Social psychology worksheet with answers

The evolutionary idea that people are more likely to help close relatives than strangers is called:

1. ASocial exchange
2. BThe bystander effect
3. CKin selection
4. DReciprocal altruism

The frustration–aggression hypothesis states that:

1. AActing aggressively always removes the frustration
2. BBeing blocked from a goal makes aggression more likely
3. CAggression is learned only by watching other people
4. DFrustration leads to withdrawal rather than aggression

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

1. ANorman Triplett
2. BRobert Zajonc
3. CBibb Latané
4. DMuzafer Sherif

Social exchange theory proposes that relationships continue when:

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

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. CThe mere exposure effect
4. DEffort justification

Berkowitz and LePage found that angered participants gave more electric shocks when a gun was lying nearby than when a badminton racket was. This is called:

1. AThe weapons effect
2. BSocial facilitation
3. CDisplacement
4. DCatharsis

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

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. AAdmiration
2. BPity
3. CContempt
4. DEnvy