Social psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which researcher found that cyclists rode faster when racing against others than when riding alone, in an early study of social facilitation?

  1. ABibb Latané
  2. BRobert Zajonc
  3. CNorman Triplett
  4. DMuzafer Sherif
2.Easy

Which study is known for assigning students to the roles of guards and prisoners?

  1. AThe Robbers Cave experiment
  2. BAsch's conformity study
  3. CMilgram's obedience study
  4. DThe Stanford prison experiment
3.Easy

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

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

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

  1. AChanging his behaviour
  2. BIncreasing the importance of the conflict
  3. CConforming to a group norm
  4. DChanging one of the conflicting cognitions
5.Medium

On Halloween, children who were anonymous and in groups took more sweets than allowed, compared with children who had been asked their names. This illustrates:

  1. AThe foot-in-the-door effect
  2. BGroup polarisation
  3. CDeindividuation
  4. DSocial facilitation
6.Medium

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

  1. AThe sleeper effect
  2. BReactance theory
  3. CInoculation theory
  4. DThe elaboration likelihood model
7.Hard

In Milgram's study, the shock level rose in small 15-volt steps. Why might this gradual increase have raised obedience?

  1. ASmall steps meant the shocks felt exactly the same to the learner each time
  2. BEach small step made stopping harder to justify, like foot-in-the-door
  3. CIt reduced the pressure coming from the experimenter's instructions
  4. DParticipants did not notice that the voltage was changing at all
8.Hard

The stereotype content model places groups on two dimensions. Elderly people are often seen as warm but low in competence. Which emotion does the model predict they receive?

  1. APity
  2. BContempt
  3. CEnvy
  4. DAdmiration

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Norman Triplett
  2. 2. D · The Stanford prison experiment
  3. 3. D · About 65%
  4. 4. D · Changing one of the conflicting cognitions
  5. 5. C · Deindividuation
  6. 6. C · Inoculation theory
  7. 7. B · Each small step made stopping harder to justify, like foot-in-the-door
  8. 8. A · Pity

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