Social Psychology

Which of the following best defines social psychology?

• The study of how people grow and change throughout life

• The scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behave in social contexts

• The study of mental disorders and their treatment

• The study of animal behavior in natural environments

Who is considered one of the founding figures of social psychology?

• Sigmund Freud

• Kurt Lewin

• Ivan Pavlov

• Jean Piaget

What term describes the tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal causes rather than external situations?

• Cognitive dissonance

• Fundamental attribution error

• Social facilitation

• Groupthink

Which concept refers to the loss of self-awareness and individual accountability in group situations?

• Deindividuation

• Conformity

• Social loafing

• Obedience

A student observes that people tend to perform better on simple tasks when others are watching. Which social psychology concept does this illustrate?

• Social loafing

• Social facilitation

• Group polarization

• Bystander effect

Given a scenario where a person conforms to a group’s incorrect answer even though they know it is wrong, which classic experiment does this situation most closely resemble?

• Milgram’s obedience study

• Asch’s conformity experiment

• Zimbardo’s prison experiment

• Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment

If a person helps a stranger in an emergency only when alone, but not when others are present, which phenomenon is being demonstrated?

• Groupthink

• Bystander effect

• Social facilitation

• Cognitive dissonance