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Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. In the introduction to Chapter 1, you read about a number of social phenomena: cries for help were ignored
by neighbors; a father and son disagreed on the attractiveness of the same fraternity; and more than 800
people committed mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. What do these examples have in common? They
a. defy explanation.
b. describe socially deviant behavior.
c. reveal the power of social influence.
d. reflect the operation of deliberate persuasion attempts.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 1-3
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: CONCEPTUAL
2. The scientific study of the way in which people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real
or imagined presence of other people is the definition of
a. psychology.
b. personality psychology.
c. social psychology.
d. sociology.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1
Page(s) in Text: 3
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: FACTUAL
3. According to the definition of social psychology presented in your text, social psychology is the study of
how affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of humans.
a. live social interactions with other humans
b. the presence of real or imagined others
c. other living things
d. perceptions of the social world
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 3
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: FACTUAL
7. Not all social influence is direct or deliberate. Which of the following is the best example of more indirect or
subtle social influence?
a. An advertising campaign is launched to promote a new soft drink.
b. A senatorial candidate delivers a speech to convince voters that she is not really liberal.
c. A parent disciplines his child by taking away her favorite toy.
d. A child sees other kids wearing their sweatshirts inside out and starts wearing his the same way.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 3
Page(s) in Text: 3
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: APPLICATION
8. From across the room, J.T. sees his mother sigh, and he approaches to give her a hug in the hopes of cheering
her up. In this case, J.T.'s behavior is an example of social influence attempt.
a. a direct
b. an ineffective
c. an indirect
d. an unintended
Answer: A
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 3
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: APPLICATION
9. Jada gives William her dessert at lunch in the hopes that he will like her. Jada's behavior is an example of
a. social cognition.
b. direct social influence attempt.
c. a construal.
d. fundamental attribution error.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 3
Topic: What Is Social Psychology?
Skill: APPLICATION
12. Although fields such as anthropology, sociology, and social psychology are related, what distinguishes social
psychology from the others?
a. It uses rigorous scientific methods; the others do not.
b. It examines how construal of social situations impact people’s lives..
c. It examines the human condition, whereas the others examine societal issues.
d. It examines social situations.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 4-5
Topic: The Power of Social Interpretation
Skill: CONCEPTUAL
13. Jeremy is in love with Carol and views her temper as an endearing example of her "feistiness." Her
coworkers, however, interpret Carol's temper as rude and insensitive. The difference between Jeremy and the
coworkers illustrates the power of love to influence our
a. construals.
b. behaviors.
c. influence attempts.
d. relationships.
Answer: A
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 4-5
Topic: The Power of Social Interpretation
Skill: APPLICATION
14. Which of the following is the best example of a construal?
a. Sam, who attends a showing of The Jerry Springer Show
b. Sarah, who registers to vote at age eighteen
c. John, who believes people born under the sign of Taurus are stubborn
d. Kerry, who decides to marry Ryan
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 4-5
Topic: The Power of Social Interpretation
Skill: APPLICATION
16. Lisa and Melissa were comparing grades on their chemistry exam. Lisa was disappointed when she first saw
that she had received a grade of 76 percent, but when she saw that Melissa (the class valedictorian in high
school) had earned a grade of 78 percent, she felt much better about her grade. What is most likely to be a
reason that Lisa changed her perspective?
a. She had a different construal of her grade.
b. She was directly persuaded.
c. She used an explicit value.
d. She exerted social influence on Melissa.
Answer: A
Difficulty: 2
Question ID: 1.1-16
Page(s) in Text: 4-5
Topic: The Power of Social Interpretation
Skill: CONCEPTUAL
17. Karen returns home from her first year of college, and is very proud of her first-year GPA. She earned a 3.0
("B") average. She's unhappily surprised to discover that her parents are disappointed that she didn't perform
better. This difference in interpretation illustrates the power of in explaining social behavior.
a. interpersonal conflict
b. construals
c. achievement motivation
d. socialization
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 4-5
Topic: The Power of Social Interpretation
Skill: APPLICATION
18. Ted likes Jim and smiles at him every chance he gets. Jim wonders why Ted is always smirking at him
sarcastically and studiously avoids him. Ted thinks he's being friendly and cannot understand Jim’s
standoffishness; Jim thinks Ted is a jerk for continuing to smirk at him without explanation. This difference
illustrates the role of in explaining social behavior.
a. power
b. construals
c. the need for affiliation
d. persuasion
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1
Page(s) in Text: 4-5
Topic: The Power of Social Interpretation
Skill: APPLICATION
BALLOTS.
