Social Psychology

What is the term used to describe the tendency of employees to change their behavior to fit in with the company culture?

• uniformity

• conformity

• compliance

• adaptation

Who conducted the famous study where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to others?

• Ivan Pavlov

• Philip Zimbardo

• Stanley Milgram

• Sigmund Freud

What is the term used to describe the tendency of people to change their behavior to fit in with the group?

• uniformity

• conformity

• compliance

• adaptation

What theory suggests that people tend to attribute others' behavior to internal characteristics rather than external circumstances?

• Circumstantial Disposition Theory

• Situational Attribution Fallacy

• External Attribution Bias

• Fundamental Attribution Error

What term describes the phenomenon where people seek out information that confirms their existing beliefs?

• affirmation bias

• corroboration bias

• validation bias

• confirmation bias

What is the term for the discomfort experienced when a person is torn between wanting to eat a healthy salad and craving a greasy burger?

• Cognitive dissonance syndrome

• Cognitive dissonance

• Mental conflict

• Belief contradiction

What study conducted by Philip Zimbardo examined the effects of perceived power in a simulated prison environment?

• Yale prison experiment

• Stanford prison experiment

• Harvard prison experiment

• Oxford prison experiment

What term describes the process by which a teacher's beliefs and expectations about a student influence that student's performance?

• Halo effect

• Placebo effect

• Confirmation bias

• Self-fulfilling prophecy

What theory suggests that people tend to seek consistency in their beliefs and attitudes?

• Confirmation Bias Theory

• Cognitive Dissonance Theory

• Harmony Hypothesis

• Equilibrium Theory

What term describes the phenomenon where a manager's high expectations of an employee lead the employee to perform better?

• self-fulfilling prophecy

• self-sabotaging prophecy

• self-defeating prophecy

• self-denying prophecy