WorksheetsCoSo: Topic #5 Quiz -- Groups
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
When a group of people shares a common identity and members regularly interact with one another, sociologists refer to this group as a
social category
social group
social aggregate
social network
Which of the following is more likely to be an in-group?
the audience at a concert
the people in line at a supermarket
a sociology class
a family
Which accounts for the tendency for people to form relations with those who are close by
Proximity Principle
Zimbardo's Principle
Similarity Principle
Asch's Principle
Groupthink takes place when group members
work together to weigh all options
discuss strategies to increase harmony
are all in agreement
ignore ideas that go against consensus
The reading “If Hitler asked you to Electrocute Someone, would you?” examines what famous social experiment?
The Milgram Experiment
The Asch Experiment
Robbers Cave Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment
What were the implications of Asch's Conformity Experiment?
people sometimes deny their senses to conform with groupthink.
Many people will blindly follow authority figures.
People are often biased toward attractive people.
People sometimes rationalize their behavior by lying to themselves
What were the implications of the Milgram Experiment?
people sometimes deny their senses to conform with groupthink.
Many people will blindly follow authority figures.
People are often biased toward attractive people.
People sometimes rationalize their behavior by lying to themselves
What were the implications of Sherif's Realistic Conflict Theory?
People are who they are because of the groups in which they belong.
People project their ways of thinking onto others
People develop biases because of competition but can overcome them through cooperation.
In-groups quickly learn prejudice against out-groups.
The tendency for people to interpret information in a way that supports their existing beliefs is called
confirmation bias
group think
conformity
similarity principle
What were the implications of the Stanford Prison Experiment?
People are more likely to aid someone in need if they are in a crowd
People assume that they are smarter than everyone else.
People quickly conform to the social norms of their environment
People are less helpful in the presence of others.