Ballots. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Grant, 304 305 305 305 305 305
Blaine, 284 282 282 281 281 281
Sherman, 93 94 93 95 95 95
Edmunds, 34 32 32 32 32 31
Washburne, 30 32 31 31 31 31
Windom, 10 10 10 10 10 10
Garfield, 1 1 1 2 2
Harrison, 1
Ballots. 7 8 9 10 11 12
Grant, 305 306 308 305 305 304
Blaine, 281 284 282 282 281 283
Sherman, 94 91 90 91 62 93
Edmunds, 32 31 31 30 31 31
Washburne, 31 32 32 22 32 33
Windom, 10 10 10 10 10 10
Garfield, 1 1 1 2 2 1
Hayes, 1 2
Ballots, 13 14 15 16 17 18
Grant, 305 305 309 306 303 305
Blaine, 285 285 281 283 284 283
Sherman, 89 89 88 88 90 92
Edmunds, 31 31 31 31 31 31
Washburne, 33 35 36 36 34 35
Windom, 10 10 10 10 10 10
Garfield, 1
Hayes, 1 1
Davis, 1
McCrary, 1
Ballots, 19 20 21 22 23 24
Grant, 305 308 305 305 304 305
Blaine, 279 276 276 275 274 279
Sherman, 95 93 96 95 98 93
Edmunds, 31 31 31 31 31 31
Washburne, 31 35 35 35 36 35
Windom, 10 10 10 10 10 10
Garfield, 1 1 1 1 2 2
Hartranft, 1 1 1 1
Ballots, 25 26 27
Grant, 302 303 306
Blaine, 281 280 277
Sherman, 94 93 93
Edmunds, 31 31 31
Washburne, 36 35 36
Windom, 10 10 10
Garfield, 2 2 2
There was little change from the 27th ballot until the 36th and
final one, which resulted as follows:
Hancock 171
Bayard 153½
Payne 81
Thurman 63½
Field 66
Morrison 62
Hendricks 46½
Tilden 38
Ewing 10
Seymour 8
Randall 6
Loveland 5
McDonald 3
McClellan 3
English 1
Jewett 1
Black 1
Lothrop 1
Parker 1
SECOND BALLOT.
Hancock 705
Tilden 1
Bayard 2
Hendricks 30
The 3 per cent. Funding Bill passed the House March 2, and was
on the following day vetoed by President Hayes on the ground that it
dealt unjustly with the National Banks in compelling them to accept
and employ this security for their circulation in lieu of the old bonds.
This feature of the bill caused several of the Banks to surrender their
circulation, conduct which for a time excited strong political
prejudices. The Republicans in Congress as a rule contended that the
debt could not be surely funded at 3 per cent.; that 3½ was a safer
figure, and to go below this might render the bill of no effect. The
same views were entertained by President Hayes and Secretary
Sherman. The Democrats insisted on 3 per cent., until the veto, when
the general desire to fund at more favorable rates broke party lines,
and a 3½ per cent. funding bill was passed, with the feature
objectionable to the National Banks omitted.
The Republicans were mistaken in their view, as the result proved.
The loan was floated so easily, that in the session of 1882 Secretary
Sherman, now a Senator, himself introduced a 3 per cent. bill, which
passed the Senate Feb. 2d, 1882, in this shape:—
Be it enacted, &c. That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized to receive at the Treasury and at the office of any
Assistant Treasurer of the United States and at any postal money
order office, lawful money of the United States to the amount of fifty
dollars or any multiple of that sum or any bonds of the United States,
bearing three and a half per cent, interest, which are hereby declared
valid, and to issue in exchange therefore an equal amount of
registered or coupon bonds of the United States, of the denomination
of fifty, one hundred, five hundred, one thousand and ten thousand
dollars, of such form as he may prescribe, bearing interest at the rate
three per centum per annum, payable either quarterly or semi-
annually, at the Treasury of the United States. Such bonds shall be
exempt from all taxation by or under state authority, and be payable
at the pleasure of the United States. “Provided, That the bonds
herein authorized shall not be called in and paid so long as any bonds
of the United States heretofore issued bearing a higher rate of
interest than three per centum, and which shall be redeemable at the
pleasure of the United States, shall be outstanding and uncalled. The
last of the said bonds originally issued and their substitutes under
this act shall be first called in and this order of payment shall be
followed until all shall have been paid.”
Total $52,788,722.03