Social Psychology Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Social Psychology explores how individuals think, feel, and behave in social contexts, examining the influence of actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. This course covers major theories and research findings related to topics such as social perception, attitudes, group dynamics, conformity, prejudice, aggression, prosocial behavior, and interpersonal relationships. By investigating both the situational and cognitive factors that shape social interactions, students gain a deeper understanding of how personal and collective behaviors are formed and influenced within society.
Recommended Textbook Personality Theory and Research 12th Edition by Daniel Cervone
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Chapter 1: Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories
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Q1) The concepts of band-width and fidelity are analogous to characteristics of a A) computer.
B) radio.
C) bicycle.
D) all of the above.
Answer: B
Q2) The text suggests that
A) theory is irrelevant to the study of personality.
B) theory is fundamental to the study of personality.
C) true discovery comes without theory.
D) there is agreement in the field concerning the role of theory in research.
Answer: B
Q3) A unique feature of a course in personality psychology is that, unlike other courses, the focus is on
A) motivation.
B) nervous system functioning.
C) the whole person.
D) social systems and culture.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Scientific Study of People
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Q1) Research on O-data suggests that A) some people are more judgable than others.
B) some characteristics are more observable than others.
C) highly evaluative characteristics lead to biases.
D) all of the above.
Answer: D
Q2) Stereotype threat processes have been shown to affect the performance of A) members of minority groups. B) women.
C) a & b.
D) none of the above.
Answer: C
Q3) Performance on an intelligence test illustrates A) L-data.
B) O-data.
C) T-data.
D) S-data.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: A Psychodynamic Theory: Freuds
Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality
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Q1) According to Freud, aggression
A) is an instinctual part of life.
B) resides in the ego.
C) resides in the superego.
D) is inevitably fused with sex.
Answer: A
Q2) Erikson's stages are noteworthy in their emphasis on psychosocial development.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The characteristics of the unconscious are seen most clearly in A) dreams.
B) mechanisms of defense.
C) guilt.
D) all of the above.
Answer: A
Q4) The ego represents the source of drive energy.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Freuds Psychodynamic Theory:
Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research
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Q1) According to the text, the improvement of patients in psychoanalytic treatment is
A) critical to our assessment of the theory.
B) unrelated to our assessment of the theory.
C) greater than in other forms of therapy.
D) less than in other forms of treatment.
Q2) Orderliness and cleanliness; parsimony and stinginess; and obstinacy are typical of which of the following?
A) an anal character.
B) an oral character.
C) a phallic character.
D) a latent character.
Q3) Narcissistic individuals prefer caring to romantic partners.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Sublimation reflects a failure in the healthy development of an instinct.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss Freud's theory of psychopathology.
Q6) Discuss Freud's view of how psychoanalysis leads to positive personality change. Page 6
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Chapter 5: A Phenomenological Theory: Carl Rogers
Person-Centered Theory of Personality
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Q1) Subception is the experiencing of the effects of a stimulus without being aware of it. A)True B)False
Q2) Subception is the process through which experiences unavailable to awareness can lead to A) depression. B) ambiguity. C) anxiety. D) freedom.
Q3) The concept of self consistency was originally developed by A) Rogers. B) Lecky. C) Kelly. D) Allport.
Q4) Congruence is a synonym for A) equifinality. B) genuineness. C) equality.
D) moral integrity.
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Chapter 6: A Phenomenological Theory - Applications and Evaluation of Rogers Theory
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Q1) Rogers opened up the field of psychotherapy for systematic investigation.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to Rogers, experiences incongruent with the self structure are the basis for A) anxiety.
B) denial and distortion.
C) psychopathology.
D) all of the above.
Q3) Within the Rogerian framework, the neurotic person is a person
A) whose psychic energy is released indirectly through pathological behavior because direct expression of needs and drives would be too threatening to the self.
B) whose self-concept reflects nothing more than his organismic experience.
C) whose self-concept does not reflect accurately organismic experience.
D) both (a) and (b).
Q4) Rogers developed a scale to measure how individuals repress feelings.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss Rogers' view of psychotherapy, comparing it with the Freudian view.
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Chapter 7: Trait Approaches to Personality - Allport,
Eyesneck and Cattell
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Q1) According to Allport, people generally describe others in terms of A) secondary dispositions.
B) cardinal traits.
C) central traits.
D) source traits.
Q2) According to Eysenck,
A) there is a strong genetic component to psychopathology.
B) neurotic disorders can never change.
C) both (a) and (b).
D) neither (a) nor (b).
Q3) For Allport, evidence for the existence of a trait was
A) consistency in behavior.
B) physiological data.
C) identical behavior in various situations.
D) reliability of observations.
Q4) Of the following, the dimension most important for criminals is A) neuroticism.
B) extraversion.
C) psychoticism.
D) openness to experience.
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Chapter 8: Trait Theory: the Five-Factor Model: Applications and Evaluation of the Trait Approach
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Q1) Which of the following is not one of the Big 5?
A) conscientiousness.
B) honesty.
C) neuroticism.
D) agreeableness.
Q2) People may be stable in their behavior because
A) they select as well as respond to situations.
