Social psychology worksheet with answers

A stereotype is:

1. AA feeling of liking for members of one's own group only
2. BA legal rule about groups
3. CA generalised belief about members of a group
4. DA negative behaviour towards a group

After discussion, a group's opinion becomes more extreme in the direction its members already leaned. This is called:

1. ASocial loafing
2. BDeindividuation
3. CGroup polarisation
4. DGroupthink

The frustration–aggression hypothesis states that:

1. AActing aggressively always removes the frustration
2. BAggression is learned only by watching other people
3. CFrustration leads to withdrawal rather than aggression
4. DBeing blocked from a goal makes aggression more likely

Groupthink is most likely when a group:

1. AContains many members who openly disagree and challenge the leader's views
2. BIs highly cohesive, isolated and led by a directive leader
3. CUses a formal devil's advocate
4. DSeeks advice from outside experts

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to:

1. AOverestimate the role of luck in success
2. BAssume others agree with us
3. COverestimate personality and underestimate the situation when explaining others' behaviour
4. DBlame the situation for one's own failures while taking personal credit for one's successes

The foot-in-the-door technique works by:

1. AGetting agreement to a small request before making a larger one
2. BMaking a large request first, which is refused, then a smaller one
3. COffering a discount after the request
4. DUsing fear to persuade

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

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

Myers and Bishop found that students high in prejudice became more prejudiced after discussing racial issues with similar students, and low-prejudice students became less prejudiced. Which two explanations are usually given?

1. APersuasive arguments and social comparison
2. BMatching hypothesis and proximity
3. CObedience and agentic state
4. DSocial loafing and social facilitation