Cambridge Alice Psychology

A child tries to get a raise on his weekly allowance. When he first approaches his parents, he asks for $100 per wk. His parents scoff & tell him this out of the question. Then, he asks for $50 per wk, & receives the same reply. Finally, he ask for $10 per wk & his parents agree. This is an example of

• foot in the door phenomenon

• central route of persuasion

• peripheral route of persuasion

• door in the face phenoomenon

Personality is best defined as an individual's

• characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.

• most noticeable characteristics.

• biologically inherited temperament.

• hidden thoughts and emotions.

In Alice's psychology paper, she discusses a scenario where a person conforms to a group's decision despite personal disagreement. This is an example of what social psychology concept?

• A) Groupthink

• B) Social Loafing

• C) Cognitive Dissonance

• D) Bystander Effect

Alice's paper mentions a situation where a person helps a stranger in distress. This behavior is best explained by which social psychology theory?

• A) Social Exchange Theory

• B) Altruism

• C) Reciprocity Norm

• D) Social Responsibility Norm

In the context of Alice's psychology paper, which term describes the tendency to attribute others' behaviors to their character rather than situational factors?

• A) Fundamental Attribution Error

• B) Self-Serving Bias

• C) Actor-Observer Bias

• D) Confirmation Bias

Alice's paper explores the impact of authority on obedience. Which famous experiment is most closely related to this topic?

• A) Stanford Prison Experiment

• B) Milgram Experiment

• C) Asch Conformity Experiment

• D) Hawthorne Studies

According to Alice's paper, which concept explains why people are less likely to help in an emergency when others are present?

• A) Diffusion of Responsibility

• B) Pluralistic Ignorance

• C) Social Inhibition

• D) Evaluation Apprehension

Alice's psychology paper discusses the influence of group discussions on decision-making. Which term best describes this phenomenon?

• A) Group Polarization

• B) Social Facilitation

• C) Deindividuation

• D) Social Loafing

In Alice's paper, she describes a situation where repeated exposure to a stimulus increases liking for it. What is this effect called?

• A) Mere Exposure Effect

• B) Familiarity Principle

• C) Repeated Exposure Effect

• D) Consistency Principle

Alice's paper includes a discussion on the tendency to favor one's own group over others. What is this bias called?

• A) Ingroup Bias

• B) Outgroup Homogeneity

• C) Ethnocentrism

• D) Stereotyping