Social psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. AAttraction, proximity and similarity
2. BAffect, behaviour and cognition
3. CIntimacy, passion and commitment
4. DTrust, respect and loyalty

Which term describes reduced effort when working in a group compared with alone?

1. ASocial facilitation
2. BGroupthink
3. CSocial loafing
4. DDeindividuation

When everyone in a group looks calm in an unclear situation, each person may conclude that nothing is wrong. This is called:

1. APluralistic ignorance
2. BSocial loafing
3. CDiffusion of responsibility
4. DGroup polarisation

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. ASocial loafing as the group task went on
2. BObedience to the experimenter as an authority
3. CInformational influence in an ambiguous situation
4. DNormative influence when the correct answer was obvious

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

1. ASleeper effect
2. BBoomerang effect
3. CMere exposure effect
4. DPrimacy effect

Only Jo laughs at a comedian, Jo laughs at every comedian, and Jo always laughs at this one. Using Kelley's model, people will most likely explain the laughter by:

1. ASomething about the audience
2. BSomething about that evening
3. CSomething about Jo
4. DSomething about the comedian

Social loafing in a group shouting task disappeared when participants believed their individual output could be identified. This shows loafing is driven mainly by:

1. APhysical tiredness in larger groups
2. BFear of the experimenter
3. CPoor coordination only
4. DReduced evaluation of individual effort

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