Social psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

The social norm that we should return favours that others have done for us is called:

  1. AThe just-world belief
  2. BThe equity norm
  3. CThe reciprocity norm
  4. DThe social responsibility norm
2.Easy

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

  1. ASimilarity in attraction
  2. BReciprocity of liking
  3. CPhysical attractiveness
  4. DProximity in attraction
3.Easy

The bystander effect means that:

  1. APeople are less likely to help when others are present
  2. BGroups make riskier decisions
  3. CBystanders are usually the main cause of the accidents they witness
  4. DPeople always help when they see an emergency
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. AIncreasing the importance of the conflict
  2. BChanging his behaviour
  3. CConforming to a group norm
  4. DChanging one of the conflicting cognitions
5.Medium

According to Latané's social impact theory, social influence increases with the strength, immediacy and:

  1. AAge of the target
  2. BGender of the sources
  3. CIntelligence of the target
  4. DNumber of the sources
6.Medium

The foot-in-the-door technique works by:

  1. AUsing fear to persuade
  2. BMaking a large request first, which is refused, then a smaller one
  3. COffering a discount after the request
  4. DGetting agreement to a small request before making a larger one
7.Hard

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

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

Which variation in Asch's study reduced conformity most dramatically?

  1. AMaking the task easier
  2. BHaving participants answer first
  3. CIncreasing the majority from 3 to 15 people
  4. DOne other confederate giving the correct answer

Answer key

  1. 1. C · The reciprocity norm
  2. 2. D · Proximity in attraction
  3. 3. A · People are less likely to help when others are present
  4. 4. D · Changing one of the conflicting cognitions
  5. 5. D · Number of the sources
  6. 6. D · Getting agreement to a small request before making a larger one
  7. 7. D · Each small step made stopping harder to justify, like foot-in-the-door
  8. 8. D · One other confederate giving the correct answer

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