B) stereotypes are formed of people.
C) constitutional factors predispose toward some trait stability.
D) all of the above.
Q3) Discuss the person-situation controversy in terms of the issue, the evidence, and the conclusions you would make about the consistency versus variability of behavior.
Q4) The best measure of OCEAN is
A) EPI.
B)16PF.
C) NEO-PI.
D) water jug test.
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Chapter 9: Biological Foundations of Personality
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Q1) The data suggest a clear relationship between genetic similarity and personality similarity.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Kagan found evidence of
A) longitudinal consistency of temperament.
B) biological bases for differences in temperament.
C) both a and b.
D) neither a nor b.
Q3) The body of evidence to date suggests that
A) the family environment is unimportant for personality.
B) genes are more important than environment for overall personality.
C) both a and b.
D) neither a nor b.
Q4) Unique experiences of siblings are more important for personality than shared family experiences.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Behaviorism and the Learning Approaches to Personality
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Q1) The effect of punishment is to
A) decrease the probability of a response.
B) extinguish a response.
C) both (a) and (b).
D) neither (a) nor (b).
Q2) Superstitious behavior can be defined by a learning theorist as
A) doing something and not knowing why.
B) a behavioral deficit which only shows up in unusual situations.
C) doing something for good luck.
D) non-contingent reinforcement.
Q3) Behavioral approaches to personality are critical of trait approaches for their emphasis on
A) systematic investigation.
B) use of verbal report.
C) principles of learning.
D) all of the above.
Q4) The key aspect of a reinforcer is that it influences the probability of a response.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: A Cognitive Theory of Personality: George a Kellys
Personal Construct Theory of Personality
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Q1) according to Kelly, a construct is a A) prediction about the future.
B) way of interpreting events.
C) stable trait.
D) hierarchy of drives.
Q2) The Rep Test is a useful device for getting at A) personal meanings.
B) unconscious meanings.
C) personality traits.
D) all of the above.
Q3) People have many different notions about what the goals of science are. Kelly felt that the goal of science is
A) the development of construct systems that are helpful in anticipating events.
B) the discovery of truth.
C) the uncovering of things heretofore unknown.
D) none of the above.
Q4) According to Kelly, people are different in their constructs but follow the same principles of construct system functioning.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Social Cognitive Theory: Bandura and Mischel
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Q1) Social-cognitive theorists are critical of trait theory because they think that A) variability in action is important to understanding people's personality, yet is relatively disregarded by trait theory.
B) trait theorists have placed far too much emphasis on unconscious forces.
C) trait theorists are interested in individual differences.
D) people do not have distinctive characteristics, or traits.
Q2) Mischel found continuity between preschool laboratory measures of delay and adolescent parental ratings of cognitive and self-control skills.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following items could appear on a scale measuring moral disengagement?
A) "Cheating on an exam is justified when individuals don't have the time to study because of family obligations."
B) "Plagiarizing a term paper is okay if it's for a class that is not part of your academic major."
C) both 'a' and 'b.'
D) neither 'a' nor 'b.'
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Chapter 13: Social-Cognitive Theory: Extensions,
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Q1) Locus of causality relates to whether the person perceives events as being caused from within or without.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The study of self-concept has been of much research interest
A) throughout all era's of the history of personality psychology.
B) in the recent era of the history of personality psychology.
C) during the behaviorist era of the history of personality psychology.
D) never during the the history of personality psychology.
Q3) The social cognitive theory view of "the self" is best summarized by which of the following statements?
A) People have multifaceted self-conceptions (self-schemas), and different self-conceptions come to mind in different situation.
B) The "self" is an unconscious personality structure that controls behavior, often without people's conscious awareness.
C) One should study behavior without referring to any "self" processes; instead, one should only examine how the environment determines behavior.
D) The self is an inherited, genetically-determined aspect of the person.
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Chapter 14: Personality in Context: Interpersonal Relations,
Culture, and Development Across the Course of Life
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Q1) Rejection sensitivity is
A) not a personality variables.
B) a global, decontextualized personality variable.
C) a contextualized personality variable.
D) none of the above.
Q2) Discuss some research examples in which personality development is shown to reflect an interaction of early-life personality styles and social context.
Q3) Socioemotional selectivity theory suggest that awareness of ______ is important to development.
A) one's life span
B) one's social group
C) one's nation of origin
D) one's parental influences
Q4) Are all personality variables global, or context-free? What are some examples of contextualized personality variables?
Q5) In Western nations, self concept can be characterized as independent. A)True B)False
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Chapter 15: An Overview of Personality Theory, Assessment, and Research
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Q1) The text concludes that some tests are clearly superior to others. A)True
B)False
Q2) The text suggests that theories of personality differ on the utility of the concept of stages of development and the importance of early experience.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The text supports the use of multiple levels of analysis and interpretation. A)True
B)False
Q4) The data on Jim vary so much from test to test that no common themes emerge. A)True
B)False
Q5) Compare the strengths and limitations of three theoretical approaches covered in the text.
Q6) Every theory of personality deals with the concept of the unconscious in some fundamental way.
A)True B)False
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