Social Psychology

What is the difference between members of an in-group and an out-group?

• Members of the in-group rely on members of the out-group for leadership.
• Members of the in-group set the agenda that members of the out-group must follow.
• Members of the in-group identify with each other, but not with members of the out-group.
• Members of the in-group are constantly seeking to join the members of the out-group.

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.

The tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal dispositions on another's behavior is called

• the bystander effect

• the fundamental attribution error

• deindividuation

• in group bias

• mere exposure effect

If a student commits the fundamental attribution error, which of the following is most likely to be a student’s explanation for a classmate’s failing exam grade?

• the classmate was too lazy to study hard

• the exam was too hard

• the classmate was feeling ill

• the classmate had no quiet place to study

A supervisor who doubts the competence of a new employee unwittingly criticizes everything the new employee does. If the new employee consequently performs poorly, which of the following will most likely have occurred?

• latent learning

• self fulfilling prophesy

• the halo effect

• positive reinforcement

The Fundamental Attribution Error refers to our tendency to overestimate______ and underestimate _________.

• normative influences; informational influences
• personal dispositions; situational influences
• situational influences; personal dispositions
• informational influences; normative influences

The tendency to comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request is known as...

• Bystander Effect
• Attribution Theory
• Foot-in-the-Door Phenonomon
• Groupthink

Kari had to go to the bathroom, but the only public restroom was in McDonald's; therefore, she felt obligated to purchase a Coke after using the McDonald's bathrooms.  This is an example of...

• social facilitation
• reciprocity norm
• bystander effect
• just-world phenomenon

Cynthia convinced her friend to loan her five dollars for lunch by telling her how much she appreciated her friendship.

• foot in the door

• door in the face

• central route of persuasion

• peripheral route of persuasion

The belief that those who suffer deserve their fate is expressed in the...

• just-world phenomenon
• phenomenon of in-group bias
• out-group bias phenomenon
• mirror-image perception principle