Social Psych - SOC PSYCH UNIT

What term refers to the phenomenon in which a group of people are less likely to help out in an emergency than an individual? 

• Bystander Effect
• Diffusion of Responsibility 
• Conformity
• Assumption of Responsibility

What did the electric shock experiment show? 

• Most people will obey orders, even when it harms others. 
• Morality is more important to people than being obedient 
• Most people prefer social acceptance than to be correct. 
• Conformity can lead to obedience 

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 mental stress or discomfort caused ban individual experiencing inconsistency between thoughts and actions. 

• Cognitive Dissonance
• Groupthink
• Deindividuation
• Attitude

After agreeing to Nat’s request to share her lecture notes from one class, Maria now agrees to Nat’s request to share her notes from three classes. This example illustrates the ________technique.

• door-in-the-face

• foot-in-the-mouth

• all-in

• lowball

• foot-in-the-door

Jimmy has constantly heard that he is not a good student, after a while starts to act how people percieve him. This recent behavioral change supports the

• Group polarization

• Self-fufilling prophecy

• Groupthink

• Social influence

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

• Equity

• Self-Disclosure

• Altruism

• Bystander Effect

Stanley Milgram conducted experiments where "teachers" were made to shock "learners" under direction from an authority figure

• True

• False

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

A social trap is

• Any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy

• Culturally modeled guide for how to act in various situations

• The tendency of people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get

• A situation in which the conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing their self-interest, become caught in mutually destructive behavior