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Group Dynamics
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Group Dynamics explores the psychological and social processes that occur within and between groups. The course examines key concepts such as group formation, roles, norms, leadership, decision-making, conflict, and cohesion. Through theoretical frameworks, case studies, and interactive activities, students gain insight into how group interactions impact individual behavior, productivity, communication, and problem-solving. Emphasis is placed on understanding group phenomena in diverse contexts, fostering effective collaboration, and developing practical strategies for managing group dynamics in academic, organizational, and social settings.
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Social Psychology Sociological Perspectives 3rd Edition by David E. Rohall
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Sociological Social Psychology
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Q1) Joe started noticing that kids from higher social classes tend to get accepted to better colleges than kids from middle and lower social classes.His analysis is probably rooted in which macrosociological perspective?
A)conflict perspective
B)symbolic interactionism
C)behavioralism
D)structural functionalism
Answer: A
Q2) Which social-psychological perspective best explains Janet's change in attitude and behavior after getting promoted to a management position?
A)symbolic interactionism
B)social structure and personality
C)group processes
D)structural functionalism
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Perspectives in Sociological Social Psychology
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Q1) Socioeconomic status (social class),race or ethnicity,gender,age,and sexuality all relate to which principle of the social structure and personality perspective?
A)the components principle
B)the proximity principle
C)the psychology principle
D)the Peter principle
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following are considered major dimensions of group processes?
A)power and justice
B)justice and legitimacy
C)legitimacy and power
D)power,justice,and legitimacy
Answer: D
Q3) What type of group is depicted in the vignette?
A)primary
B)secondary
C)tertiary
D)reference
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Studying People
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Q1) Social psychologist B.F.Skinner developed __________,in which animals learned to press levers to obtain rewards,such as food pellets.
A)the "Skinner box"
B)autoethnography
C)animal testing
D)laboratory experimentation
Answer: A
Q2) Quantitative research includes __________.
A)experiments and interviews
B)data analysis,surveys,and experiments
C)only surveys
D)data analysis,surveys,and interviews
Answer: B
Q3) Humphries' research on the "tearoom trade" was considered controversial because__________.
A)he did not use a snowball sample
B)he studied homosexuality in public places
C)he placed his subjects at risk of emotional and social hardship
D)his research did not use quantitative data
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: The Social Psychology of Stratification
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Q1) Michael Schwalb argues that people with high status have what kind of relationship with social norms in society?
A)They are forced to conform to norms.
B)They are victimized by norms.
C)They can completely reject social norms.
D)They can manipulate social norms to favor themselves.
Q2) Which of the following is the best example of "borderwork"?
A)a group of teenage boys smoking cigarettes in a high-school parking lot
B)a group of girls at a slumber party
C)a group of boys and girls playing "kiss and chase"
D)a group of boys and girls being lectured to about poor behavior
Q3) What theory best explains why Doug,who lent his lawn mower to his neighbor,becomes so mad when his kindness is not reciprocated?
A)social exchange theory
B)status construction theory
C)symbolic interaction
D)social structure and personality
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Chapter 5: Self and Identity
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Q1) Which part or parts of the self-concept is associated with mastery?
A)the self
B)self-identities
C)self-evaluations
D)self-indication
Q2) Which theory is primarily associated with presentation of identities?
A)identity theory
B)affect control theory
C)dramaturgy
D)emotional management theory
Q3) How do you code the response,"I am an emotional person," according to the Twenty Statements Test?
A)physical self
B)social self
C)reflective self
D)oceanic self
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Chapter 6: Socialization Over the Life Course
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Q1) Race,class,and gender are __________.
A)important elements of socialization
B)not important to socialization
C)important only to the socialization of children
D)important only to the socialization of adults
Q2) Which group is most prevalent in American schools,based on Adler and Adler's research on peer culture?
A)the popular cliques
B)the wannabes
C)middle friendship circles
D)social isolates
Q3) Research in early childhood interactions generally shows that __________ are incapable of symbolic interaction.
A)teens
B)adults
C)seniors
D)babies
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Chapter 7: The Social Psychology of Deviance
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Q1) Which of the following examples typifies strain,according to new interpretations of strain theory?
A)a strong relationship with family and friends
B)poverty
C)employment
D)a romantic relationship
Q2) Which theorist is most associated with primary and secondary deviance?
A)C.Wright Mills
B)Edwin Lemert
C)Robert Merton
D)Herbert Blumer
Q3) Most college students represent __________ in Merton's typology of deviance.
A)conformists
B)innovators
C)ritualists
D)retreatists
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Chapter 8: Mental Health and Illness
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Q1) Which of the following coping strategies emphasizes patients' attempts to rebel against asylum staff?
A)conversion
B)intransigence
C)withdrawal
D)colonization
Q2) How do scholars of group processes examine the concept of mental illness?
A)It is viewed as a status characteristic like race or gender.
B)It is viewed as a normal part of group interactions.
C)It is viewed as a major area of group research.
D)It is viewed as a way for individuals in groups to negotiate identity.
Q3) The loss of a job is represented in which component or components of the stress process?
A)stressors
B)outcomes
C)mediators and moderators
D)social and economic characteristics
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Chapter 9: Social Attitudes
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Q1) According to time use researchers,how do people spend most of their weekly free time?
A)watching TV
B)learning something new
C)playing sports
D)organizing their schedules
Q2) One explanation for the income disparity between men and women is the __________,in which women with children make disproportionately less money than men or than women without children.
A)motherhood advantage
B)uncommitted worker factor
C)gender bias preclusion
D)motherhood penalty
Q3) Based on status construction theory,how can you get what you want from a group and leave a positive impression?
A)by acting like a very nice person
B)by acting like a generous person
C)by acting like a majority member of society
D)by acting like a high-status person
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Chapter 10: The Sociology of Emotions and Relationships
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Q1) According to the exchange theory,what sentiment is expected when you get more out of an exchange than you give?
A)sadness
B)guilt
C)happiness
D)joy
Q2) Milan was a little perturbed when his boss refused to accept some flowers that he had purchased as a sign of his sadness over the loss of her sister.Which sympathy rule did Milan's boss break?
A)Do not make false claims of sympathy.
B)Do not claim too much sympathy.
C)Claim some sympathy.
D)Reciprocate positive emotions.
Q3) Based on Thoit's treatment of emotions,which of the following are dimensions of emotion?
A)situational cues
B)moods
C)arousals
D)values
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Chapter 11: Collective Behavior
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Q1) Steve turned to the people around him for help in deciding how to act at a local protest.According to perception control theory,what form of perception control is Steve using?
A)independent instruction
B)interdependent instruction
C)organizational instruction
D)interactional instruction
Q2) The use of __________ is important to the forming of collective memories?
A)storytelling
B)collective behavior
C)collective emotion
D)framing
Q3) Most protest marches in the United States are __________.
A)small and include civil disobedience
B)small and peaceful
C)large and marred by violence
D)large and peaceful
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