Unit 9: 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.

Dennis hates wearing a suit, but wears a suit to brother's bar mitzvah because he doesn't want to be embarrassed. This clearly displays ______.

• informational social influence

• normative social influence

• social facilitation

• the social exchange norm

After receiving a bad grade on a test, Tony spread false rumors about his teacher's behavior. Tony is exhibiting

• ingroup bias.

• the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

• the frustration-aggression principle.

• the mere exposure effect.

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.

Which of the following is considered to be a universal attractive feature in all cultures?

• Small eyes

• Thin bodies

• A symmetrical face

• None of the above