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Environmental Psychology explores the complex interplay between individuals and their physical surroundings, examining how the built and natural environments influence human behavior, well-being, and social interactions. This course introduces key theories, research methods, and applications within the field, covering topics such as place attachment, environmental perception, sustainability, urban design, and the psychological impact of environments on health. Students will analyze real-world case studies and engage in hands-on projects to develop practical solutions to environmental challenges, fostering a deeper understanding of how environmental factors shape societal and individual outcomes.
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Applied Social Psychology 3rd Edition by Jamie
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Chapter 1: Defining the Field of Applied Social Psychology
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Q1) Which activity carried out by a student named Brenda does NOT represent the subject matter of social psychology?
A) She wonders if a new acquaintance is really as happy as he says.
B) She chuckles as she remembers a comment by her roommate.
C) She finds the husband of a friend very attractive.
D) She ponders what she will make for dinner.
Answer: D
Q2) With respect to the AIDS epidemic,the contributions of applied social psychologists are most likely to be reflected in
A) the development of effective medical treatments
B) declines in the number of people newly infected with HIV
C) declines in AIDS-related deaths
D) increases in people living with HIV
Answer: B
Q3) According to Kurt Lewin (1944),"There is nothing so ______ as a good theory."
A) productive
B) fundamental
C) practical
D) trivial
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Social Psychological Theory
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Q1) You have decided to buy a new car and narrow your choice down to two equally attractive alternatives.You finally decide on one,but when you get home you start to worry about whether you made the best decision.According to Festinger's cognitive dissonance theory,what will you most likely do?
A) Go back to the car dealership, and get the other car instead.
B) Try to distract yourself from the conflicting thoughts.
C) Ask a trusted friend for her opinion.
D) Decide that the car you chose was clearly the better of the two.
Answer: D
Q2) Social psychological theories differ from each other in terms of ______.
A) scope and range
B) range and relevance
C) relevance and generalizability
D) generalizability and scope
Answer: A
Q3) The theory of planned behavior was developed based on the theory of reasoned action.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Research Methods in Applied Social Psychology
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Q1) With regard to correlational research,which of the following is true?
A) Correlational evidence provides stronger evidence about cause and effect than does quasi-experimental evidence.
B) A correlation coefficient of .32 reflects a stronger degree of relation than a correlation coefficient of +.30.
C) Correlational studies involve independent samples.
D) all of these
Answer: B
Q2) Experimenters rule out the possible biasing effects of extraneous variables by using two basic types of control: random assignment of participants and experimental control.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Descriptive research is a qualitative research methodology in which researchers describe the characteristics of the population or phenomenon in question.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Intervention and Evaluation
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Q1) The key independent variable in the eating disorder intervention developed by Stice and his colleagues (Stice et al.,2008)is ______.
A) attribution retraining
B) undermining norm misperception
C) peer influence
D) counter-attitudinal behavior
Q2) The text notes that the social norm intervention designed to curb drinking at Northern Illinois University
A) was examined using a process evaluation
B) involved a quasi-experimental design
C) involved an equivalent comparison group of universities closely matched with Northern Illinois University students on several demographic variables
D) was unsuccessful during the first few years until the basic message was adjusted
Q3) Based on the examples provided in the text,we see where qualitative research methods can play an integral role in designing and evaluating intervention programs.Describe two benefits of using qualitative research methods for interventions.
Q4) Name the two broad types of interventions,and distinguish between them.
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Chapter 5: Applying Social Psychology to Clinical and Counseling Psychology
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Q1) Researchers have noted that there is a gap between basic social psychological research and clinical practice.Some psychologists have attempted to bridge the gap between social psychology and clinical psychology.The term associated with this bridge is called the social-clinical interface.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Richard is very concerned about how other people perceive him.He goes to great lengths ensuring that he projects the right impression.It is likely that Richard has
______.
A) low self-monitoring
B) high self-presentational motivation
C) social anxiety
D) low self-efficacy
Q3) The opposite of a depressogenic attributional style is a(n)______.
A) anxiety attributional style
B) enhancing attributional style
C) passive attributional style
D) active attributional style
Q4) Describe two benefits of using qualitative research to examine psychological disorders.
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Chapter 6: Applying Social Psychology to Sports Teams
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a key feature of groups,as characterized by Forsythe (1999)?
A) structured patterns of communication
B) interdependence between members
C) appropriate collegiality
D) identifiable roles and structures
Q2) Which of the following teams is likely to have the highest level of task cohesion?
