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Social Psychology Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

At the grocery store, you see a crying cashier and a customer with a stern expression on his face. You assume that he made the cashier cry. Your judgment is an example of:

a)

Cognitive dissonance

b)

Representativeness heuristic

c)

Fundamental attribution error

d)

Situational attribution

2.

"Voldemort hates muggles because he's evil, pure and simple." This is an example of:

a)

Dispositional attribution

b)

Self-fulfilling prophecy

c)

Situational attribution

d)

Consistency

3.

Buzz McCallister bullies you, and he's a hockey player. In your attribution of his behavior, you make a base rate fallacy. Which of these sentences is an example of that?

a)

"I hate Buzz, because I hate hockey."

b)

"I hate hockey players, because Buzz is a hockey player."

c)

"I hate bullies, because I hate hockey players."

d)

"I hate Buzz, because he's a hockey player."

4.

A family of Packers fans used to bond over debating whether Aaron Rogers or Brett Favre was a better QB. But the debate got so intense that now some are no longer speaking to each other. This is an example of:

a)

Scapegoating

b)

Deindividuation

c)

Groupthink

d)

Group polarization

5.

What is social facilitation?

a)

Efficient decision-making process in a group

b)

Agreeing with others in order not to make waves

c)

Performing a task better with a group present

d)

Losing a sense of self-identity in a group

6.

It's movie night. Even though half the group is "meh" on The Greatest Showman, a couple people love it to death and will be cranky if the group doesn't pick it. So you end up watching The Greatest Showman. What just happened?

a)

Groupthink

b)

Cognitive dissonance

c)

Obedience

d)

Social impairment

7.

11 jurors initially vote "guilty," but one juror eventually wears everyone else down until they all vote "not guilty." This is an example of:

a)

Groupthink

b)

Normative influence

c)

Group polarization

d)

Minority influence

8.

Friendships are often built and sustained by what four factors?

a)

Proximity, mere exposure, reciprocal liking, utilitarian value

b)

Proximity, similarity, reciprocal liking, utilitarian value

c)

Mere exposure, prosocial behavior, similarity, utilitarian value

d)

Infatuation, mere exposure, proximity, utilitarian value

9.

Bob thinks all lawyers are scum. Bob is exhibiting:

a)

Prejudice

b)

Stereotyping

c)

Discrimination

d)

Base rate fallacy

10.

Two rival crime families whose feud goes back generations make peace as they work together on a community charity drive. This is an example of:

a)

Scapegoat theory

b)

Out-group derogation

c)

Contact hypothesis

d)

In-group solidarity

11.

True or false: Dr. Zimbardo selected guards for his prison experiment based on their altruistic traits to see if their roles would make them cruel.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False: Volunteers in the Stanford Prison Experiment assigned a prisoner role were stripped naked, allowed only to wear a hip-length smock, chained, and made to wear a stocking cap.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False: The Stanford Prison Experiment established strong that social roles affect behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: In Solomon Asch's experiment, a majority of people conformed to social pressure, giving answers they knew to be incorrect.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

In Stanley Milgram's obedience experiment, at what point would the "teacher" be made to stop administering shocks?

a)

When the "student" gave a correct answer.

b)

After the "researcher" had used all scripted prompts to continue or the "teacher" gave maximum voltage 3 times.

c)

When the "student" told the "teacher" about his heart condition or fell silent.

d)

When the "teacher" expressed discomfort or criticized the experiment.

16.

In Stanley Milgram's obedience experiment, which of the following roles was performed by the actual subject of the experiment.

a)

A. Student

b)

B. Teacher

c)

C. Researcher

d)

A and B

e)

A and C