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Social Psychology

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Nehemiah believes that his good grades in his business classes are the result of his strong work ethic and high intelligence. He believes that his poor grades in psychology are the result of an unskilled instructor. Ryan's thinking is an example of _____.

a)

Fundamental Attribution Error

b)

Cognitive Dissonance

c)

Saliency Bias

d)

Self-serving Bias

2.

Mr. Thompson believes that women make poor car salespersons but hires a woman to sell his cars anyway. Based on this information, which of the following is true regarding Mr. Thompson?

a)

He is prejudiced but does not discriminate against women

b)

He discriminates, but is not prejudiced against women

c)

He is prejudiced and discriminates against women

d)

He is not prejudiced, nor does he discriminate against women

3.

Yvette thought she smelled smoke for a second. She looked at others in the classroom and at the teacher. No one seemed concerned, so she continued taking her test along with her other classmates. This is an example of _____.

a)

Informational social influence

b)

A need for approval

c)

Using reference groups

d)

Obedience

4.

According to the theory of fundamental attribution error, when explaining the failure of others we usually underestimate the importance of _____.

a)

Dispositional factors

b)

Situational factors

c)

Heritability

d)

Motivational factors

5.
_____ set up an experiment, known as the Stanford Prison experiment, where people played the role of a prison guard. The goal was to observe if this authority position would cause them to act differently.
a)
Solomon Asch
b)
Philip Zimbardo
c)
Stanley Milgram
d)
Leon Festinger
6.
When a person experiences guilt or discomfort because he or she realizes that he or she is not being truthful with their friends, then this person may be experiencing:
a)
normative social influence
b)
self serving bias
c)
cognitive dissonance
d)
the chameleon effect
7.

Someone knocks on your door & asks you to sign a petition. A week later they ask if they can put a sign in your lawn. This exemplifies:

a)

Door in the face

b)

Low balling

c)

Foot in the door

d)

None of the above

8.

Someone asks you to volunteer with a charity 5 hours a week for the next year. Instead of committing to all this volunteering time, you agree to donate a small amount of money. This is an example of ___.

a)

Foot in the door

b)

Door in the face

c)

Low balling

d)

None of the above

9.

Changing someone's attitudes and behavior about immigration is a demonstration of

a)

conformity

b)

obedience

c)

persuasion

d)

cognitive dissonance

10.
An experiment in which "participants" unanimously choose the wrong line. It is clear to you that they are wrong, but they have all given the same answer.
a)
Stanley Milgram Shock Experiment
b)
Leon Festinger Cognitive Dissonance Experiment
c)
Solomon Asch Line Experiment
d)
Philip Zimbardo Prison Experiment
11.
This experimenter was interested in researching how far people would go in obeying an instruction if it involved harming another person. 
a)
This was Leon Festinger
b)
This was Solomon Asch
c)
This was Philip Zimbardo
d)
This was Stanley Milgram
12.
Failure to take action because of the presence of others is an example of
a)
altruism.
b)
polarization.
c)
social loafing.
d)
the bystander effect.
13.
You don’t like alcohol, but all your friends are drinking beer at a party so you do too. This is an example of
a)
groupthink.
b)
obedience.
c)
catharsis.
d)
conformity.
14.
The bystander effect increases with
a)
obedience of the crowd.
b)
the social facilitation of the crowd.
c)
the size of the crowd.
d)
the altruism of the crowd.