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Final AP Review: Unit 14 Social Psychology

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When she stands in front of her classmates, Miriam cannot recite a poem she had memorized. Miriam is
a)
engaging in groupthink.
b)
displaying social inhibition.
c)
violating a norm.
d)
performing a task function.
2.
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.
3.
What is the difference between members of an in-group and an out-group?
a)
Members of the in-group rely on members of the out-group for leadership.
b)
Members of the in-group set the agenda that members of the out-group must follow.
c)
Members of the in-group identify with each other, but not with members of the out-group.
d)
Members of the in-group are constantly seeking to join the members of the out-group.
4.
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.
5.
Repetition of the same arguments resulting in stronger attitudes in support of the majority view is an example of
a)
group polarization.
b)
role conflict.
c)
groupthink.
d)
social networking.
6.
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.
7.
Which of the following statements about the effect of culture on conformity is accurate?
a)
East African cultures do not strongly emphasize contributions to the family.
b)
Asian cultures emphasize respect and discipline.
c)
Working class American families stress independence more than conformity.
d)
South American cultures emphasize conformity as the most important social norm.
8.
Albert Bandura would be best qualified to promote which of the following agendas?
a)
how parents can learn to avoid displaying aggressive behavior in front of their children
b)
how companies can prevent workers from social loafing
c)
how government agencies can avoid falling into groupthink
d)
how to prevent diffusion of responsibility from limiting altruism
9.
Which of the following occurs when you agree to the request of another person even though you don’t think the request is right?
a)
deindividuation
b)
compliance
c)
bystander effect
d)
social loafing
10.
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.
11.
If a salesman convinced you to let him into your living room to talk about vacuum cleaners, he is using the
a)
cathartic effect.
b)
power of conformity
c)
groupthink dilemma.
d)
foot-in-the-door technique.
12.
Which of the following is the best definition of conformity?
a)
A change in behaviour or belief toward a group as a result of real or imagined group pressure
b)
A change in behaviour or belief as a result of direct pressure from a person in authority.
c)
Change in behaviour or belief as a result of indirect pressure from a person in authority.
d)
A change in behaviour or belief as a result of a direct request by someone with no authority.
13.
Which researcher's work was key to our understanding of obedience 
a)
Asch
b)
Milgram
c)
Eichmann
d)
Durkheim 
14.
Which researcher's work was key to our understanding of conformity? 
a)
Asch
b)
Milgram
c)
Eichmann
d)
Durkheim 
15.
What term best describes an actor in an experiment who is working for the researcher? 
a)
Confederate
b)
Participant
c)
Learner
d)
Subject
16.
What term means changing one's behavior in response to an authority figure's command?  
a)
Obedience
b)
Conformity 
c)
Peer pressure
d)
Evolution
17.
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 
18.
Feelings, often based on our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events are called
a)
roles.
b)
norms.
c)
attitudes.
d)
attributions.
19.
The mental stress or discomfort caused ban individual experiencing inconsistency between thoughts and actions. 
a)
Cognitive Dissonance
b)
Groupthink
c)
Deindividuation
d)
Attitude
20.
Preferential or disadvantageous behavior toward an individual or group. 
a)
Obedience
b)
Prejudice
c)
Discrimination
d)
Other-race-effect
21.
"I don't like atheists" is an example of which concept?
a)
Stereotype
b)
Prejudice
c)
Discrimination
d)
Ethnocentrism
22.

The loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity.

a)

Deindividuation

b)

Entitlement

c)

Group Dynamics

d)

Group Attitude

23.

Discrimination refers to negative _________________.

a)

beliefs

b)

behaviors

c)

attitudes

d)

dispositions

24.

Zimbardo's most famous experiment studied

a)

the power of roles and situations.

b)

conformity.

c)

obedience to authority.

d)

if people would help when in a group.

25.
___ states that the more we see or experience of something, the more we will like it.
a)
The Social Thinking Theory
b)
Attraction
c)
The Mere Exposure Effect
d)
Foot in the Door 
26.

