Social Psychology Unit 13 Test Review

When she stands in front of her classmates, Miriam cannot recite a poem she had memorized. Miriam is

• engaging in groupthink.
• displaying social inhibition.
• violating a norm.
• performing a task function.

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

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

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.

You don’t like alcohol, but all your friends are drinking beer at a party so you do too. This is an example of

• groupthink.
• obedience.
• catharsis.
• conformity.

Albert Bandura would be best qualified to promote which of the following agendas?

• how parents can learn to avoid displaying aggressive behavior in front of their children
• how companies can prevent workers from social loafing
• how government agencies can avoid falling into groupthink
• how to prevent diffusion of responsibility from limiting altruism

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.

The theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition is

• Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon

• Attribution Theory

• Scapegoat Theory

• Social Trap

An unselfish concern for the welfare of others, or selflessness is considered

• Equity

• Self-Disclosure

• Altruism

• Bystander Effect

An expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who have helped them is considered a

• Reciprocity Norm

• Self-Serving Bias

• Diffusion of Responsibility

• Mirror Image Perception

Which of the following is the best definition of conformity?

• A change in behaviour or belief toward a group as a result of real or imagined group pressure
• A change in behaviour or belief as a result of direct pressure from a person in authority.
• Change in behaviour or belief as a result of indirect pressure from a person in authority.
• A change in behaviour or belief as a result of a direct request by someone with no authority.