Social psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

When forming an impression of someone, information we receive first often has the greatest influence. This is the:

  1. ASleeper effect
  2. BHalo effect
  3. CRecency effect
  4. DPrimacy effect
2.Easy

In student housing, people were most likely to become friends with those living closest to them. This shows the role of:

  1. AProximity in attraction
  2. BPhysical attractiveness
  3. CReciprocity of liking
  4. DSimilarity in attraction
3.Easy

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

  1. ALow-ball technique
  2. BScarcity technique
  3. CFoot-in-the-door technique
  4. DDoor-in-the-face technique
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 helps only if done in front of the target
  2. BVenting reliably reduces anger and so lowers later aggression
  3. CVenting like this tends to increase later aggression
  4. DVenting has no effect on mood or on later behaviour
5.Medium

Normative social influence is conformity based on:

  1. AThe wish to be accepted and liked by the group
  2. BThe belief that the group has better information
  3. CPersonal moral principles
  4. DObeying a direct order
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. AThe halo effect
  2. BSocial facilitation
  3. CEffort justification
  4. DThe mere exposure effect
7.Hard

Social loafing in a group shouting task disappeared when participants believed their individual output could be identified. This shows loafing is driven mainly by:

  1. APhysical tiredness in larger groups
  2. BFear of the experimenter
  3. CPoor coordination only
  4. DReduced evaluation of individual effort
8.Hard

Zanna and Cooper gave participants a placebo pill, telling some it would make them tense. After writing a counter-attitudinal essay, those told the pill causes tension showed little attitude change. This supports the idea that:

  1. ASelf-perception theory explains all attitude change
  2. BWriting essays never changes people's attitudes
  3. CPlacebo pills themselves cause attitude change
  4. DDissonance involves arousal that people try to explain

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Primacy effect
  2. 2. A · Proximity in attraction
  3. 3. A · Low-ball technique
  4. 4. C · Venting like this tends to increase later aggression
  5. 5. A · The wish to be accepted and liked by the group
  6. 6. C · Effort justification
  7. 7. D · Reduced evaluation of individual effort
  8. 8. D · Dissonance involves arousal that people try to explain

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