Social psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Seeing members of other groups as "all alike" while seeing your own group as varied is the:

  1. AJust-world effect
  2. BFalse consensus effect
  3. COut-group homogeneity effect
  4. DIn-group favouritism effect
2.Easy

Cognitive dissonance is:

  1. AA disorder of perception
  2. BForgetting information that conflicts with existing memories
  3. CDiscomfort from holding conflicting beliefs or behaviours
  4. DAgreeing with a group
3.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
4.Medium

Exposing people to weak arguments against their view, along with rebuttals, makes them more resistant to later persuasion. This is:

  1. AReactance theory
  2. BInoculation theory
  3. CThe sleeper effect
  4. DThe elaboration likelihood model
5.Medium

Which concept describes believing that others share our opinions more than they actually do?

  1. AFalse consensus effect
  2. BFundamental attribution error
  3. CJust-world belief
  4. DHalo effect
6.Medium

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

  1. ADeep affection and commitment that grows over time
  2. BLove based only on physical attractiveness
  3. CA brief infatuation with someone new
  4. DIntense longing and strong physical arousal for the partner
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 were preparing a talk on the Good Samaritan
  2. BHow much of a hurry the students were in
  3. CWhether they had studied psychology
  4. DHow religious they said they were
8.Hard

Steele and Aronson found that Black students did worse than White students on a hard verbal test when it was described as a measure of ability, but equally well when it was described as a non-diagnostic task. This shows that:

  1. AThe way a test is described has no effect on how well people perform
  2. BAbility differences between groups are fixed and cannot change
  3. CFraming a test can create performance gaps via stereotype threat
  4. DHard verbal tests are equally difficult for every student

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Out-group homogeneity effect
  2. 2. C · Discomfort from holding conflicting beliefs or behaviours
  3. 3. B · Low-ball technique
  4. 4. B · Inoculation theory
  5. 5. A · False consensus effect
  6. 6. A · Deep affection and commitment that grows over time
  7. 7. B · How much of a hurry the students were in
  8. 8. C · Framing a test can create performance gaps via stereotype threat

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