AP Psychology Practice Exam

Solomon Asch’s findings on conformity might best be used to explain why

• members of a family all like the taste of bananas.

• adolescents follow fads in dress and hairstyle.

• people are less likely to accept blame for their failures than accept credit for their successes.

• performance is enhanced in the presence of others.

In Stanley Milgram's research on obedience, the "teacher" routinely

• resisted the authority figure.

• obeyed the authority figure.

• conformed to the other participant's answers.

• left the experiment.

Which of the following is an example of social facilitation?

• A student scores higher on tests taken with classmates than with strangers.

• A kid reads more books when promised free pizza for reading a greater number.

• An athlete performs better in games before a large crowd than she does in practice.

• An editor’s productivity increases when she is given a private office.

The Stanford Prison Experiment showed the world that people will

• readily conform to social roles.

• misbehave when unsupervised.

• behave according to disposition.

• always treat prisoners unfairly.

Which of the following occurs when you agree to the request of another person even though you don’t think the request is right?

• deindividuation

• compliance

• bystander effect

• social loafing

___ states that the more we see or experience of something, the more we will like it.

• The Social Thinking Theory

• Attraction

• The Mere Exposure Effect

• Foot in the Door 

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.

Which psychological concept explains why people are more likely to help others when they are in a good mood?

• A) Bystander Effect

• B) Mood Congruence

• C) Altruism

• D) Feel-Good, Do-Good Phenomenon

What is the term for the discomfort we feel when our beliefs and actions are inconsistent?

• A) Cognitive Dissonance

• B) Social Loafing

• C) Groupthink

• D) Conformity

In the context of social psychology, what does the term 'ingroup bias' refer to?

• A) Favoring members of one's own group over those in other groups

• B) The tendency to conform to the opinions of the group

• C) The belief that one's own group is superior to others

• D) The tendency to blame external factors for group failures