Social psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. ASocial loafing
2. BNormative social influence
3. CObedience
4. DInformational social influence

Sternberg's triangular theory of love has which three components?

1. AAffect, behaviour and cognition
2. BAttraction, proximity and similarity
3. CTrust, respect and loyalty
4. DIntimacy, passion and commitment

Helping another person without expecting anything in return is called:

1. AReciprocity
2. BSocial exchange
3. CCompliance
4. DAltruism

Social exchange theory proposes that relationships continue when:

1. AOne partner holds more power than the other one
2. BRewards outweigh costs compared with alternatives
3. CPartners live close to each other and see each other often
4. DPartners are similar in age and background

A message from a low-credibility source becomes more persuasive weeks later, as people forget where it came from. This is the:

1. APrimacy effect
2. BSleeper effect
3. CMere exposure effect
4. DBoomerang effect

The self-serving bias is the tendency to:

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

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

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

Festinger and Carlsmith paid participants either $1 or $20 to tell others a boring task was fun. Who later rated the task as more enjoyable?

1. AThose paid $1
2. BBoth groups rated it the same
3. CThose paid $20
4. DNeither group changed its rating