Unit 8: Social Psychology

The bystander effect is MOST associated with

• The other-race effect.

• fundamental attribution error.

• Diffusion of responsibility.

• Social exchange theory.

Which of the following was TRUE about Milgram's hypothesis about his obedience study?

• He and his colleagues predicted that less than one percent of the "teachers" would shock people all the way to the end.

• He and his colleagues predicted than nearly all of the "teachers" would shock people all the way to the end.

• He and his colleagues predicted that people would realize the "learner" was not getting shocked and call an end to the study.

• He and his colleagues predicted that people are less likely to obey someone in a lab coat compared to someone wearing regular clothes.

Jones saw a man lying in the middle of a busy road, but when no one else stopped to help, Jones kept going. This is

• the mere exposure effect.

• the fundamental attribution error.

• social loafing.

• the bystander effect.

As a person is driving to a concert, they are unsure of which way to go, so they exit where they see a lot of other cars going. This is an example of

• informational social influence

• normative social influence

• social facilitation

• the social exchange norm

Which person is associated with the "shocking" study of obedience where people are likely to comply with an individual just because a person in a lab coat is telling them to keep shocking an individual in the other room?

• Bandura

• Pavlov

• Milgram

• Zimbardo

When protesters wear hoods and all dress the same, they tend to become more violent. This demonstrates _____.

• social facilitation

• social inhibition

• modeling

• deindividuation

In speech and debate class, Frank is assigned to argue a counterpoint to something he really does not believe in. This is likely to lead to

• social exchange.

• cognitive dissonance.

• equity.

• scapegoating.

Even though Kara doesn't like volunteering in class, she does so because she wants to win the approval of her teacher. This is best explained by

• informational social influence.

• normative social influence.

• deindividuation.

• social facitilation.

Asking for small favors and gradually working up to a big favor is an example of

• ingroup bias.

• foot-in-the-door technique.

• door-in-the-face technique.

• the low-ball technique.

Avoiding conflict by simply agreeing with leadership in a group promotes group harmony at the cost of group production and sometimes safety. This occurs because of

• The Halo Effect

• Social Facilitation

• Groupthink

• Social Loafing