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WorksheetsSIT & SCT Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who proposed the Social Identity Theory?
a)
Taylor (1979)
b)
Thompson (1979)
c)
Tuxedo (1979)
d)
Tajfel (1979)
2.
Social Identity Theory argues that we have an individual and _______ self which corresponds to group membership.
a)
Sailor
b)
Socrates
c)
Social
d)
Sooshal
3.
According to Tajfel, What are the three processes that occur during SIT?
a)
Social categorisation, social membership and social comparison
b)
Social categorisation, social comparison, social identification
c)
Social status, social wellbeing, social comparison
d)
Social categorisation, social identification, social comparison
4.
According to SIT, what do you need to have in common to form some sore of group allegiance?
a)
A lot!
b)
It can be little something small and meaningless.
c)
Something important to you and the members.
d)
Nothing at all.
5.
What is one limitation of Tajfel et al.,s (1971) experiment on SIT? (Kadinsky and Klee)?
a)
P's were 14 and 15 year old boys from an English school - therefore hard to generalise results
b)
It was not highly controlled
c)
The experiment caused undue psychological harm to the boys
d)
The boys couldn't choose their groups
6.
Who proposed the Social Cognitive Theory?
a)
Bobo Doll
b)
Banana
c)
Bandura
d)
Brodram
7.
What is the processes called when modelled behaviour is enough to encourage that behaviour to be replicated (e.g. no positive reward or negative punishment)?
a)
Vicious cycle
b)
Vivacious cynical
c)
Vicarious reinforcement
d)
Reinforced vivacious
8.
What is the term used to describe ones belief in themselves and their ability to be successful?
a)
Self belief
b)
Self determination
c)
Intrinsic belief
d)
Self efficacy
9.
Reciprocal determinism is when ____________.
a)
a person's behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment.
b)
a person's behaviour is influenced by cognition alone.
c)
a person's behaviour is influenced by their family but not friends.
d)
Role models play a very important role in influencing behaviours.
10.
In Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment, were boys or girls more influenced by the aggressive models?
a)
Boys
b)
Girls
c)
Hmmm not sure
d)
Both the same
11.
Who proposed Illusory Correlation as an explanation for stereotype formation?
a)
Goldilocks and Humburger
b)
Gifford and Hamilton
c)
Hamilton and Gifford
d)
Harry and Hermione
12.
What in an illusory correlation?
a)
A relationship between two events that does not actually exist
b)
A relationship that does exist
c)
A fake relationship
d)
A relationship that is based on fact
13.
Where can we often see illusory correlations?
a)
Textbooks
b)
In the sky
c)
The bus stop
d)
The media
14.
What is cognitive bias?
a)
a person's tendency to make errors in judgement based on cognitive factors
b)
A persons tendency to overestimate their ability
c)
It occurs when someone doesn't believe in themselves
d)
It occurs when we don't understand something
15.
According to illusory correlations, are stereotypes resistant to change?
a)
No
b)
Yes
16.
Would Hamilton and Giffords (1974) research into illusory correlations be considered correlational or observational research?
a)
Correlational
b)
Observational
17.
What type of research can determine casual relationships (e.g. does one thing cause another thing to happen)?
a)
Correlational
b)
Observational
c)
Experimental
d)
Biological
18.
What were the results of Hamilton & Gifford's (1974) experiment to support illusory correlations?
a)
More desirable behaviours were attributed to the minority group B then the majority group A.
b)
More of the undesirable behaviours were attributed to the minority Group B, than the majority of Group A.
19.
What does attribution mean?
a)
The reason or cause of a behaviour.
b)
The outcome of something.
c)
A specific behaviour.
d)
A type of car.
20.
What research have we examined to support "conformity to group norms" as an explanation for stereotype formation?
a)
Roger and Rabbits research in Zimbabwe
b)
Fried and Krantz research in Malaysia
c)
Frank and Frants research in Africa
d)
Rogers & Frantz research in Zimbabwe
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