolph, the homeless are responsible for high crime rates, high property values, high taxes, and even high movie theater ticket prices. Given this information, social psychologists would say that Rudolph treats the homeless as ________________.
Q2) ____ refer to characteristics of people that are considered socially unacceptable-for example, mental illnesses, disabilities, or scars.
A) Stereotypes
B) Prejudices
C) Biases
D) Stigmas
Q3) The stereotype threat impairs performance because of ____.
A) discrimination
B) anxiety
C) scapegoating
D) intergroup contact
Q4) Having to decide as quickly as possible if a string of words is a real word or not is a(n) ________________.
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Chapter 14: Groups
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Q1) More powerful people laugh ____________________ often than less powerful people. (more/less)
Q2) Explain how role differentiation satisfies two competing needs for humans as cultural animals.
Q3) As defined in the text, a group is a collection of at least two people who ____.
A) have a common goal
B) are being or doing something together
C) have a common identity
D) think, feel, or act similarly
Q4) In his early social psychological research regarding bicyclists and racing performance, Norman Triplett's initial interpretation of his finding was that the presence of others stimulated a ____.
A) competitive instinct
B) desire for social approval
C) willingness to sacrifice for the greater good
D) person's dominant response
Q5) Groups tend to be especially ineffective when they use transactive memory. A)True
B)False
Q6) What are the qualities of leaders that are "toxic" for their followers?
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Chapter 15: Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior
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Q1) The use of software to empirically analyze online conversations to constantly monitor how consumers feel about brands is called _____.
A) sentiment analysis
B) e-commerce
C) social currency
D) data mining
Q2) Groups that call themselves ____ may promote events like refusing to participate in "black Friday" sales.
A) web guerillas
B) e-commerce opponents
C) anti-consumerists
D) culture jammers
Q3) Tim is simultaneously talking on his cell phone, checking an instant message, listening to a CD, and browsing the web. Consumer psychologists would say that he is engaged in ____.
A) time shrinkage
B) lateral cycling
C) polychronic activity
D) multilateral activity
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Chapter 16: Applying Social Psychology to Health
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Q1) In health psychology, a(n) ____ can be defined as any program or message providing information or structure to change a behavior.
A) intervention
B) treatment
C) therapy
D) manipulation
Q2) The tend-and-befriend response is a more ____ stress response for females than the basic fight-or-flight response.
A) dangerous
B) threatening
C) rational
D) illogical
Q3) According to the general adaptation syndrome, long-term stressors ____.
A) can cause physiological (but not psychological) damage
B) can cause psychological (but not physiological) damage
C) can cause both physiological and psychological damage
D) have temporary negative effects, but cannot cause either physiological damage or psychological damage
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Chapter 17: Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace
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Q1) "Can-do" is to ____ as "will-do" is to ____.
A) ability; motivation
B) motivation; ability
C) mentoring; leadership
D) leadership; mentoring
Q2) One of the defining characteristics of industrial/organizational psychology is its _____.
A) atheoretical orientation
B) focus on normal behavior
C) focus on basic rather than applied research
D) study of groups rather than individuals
Q3) Sally dislikes her job and feels little obligation to her employer to stick with her position. However, the pay and benefits are excellent, so she has decided to stick with the job because it would be impossible to replace that income and benefits in the present job market. Sally has high ____ commitment.
A) affective
B) normative
C) continuance
D) can-do
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Chapter 18: Applying Social Psychology to the Law
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Q1) During the jury selection process in jury trials, attorneys often rely on ____ in an effort to figure out what demographic characteristics, personality traits, lifestyle characteristics, and behaviors correlate with jury opinions and jury verdicts.
A) countertransference
B) implicit personality theories
C) attribution theory
D) groupthink
Q2) In general, jurors ____.
A) are swayed by eyewitness testimony only when there is substantial corroborating evidence
B) respond to experts' testimony about problems with eyewitness testimony by tending to view all eyewitness testimony skeptically
C) are quite capable of evaluating the reliability of eyewitness testimony based on their own life experiences
D) typically reject eyewitness testimony because they are well aware that people can and do lie
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Chapter 19: Applying Social Psychology to the Environment
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Q1) The most common occupational disease in the United States is ____.
A) stress-induced ulcers
B) noise-induced hearing loss
C) musculoskeletal disorders
D) toxicity from chemical exposures
Q2) After a badly rusted storage tank leaked into the river that supplies drinking water for a large region, the owners of the tank deliberately withhold information about the chemicals that had been stored in the tank. This is best described as the ____ trap.
A) missing-hero
B) missing-information
C) missing-integrity
D) missing-regulation
Q3) According to social psychological research, which of the following is NOT a particularly effective way to shift people's attitudes and behaviors regarding the environment?
A) Provide people with feedback about their impact on the environment.
B) Make people's environment-related behaviors public.
C) Focus on specific actions rather than general or abstract behaviors.
D) Make nonemotional appeals to general attitudes in the public.
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