Social psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Worrying about confirming a negative stereotype about one's group, which then harms performance, is called:

  1. AStereotype threat
  2. BSelf-handicapping
  3. CIllusory correlation
  4. DScapegoating
2.Easy

A person's overall evaluation of their own worth is called:

  1. ASelf-concept
  2. BSelf-esteem
  3. CSelf-efficacy
  4. DSelf-awareness
3.Easy

Social facilitation means that the presence of others:

  1. AImproves performance on simple or well-learned tasks
  2. BHas no effect on performance
  3. CAlways worsens performance, whatever kind of task is being done
  4. DMakes people forget instructions
4.Medium

Someone realises "I always order salad, so I must like healthy food". Which theory describes inferring attitudes from one's own behaviour?

  1. ASelf-perception theory
  2. BSocial identity theory
  3. CSocial comparison theory
  4. DRealistic conflict theory
5.Medium

In Latané and Darley's five-step model of bystander intervention, pluralistic ignorance mainly affects which step?

  1. ANoticing that something is happening
  2. BInterpreting the event as an emergency
  3. CDeciding whether the costs are worth it
  4. DKnowing how to give the right help
6.Medium

A website shows "Only 2 left in stock!" to increase sales. Which persuasion principle does this use?

  1. AReciprocity
  2. BSocial proof
  3. CAuthority
  4. DScarcity
7.Hard

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

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

Festinger and Carlsmith paid participants either $1 or $20 to tell others a boring task was fun. Who later rated the task as more enjoyable?

  1. AThose paid $20
  2. BThose paid $1
  3. CBoth groups rated it the same
  4. DNeither group changed its rating

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Stereotype threat
  2. 2. B · Self-esteem
  3. 3. A · Improves performance on simple or well-learned tasks
  4. 4. A · Self-perception theory
  5. 5. B · Interpreting the event as an emergency
  6. 6. D · Scarcity
  7. 7. C · Each small step made stopping harder to justify, like foot-in-the-door
  8. 8. B · Those paid $1

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