A) a three-person beach volleyball team
B) a football team
C) a 17-person hockey team
D) a soccer team
Q3) Effective communication among teams is often understood within the framework of social exchange theory.Describe this theory,and list two key characteristics in a social exchange interaction.
Q4) Team performance,coach satisfaction,and motivation are three important consequences or outcomes of chemistry.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Applying Social Psychology to the Media
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Q1) Susan has just watched 3 consecutive hours of violent TV.Which of the following is most likely to occur?
A) Susan will demonstrate heightened physiological response to real violence.
B) Susan will demonstrate less physiological response to violence in general.
C) Susan will demonstrate heightened physiological response to media violence.
D) Susan will demonstrate heightened physiological response to kindness.
Q2) Agenda setting refers to the idea that the media can shape what issues we think about or what issues we think are important.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Identify five effects of long-term exposure to nonviolent pornography.
Q4) When we say that a behavior is overdetermined,we mean that
A) there is nothing someone can do to prevent that behavior
B) the behavior has been well practiced, to the point of being almost automatic
C) an excessive amount of thought went into planning it
D) the behavior is influenced by many different factors
Q5) In explaining the effects that media violence has on individuals,researchers have coined what is called cultivation theory.What is cultivation theory?
Q6) The text describes two main types of frames.Describe both in detail.
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Chapter 8: Applying Social Psychology to Health
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Q1) According to the health belief model,a fear appeal may be termed a ______.
A) health motivator
B) self-efficacy challenge
C) cue to action
D) health prime
Q2) In a test of the utility of the transtheoretical model,Prochaska,DiClemente,Velicer,and Rossi (1993)compared the effectiveness of four smoking cessation interventions.Which intervention led to the highest rates of quitting?
A) standard
B) interactive computer report
C) individualized
D) personalized counselor
Q3) Selfefficacy refers to our perception of whether or not we actually have the skills or resources to carry out a behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Define the term coping,and distinguish between problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping.
Q5) Distinguish between social influence and persuasion.
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Chapter 9: Applying Social Psychology to Education
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Q1) Explain what is meant by peer-assisted learning,and describe two approaches of such learning.
Q2) Imagine you are a teacher who wants to increase the math grades of your students by following the theory of planned behavior.What would you do to achieve this?
A) increase the amount of time spent with students one on one
B) increase students' beliefs about their English abilities
C) increase students' beliefs about the amount of control they have over obtaining high grades
D) increase the amount of hours spent teaching math and solving math problems
Q3) List two strategies educators have used to counter self-handicapping in the classroom setting.
Q4) Perceived similarity with others and perceived lack of control over one's performance are factors that can negatively affect ______.
A) upward social comparisons
B) downward social comparisons
C) all forms of social comparisons
D) downward social mobility
Q5) Explain the premise of achievement goal theory.
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Chapter 10: Applying Social Psychology to Organizations
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Q1) The phenomenon whereby groups tend to shift and make more extreme the initial position of the majority of the members is referred to as ______.
A) risky shift
B) groupthink
C) normative influence
D) group polarization
Q2) With selective perception,people learn to automatically filter out what they consider to be unnecessary information.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Define motivation,and differentiate between need theories of motivation and process theories of motivation.
Q4) Research by Emrich,Brower,Feldman,and Garland (2001)has found that leaders who use more image-based rhetoric are regarded as ______.
A) more charismatic
B) more powerful
C) less timid
D) more independent
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Chapter 11: Applying Social Psychology to the Criminal Justice System
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Q1) Adolescence-limited offenders
A) compose approximately 25% of adolescents
B) experience few developmental risk factors, such as punitive parenting
C) usually show an onset of antisocial behavior in preadolescence
D) are characterized by the display of violent offenses
Q2) Which is one of the recommended procedures for conducting a lineup?
A) Make it clear to the witness that the suspect is one of the individuals in the lineup.
B) Use a sequential lineup.
C) Have an officer conduct the lineup who is aware of the identity of the suspect.
D) Have two officers who are aware of the identity of the suspect conduct the lineup.
Q3) What has been found in research on jury size (i.e.,12 jurors versus six jurors)?
A) A juror holding a minority opinion experiences greater ability to resist conformity pressure in a 5-1 split than a 10-2 split.
B) Larger juries tend to recall fewer details of the trial.
C) Jury size does not influence the likelihood of a hung verdict.
D) Jury size does not affect the distribution of guilty versus innocent verdicts.
