Social psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Assuming that an attractive person is also kind and intelligent is called the:

  1. ASpotlight effect
  2. BPrimacy effect
  3. CHalo effect
  4. DSleeper effect
2.Easy

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

  1. AScarcity technique
  2. BLow-ball technique
  3. CDoor-in-the-face technique
  4. DFoot-in-the-door technique
3.Easy

Explaining a classmate's failed exam by saying "she is lazy" is an example of:

  1. AA situational (external) attribution
  2. BA self-serving attribution
  3. CA dispositional (internal) attribution
  4. DA conformity response
4.Medium

Hatfield distinguished passionate love from companionate love. Companionate love is best described as:

  1. AA brief infatuation with someone new
  2. BLove based only on physical attractiveness
  3. CDeep affection and commitment that grows over time
  4. DIntense longing and strong physical arousal for the partner
5.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. BEffort justification
  3. CSocial facilitation
  4. DThe mere exposure effect
6.Medium

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. ADisplacement
  2. BThe weapons effect
  3. CSocial facilitation
  4. DCatharsis
7.Hard

Darley and Batson's "Good Samaritan" study with seminary students found that the strongest predictor of stopping to help a man in a doorway was:

  1. AWhether they had studied psychology
  2. BWhether they were preparing a talk on the Good Samaritan
  3. CHow much of a hurry the students were in
  4. DHow religious they said they were
8.Hard

Janis used the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion as a case study. Which feature of the planning group fits his account of groupthink?

  1. AMany independent experts openly criticised the plan
  2. BMembers suppressed doubts and assumed everyone agreed
  3. CThe group took a long time to reach a decision
  4. DThe leader insisted on hearing all objections

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Halo effect
  2. 2. B · Low-ball technique
  3. 3. C · A dispositional (internal) attribution
  4. 4. C · Deep affection and commitment that grows over time
  5. 5. B · Effort justification
  6. 6. B · The weapons effect
  7. 7. C · How much of a hurry the students were in
  8. 8. B · Members suppressed doubts and assumed everyone agreed

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