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Social Cognition and Influence

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Claire has had several car accidents that she blames on other drivers. When her boyfriend has an accident, she is quick to blame his carelessness behind the wheel. Claire’s difference in blame is due to

a)

Cognitive dissonance

b)

fundamental attribution error

c)

foot-in-the-door phenomenon

d)

The power of the situatio

2.

The discomfort we feel when our attitudes are not in line with our actions is called

a)

Attitude Adjustment

b)

Behavioral Analysis

c)

Cognitive dissonance

d)

Self Serving Bias

3.

Jen believes that her little sister was crying because the family dog had just bitten her, Jen is making a(n) ___________________ about her behavior.

a)

Situational Attribution

b)

Fundamental Attribution Error

c)

Dispositional Attribution

d)

Self-Serving Bias

4.

Which social psychologist found that a majority of participants would be willing to shock a complete stranger with high levels of electricity in response to the directions of an experimenter?

a)

Freud

b)

Milgram

c)

Asch

d)

Zimbardo

5.

Asking for a small favor to increase your chances of being successful when asking for a larger one later is called:

a)

reciprocity norm

b)

foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

c)

low ball technique

d)

door-in-the-face phenomenon

6.

This focuses on the ways in which people think about other people and how those thoughts influence behavior.

a)

social cognition

b)

social influence

c)

social processes

d)

social facilitation

7.
I like eating chocolate but I know it’s bad for me. What is this an example of?
a)
Cognitive Dissonance
b)
Being a glutton
c)
Peripheral Route of Persuasion
d)
Central Route of Persuasion
8.

This is the process of explaining the behavior of others as well as one's behavior.

a)

social influence

b)

social interaction

c)

attribution

d)

persuasion

9.

This is the tendency to overestimate the influence of internal factors on behavior while underestimating the influence the situation.

a)

fundamental attribution error

b)

attributive error

c)

dispositional error

d)

situational error

10.
Which of the following concepts applies? I have the highest grade in the class because I am the smartest and hardest working student.
a)
Self-serving bias
b)
Fundamental attribution error
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.
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
13.

What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

a)

In conformity, there is a perceived difference in status between the one who conforms and the group.

b)

In obedience, there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request.

c)

Conformity requires strict adherence to the rules, whereas obedience does not.

d)

Obedience is an indirect request, whereas conformity is a direct request.

e)

Conformity involves agreeing to change in response to a request, whereas obedience involves an indirect request for agreement.

14.

self-serving bias

a)

beliefs about groups in which we think we belong

b)

attributing one’s successes to personality factors & failures to external factors

c)

Explanation of other people’s behavior based on personality or external factors

d)

describes process people go through to explain the causes of behavior

15.
_____ 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
16.
What did the electric shock experiment show? 
a)
Most people will obey orders, even when it harms others. 
b)
Morality is more important to people than being obedient 
c)
Most people prefer social acceptance than to be correct. 
d)
Conformity can lead to obedience 
17.
The Stanford Prison experiment demonstrated
a)
the negative consequences of groupthink.
b)
how far people are willing to go when instructed to do something by an authority figure.
c)
the power that situations can have in changing how people feel, think, and behave.
d)
the boost that social facilitation can provide to individual performance.
18.
Katie is sure that she was fired because her boss was a total jerk and didn't like her. 
What is this an example of? 
a)
Internal Attribution
b)
External Attribution
c)
Self-Serving Bias
d)
Self-Effacing Bias
19.

Success is used as a result of internal factors because..

a)

It can increase one's confidence

b)

Makes people feel bad

c)

Others can see how good they are

20.

Using internal and external sources for success or failure can do what?

a)

Protect ego's

b)

Stops them from getting worse

c)

Helps to improve their game