Social psychology worksheet with answers

Free printable Social psychology worksheet: 8 problems from easy to exam level, with an answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF.

New worksheetPractise online with hints

For teachers: free to print, copy and use in class. Every new worksheet has new values and its own answer key. A link to ExamProblems on your course page is appreciated.

Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

1.Easy

A self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when:

  1. APeople change attitudes to match behaviour
  2. BPeople remember only predictions that came true
  3. CAn expectation causes behaviour that makes it true
  4. DA group makes a riskier decision than its members would alone
2.Easy

Conforming because you believe the group knows the correct answer, especially in an unclear situation, is called:

  1. ASocial loafing
  2. BInformational social influence
  3. CObedience
  4. DNormative social influence
3.Easy

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

  1. AScarcity technique
  2. BLow-ball technique
  3. CFoot-in-the-door technique
  4. DDoor-in-the-face technique
4.Medium

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. AThe weapons effect
  2. BSocial facilitation
  3. CCatharsis
  4. DDisplacement
5.Medium

Exposing people to weak arguments against their view, along with rebuttals, makes them more resistant to later persuasion. This is:

  1. AThe elaboration likelihood model
  2. BInoculation theory
  3. CReactance theory
  4. DThe sleeper effect
6.Medium

Aronson and Mills found that women who went through an embarrassing initiation to join a dull discussion group rated it more positively than those with a mild initiation. This is:

  1. AEffort justification
  2. BThe halo effect
  3. CSocial facilitation
  4. DThe mere exposure effect
7.Hard

Pettigrew and Tropp's meta-analysis of over 500 studies on intergroup contact found that:

  1. AContact has no measurable effect once prior attitudes are controlled
  2. BContact usually increases prejudice unless groups are kept apart
  3. CContact usually reduces prejudice; Allport's conditions add to it
  4. DContact reduces prejudice only if all of Allport's conditions are met
8.Hard

In Tajfel's minimal group studies, boys allocated points between an in-group and an out-group member. They often preferred options that:

  1. AMaximised the gap in their group's favour, even at a cost
  2. BGave both boys the highest possible joint total of reward points
  3. CGave more to the out-group member so as to appear fair
  4. DSplit the points exactly equally between both groups

Answer key

  1. 1. C · An expectation causes behaviour that makes it true
  2. 2. B · Informational social influence
  3. 3. B · Low-ball technique
  4. 4. A · The weapons effect
  5. 5. B · Inoculation theory
  6. 6. A · Effort justification
  7. 7. C · Contact usually reduces prejudice; Allport's conditions add to it
  8. 8. A · Maximised the gap in their group's favour, even at a cost

Full step-by-step solutions: practise this topic on examproblems.com.