The process by which people learn from others who lead their experiences and explorations is called "guided participation."

The authors of Chapter 1 ("Defining the Field of Applied Social Psychology") propose that

A) a central focus of the field of applied social psychology is on practical problems, as well as on social problems
B) problems such as smoking and HIV/AIDS are nonsocial at a basic biological level and thus are not especially amenable to social psychologically based solutions
C) understanding group dynamics among teams is the core focus of applied social psychology
D) social psychology has a more applied focus than applied social psychology

A psychologist collects data from a large number of people. She places each person on a continuum ranging from high to low conscientiousness and makes predictions about how people in the high range will act compared to those in the low range. This psychologist is using the___________ approach to understand personality.

A) type
B) nomothetic
C) idiographic
D) common trait

Our sense of hearing is known as

A) the vestibular sense.
B) kinesthesis.
C) audition.
D) tinnitus.

Describe two ways in which chronic stress can increase the risk of heart disease.

Infants do not begin to distinguish all the colors an adult can until they are about __________

A) 2 months old.
B) 2 weeks old.
C) 6 months old.
D) 6 weeks old.