Social psychology worksheet with answers

The frustration–aggression hypothesis states that:

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

Attitudes are typically described as having which three components?

1. AAffective, behavioural and cognitive
2. BSensory, short-term and long-term
3. CId, ego and superego
4. DConscious, preconscious and unconscious

Seeing members of other groups as "all alike" while seeing your own group as varied is the:

1. AIn-group favouritism effect
2. BOut-group homogeneity effect
3. CJust-world effect
4. DFalse consensus effect

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

1. AOffering a discount after the request
2. BUsing fear to persuade
3. CMaking a large request first, which is refused, then a smaller one
4. DGetting agreement to a small request before making a larger one

In Latané and Darley's five-step model of bystander intervention, pluralistic ignorance mainly affects which step?

1. ANoticing that something is happening
2. BInterpreting the event as an emergency
3. CKnowing how to give the right help
4. DDeciding whether the costs are worth it

A smoker who knows smoking is harmful tells himself "the research isn't really conclusive". In dissonance terms, he is reducing dissonance by:

1. AConforming to a group norm
2. BChanging his behaviour
3. CChanging one of the conflicting cognitions
4. DIncreasing the importance of the conflict

Gaertner and Dovidio found that White participants helped Black and White victims equally when they were the only witness, but helped Black victims less when other bystanders were present. This supports the idea of:

1. AAversive racism, shown when a non-racial excuse is available
2. BOpen, old-fashioned racism that appears in every situation
3. CA complete absence of prejudice among the participants
4. DDiffusion of responsibility that affects all victims equally

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. BThe mere exposure effect for owned items
3. CSpreading of alternatives after a decision
4. DReactance against the rejected option