Social psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Overestimating how much other people notice our appearance or behaviour is called the:

  1. AFalse consensus effect
  2. BActor–observer bias
  3. CHalo effect
  4. DSpotlight effect
2.Easy

A stereotype is:

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

In Milgram's obedience study, about what percentage of participants went to the maximum 450-volt level?

  1. AAbout 65%
  2. BAbout 5%
  3. CAbout 25%
  4. DAbout 95%
4.Medium

A friend suggests hitting a punching bag to "get anger out of your system". What does research by Bushman and others suggest?

  1. AVenting like this tends to increase later aggression
  2. BVenting reliably reduces anger and so lowers later aggression
  3. CVenting helps only if done in front of the target
  4. DVenting has no effect on mood or on later behaviour
5.Medium

Which factor reduced obedience most in Milgram's variations?

  1. AThe experimenter giving orders by telephone
  2. BHaving the experimenter wear a lab coat
  3. CMoving the study to a prestigious university
  4. DIncreasing the shock levels shown on the machine
6.Medium

LaPiere travelled across the USA with a Chinese couple in the 1930s. Almost every hotel and restaurant served them, but most later replied by letter that they would not serve Chinese guests. This shows:

  1. AA gap between stated attitudes and behaviour
  2. BThat prejudice against Chinese people did not exist
  3. CThat general attitudes always predict behaviour
  4. DThat written replies are more honest than actions
7.Hard

Students heard a proposal for exams. When told it would affect them personally, argument quality mattered most. When told it would apply in future, the source's expertise mattered most. This supports:

  1. ABrehm's reactance theory
  2. BLatané's social impact theory
  3. CThe elaboration likelihood model
  4. DMcGuire's inoculation theory
8.Hard

Why are the results of the Stanford prison experiment treated with caution today?

  1. AIt had too many participants to analyse
  2. BIt was carried out in a real prison with real inmates as the prisoners
  3. CIt found no differences between guards and prisoners
  4. DGuards were partly coached and demand characteristics were strong

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Spotlight effect
  2. 2. A · A generalised belief about members of a group
  3. 3. A · About 65%
  4. 4. A · Venting like this tends to increase later aggression
  5. 5. A · The experimenter giving orders by telephone
  6. 6. A · A gap between stated attitudes and behaviour
  7. 7. C · The elaboration likelihood model
  8. 8. D · Guards were partly coached and demand characteristics were strong

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