Social Psychology Quizziz - C.J. Masterson

Lindsey was shocked that the school's star quarterback was a shy and nerdy guy, instead of crude and dumb. In her mind, a _______ was subverted.

• Self-serving bias

• Stereotype

• Prototype

• Social trap

Prejudice is to bigoted thought as _____ is to bigoted actions.

• Discrimination

• Segregation

• Elimination

Li thinks that Amy's success was due to her own hard work ethic and determination, and fails to recognize her family's social status as a key player. What best describes Li's thought process?

• Internal attribution

• External attribution

• Defensive attribution

• Fundamental attribution error

Kanaya asks her mother for an impossible favor, and, when it is unsurprisingly shot down, asks for her intended favor, smaller in comparison, as a "compromise". What technique was Kanaya using?

• Foot-in-the-door technique

• Self-fulfilling prophecy

• Door-in-the-face technique

Select all reasons why a new student could have a difficult time making friends in their new school.

• Groupthink

• Group polarization

• Collectivist culture

• Ingroup/outgroup

Oddly, Callie begins to tolerate her lab partner throughout the year, despite him smelling awful all the time, and actually missed him when he switched classes for the next semester. What was Callie exhibiting?

• Social exchange theory

• Mere exposure effect

• Social responsibility theory

• Illusory correlation

What is the best simplification of the definition of a social trap?

• Trying to connect with people you've never met, and realizing you have nothing in common.

• A set of routine answers to life's questions, like how a cashier has a script of what to say when checking someone out.

• A back-and-forth argument that literally traps you in until someone finally gives up.

• A vicious war between two people, like a prank war, that ends up with nobody winning.

What mythological entity does Philiip Zimbardo physically look like?

• Satan

• Hades

• A vampire

• A mistake

How did Robert Sternberg (triangle guy) categorize his 'three components of love?'

• Intimacy, passion, clarity

• Intimacy, passion, commitment

• Passion, commitment, infatuation

• Passion, infatuation, triangulaphilia

Select all factors that could lead to racial discrimination.

• Ingroup/outgroup

• Stereotype

• Reciprocity norm

• Scapegoat theory