Social Psychology

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 text defines social psychology as the scientific study of how people ________ one another.

• understand, feel about, and behave toward

• think about, influence, and relate to

• observe, understand, and communicate with

• understand, predict, and control

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.

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

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

Group polarization is the tendency for

• a group to become divided on an issue.

• a group's opinion to strengthen after talking with like-minded people.

• a group to become extreme in their viewpoints when challenged.

• agreeing with a group to keep everyone happy

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

What is the most effective strategy to reduce prejudice and us-them thinking?

• Having groups work together on a task requiring cooperation to reach a common goal

• Discouraging social contact between groups

• Establishing legal equality of all groups

• Education about social issues and diversity