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AP Psychology Social Psych Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The fact that one will pull harder in tug-of-war when on their own rather than as a team demonstrates____

a)

social psychology

b)

foot-in-the-door

c)

social loafing

d)

cognitive dissonance

2.

A _________ defines how people in a certain position ought to behave.

a)

role

b)

norm

c)

attitude

d)

social loafing

3.

We often fall prey to the ____________________ by overestimating the influence of personality and underestimating the influence of situations

a)

Normative Social Influence

b)

Fundamental Attribution Error

c)

Social Facilitation

d)

Cognitive Dissonance

4.

This results when you conform due to a desire to gain approval or avoid dissapointment (eat with chopsticks when in China).

a)

Peripheral Route to Persuasion

b)

Informational Social Influence

c)

Attribution Theory

d)

Normative Social Influence

5.

This occurs when influence comes from incidental cues (such as someone's looks).

a)

Peripheral Route to Persuasion

b)

Central Route to Persuasion

c)

Conformity

d)

Social Facilitation

6.

This results when you conform due to a willingness to accept others' opinions about reality (don't see a movie because friends told you it was bad).

a)

Attribution Theory

b)

Informational Social Influence

c)

Fundamental Attribution Error

d)

Social Loafing

7.

Occurs when people focus on an argument and respond favorably (buy proactive because it elimates acne).

a)

Conformity

b)

Central Route to Persuasion

c)

Peripheral Route to Persuasion

d)

norms

8.

Feelings which are usually influnced by beliefs and cause us to respond in certain ways make up our ___________

a)

attitudes

b)

norms

c)

roles

9.

What you do well, you will do even better when people are watching.

a)

attitudes

b)

social loafing

c)

social facilitation

d)

conformity

10.

____________ is when you adjust your behavior/thinking to coincide with a group standard.

a)

Conformity

b)

Obedience

c)

Norms

d)

Roles

11.

According to _______________, we will bring our attitudes in line with our actions in order to relieve tensions from not agreeing with what we are doing.

a)

cognitive dissonance

b)

foot-in-the-door

c)

social facilitation

d)

normative social influence

12.

____________ illustrates the tendency for people who agree to a small action to comply later with a larger one.

a)

social facilitation

b)

foot-in-the-door phenomenon

c)

norms

d)

social loafing

13.

_________ are understood rules for accepted and expected behavior.

a)

norms

b)

mores

c)

roles

14.

Sometimes the presence of others arouses people and diminishes their sense of responsibility-the result can be uninhibited behavior (a riot, a food fight). This is _______.

a)

social script

b)

deindividuation

c)

groupthink

d)

group polarization

15.

__________ occurs when dissenting views within a decision-making group are repressed in order to maintain group harmony.

a)

group polarization

b)

groupthink

c)

social facilitation

d)

social loafing

16.

A _____________ is a culturally modeled guide for how to act in various situations.

a)

social script

b)

Ingroup bias

c)

scapegoat

d)

stereotype

17.

The enhancement of a group's prevailing tendencies--called ___________--occcurs when people within a group discuss an idea that most of them already favor or oppose.

a)

discrimination

b)

outgroup

c)

group polarization

d)

groupthink

18.

____________ in an unjustifiable and negative ATTITUDE toward a group and its members.

a)

prejudice

b)

discrimination

c)

stereotype

d)

aggression

19.

____________ is a generalized belief about a group of people.

a)

mere exposure

b)

other-race effect

c)

discrimination

d)

stereotype

20.

______________ states that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame (blaming all Muslims for 9/11)

a)

foot-in-the-door

b)

scapegoat theory

c)

Ingroup bias

d)

other-race effect

21.

The tendency to favor your own group is______.

a)

other-race effect

b)

Outgroup

c)

Ingroup Bias

d)

Discrimination

22.

_______________ is an unjustifiable and negative BEHAVIOR toward a group.

a)

prejudice

b)

discrimination

c)

stereotype

d)

equity

23.

Emerging during infancy, the _____________ allows greater recognition of own-race faces.

a)

other-race effect

b)

same-race effect

c)

one-race effect

d)

no-race effect

24.

Any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy is ____________.

a)

GRIT

b)

discipline

c)

agression

d)

ingroup bias

25.

Good is rewarded and evil is punished-you get what you deserve.

a)

frustration-aggression principle

b)

just-world phenomenon

c)

mere exposure effect

d)

other-race effect

26.

Frustration creates anger, which may generate aggression, especially in the presence of an aggressive cue (like a gun)

a)

frustration-aggression principle

b)

aggression-frustration principle

27.

Repeated exposure to a new stimulus increses your liking of it.

a)

superordinate goals

b)

self-disclosure

c)

mere exposure effect

28.

_______________ are shared goals that override differences and can be achieved through cooperation.

a)

social trap

b)

superordinate

c)

conflict

d)

altruism

29.

____________ refers to opposing sides having the same view of one another.

a)

mirror-image perceptions

b)

companionate love

c)

social responsibility norm

d)

equity

30.

At the beginning of a relationship, the aroused state of intense absorption in the other person is

a)

not love at all

b)

companionate love

c)

passionate love

31.

The deep affectionate attachment we feel for people with whom we have long-time relationships with is _____.

a)

companionate love

b)

passionate love

c)

love love

32.

A vital ingredient to a loving relationship is __________, the revealing of intimate details about ourselves.

a)

social scripts

b)

self-disclosure

c)

social exchange theory

d)

reciprocity norm

33.

When 2 opposing parties pursue their self-interest they will be caught in mutually destructive behavior, or a _____________.

a)

mere exposure

b)

self-disclosure

c)

GRIT

d)

social trap

34.

Unselfish regard for others is__________

a)

a social trap

b)

altruism

c)

social responsibility norm

d)

bystander effect

35.

When Paul dropped all of his books in the hall at class change, 50 people walked by him without stopping to help.

a)

superordinate goals

b)

bystander effect

c)

social responsibility norm

d)

self-disclosure

36.

_____________ is the expectation that people will help those dependent upon them.

a)

social responsibility norm

b)

social exchange theory

c)

reciprocity norm

d)

altruism

37.

When you analyze the pros and cons of giving blood and decide the pain is worth the benefit to society.

a)

social exchange theory

b)

social responsibility norm

c)

reciprocity norm

d)

social trap

38.

The _____________ is the expecation that people will help, not hurt, those who have helped them.

a)

social exchange theory

b)

reciprocity norm

c)

social responsibility norm

d)

altruism