Social psychology worksheet with answers

The evolutionary idea that people are more likely to help close relatives than strangers is called:

1. AKin selection
2. BThe bystander effect
3. CReciprocal altruism
4. DSocial exchange

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

1. AOut-group homogeneity effect
2. BFalse consensus effect
3. CJust-world effect
4. DIn-group favouritism effect

In-group favouritism is the tendency to:

1. AFavour members of one's own group
2. BTreat all people exactly equally
3. CAvoid joining groups
4. DPrefer outsiders to one's own group

The self-serving bias is the tendency to:

1. AAttribute others' failures to bad luck
2. BAttribute successes to ourselves and failures to external factors
3. CRecall only negative information about ourselves, especially after failure
4. DUnderestimate our own abilities

Research comparing American and Indian participants found that the fundamental attribution error was:

1. AAbsent in American participants
2. BExactly the same in both cultures
3. CStronger among Americans, who live in a more individualist culture
4. DStronger among Indians, who live in a more collectivist culture

Tom says he tripped because the floor was wet, but when he sees someone else trip he thinks they are clumsy. This is the:

1. AHalo effect
2. BFalse consensus effect
3. CSelf-serving bias
4. DActor–observer bias

Milgram moved his study from Yale University to a run-down office building. What happened to obedience?

1. AIt fell to almost zero
2. BIt rose to every participant obeying
3. CIt was exactly the same as at Yale
4. DIt fell somewhat but remained substantial

Janis used the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion as a case study. Which feature of the planning group fits his account of groupthink?

1. AMany independent experts openly criticised the plan
2. BMembers suppressed doubts and assumed everyone agreed
3. CThe leader insisted on hearing all objections
4. DThe group took a long time to reach a decision