Social Psychology 13th Edition By Robert A. Baron – Test Bank

Test Bank

Chapter 11 Groups and Individuals: The Consequences of Belonging

Multiple-Choice Questions

1)  The primary strategy for survival among humans is ________.

1. A) interdependence
2. B) group sharing
3. C) inclusive fitness
4. D) genetic programming
5. E) group cooperation

Answer: A

Difficulty: 1

Page Ref: 360 – 361

Type: Factual

2)  People join groups and seek out group affiliation for a number of reasons.  Which of the following is not a reason people seek to join groups?

1. A) Social comparison
2. B) When conditions are threatening or uncertain
3. C) Psychological security
4. D) Independence
5. E) Emotional connection

Answer: D

Difficulty: 1

Page Ref: 361

Type: Factual

3)  According to Diener & Oishi (2005), among the very best predictors of level of happiness among the population is ________.

1. A) degree of connectedness to others
2. B) ability to compete for scarce resources
3. C) ability to cooperatively participate in group projects
4. D) being born into a fitting racial and gender group
5. E) being liked by high-status group members

Answer: A

Difficulty: 2

Page Ref: 361

Type: Factual

4)  A collection of persons who are perceived to be bonded together in a coherent unit is ________.

1. A) intimate
2. B) a role
3. C) entitativity
4. D) a group
5. E) a family

Answer: D

Difficulty: 1

Page Ref: 362

Type: Factual

5)  Members of a ________ group are linked by face-to-face interaction.

1. A) common-bond
2. B) common-identity
3. C) national
4. D) collectivist
5. E) friendship

Answer: A

Difficulty: 2

Page Ref: 362

Type: Factual

6)  Entitativity refers to ________.

1. A) the factors that cause group members to remain in the group
2. B) the collection of goals and outcomes that is common to all group members
3. C) the extent to which a group is perceived as being a coherent entity
4. D) a psychological state marked by reduced self-awareness and reduced social identity
5. E) the extent to which group members are similar to one another in meaningful ways

Answer: C

Difficulty: 1

Page Ref: 363

Type: Factual

7)  Ahmed belongs to his university’s Student Senate, a group that is high in entitativity. It is likely that Ahmed feels that the Student Senate ________.

1. A) is unlikely to be stereotyped
2. B) is of great consequence to him
3. C) uses too much political jargon
4. D) cannot provide him with a very useful entry on his vita
5. E) is polarized in a conservative direction

Answer: B

Difficulty: 2

Page Ref: 363

Type: Applied

8)  University alumni associations, as a group, have ________ for many of its members.

1. A) considerable entitativity
2. B) mostly a monetary attraction
3. C) few obstacles to high status
4. D) little connectedness
5. E) little variation in content

Answer: A

Difficulty: 2

Page Ref: 363

Type: Applied

9)  One’s position or rank within a group is one’s ________.

1. A) situation
2. B) status
3. C) norm
4. D) office
5. E) authority

Answer: B

Difficulty: 1

Page Ref: 363 – 364

Type: Factual

10)  Personal attributes such as ________ appear to play a role in acquiring higher status.

1. A) height
2. B) size of forehead
3. C) usage of abstract words
4. D) shoe size
5. E) introverted personal style

Answer: A

Difficulty: 1

Page Ref: 364

Type: Factual

11)  When individuals achieve higher status in a group, their behavior may become ________.

1. A) highly compliant
2. B) idiosyncratic
3. C) cohesive with others
4. D) more conforming
5. E) prototypical

Answer: B

Difficulty: 2

Page Ref: 364

Type: Factual

12)  The set of behaviors that individuals occupying specific positions within a group are expected to perform is ________.

1. A) reciprocity
2. B) a norm
3. C) a role
4. D) an entiative position
5. E) a position

Answer: C

Difficulty: 2

Page Ref: 364

Type: Factual

13)  Omri, in his professional association, serves informally as a kind of “father confessor,” listening attentively to members of that group. This best reflects ________ in(of) the group.

1. A) his role
2. B) the status he has attained
3. C) an unstated norm
4. D) the emergent cohesiveness of an entitative group
5. E) an assigned task

Answer: A

Difficulty: 2

Page Ref: 364

Type: Applied

14)  To the extent that people ________ a role, they may come to feel that role-based behaviors reflect their ________ self.

1. A) internalize; authentic
2. B) resist; unacknowledged
3. C) affect; inauthentic
4. D) exhibit dramatic behavioral changes; erratic
5. E) fall easily into a role; trait-inconsistent

Answer: A

Difficulty: 2

Page Ref: 365

Type: Factual

15)  Norms are ________.

1. A) the behaviors that groups use to establish their relationship with other groups
2. B) the rules within a group that indicate how its members should or should not behave
3. C) one’s position or rank within a group
4. D) the behaviors that individuals who occupy specific positions within a group are expected to perform
5. E) the rules that specify how a group is to become cohesive

Answer: B

Difficulty: 1

Page Ref: 366

Type: Factual