Social psychology worksheet with answers

Which researcher found that cyclists rode faster when racing against others than when riding alone, in an early study of social facilitation?

1. ABibb Latané
2. BMuzafer Sherif
3. CNorman Triplett
4. DRobert Zajonc

Unwritten rules about how people in a group are expected to behave are called:

1. AAttributions
2. BSocial norms
3. CStereotypes
4. DAttitudes

Social facilitation means that the presence of others:

1. AMakes people forget instructions
2. BAlways worsens performance, whatever kind of task is being done
3. CHas no effect on performance
4. DImproves performance on simple or well-learned tasks

In Sherif's autokinetic studies, people judged how far a still dot of light seemed to move. In groups, their estimates converged on a shared norm. This mainly shows:

1. ASocial loafing as the group task went on
2. BNormative influence when the correct answer was obvious
3. CObedience to the experimenter as an authority
4. DInformational influence in an ambiguous situation

Burger's 2009 partial replication of Milgram stopped at 150 volts for ethical reasons. What did it find?

1. AAlmost nobody obeyed in a modern sample
2. BWomen nearly always refused to continue
3. CObedience was far higher than in Milgram's study
4. DObedience was similar to Milgram's at that point

On Halloween, children who were anonymous and in groups took more sweets than allowed, compared with children who had been asked their names. This illustrates:

1. AThe foot-in-the-door effect
2. BSocial facilitation
3. CGroup polarisation
4. DDeindividuation

In the Clarks' doll studies, many Black children preferred a white doll and described it as "nice". This research was cited in a US court case because it suggested:

1. ASegregated schools improved self-esteem
2. BDoll preferences are fully innate
3. CYoung children have no racial awareness
4. DSegregation harmed Black children's self-image

Social identity theory (Tajfel and Turner) explains in-group favouritism mainly by:

1. ACompetition for limited resources only
2. BGenetic similarity between group members, which favours helping relatives
3. CPeople's need to maintain positive self-esteem through group membership
4. DFear of punishment from the group leader