People get what they deserve is synonymous with

a)

just-world phenomenon

b)

scapegoat theory

c)

other-race effect

d)

social script

27.

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was ____________________.

a)

judging line sizes

b)

selecting paint colors

c)

rating new fashions

d)

taste-testing new candies

e)

distinguishing facial expressions

28.

People who exert less effort on a task when working in a group than they do when working individually are engaging in ___________.

a)

social conformity

b)

social idleness

c)

groupthink

d)

malingering

e)

social loafing

29.

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.

30.

Which of the following is the correct definition of cognitive dissonance?

a)

the tendency for members of a close-knit group to put less effort into a simple task because they are working together

b)

the tendency for members of a group to avoid taking responsibility for their actions because they assume that others will do so

c)

a state of tension that occurs when a person’s behavior does not correspond to the his or her attitude

d)

the tendency for members of a close-knit group to think alike for the sake of harmony and to suppress disagreement

e)

a belief that a statement is true just because the person has heard it repeated over and over again

31.

Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?

a)

You stop eating your favorite dessert to reduce fat in your diet

b)

You believe that reality TV is for morons but are addicted to Jersey Shore and watch every episode.

c)

You are a lousy cook but you keep trying different recipes.

d)

You dislike doing exercise but do it anyway to improve your health

e)

You are polite and civil to people you dislike.

32.

The issue of racial profiling has been a controversial topic in the United States for many years, and it was particularly widespread after the events of September 11, 2001. When an individual engages in profiling and assumes that one person must possess certain qualities because of their race or ethnicity, (s)he is engaging in _____________.

a)

attributing

b)

discrimination

c)

stereotyping

d)

categorizing

e)

social loafing

33.

The study of the judgments people make as to whether someone else’s behavior is due to something about that person or due to the person’s situation is called ______.

a)

cognitive dissonance

b)

the primacy effect

c)

social categorization

d)

stereotyping

e)

attribution theory

34.

Which statement is the best explanation of the fundamental attribution error?

a)

We attribute most of what people do to the influence of situations.

b)

We are more likely to attribute another’s behavior to external rather than to dispositional causes.

c)

We rely on the first information we receive to make internal attributions.

d)

We tend to attribute our successes to our own efforts and our failures to the shortcomings of others

e)

We are more likely to attribute another’s behavior to internal rather than to situational causes.

35.
Tendency of people to feel less responsibility for accomplishing a task when the task is shared by members of a group.
a)
Diffusion of Responsibility
b)
Risk Shift
c)
polarization 
d)
Evaluation apprehension 
36.

The "fundamental attribution error" phenomenon can best be seen in which of the following examples

a)

John blames his failure to get a job on his lack of appropriate skills and ill preparedness

b)

Phyllis doesn't get the lead in the school play and blames her drama teacher for this failure.

c)

Jane blames herself for forgetting that she has a term paper due in two days

d)

Bill doesn't hire John bc he believes that John's lateness is a result of John's laziness & lack of respect for the job. In reality, John was late bc he got a flat tire on the way to the interview

e)

Karen understands that her friend is late because she was caught in rush hour traffic.

37.

Jimmy has constantly heard that he is not a good student, after a while starts to act how people percieve him. This recent behavioral change supports the

a)

Group polarization

b)

Self-fufilling prophecy

c)

Groupthink

d)

Social influence

38.

Jimmy is very quiet at school, but later that night at a party Jimmy gets 'crazy' and starts to cut the rug on the dance floor. Jimmy's classmates are stunned at this displayed behavior. Jimmy is experiencing:

a)

Group polarization

b)

The power of SSRI's

c)

Deindividuation

d)

Groupthink

39.
Stephanie Wilson knows that she was able to become an astronaut because of her excellent ability to innovate and solve problems. 
What is this an example of? 
a)
Self-Effacing Bias 
b)
Self-Serving Bias
c)
External Attribution
d)
Internal Attribution

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