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Chapter 12: Applying Social Psychology to the Community
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Q1) According to Milgram (1970),the stimulus overload that occurs in cities,in particular,leads to ______.
A) increased crime
B) diffusion of responsibility
C) social degeneration
D) psychological retreat
Q2) Stimulus overload refers to a condition in which the nervous system becomes overwhelmed to the point that one cannot simultaneously respond to everything in the environment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Community psychologists endorse particular values and approaches.Describe three of them in detail.
Q4) Describe community-based action research,and outline one challenge associated with this approach.
Q5) Action research combines three key activities: investigation,education,and action.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the social exchange theory referred to in the text.
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Chapter 13: Applying Social Psychology to the Environment
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Q1) Distinguish between technical design and social design.
Q2) Two ways in which environmental psychologists work to improve the physical environment are physical design and community space.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain what is meant by tragedy of the commons,and describe the classic example of a commons dilemma.
Q4) Social design refers to
A) the process of constructing buildings in collaboration with those who will use them to ensure the structures are compatible with the users' needs and desires
B) designing buildings to facilitate prosocial and cooperative interactions among the occupants
C) leaving the design of buildings largely to the people who will be occupying them
D) leaving the design of buildings largely to the people who will be viewing them
Q5) Describe,in detail,the following two social dilemmas: public goods problems and social traps.
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Chapter 14: Applying Social Psychology to Diversity
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Q1) Conflict may occur when people or groups have ______ interests.
A) competitive
B) uncooperative
C) similar
D) constructive
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a component of the coalition-building approach to conflict resolution?
A) social norms that facilitate positive intergroup interaction
B) high acquaintance potential
C) individual attitudes
D) a facilitator who is skilled in conflict resolution
Q3) People differ on core characteristics that are key determinants of life experiences.Core characteristics include cultural and demographic features.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain what is meant by diversity.
Q5) Describe two forms of conflict management.
Q6) Differentiate between the concepts of the undeserving poor and the deserving poor.
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Chapter 15: Applying Social Psychology to Personal Relationships
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Q1) Mathew never has met Brenda Sue but wants her to become attracted to him.Therefore,he begins to spend time in places that Brenda Sue frequents (e.g.,gym and coffee shop)and to take advantage of opportunities to engage in mutual eye contact.Mathew is applying ______,which he read about in his social psychology text.
A) the primacy effect
B) the familiarity effect
C) environmental enrichment
D) the power of the person
Q2) Occupied,fearless,and insecure are three of the four adult attachment styles described.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The most likely explanation for the fact that Andrew King's two best friends in the second grade are Brandon Johnson and Cory LaFlair resides in the ______.
A) proximity effect
B) familiarity effect
C) perception that they are similar to him
D) teacher expectancy effect
Q4) Explain the role of the primacy effect in physical attractiveness.
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Chapter 16: Applying Social Psychology to the Classroom
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Q1) Suppose that you end up getting a very good grade on this test.Which pattern of attributions most clearly reflects the operation of the self-serving bias?
A) Both you and your instructor attribute the grade to your solid understanding of the material.
B) Both you and your instructor attribute the grade to effective teaching.
C) You attribute the grade to solid understanding of the material, and your instructor attributes the grade to effective teaching.
D) You attribute the grade to effective teaching, and your instructor attributes the grade to solid understanding of the material.
Q2) Chapter 16 ("Classroom")discusses three forms of self-perception.Explain how two of the three self-perceptions may affect students in the classroom environment.
Q3) Identify three types of errors that result from self-perception.
Q4) Out-group homogeneity bias refers to the tendency to perceive more variability among members of an out-group than among members of the in-group.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Applying Social Psychology to the Good Life: Balancing Optimism and Pessimism
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Q1) Chapter 17 ("Applying Social Psychology to the Good Life")reviews the benefits of optimistic thinking in several areas of life.Benefits were NOT considered with respect to A) rates of divorce in middle-age couples
B) availability of social support among friends
C) women's biological response to fertility treatment
D) amount of money earned in a profession
Q2) Which is true?
A) Pathway thinking is when the individual knows the single best route to reach the desired goal.
B) Agency thinking entails a combination of two factors: strong willpower, on the one hand, and strong commitment to achieve the desired goal, on the other hand.
C) People who score above average on both pathway thinking and agency thinking are said to have low levels of hope.
D) People who score high on agency thinking are very strongly committed to achieving goals that they see as being important.
Q3) Describe what is meant by defensive pessimism.
Q4) Differentiate between problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping.
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