Social psychology worksheet with answers

Who proposed social comparison theory, which says people evaluate themselves by comparing with others?

1. ALeon Festinger
2. BSolomon Asch
3. CStanley Milgram
4. DHenri Tajfel

A student goes out partying the night before an exam so that a poor grade can be blamed on tiredness. This is:

1. ASelf-handicapping
2. BSelf-fulfilling prophecy
3. CStereotype threat
4. DSocial loafing

A stereotype is:

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

Everyone laughs at a comedian, Sam laughs at this comedian but at no others, and Sam always laughs at her. Using Kelley's covariation model, the cause is most likely:

1. ASam's personality
2. BChance circumstances
3. CThe comedian
4. DSam's mood that night

Rosenthal and Jacobson told teachers that some randomly chosen pupils were about to "bloom" intellectually. Later, these pupils showed larger IQ gains, especially in the youngest classes. This shows:

1. AThat the chosen pupils were truly more gifted
2. BA self-fulfilling prophecy from teacher expectations
3. CThat IQ tests given in schools cannot be trusted
4. DThat teachers' beliefs have no effect on pupils

Only Jo laughs at a comedian, Jo laughs at every comedian, and Jo always laughs at this one. Using Kelley's model, people will most likely explain the laughter by:

1. ASomething about the comedian
2. BSomething about Jo
3. CSomething about that evening
4. DSomething about the audience

Moscovici's research showed that a consistent minority can influence a majority mainly through:

1. AObedience to authority
2. BPunishment of dissenters
3. CInformational influence leading to private, deeper attitude change
4. DNormative pressure leading to quick public compliance with the minority

Zanna and Cooper gave participants a placebo pill, telling some it would make them tense. After writing a counter-attitudinal essay, those told the pill causes tension showed little attitude change. This supports the idea that:

1. APlacebo pills themselves cause attitude change
2. BDissonance involves arousal that people try to explain
3. CWriting essays never changes people's attitudes
4. DSelf-perception theory explains all attitude change