AP Psychology Social Psychology Quiz

Claire has had several car accidents that she blames on other drivers. When her boyfriend has an accident, she is quick to blame his carelessness behind the wheel. Claire's difference in blame is due to

• peripheral route persuasion

• cognitive dissonance

• the fundamental attribution error

• the foot-in-the-door phenomenon

• central route persuasion

A feeling, often influenced by a belief, that predisposes one to respond in a particular way to people and events is known as

• central route persuasion

• a role

• social psychology

• the foot-in-the-door phenomenon

• an attitude

Which of the following is an example of conformity?

• Malik has had a series of dogs over the years. Each has learned to curl at his feet when he watches television.

• Renee buys the same brand of sweatshirt that most of the kids in her school are wearing.

• Jonah makes sure to arrive home before his curfew because he knows he will be grounded if he doesn't.

• Yuri makes sure to arrive home before her curfew because she does not want her parents to be disappointed in her.

• Terry cranks it up a notch during volleyball practice because the team captain has been on her case for not showing enough effort.

Jon does what his friends are doing and throw eggs at houses on Halloween, even though he knows that he should not. Jon's egg throwing is most likely due to

• obedience

• normative social influence

• social contagion

• informational social influence

• the chameleon effect

Maggie is an excellent hockey player, and she is playing in the final hockey game of her high school career. The cheering of the fans causes her to score three goals in the game, a record for her. The most likely explanation for her performance is

• social loafing

• group behavior

• social facilitation

• deindividuation

• group polarization

Following a natural disaster, it is not uncommon for large groups of people to loot stores while wearing masks and hoods. Looters take far more than they might need to help them survive the situation. This behavior is best explained by the concept of

• culture

• social facilitation

• groupthink

• deindividuation

• group polarization

Which of the following accurately describes the just-world phenomenon?

• It's the reduction in prejudice that has resulted from improvements in our laws and judicial system

• It's the reduction in discrimination that has resulted from improvements in our laws and judicial system

• It's the belief that most people get what they deserve and deserve what they get

• It's the tendency of people to deny that prejudice is still a problem

• It's a reflection of our desire to categorize daily events as "unfair"

Which of the following is an example of ingroup bias?

• Hinata talked only to her five best friends when she was in ninth grade

• Sabrina has been a New York Yankees fan since she was in fourth grade

• Kimia believes she is the best students in her AP psychology class, but her grades are not as good as several other students

• Francisco believes he is the best student in his AP psychology class, and in fact he has the highest test average

• Derek believes his T-ball team is the best in the league and that the other teams in the league have no talented players.

Brandt's football team just barely lost the state championship game after a questionable referee call. As a result, Brandt gets angry and starts shouting insults. Which of the following terms best identifies this chain of events?

• Aggression

• Biochemical Frustration

• Frustration-aggression principle

• Social scripts

• Biopsychosocial model

Which of the following is an example of a social-cultural influence on aggressive behavior?

• Reading an anxiety-provoking novel

• Frustration

• Testosterone

• Exposure to violent media

• Genetics