Social Psychology

Failure to take action because of the presence of others is an example of

• altruism.
• polarization.
• social loafing.
• the bystander effect.

Repetition of the same arguments resulting in stronger attitudes in support of the majority view is an example of

• group polarization.
• role conflict.
• groupthink.
• social networking.

The Stanford Prison experiment demonstrated

• the negative consequences of groupthink.
• how far people are willing to go when instructed to do something by an authority figure.
• the power that situations can have in changing how people feel, think, and behave.
• the boost that social facilitation can provide to individual performance.

Which of the following occurs when you agree to the request of another person even though you don’t think the request is right?

• deindividuation
• compliance
• bystander effect
• social loafing

The bystander effect increases with

• obedience of the crowd.
• the social facilitation of the crowd.
• the size of the crowd.
• the altruism of the crowd.

If a salesman convinced you to let him into your living room to talk about vacuum cleaners, he is using the

• cathartic effect.
• power of conformity
• groupthink dilemma.
• foot-in-the-door technique.

Stanley Milgram focused his experiments on the theme of...

• conformity to the group.
• obedience to authority.
• the influence of ascribed roles on behaviour.
• the nature of prosocial behaviour.

Asch's experiments focused on the question of...

• how people act out ascribed roles.
• what influences people to carry out antisocial behaviours.
• obedience to an authority figure.
• conformity in a group setting.

The highest rates of obedience were observed in Milgram's study when...

• the so-called "teachers" observed others obeying.
• the so-called "teachers" had to hold the "learner's" hand on the shock plate.
• the orders were given by phone.
• the teacher and learner were in the same room.

At a large rock concert, Carmen lost her inhibitions and acted in a way not consistent with her personality.  What best explains this?

• Deindividuation
• Bystander Effect
• Social Facilitation
• Mere Exposure Effect