Social Psychology

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was ____________________.

• judging line sizes

• selecting paint colors

• rating new fashions

• taste-testing new candies

• distinguishing facial expressions

Close, friendly groups usually work well together, but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called ________.

• self-serving bias

• groupthink

• fundamental attribution error

• generational identity

• social facilitation

.What is the term for an improvement in performance caused by the perception that others are watching?

• social facilitation

• social productivity

People who exert less effort on a task when working in a group than they do when working individually are engaging in ___________.

• social conformity

• social idleness

• groupthink

• malingering

• social loafing

After agreeing to Nat’s request to share her lecture notes from one class, Maria now agrees to Nat’s request to share her notes from three classes. This example illustrates the ________technique.

• door-in-the-face

• foot-in-the-mouth

• all-in

• lowball

• foot-in-the-door

What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

• In conformity, there is a perceived difference in status between the one who conforms and the group.

• In obedience, there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request.

• Conformity requires strict adherence to the rules, whereas obedience does not.

• Obedience is an indirect request, whereas conformity is a direct request.

• Conformity involves agreeing to change in response to a request, whereas obedience involves an indirect request for agreement.

Ling is trying to decide whether or not to vote for a political candidate. Based on what she has read about him, she has concluded that he is not qualified for the position, but she agrees with his political positions. Also, she trusts him and likes his decisive personality. In fact, she likes him so much that she sent a small donation to his campaign. Her sending a donation to the campaign represents the ______ component of her attitude toward him.

• altruistic

• behavioral

• situational

• cognitive

• affective

Estella is trying to decide whether to vote for a political candidate. Based on what she has read about him, she has concluded that he is not qualified for the position, but she agrees with his political positions. Also, she trusts him and likes his decisive personality. In fact, she likes him so much that she sent a small donation to his campaign. Her opinion that the candidate is not qualified represents the ______ component of her attitude toward him.

• cognitive

• behavioral

• stereotypes

• feeling

• intuition

Which of the following is the correct definition of cognitive dissonance?

• the tendency for members of a close-knit group to put less effort into a simple task because they are working together

• the tendency for members of a group to avoid taking responsibility for their actions because they assume that others will do so

• a state of tension that occurs when a person’s behavior does not correspond to the his or her attitude

• the tendency for members of a close-knit group to think alike for the sake of harmony and to suppress disagreement

• a belief that a statement is true just because the person has heard it repeated over and over again

The issue of racial profiling has been a controversial topic in the United States for many years, and it was particularly widespread after the events of September 11, 2001. When an individual engages in profiling and assumes that one person must possess certain qualities because of their race or ethnicity, (s)he is engaging in _____________.

• attributing

• discrimination

• stereotyping

• categorizing

• social loafing