Social psychology worksheet with answers

Attitudes are typically described as having which three components?

1. AId, ego and superego
2. BConscious, preconscious and unconscious
3. CAffective, behavioural and cognitive
4. DSensory, short-term and long-term

A car dealer agrees a low price, then adds extra costs once the buyer has committed. This is the:

1. AFoot-in-the-door technique
2. BDoor-in-the-face technique
3. CScarcity technique
4. DLow-ball technique

The frustration–aggression hypothesis states that:

1. AFrustration leads to withdrawal rather than aggression
2. BBeing blocked from a goal makes aggression more likely
3. CAggression is learned only by watching other people
4. DActing aggressively always removes the frustration

Berkowitz and LePage found that angered participants gave more electric shocks when a gun was lying nearby than when a badminton racket was. This is called:

1. ASocial facilitation
2. BDisplacement
3. CCatharsis
4. DThe weapons effect

Adorno and colleagues linked prejudice to an "authoritarian personality". This personality was thought to develop from:

1. AMembership of trivial or minimal groups
2. BA permissive upbringing with very few rules or limits
3. CA strict, harsh upbringing with conditional love
4. DCompetition for jobs and housing in adulthood

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

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. AYoung children have no racial awareness
2. BSegregation harmed Black children's self-image
3. CDoll preferences are fully innate
4. DSegregated schools improved self-esteem

After choosing between two similarly rated household appliances, participants rated the chosen one higher and the rejected one lower than before. This is called:

1. AThe sleeper effect in product judgements
2. BSpreading of alternatives after a decision
3. CReactance against the rejected option
4. DThe mere exposure effect for owned items