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1.Easy

Milgram used the term "agentic state" to describe a person who:

  1. AActs entirely on their own conscience and their own moral values
  2. BSees themselves as acting for an authority, not for themselves
  3. CRefuses to follow orders that they think are wrong
  4. DFeels fully responsible for the harm they are causing
2.Easy

The frustration–aggression hypothesis states that:

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

Helping another person without expecting anything in return is called:

  1. AAltruism
  2. BReciprocity
  3. CCompliance
  4. DSocial exchange
4.Medium

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

  1. ADeep affection and commitment that grows over time
  2. BIntense longing and strong physical arousal for the partner
  3. CLove based only on physical attractiveness
  4. DA brief infatuation with someone new
5.Medium

Tom says he tripped because the floor was wet, but when he sees someone else trip he thinks they are clumsy. This is the:

  1. AHalo effect
  2. BSelf-serving bias
  3. CActor–observer bias
  4. DFalse consensus effect
6.Medium

In Sherif's autokinetic studies, people judged how far a still dot of light seemed to move. In groups, their estimates converged on a shared norm. This mainly shows:

  1. AInformational influence in an ambiguous situation
  2. BSocial loafing as the group task went on
  3. CObedience to the experimenter as an authority
  4. DNormative influence when the correct answer was obvious
7.Hard

Students heard a proposal for exams. When told it would affect them personally, argument quality mattered most. When told it would apply in future, the source's expertise mattered most. This supports:

  1. ALatané's social impact theory
  2. BBrehm's reactance theory
  3. CMcGuire's inoculation theory
  4. DThe elaboration likelihood model
8.Hard

Why are the results of the Stanford prison experiment treated with caution today?

  1. AIt was carried out in a real prison with real inmates as the prisoners
  2. BGuards were partly coached and demand characteristics were strong
  3. CIt had too many participants to analyse
  4. DIt found no differences between guards and prisoners

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Sees themselves as acting for an authority, not for themselves
  2. 2. A · Being blocked from a goal makes aggression more likely
  3. 3. A · Altruism
  4. 4. A · Deep affection and commitment that grows over time
  5. 5. C · Actor–observer bias
  6. 6. A · Informational influence in an ambiguous situation
  7. 7. D · The elaboration likelihood model
  8. 8. B · Guards were partly coached and demand characteristics were strong

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