Social Psychology Quiz

What is the main concept of Social Identity Theory?

• Personal identity only

• Group membership influences self-concept

• People behave the same in all situations

• Cognitive dissonance

What is the process of favoring members of one's in-group over the out-group called?

• Conformity

• In-group favoritism

• Social facilitation

• Cognitive bias

Which of the following is NOT a process in Social Identity Theory?

• Social categorization

• Social identification

• Social comparison

• Social learning

Tajfel's minimal group experiments demonstrated that people tend to:

• Allocate more rewards to their in-group

• Treat in-group and out-group members equally

• Show no bias in minimal groups

• Avoid discrimination

Which study supports Social Identity Theory?

• Milgram (1963)

• Bandura et al. (1961)

• Tajfel et al. (1971)

• Loftus and Palmer (1974)

What is the core principle of Social Cognitive Theory?

• People learn only through direct reinforcement

• Learning occurs through observation and modeling

• All behavior is biologically determined

• Behavior is only influenced by genetic factors

Who developed Social Cognitive Theory?

• Solomon Asch

• Albert Bandura

• Henri Tajfel

• Stanley Milgram

Which of the following is NOT a factor in Social Cognitive Theory?

• Attention

• Retention

• Motivation

• Classical conditioning

In Bandura's Bobo Doll experiment, children were more likely to imitate:

• Adults punished for aggression

• Adults rewarded for aggression

• Adults showing neutral behavior

• Adults with no interaction

What concept explains why individuals imitate behaviors based on observed consequences?

• Vicarious reinforcement

• Classical conditioning

• Social categorization

• Schema theory