SPA1 Flashcards
1
Q
- According to what you read in this chapter, in which of the following areas does social psychology
research help us the least?
a. Making people happier.
b. Improving people’s lives by using applied research to solve societal problems.
c. Helping people adopt a more sustainable lifestyle.
d. Understanding the underlying causes of mental health issues.
A
d
2
Q
- Which of the following is the most effective way of getting people to recycle more?
a. Informing people that recycling helps in conservation of resources for the future generations.
b. Making recycling hassle free, for example by allowing people to drop all recyclable material in one
container instead of sorting it out first.
c. Finding ways in which technology can help decompose materials faster.
d. Asking people to download an app that tracks their recycling efforts.
A
b
3
Q
- Lina has moved to a new country and notices that unlike her hometown, people casually throw garbage
on the streets here. She is trying to figure out the norms about environmental conservation in the new
country. Which of the following is the best example of an injunctive norm?
a. Lina believes that most people throw garbage on the streets for convenience.
b. Lina believes that most people would not disapprove of her if she littered on the streets.
c. Lina believes only some people do not throw garbage on the streets.
d. Lina believes that most people throw garbage on the streets because of a lack of disposal bins.
A
b
4
Q
- According to what you read in this chapter, which of these strategies could you employ if you wanted
students living in dorms to use less water?
a. Install a water meter that shows them up-to-date consumption when they wash their dishes or take a
shower.
b. Put up posters stressing the importance of water conservation.
c. Put up posters emphasizing the effects of drought across the world.
d. Measure students’ attitudes toward water conservation.
A
a
5
Q
- According to research conducted by Cialdini, Reno, and Kallgren (1990), which of the following is an
effective way to ensure people don’t litter in public transport?
a. Leave several pieces of litter on the bus or train floor.
b. Post signs stating rules of using public transport.
c. Make sure the bus or train compartment is clean, with only one container of food lying on the floor.
d. All of the above.
A
c
6
Q
- Mr Gill has noticed that his students leave the classroom messy when they leave. He wants his students
to tidy up the classroom before they go home every day. What can he do to ensure his students act more
responsibly?
a. Ask his students to sign a “responsibility pledge,” auditing their behavior related to tidying up.
b. Clean up the classroom himself before the students leave every day.
c. Put up a sign stating rules of responsible behavior in the classroom.
d. Ask a few students to volunteer for tidying the classroom every day.
A
a
7
Q
- Which of the following is a possible explanation for why experiences make people happier than
material possessions?
a. Experiences can involve shopping for material possessions that help people experience happy thoughts.
b. Experiences help people imagine positive future emotions.
c. Experiences help people bond with others and express who they truly are.
d. Experiences such as going to work every day help people achieve materialistic goals.
A
c
8
Q
- Which of the following is true about affective forecasting?
a. People can accurately predict the intensity and duration of their future emotions.
b. People are becoming increasingly connected to close friends, which improves affective forecasting.
c. People often strive for things that will make them happier (e.g., buying a house) and forego those
things that will not make them happy (e.g., meeting new people).
d. People are not very effective at getting the recipe of happiness right.
A
d
