Social Psychology 10th Edition by Saul Kassin – Test Bank

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Multiple Choice

1. All of the following could be categorized as sources of “raw data” for a study of social perception except

a. a person’s physical appearance.

b. knowledge of what situation a person is in.

c. a person’s behavior.

d. accounts given by others about a person.

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Introduction

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.4.1 – Explain the importance of first impressions in social perception, and consider the cues that contribute to these snap judgments.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

DATE CREATED: 3/8/2016 2:59 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 3/17/2016 9:01 AM

2. The study of social perception addresses all of the following except

a. how people explain and analyze the behavior of others.

b. how people form coherent impressions of others.

c. the strategies people use to create a positive self-image.

d. the way that expectations can distort reality.

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Introduction

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.4.1 – Explain the importance of first impressions in social perception, and consider the cues that contribute to these snap judgments.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

DATE CREATED: 3/8/2016 3:01 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 3/17/2016 9:01 AM

3. Fritz is a social psychologist who specializes in studying the processes of social perception. Given this interest, Fritz is least likely to specialize in which research question?

a. How do employers infer traits and abilities about job candidates based on observing their behavior in a job interview?

b. How do police officers and customs agents make judgments concerning how truthful or deceptive particular individuals are?

c. How are consumers influenced in their choices by the packaging and positioning of different products?

d. How does the performance of athletes vary as a function of their coach’s expectations about their ability and potential?

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Introduction

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.4.1 – Explain the importance of first impressions in social perception, and consider the cues that contribute to these snap judgments.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply

DATE CREATED: 3/8/2016 3:02 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 3/17/2016 9:01 AM

4. The general term for the processes by which people come to understand one another is social ____.

a. perception

b. cognition

c. influence

d. attribution

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Observation: The Elements of Social Perception

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.4.1 – Explain the importance of first impressions in social perception, and consider the cues that contribute to these snap judgments.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

DATE CREATED: 3/8/2016 3:03 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 3/17/2016 9:01 AM

5. As social perceivers, people’s impressions of others are

a. formed only after knowing the person for a considerable period of time.

b. uninfluenced by superficial attributes of a person.

c. formed at first encounter and completely unchangeable.

d. influenced by the physical appearance of a person.

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Observation: The Elements of Social Perception

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.4.1 – Explain the importance of first impressions in social perception, and consider the cues that contribute to these snap judgments.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

DATE CREATED: 3/8/2016 3:05 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 3/17/2016 9:01 AM

6. Willis and Todorov (2006) showed college students photos of strangers’ faces and found that

a. participants were unable to rate the personality of the individuals in the photos when they only saw the faces for less than one second.

b. even when they saw the photos for less than one second, participants’ ratings of the faces were highly correlated with the ratings of others who looked at the faces without time limits.

c. participants who only saw the faces for less than one second rated the faces as possessing more negative traits than others who were allowed to look at the faces for as long as they wanted to.

d. the longer it took participants to rate each face, the more accurate their ratings were.

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Observation: The Elements of Social Perception

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SOCP.KASS.17.4.1 – Explain the importance of first impressions in social perception, and consider the cues that contribute to these snap judgments.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

DATE CREATED: 3/8/2016 3:33 AM

DATE MODIFIED: 3/17/2016 9:01 AM